[HTML][HTML] Functions of oxysterol-binding proteins at membrane contact sites and their control by phosphoinositide metabolism

F Nakatsu, A Kawasaki - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lipids must be correctly transported within the cell to the right place at the right time in order
to be fully functional. Non-vesicular lipid transport is mediated by so-called lipid transfer …

PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases

I Barlow-Busch, AL Shaw, JE Burke - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Lipid phosphoinositides are master regulators of multiple cellular functions. Misregulation of
the activity of the lipid kinases that generate phosphoinositides is causative of human …

Amyloid β oligomers suppress excitatory transmitter release via presynaptic depletion of phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate

Y He, M Wei, Y Wu, H Qin, W Li, X Ma, J Cheng… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Amyloid β (Aβ) oligomer-induced aberrant neurotransmitter release is proposed to be a
crucial early event leading to synapse dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the …

Oncogenic KRAS is dependent upon an EFR3A-PI4KA signaling axis for potent tumorigenic activity

H Adhikari, WE Kattan, S Kumar, P Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS genes are collectively mutated in a fifth of all human
cancers. These mutations render RAS GTP-bound and active, constitutively binding effector …

Components of the phosphatidylserine endoplasmic reticulum to plasma membrane transport mechanism as targets for KRAS inhibition in pancreatic cancer

WE Kattan, J Liu, D Montufar-Solis… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
KRAS is mutated in 90% of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). To
function, KRAS must localize to the plasma membrane (PM) via a C-terminal membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Survival analysis of multi-omics data identifies potential prognostic markers of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

NK Mishra, S Southekal, C Guda - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common and among the deadliest of
pancreatic cancers. Its 5-year survival is only∼ 8%. Pancreatic cancers are a …

The human olfactory transcriptome

T Olender, I Keydar, JM Pinto, P Tatarskyy, A Alkelai… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Olfaction is a versatile sensory mechanism for detecting thousands of volatile
odorants. Although molecular basis of odorant signaling is relatively well understood …

Palmitoylation targets the calcineurin phosphatase to the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase complex at the plasma membrane

I Ulengin-Talkish, MAH Parson, ML Jenkins… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Calcineurin, the conserved protein phosphatase and target of immunosuppressants, is a
critical mediator of Ca2+ signaling. Here, to discover calcineurin-regulated processes we …

Targeting plasma membrane phosphatidylserine content to inhibit oncogenic KRAS function

WE Kattan, W Chen, X Ma, TH Lan… - Life Science …, 2019 - life-science-alliance.org
The small GTPase KRAS, which is frequently mutated in human cancers, must be localized
to the plasma membrane (PM) for biological activity. We recently showed that the KRAS C …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate is regenerated by speeding of the PI 4-kinase pathway during long PLC activation

J Myeong, L de la Cruz, SR Jung, JH Yeon… - Journal of General …, 2020 - rupress.org
The dynamic metabolism of membrane phosphoinositide lipids involves several cellular
compartments including the ER, Golgi, and plasma membrane. There are cycles of …