[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 …

[HTML][HTML] The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover

M Mavrakis, MA Juanes - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
How cells move is a fundamental biological question. The directionality of adherent
migrating cells depends on the assembly and disassembly (turnover) of focal adhesions …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insight into bacterial entrapment by septin cage reconstitution

D Lobato-Márquez, J Xu, GÖ Güler, A Ojiakor… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Septins are cytoskeletal proteins that assemble into hetero-oligomeric complexes and sense
micron-scale membrane curvature. During infection with Shigella flexneri, an invasive …

Human septins organize as octamer-based filaments and mediate actin-membrane anchoring in cells

CS Martins, C Taveneau, G Castro-Linares… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - rupress.org
Septins are cytoskeletal proteins conserved from algae and protists to mammals. A unique
feature of septins is their presence as heteromeric complexes that polymerize into filaments …

[HTML][HTML] Septins as membrane influencers: direct play or in association with other cytoskeleton partners

B Benoit, C Poüs, A Baillet - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The cytoskeleton comprises three polymerizing structures that have been studied for a long
time, actin microfilaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments, plus more recently …

[HTML][HTML] Microtubule-associated septin complexes modulate kinesin and dynein motility with differential specificities

Y Suber, MNA Alam, K Nakos, P Bhakt… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Long-range membrane traffic is guided by microtubule-associated proteins and
posttranslational modifications, which collectively comprise a traffic code. The regulatory …

Septin-microtubule association via a motif unique to isoform 1 of septin 9 tunes stress fibers

M Kuzmić, G Castro Linares… - Journal of cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Septins, a family of GTP-binding proteins that assemble into higher order structures,
interface with the membrane, actin filaments and microtubules, and are thus important …

[HTML][HTML] A human septin octamer complex sensitive to membrane curvature drives membrane deformation with a specific mesh-like organization

K Nakazawa, G Kumar, B Chauvin… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Septins are cytoskeletal proteins interacting with the inner plasma membrane and other
cytoskeletal partners. Being key in membrane remodeling processes, they often localize at …

Septin-coated microtubules promote maturation of multivesicular bodies by inhibiting their motility

BP Robinson, NR Bass, P Bhakt, ET Spiliotis - Journal of Cell Biology, 2024 - rupress.org
The microtubule cytoskeleton consists of microtubule subsets with distinct compositions of
microtubule-associated proteins, which instruct the position and traffic of subcellular …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal demand for medical and long-term care

J Schünemann, H Strulik, T Trimborn - The Journal of the Economics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
For the population over 65, long-term care (LTC) expenditure constitutes a considerable
share in health care expenditures. In this paper, we decompose health care into medical …