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The ubiquitin ligase RNF115 is required for the clearance of damaged lysosomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Upon lysosomal rupture, an E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF115 translocates from the cytosol to the damaged lysosomal membrane. Moreover, RNF115 depletion impairs the clearance of damaged lysosomes, identifying it as a key regulator of lysosomal quality control.
Sae Nakanaga, Toshiki Takahashi, Akiko Kuma, Hiroyuki Kawahara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heating the orphans: structural asymmetry and thermal energy resolve the delta receptor paradox

Communications Biology
For decades, delta glutamate receptors were considered ‘orphan’ receptors: they resembled ion channels structurally but appeared functionally silent in standard room-temperature electrophysiological assays. Recent studies have shown that their activation
Rajesh Vinnakota, Janesh Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Organizing the interface—Plasma membrane architecture and receptor dynamics in virus‐cell interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

pH‐mediated activation of the lysosomal arginine sensor SLC38A9

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cells monitor nutrient levels via the lysosomal transporter SLC38A9 to activate the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). This study reveals that SLC38A9 function is regulated by pH. We identified histidine 544 as a critical pH sensor that undergoes conformational changes to control amino acid efflux from lysosomes; therefore, it ...
Xuelang Mu, Ampon Sae Her, Tamir Gonen
wiley   +1 more source

SND3 is the membrane insertase within a distinct SEC61 translocon complex

Nature Communications
During the biogenesis of most eukaryotic integral membrane proteins (IMPs), transmembrane domains are inserted into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane by a dedicated insertase or the SEC61 translocon.
Tzu-Jing Yang, Saumyak Mukherjee, Julian D. Langer, Gerhard Hummer, Melanie A. McDowell   +4 more
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Biophysical approaches for studying viral entry

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Viruses infect all living organisms and have been responsible for major epidemics and pandemics. Their ongoing evolutionary battle with host defenses creates a constant need for improved tools to study viral behavior. Advancing methods to probe viral attachment, fusion, and genome release deepen our understanding of how infections begin and support the
Inbar Yosibash, Raya Sorkin
wiley   +1 more source

Expression and Purification of the Human Voltage-Gated Proton Channel (hHv1)

Bio-Protocol
The voltage-gated proton channel (Hv1) is a membrane protein that dissipates acute cell proton accumulations. To understand the molecular mechanisms explaining Hv1 function, methods for purifying the protein are needed. Previously, methods were developed
Emerson Carmona, D. Marien Cortes, Luis Cuello   +2 more
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Septin 9 PB domains coordinate centrosome positioning and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
Ting ting Cai, Mohyeddine Omrane, Nassima Benzoubir, Didier Samuel, Ama Gassama‐Diagne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CD146 is required for VEGF-C-induced lymphatic sprouting during lymphangiogenesis

Scientific Reports, 2017
VEGF-C is essential for lymphangiogenesis during development and tumor progression. VEGFR-3 is the well-known cognate receptor of VEGF-C to regulate lymphatic migration and proliferation, but the receptor of VEGF-C in regulating lymphatic sprouting, the ...
Huiwen Yan, Chunxia Zhang, Zhaoqing Wang, Tao Tu, Hongxia Duan, Yongting Luo, Jing Feng, Feng Liu, Xiyun Yan   +8 more
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Direct Binding between Pre-S1 and TRP-like Domains in TRPP Channels Mediates Gating and Functional Regulation by PIP2

Cell Reports, 2018
Summary: Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are regulated by diverse stimuli comprising thermal, chemical, and mechanical modalities. They are also commonly regulated by phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), with underlying mechanisms ...
Wang Zheng, Ruiqi Cai, Laura Hofmann, Vasyl Nesin, Qiaolin Hu, Wentong Long, Mohammad Fatehi, Xiong Liu, Shaimaa Hussein, Tim Kong, Jingru Li, Peter E. Light, Jingfeng Tang, Veit Flockerzi, Leonidas Tsiokas, Xing-Zhen Chen   +15 more
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