GTP-induced conformational changes in septins and implications for function

M Sirajuddin, M Farkasovsky, E Zent… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Septins constitute a group of GTP-binding proteins involved in cytokinesis and other
essential cellular functions. They form heterooligomeric complexes that polymerize into …

Human septin isoforms and the GDP-GTP cycle

E Zent, A Wittinghofer - Biological chemistry, 2014 - degruyter.com
Septins form oligomeric complexes consisting of septins from different subgroups, which
form filaments that are involved in a number of biological processes. They are GTP-binding …

Higher-Order Septin Assembly Is Driven by GTP-Promoted Conformational Changes: Evidence From Unbiased Mutational Analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

AD Weems, CR Johnson, JL Argueso, MA McMurray - Genetics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Septin proteins bind GTP and heterooligomerize into filaments with conserved functions
across a wide range of eukaryotes. Most septins hydrolyze GTP, altering the oligomerization …

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 …

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 …

Role of nucleotide binding in septin-septin interactions and septin localization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Nagaraj, A Rajendran, CE Jackson… - Molecular and cellular …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Septins are a conserved family of eukaryotic GTP-binding, filament-forming proteins. In
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, five septins (Cdc3p, Cdc10p, Cdc11p, Cdc12p, and Shs1p) form …

Uncovering principles that control septin-septin interactions

MS Kim, CD Froese, H Xie, WS Trimble - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Septins comprise a conserved family of GTPases important in cytokinesis. These proteins
polymerize into filaments from rod-shaped heteromeric septin complexes. Septins interact …

Septin filament formation is essential in budding yeast

MA McMurray, A Bertin, G Garcia, L Lam, E Nogales… - Developmental cell, 2011 - cell.com
Septins are GTP-binding proteins that form ordered, rod-like multimeric complexes and
polymerize into filaments, but how such supramolecular structure is related to septin function …

Structural insight into filament formation by mammalian septins

M Sirajuddin, M Farkasovsky, F Hauer, D Kühlmann… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Septins are GTP-binding proteins that assemble into homo-and hetero-oligomers and
filaments. Although they have key roles in various cellular processes, little is known …

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 …