Mammalian lipids: structure, synthesis and function

S Cockcroft - Essays in biochemistry, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Lipids are essential constituents of cellular membranes. Once regarded merely as structural
components, lipids have taken centre stage with the discovery of their roles in cell signalling …

PI(4,5)P2: signaling the plasma membrane

RC Wills, GRV Hammond - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
In the almost 70 years since the first hints of its existence, the phosphoinositide,
phosphatidyl-D-myo-inositol 4, 5-bisphosphate has been found to be central in the …

Atomic view of the HIV-1 matrix lattice; implications on virus assembly and envelope incorporation

AB Samal, TJ Green, JS Saad - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
During the late phase of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection cycle, the virally encoded Gag
polyproteins are targeted to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM) for assembly …

A biophysical perspective of the regulatory mechanisms of ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins

Y Senju, FC Tsai - Biophysical Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Many signal transductions resulting from ligand–receptor interactions occur at the cell
surface. These signaling pathways play essential roles in cell polarization, membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Improving our picture of the plasma membrane: Rafts induce ordered domains in a simplified model cytoplasmic leaflet

TA Enoki, GW Feigenson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2022 - Elsevier
By study of asymmetric membranes, models of the cell plasma membrane (PM) have
improved, with more realistic properties of the asymmetric lipid composition of the …

The Arf family GTPases: Regulation of vesicle biogenesis and beyond

FL Li, KL Guan - Bioessays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Arf family proteins are best known for their roles in the vesicle biogenesis. However,
they also play fundamental roles in a wide range of cellular regulation besides vesicular …

[HTML][HTML] Moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein merlin: Its conserved and distinct functions from those of ERM proteins

Y Senju, E Hibino - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), which encodes merlin (moesin-ezrin-radixin-like
protein), belongs to the band 4.1, ezrin, radixin, moesin (FERM) domain-containing 4.1 …

Ras multimers on the membrane: Many ways for a heart-to-heart conversation

ES Ozdemir, AM Koester, X Nan - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Formation of Ras multimers, including dimers and nanoclusters, has emerged as an
exciting, new front of research in the 'old'field of Ras biomedicine. With significant advances …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of phosphoinositide metabolism in Apicomplexan parasites

A Arabiotorre, VA Bankaitis… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phosphoinositides are a biologically essential class of phospholipids that contribute to
organelle membrane identity, modulate membrane trafficking pathways, and are central …

Lipid kinases PIP5Ks and PIP4Ks: potential drug targets for breast cancer

Y Jin, J Xue - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Phosphoinositides, a small group of lipids found in all cellular membranes, have recently
garnered heightened attention due to their crucial roles in diverse biological processes and …