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Breadcrumb Michael Way Way lab Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeletal Function Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Areas of interest Publications Members Vacancies Infection with Vaccinia virus (green) disrupts the integrity of a layer of cultured epithelial cells (red and blue). 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BiologyFull details Suppression of NYVAC infection in HeLa cells requires RNase L but is independent of Protein Kinase R activity Authors (7) Mercedes Fernández-Escobar José Luis Nájera Sara Baldanta Dolores RodriguezMichael Way Mariano Esteban Susana Guerra Journal of Virology Published 1 February 2016 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Plus ça change Authors (2) Sharon A AhmadMichael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Runx2 contributes to the regenerative potential of the mammary epithelium Authors (13) Nicola Ferrari Alessandra I Riggio Susan Mason Laura McDonald Ayala King Theresa Higgins[...] Matthew J Smalley Owen J Sansom Joanna Morris Ewan R Cameron Karen Blyth Scientific Reports Published 22 October 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayGenetic Modification ServiceBiological Research FacilityFull details Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome interacting protein deficiency uncovers the role of the co-receptor CD19 as a generic hub for PI3 kinase signaling in B cells Authors (9) Selina Jessica KepplerFrancesca Gasparrini Marianne Burbage Shweta AggarwalBruno Frederico Raif S GehaMichael Way Andreas Bruckbauer Facundo D Batista Immunity Published 20 October 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayBiological Research FacilityFull details Andrew Ewald takes the helm of first JCS Guest Editorship Authors (1)Michael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 August 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Standard fluorescent proteins as dual-modality probes for correlative experiments in an integrated light and electron microscope Authors (8)Elisabeth BramaChris PeddieMartin JonesMarie-Charlotte Domart Xenia SnetkovMichael Way Banafshe LarijaniLucy Collinson Journal of Chemical Biology Published 8 July 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayElectron MicroscopyFull details Structure of the complex of F-actin and DNGR-1, a C-type lectin receptor involved in dendritic cell cross-presentation of dead cell-associated antigens Authors (12) Pavel Hanč Takashi Fujii Salvador Iborra Yurika Yamada Jatta HuotariOliver Schulz[...]Svend KjaerMichael Way David Sancho Keiichi NambaCaetano Reis e Sousa Immunity Published 19 May 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayCaetano Reis e SousaStructural BiologyFlow CytometryAdvanced SequencingFull details Open source software for quantification of cell migration, protrusions, and fluorescence intensities Authors (4)David Barry Charlotte H Durkin Jasmine V AbellaMichael Way Journal of Cell Biology Published 6 April 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details 2014 winners: Anne-Lise Gaffuri and Elizabeth Crowell Authors (1)Michael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 April 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details JCS Editor changes Authors (2)Michael Way Sharon A Ahmad Journal of Cell Science Published 1 March 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details The role of signalling and the cytoskeleton during Vaccinia Virus egress Authors (2) Flavia LeiteMichael Way Virus Research Published 11 February 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details KSHV-TK is a tyrosine kinase that disrupts focal adhesions and induces Rho-mediated cell contraction Authors (4) Michael B Gill Rachel Turner Philip G StevensonMichael Way EMBO Journal Published 12 February 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Ena/VASP proteins cooperate with the WAVE complex to regulate the actin cytoskeleton Authors (10) Xing Judy Chen Anna Julia Squarr Raiko Stephan Baoyu Chen Theresa E HigginsDavid Barry Morag C Martin Michael K Rosen Sven BogdanMichael Way Developmental Cell Published 8 September 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details JCS Prize. 2013 winner: Liam Cheeseman Authors (1)Michael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 15 May 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Cdc42 and the Rho GEF intersectin-1 collaborate with Nck to promote N-WASP-dependent actin polymerisation Authors (3) Ashley C Humphries Sara K DonnellyMichael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 February 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details The Escherichia coli effector EspJ blocks Src kinase activity via amidation and ADP ribosylation Authors (15) Joanna C Young Abigail Clements Alexander E Lang James A Garnett Diana Munera Ana Arbeloa[...]David BarryMichael Way Andreas Schlosser Klaus Aktories Gad Frankel Nature Communications Published 1 January 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Arp2/3-mediated actin-based motility: a tail of pathogen abuse Authors (2) Matthew D WelchMichael Way Cell Host & Microbe Published 11 September 2013 Crick labsMichael WayFull details The non-canonical roles of clathrin and actin in pathogen internalization, egress and spread Authors (2) Ashley C HumphriesMichael Way Nature Reviews Microbiology Published 1 August 2013 Crick labsMichael WayFull details Vaccinia virus F11 promotes viral spread by acting as a PDZ-containing scaffolding protein to bind Myosin-9A and inhibit RhoA signaling Authors (4) Yutaka Handa Charlotte H Durkin Mark P DoddingMichael Way Cell Host & Microbe 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Isoform diversity in the Arp2/3 complex determines actin filament dynamics Authors (7) Jasmine VG Abella Chiara Galloni Julien PernierDavid BarrySvend Kjaer Marie-France CarlierMichael Way Nature Cell Biology Published 1 January 2016 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayStructural BiologyFull details
