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 …

The septin family of GTPases: architecture and dynamics

CS Weirich, JP Erzberger, Y Barral - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2008 - nature.com
Septins comprise a conserved family of proteins that are found primarily in fungi and
animals. These GTP-binding proteins have several roles during cell division, cytoskeletal …

Clinical and pathophysiological concepts of neuralgic amyotrophy

N Van Alfen - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2011 - nature.com
Neuralgic amyotrophy—also known as Parsonage–Turner syndrome or brachial plexus
neuritis—is a distinct and painful peripheral neuropathy that causes episodes of multifocal …

Distinct roles of septins in cytokinesis: SEPT9 mediates midbody abscission

MP Estey, C Di Ciano-Oliveira, CD Froese… - Journal of cell …, 2010 - rupress.org
Septins are a family of GTP-binding proteins implicated in mammalian cell division. Most
studies examining the role of septins in this process have treated the family as a whole, thus …

The pathobiology of the septin gene family

PA Hall, SEH Russell - The Journal of Pathology: A Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Septins are an evolutionarily conserved group of GTP‐binding and filament‐forming
proteins that belong to the large superclass of P‐loop GTPases. While originally discovered …

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 …

A mitotic septin scaffold required for Mammalian chromosome congression and segregation

ET Spiliotis, M Kinoshita, WJ Nelson - Science, 2005 - science.org
Coordination of cytokinesis with chromosome congression and segregation is critical for
proper cell division, but the mechanism is unknown. Here, septins, a conserved family of …

Cortical organization by the septin cytoskeleton is essential for structural and mechanical integrity of mammalian spermatozoa

M Ihara, A Kinoshita, S Yamada, H Tanaka… - Developmental cell, 2005 - cell.com
Septins are polymerizing GTP binding proteins required for cortical organization during
cytokinesis and other cellular processes. A mammalian septin gene Sept4 is expressed …

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 …