[HTML][HTML] Cellular functions of actin-and microtubule-associated septins

ET Spiliotis, K Nakos - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Septins are an integral component of the cytoskeleton, assembling into higher-order
oligomers and filamentous polymers that associate with actin filaments, microtubules and …

Septins: the fourth component of the cytoskeleton

S Mostowy, P Cossart - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Septins belong to a family of proteins that is highly conserved in eukaryotes and is
increasingly recognized as a novel component of the cytoskeleton. All septins are GTP …

Structure-function relationships of the G domain, a canonical switch motif

A Wittinghofer, IR Vetter - Annual review of biochemistry, 2011 - annualreviews.org
GTP-binding (G) proteins constitute a class of P-loop (phosphate-binding loop) proteins that
work as molecular switches between the GDP-bound OFF and the GTP-bound ON state. The …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Blebs promote cell survival by assembling oncogenic signalling hubs

AD Weems, ES Welf, MK Driscoll, FY Zhou… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Most human cells require anchorage for survival. Cell–substrate adhesion activates diverse
signalling pathways, without which cells undergo anoikis—a form of programmed cell death …

Phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate promotes budding yeast septin filament assembly and organization

A Bertin, MA McMurray, L Thai, G Garcia III… - Journal of molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Septins are a conserved family of GTP-binding proteins that assemble into symmetric linear
heterooligomeric complexes, which in turn are able to polymerize into apolar filaments and …

Septin structure and function in yeast and beyond

Y Oh, E Bi - Trends in cell biology, 2011 - cell.com
Septins are conserved GTP-binding proteins that assemble into hetero-oligomeric
complexes and higher-order structures such as filaments, rings, hourglasses or gauzes …

[HTML][HTML] Septin functions in organ system physiology and pathology

L Dolat, Q Hu, ET Spiliotis - Biological chemistry, 2014 - degruyter.com
Human septins comprise a family of 13 genes that encode for> 30 protein isoforms with
ubiquitous and tissue-specific expressions. Septins are GTP-binding proteins that assemble …

Spatial effects− site-specific regulation of actin and microtubule organization by septin GTPases

ET Spiliotis - Journal of cell science, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
The actin and microtubule cytoskeletons comprise a variety of networks with distinct
architectures, dynamics and protein composition. A fundamental question in eukaryotic cell …

Deciphering the rules governing assembly order of mammalian septin complexes

ME Sellin, L Sandblad, S Stenmark… - Molecular biology of the …, 2011 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Septins are conserved GTP-binding proteins that assemble into lateral diffusion barriers and
molecular scaffolds. Vertebrate genomes contain 9–17 septin genes that encode both …