Suppression of NYVAC infection in HeLa cells requires RNase L but is independent of Protein Kinase R activity Authors (7) Mercedes Fernández-Escobar José Luis Nájera Sara Baldanta Dolores RodriguezMichael Way Mariano Esteban Susana Guerra Journal of Virology Published 1 February 2016 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Plus ça change Authors (2) Sharon A AhmadMichael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Runx2 contributes to the regenerative potential of the mammary epithelium Authors (13) Nicola Ferrari Alessandra I Riggio Susan Mason Laura McDonald Ayala King Theresa Higgins[...] Matthew J Smalley Owen J Sansom Joanna Morris Ewan R Cameron Karen Blyth Scientific Reports Published 22 October 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayGenetic Modification ServiceBiological Research FacilityFull details
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome interacting protein deficiency uncovers the role of the co-receptor CD19 as a generic hub for PI3 kinase signaling in B cells Authors (9) Selina Jessica KepplerFrancesca Gasparrini Marianne Burbage Shweta AggarwalBruno Frederico Raif S GehaMichael Way Andreas Bruckbauer Facundo D Batista Immunity Published 20 October 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayBiological Research FacilityFull details
Andrew Ewald takes the helm of first JCS Guest Editorship Authors (1)Michael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 August 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Standard fluorescent proteins as dual-modality probes for correlative experiments in an integrated light and electron microscope Authors (8)Elisabeth BramaChris PeddieMartin JonesMarie-Charlotte Domart Xenia SnetkovMichael Way Banafshe LarijaniLucy Collinson Journal of Chemical Biology Published 8 July 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayElectron MicroscopyFull details
Structure of the complex of F-actin and DNGR-1, a C-type lectin receptor involved in dendritic cell cross-presentation of dead cell-associated antigens Authors (12) Pavel Hanč Takashi Fujii Salvador Iborra Yurika Yamada Jatta HuotariOliver Schulz[...]Svend KjaerMichael Way David Sancho Keiichi NambaCaetano Reis e Sousa Immunity Published 19 May 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesMichael WayCaetano Reis e SousaStructural BiologyFlow CytometryAdvanced SequencingFull details
Open source software for quantification of cell migration, protrusions, and fluorescence intensities Authors (4)David Barry Charlotte H Durkin Jasmine V AbellaMichael Way Journal of Cell Biology Published 6 April 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
2014 winners: Anne-Lise Gaffuri and Elizabeth Crowell Authors (1)Michael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 April 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
JCS Editor changes Authors (2)Michael Way Sharon A Ahmad Journal of Cell Science Published 1 March 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
The role of signalling and the cytoskeleton during Vaccinia Virus egress Authors (2) Flavia LeiteMichael Way Virus Research Published 11 February 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
KSHV-TK is a tyrosine kinase that disrupts focal adhesions and induces Rho-mediated cell contraction Authors (4) Michael B Gill Rachel Turner Philip G StevensonMichael Way EMBO Journal Published 12 February 2015 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Ena/VASP proteins cooperate with the WAVE complex to regulate the actin cytoskeleton Authors (10) Xing Judy Chen Anna Julia Squarr Raiko Stephan Baoyu Chen Theresa E HigginsDavid Barry Morag C Martin Michael K Rosen Sven BogdanMichael Way Developmental Cell Published 8 September 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
JCS Prize. 2013 winner: Liam Cheeseman Authors (1)Michael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 15 May 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Cdc42 and the Rho GEF intersectin-1 collaborate with Nck to promote N-WASP-dependent actin polymerisation Authors (3) Ashley C Humphries Sara K DonnellyMichael Way Journal of Cell Science Published 1 February 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
The Escherichia coli effector EspJ blocks Src kinase activity via amidation and ADP ribosylation Authors (15) Joanna C Young Abigail Clements Alexander E Lang James A Garnett Diana Munera Ana Arbeloa[...]David BarryMichael Way Andreas Schlosser Klaus Aktories Gad Frankel Nature Communications Published 1 January 2014 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Arp2/3-mediated actin-based motility: a tail of pathogen abuse Authors (2) Matthew D WelchMichael Way Cell Host & Microbe Published 11 September 2013 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
The non-canonical roles of clathrin and actin in pathogen internalization, egress and spread Authors (2) Ashley C HumphriesMichael Way Nature Reviews Microbiology Published 1 August 2013 Crick labsMichael WayFull details
Vaccinia virus F11 promotes viral spread by acting as a PDZ-containing scaffolding protein to bind Myosin-9A and inhibit RhoA signaling Authors (4) Yutaka Handa Charlotte H Durkin Mark P DoddingMichael Way Cell Host & Microbe Published 17 July 2013 Crick labsMichael WayFull details