Platelet α-granules: Basic biology and clinical correlates

P Blair, R Flaumenhaft - Blood reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
α-Granules are essential to normal platelet activity. These unusual secretory granules derive
their cargo from both regulated secretory and endocytotic pathways in megakaryocytes …

Neurobiological perspective of 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome

JR Zinkstok, E Boot, AS Bassett, N Hiroi… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome is characterised by a well defined microdeletion that
is associated with a high risk of neuropsychiatric disorders, including intellectual disability …

[HTML][HTML] Self-and actin-templated assembly of mammalian septins

M Kinoshita, CM Field, ML Coughlin, AF Straight… - Developmental cell, 2002 - cell.com
Septins are polymerizing GTPases required for cytokinesis and cortical organization. The
principles by which they are targeted to, and assemble at, specific cell regions are unknown …

The pathobiology of the septin gene family

PA Hall, SEH Russell - The Journal of Pathology: A Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Septins are an evolutionarily conserved group of GTP‐binding and filament‐forming
proteins that belong to the large superclass of P‐loop GTPases. While originally discovered …

[HTML][HTML] Septins and the lateral compartmentalization of eukaryotic membranes

F Caudron, Y Barral - Developmental cell, 2009 - cell.com
Eukaryotic cells from neurons and epithelial cells to unicellular fungi frequently rely on
cellular appendages such as axons, dendritic spines, cilia, and buds for their biology. The …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Septin collar formation in budding yeast requires GTP binding and direct phosphorylation by the PAK, Cla4

M Versele, J Thorner - The Journal of cell biology, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Assembly at the mother–bud neck of a filamentous collar containing five septins (Cdc3,
Cdc10, Cdc11, Cdc12, and Shs1) is necessary for proper morphogenesis and cytokinesis …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical organization by the septin cytoskeleton is essential for structural and mechanical integrity of mammalian spermatozoa

M Ihara, A Kinoshita, S Yamada, H Tanaka… - Developmental cell, 2005 - cell.com
Septins are polymerizing GTP binding proteins required for cortical organization during
cytokinesis and other cellular processes. A mammalian septin gene Sept4 is expressed …

[HTML][HTML] Septin functions in organ system physiology and pathology

L Dolat, Q Hu, ET Spiliotis - Biological chemistry, 2014 - degruyter.com
Human septins comprise a family of 13 genes that encode for> 30 protein isoforms with
ubiquitous and tissue-specific expressions. Septins are GTP-binding proteins that assemble …

The role of Cdc42p GTPase-activating proteins in assembly of the septin ring in yeast

JP Caviston, M Longtine, JR Pringle… - Molecular biology of the …, 2003 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The septins are a conserved family of GTP-binding, filament-forming proteins. In the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the septins form a ring at the mother-bud neck that appears to …