Fusogenic reoviruses and their fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) proteins

R Duncan - Annual review of virology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
With no limiting membrane surrounding virions, nonenveloped viruses have no need for
membrane fusion to gain access to intracellular replication compartments. Consequently …

Reovirus FAST proteins: virus-encoded cellular fusogens

M Ciechonska, R Duncan - Trends in microbiology, 2014 - cell.com
Reovirus fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) proteins are the only known
nonenveloped virus fusogens and are dedicated to inducing cell-to-cell, not virus–cell …

Synaptotagmin 7 is targeted to the axonal plasma membrane through γ-secretase processing to promote synaptic vesicle docking in mouse hippocampal neurons

JD Vevea, GF Kusick, KC Courtney, E Chen… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Abstract Synaptotagmin 7 (SYT7) has emerged as a key regulator of presynaptic function,
but its localization and precise role in the synaptic vesicle cycle remain the subject of …

Molecular basis for synaptotagmin-1-associated neurodevelopmental disorder

MM Bradberry, NA Courtney, MJ Dominguez… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Summary At neuronal synapses, synaptotagmin-1 (syt1) acts as a Ca 2+ sensor that
synchronizes neurotransmitter release with Ca 2+ influx during action potential firing …

Golgi compartmentation and identity

E Papanikou, BS Glick - Current opinion in cell biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent work supports the idea that cisternae of the Golgi apparatus can be assigned to
three classes, which correspond to discrete stages of cisternal maturation. Each stage has a …

Acute disruption of the synaptic vesicle membrane protein synaptotagmin 1 using knockoff in mouse hippocampal neurons

JD Vevea, ER Chapman - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The success of comparative cell biology for determining protein function relies on quality
disruption techniques. Long-lived proteins, in postmitotic cells, are particularly difficult to …

Reovirus FAST protein enhances vesicular stomatitis virus oncolytic virotherapy in primary and metastatic tumor models

F Le Boeuf, S Gebremeskel, N McMullen, H He… - Molecular Therapy …, 2017 - cell.com
The reovirus fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) proteins are the smallest
known viral fusogens (∼ 100–150 amino acids) and efficiently induce cell-cell fusion and …

Glycans function as a Golgi export signal to promote the constitutive exocytic trafficking

X Sun, HC Tie, B Chen, L Lu - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Most proteins in the secretory pathway are glycosylated. However, the role of glycans in
membrane trafficking is still unclear. Here, we discovered that transmembrane secretory …

Protein folding and secretion: mechanistic insights advancing recombinant protein production in S. cerevisiae

CL Young, AS Robinson - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Review highlights ER quality control, associated protein interactions, and
trafficking motifs.•Describes changes to the UPR and HSR and their impact on heterologous …

Conserved but not critical: Trafficking and function of NaV1.7 are independent of highly conserved polybasic motifs

S Tyagi, N Sarveswaran, GP Higerd-Rusli… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Non-addictive treatment of chronic pain represents a major unmet clinical need. Peripheral
voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are an attractive target for pain therapy because they …