Resolving the homology-function relationship through comparative genomics of membrane-trafficking machinery and parasite cell biology [PDF]
With advances in DNA sequencing technology, it is increasingly common and tractable to informatically look for genes of interest in the genomic databases of parasitic organisms and infer cellular states.
Aaron P. Turkewitz +210 more
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Signalling gets sorted by retromer [PDF]
Wnt proteins are secreted glycoproteins required for intercellular communication and important for development and tissue homoeostasis. Wnts are secreted through association to the sorting receptor Wntless, which promotes transport of Wnt from the trans‐Golgi network (TGN) to the plasma membrane.
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Analysis of novel endosome-to-Golgi retrieval genes reveals a role for PLD3 in regulating endosomal protein sorting and amyloid precursor protein processing [PDF]
The processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) to the neurotoxic pro-aggregatory Aβ peptide is controlled by the mechanisms that govern the trafficking and localisation of APP.
Breusegem, Sophia +2 more
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Toxoplasma Retromer Is Here to Stay [PDF]
How the protozoan pathogen Toxoplasma gondii and related parasites shuttle proteins through their intricate system of endomembranous compartments remains unclear. Sangaré et al. show that the Toxoplasma retromer complex is essential for parasite viability through its role in protein targeting to multiple locales and its interactions with newly ...
Olivia L, McGovern, Vern B, Carruthers
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Hyperleucinemia causes hippocampal retromer deficiency linking diabetes to Alzheimer's disease
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). A variety of metabolic changes related to T2D (e.g. hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and elevated branched-chain amino acids) have been proposed as mechanistic links ...
Michael V. Morabito +5 more
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Retromer deficiency in Tauopathy models enhances the truncation and toxicity of Tau
Tau and the Retromer complex are both linked to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Using Drosophila neurodegeneration models, this study finds that low retromer activity induces a specific increase of a highly toxic truncated form of human Tau.
Jamshid Asadzadeh +8 more
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Retrograde trafficking mediates the transport of endocytic membranes from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Dysregulation of these pathways can result in multiple ailments, including late-onset Alzheimer disease. One of the key retrograde transport regulators, the retromer complex, is tightly controlled by many factors, including the C ...
Zhang, Jing +2 more
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Modulation of plant autophagy during pathogen attack [PDF]
In plants, the highly conserved catabolic process of autophagy has long been known as a means of maintaining cellular homeostasis and coping with abiotic stress conditions. Accumulating evidence has linked autophagy to immunity against invading pathogens,
Bozkurt, Tolga O. +9 more
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Retromer Is Essential for Autophagy-Dependent Plant Infection by the Rice Blast Fungus.
The retromer mediates protein trafficking through recycling cargo from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network in eukaryotes. However, the role of such trafficking events during pathogen-host interaction remains unclear.
Wenhui Zheng +15 more
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Proteomics Insights Into Lysosome Biogenesis and Maturation. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Lysosomes constitute the main degradative organelle of most eukaryotic cells and are capable of breaking down a wide spectrum of biomolecules, including proteins, lipids, glycans, and DNA/RNA. They play crucial roles in the regulation of cellular homeostasis, acting as metabolic signaling centers for the correlation of nutrient availability ...
Hirn K, Fajardo-Callejón S, Winter D.
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