The GTP-binding protein Septin 7 is critical for dendrite branching and dendritic-spine morphology

Y Xie, JP Vessey, A Konecna, R Dahm, P Macchi… - Current Biology, 2007 - cell.com
Septins, a highly conserved family of GTP-binding proteins, were originally identified in a
genetic screen for S. cerevisiae mutants defective in cytokinesis [1, 2]. In yeast, septins …

Septin 6 regulates the cytoarchitecture of neurons through localization at dendritic branch points and bases of protrusions

SJ Cho, HS Lee, S Dutta, J Song, R Walikonis… - Molecules and …, 2011 - Springer
Septins, a conserved family of GTP-binding proteins with a conserved role in cytokinesis, are
present in eukaryotes ranging from yeast to mammals. Septins are also highly expressed in …

Role of Septin cytoskeleton in spine morphogenesis and dendrite development in neurons

T Tada, A Simonetta, M Batterton, M Kinoshita… - Current Biology, 2007 - cell.com
Septins are GTP-binding proteins that polymerize into heteromeric filaments and form
microscopic bundles or ring structures in vitro and in vivo. Because of these properties and …

Targeted disruption of Sept3, a heteromeric assembly partner of Sept5 and Sept7 in axons, has no effect on developing CNS neurons

K Fujishima, H Kiyonari, J Kurisu… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The septins constitute a family of GTPase proteins that are involved in many cytological
processes such as cytokinesis and exocytosis. Previous studies have indicated that …

Septin 3 (G‐septin) is a developmentally regulated phosphoprotein enriched in presynaptic nerve terminals

J Xue, CW Tsang, WP Gai, CS Malladi… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The septins are GTPase enzymes with multiple roles in cytokinesis, cell polarity or
exocytosis. The proteins from the mammalian septin genes are called Sept1–10. Most are …

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 …

Regulation of septin organization and function in yeast

MS Longtine, E Bi - Trends in cell biology, 2003 - cell.com
Septins are a conserved eukaryotic family of GTP-binding filament-forming proteins with
functions in cytokinesis and other processes. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces …

Septins: cytoskeletal polymers or signalling GTPases?

CM Field, D Kellogg - Trends in cell biology, 1999 - cell.com
Septins are a family of conserved proteins that have been implicated in a variety of cellular
functions involving specialized regions of the cell cortex and changes in cell shape. The …

Septin form and function at the cell cortex

AA Bridges, AS Gladfelter - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015 - ASBMB
Septins are GTP-binding proteins that form filaments and higher-order structures on the cell
cortex of eukaryotic cells and associate with actin and microtubule cytoskeletal networks …

Septin 14 is involved in cortical neuronal migration via interaction with Septin 4

T Shinoda, H Ito, K Sudo, I Iwamoto… - Molecular biology of …, 2010 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Septins are a family of conserved guanosine triphosphate/guanosine diphosphate-binding
proteins implicated in a variety of cellular functions such as cell cycle control and …