Yoav Henis
Professor
Faculty of Nuerobiology
Tel Aviv University
Israel
Biography
Yoav Henis, Researcher, Faculty of Nuerobiology, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Research Interest
Mechanism of cell growth inhibition and anti-tumor activity of transforming growth factor-b(TGF-b) receptors. Disruption of TGF-b signaling by oncogenic Ras proteins and its contribution to cancer; Biophysical studies on interactions of lipid-anchored oncoproteins Ras and Src with cell membranes and their roles in signaling & transformation; Endocytosis of TGF-b receptors and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) receptors and its roles in signaling via specific pathways.
Publications
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Sorek, N., Gutman, O., Bar, E., Abu-Abied, M., Feng, X., Running, M.P., Lewinsohn, E., Ori, N., Sadot, E., Henis, Y.I. and Yalovsky, S. (2011) Differential effects of prenylation and S-acylation on Type I and II ROPS membrane interaction and function. Plant Physiol. 155, 706-720.
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Wolfenson, H., Bershadsky, A., Henis, Y.I. and Geiger, B. (2011) Actomyosin-generated tension controls the molecular kinetics of focal adhesions. J. Cell Sci. 124, 1425-1432.
