Function of alternative splicing

O Kelemen, P Convertini, Z Zhang, Y Wen, M Shen… - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Almost all polymerase II transcripts undergo alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Here, we review
the functions of alternative splicing events that have been experimentally determined. The …

Ceramide function in the brain: when a slight tilt is enough

C Mencarelli, P Martinez–Martinez - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Ceramide, the precursor of all complex sphingolipids, is a potent signaling molecule that
mediates key events of cellular pathophysiology. In the nervous system, the sphingolipid …

CERT-mediated trafficking of ceramide

K Hanada, K Kumagai, N Tomishige… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2009 - Elsevier
The transport and sorting of lipids from the sites of their synthesis to their appropriate
destinations are fundamental for membrane biogenesis. In the synthesis of sphingolipids in …

Intracellular trafficking of ceramide by ceramide transfer protein

K Hanada - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The transport and sorting of lipids are fundamental to membrane biogenesis. In the
synthesis of sphingolipids in mammalian cells, ceramide is newly produced at the …

Ceramide transfer protein (CERT): An overlooked molecular player in cancer

LH Chung, D Liu, XT Liu, Y Qi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sphingolipids are a class of essential lipids implicated in constructing cellular membranes
and regulating nearly all cellular functions. Sphingolipid metabolic network is centered with …

The feelgood mutation in zebrafish dysregulates COPII-dependent secretion of select extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal morphogenesis

DB Melville, M Montero-Balaguer… - Disease models & …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Craniofacial and skeletal dysmorphologies account for the majority of birth defects. A
number of the disease phenotypes have been attributed to abnormal synthesis …

Natural ligand-nonmimetic inhibitors of the lipid-transfer protein CERT

N Nakao, M Ueno, S Sakai, D Egawa… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Lipid transfer proteins mediate inter-organelle transport of membrane lipids at organelle
contact sites in cells, playing fundamental roles in the lipidome and membrane biogenesis in …

Animal model of Sar1b deficiency presents lipid absorption deficits similar to Anderson disease

DS Levic, JR Minkel, WD Wang, WM Rybski… - Journal of molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Anderson disease (ANDD) or chylomicron retention disease (CMRD) is a rare, hereditary
lipid malabsorption syndrome associated with mutations in the SAR1B gene that is …

The nuclear pore complex function of Sec13 protein is required for cell survival during retinal development

X Niu, J Hong, X Zheng, DB Melville, EW Knapik… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Sec13 is a dual function protein, being a core component of both the COPII coat, which
mediates protein trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus, and the …

Live‐Cell Identification of Inhibitors of the Lipid Transfer Protein CERT Using Nanoluciferase Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (NanoBRET)

MA Kirmpaki, EM Saied, F Schumacher… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A BRET system is described, in which Nanoluciferase was fused to the lipid transfer protein
CERT for efficient energy transfer to a Nile red‐labeled ceramide, which is either directly …