Mitochondrial fusion: the machineries in and out

S Gao, J Hu - Trends in cell biology, 2021 - cell.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that constantly undergo fission and fusion.
Disruption of mitochondrial dynamics undermines their function and causes several human …

Protein interactions at endothelial junctions and signaling mechanisms regulating endothelial permeability

YA Komarova, K Kruse, D Mehta, AB Malik - Circulation research, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The monolayer of endothelial cells lining the vessel wall forms a semipermeable barrier (in
all tissue except the relatively impermeable blood–brain and inner retinal barriers) that …

Guanylate-binding proteins convert cytosolic bacteria into caspase-4 signaling platforms

MP Wandel, BH Kim, ES Park, KB Boyle, K Nayak… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Bacterial lipopolysaccharide triggers human caspase-4 (murine caspase-11) to cleave
gasdermin-D and induce pyroptotic cell death. How lipopolysaccharide sequestered in the …

Human GBP1 binds LPS to initiate assembly of a caspase-4 activating platform on cytosolic bacteria

JC Santos, D Boucher, LK Schneider… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The human non-canonical inflammasome controls caspase-4 activation and gasdermin-D-
dependent pyroptosis in response to cytosolic bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Since …

[HTML][HTML] Interferon-induced guanylate-binding proteins: Guardians of host defense in health and disease

K Tretina, ES Park, A Maminska… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
Guanylate-binding proteins (GBPs) have recently emerged as central orchestrators of
immunity to infection, inflammation, and neoplastic diseases. Within numerous host cell …

Dynamin, a membrane-remodelling GTPase

SM Ferguson, P De Camilli - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Dynamin, the founding member of a family of dynamin-like proteins (DLPs) implicated in
membrane remodelling, has a critical role in endocytic membrane fission events. The use of …

MFN1 structures reveal nucleotide-triggered dimerization critical for mitochondrial fusion

YL Cao, S Meng, Y Chen, JX Feng, DD Gu, B Yu, YJ Li… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Mitochondria are double-membraned organelles with variable shapes influenced by
metabolic conditions, developmental stage, and environmental stimuli,,,. Their dynamic …

The guanine nucleotide-binding switch in three dimensions

IR Vetter, A Wittinghofer - Science, 2001 - science.org
Guanine nucleotide–binding proteins regulate a variety of processes, including sensual
perception, protein synthesis, various transport processes, and cell growth and …

The dynamin superfamily: universal membrane tubulation and fission molecules?

GJK Praefcke, HT McMahon - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2004 - nature.com
Dynamins are large GTPases that belong to a protein superfamily that, in eukaryotic cells,
includes classical dynamins, dynamin-like proteins, OPA1, Mx proteins, mitofusins and …

Guanylate binding proteins promote caspase-11–dependent pyroptosis in response to cytoplasmic LPS

DM Pilla, JA Hagar, AK Haldar… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
IFN receptor signaling induces cell-autonomous immunity to infections with intracellular
bacterial pathogens. Here, we demonstrate that IFN-inducible guanylate binding protein …