Septin structure and filament assembly

NF Valadares, H d' Muniz Pereira, AP Ulian Araujo… - Biophysical …, 2017 - Springer
Septins are able to polymerize into long apolar filaments and have long been considered to
be a component of the cytoskeleton alongside intermediate filaments (which are also apolar …

The structural biology of septins and their filaments: an update

IA Cavini, DA Leonardo, HVD Rosa… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In order to fully understand any complex biochemical system from a mechanistic point of
view, it is necessary to have access to the three-dimensional structures of the molecular …

Septin C-terminal domain interactions: implications for filament stability and assembly

I de Almeida Marques, NF Valadares, W Garcia… - Cell biochemistry and …, 2012 - Springer
Septins form a conserved family of filament forming GTP binding proteins found in a wide
range of eukaryotic cells. They share a common structural architecture consisting of an N …

3D reconstruction of mammalian septin filaments

N Lukoyanova, SA Baldwin, J Trinick - Journal of molecular biology, 2008 - Elsevier
Mammalian septins are a family of guanosine triphosphate-binding proteins thought to play
a role in a number of key cellular processes, such as cytokinesis, protein scaffolding and …

Orientational ambiguity in septin coiled coils and its structural basis

DA Leonardo, IA Cavini, FA Sala, DC Mendonça… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Septins are an example of subtle molecular recognition whereby different paralogues must
correctly assemble into functional filaments important for essential cellular events such as …

Septins

MP Estey, MS Kim, WS Trimble - Current Biology, 2011 - cell.com
Septins are a family of proteins highly conserved in eukaryotes that have been under
intense scrutiny lately because they appear to comprise a novel component of the …

The structure and properties of septin 3: a possible missing link in septin filament formation

JNA Macedo, NF Valadares, IA Marques… - Biochemical …, 2013 - portlandpress.com
The human genome codes for 13 members of a family of filament-forming GTP-binding
proteins known as septins. These have been divided into four different subgroups on the …

Production and analysis of a mammalian septin hetero‐octamer complex

BT DeRose, RS Kelley, R Ravi, B Kokona, J Beld… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The septins are filament‐forming proteins found in diverse eukaryotes from fungi to
vertebrates, with roles in cytokinesis, shaping of membranes and modifying cytoskeletal …

Assembly of mammalian septins

M Kinoshita - Journal of biochemistry, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Septins are a conserved family of polymerizing guanine nucleotide binding proteins
associated with diverse processes in dividing and non-dividing cells. In humans, 12 septin …

Heterotypic coiled-coil formation is essential for the correct assembly of the septin heterofilament

FA Sala, NF Valadares, JNA Macedo, JC Borges… - Biophysical journal, 2016 - cell.com
Protein-protein interactions play a critical role in promoting the stability of protein quaternary
structure and in the assembly of large macromolecular complexes. What drives the …