ER as master regulator of membrane trafficking and organelle function

EM Wenzel, LA Elfmark, H Stenmark… - Journal of cell biology, 2022 - rupress.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which occupies a large portion of the cytoplasm, is the
cell's main site for the biosynthesis of lipids and carbohydrate conjugates, and it is essential …

Coming together to define membrane contact sites

L Scorrano, MA De Matteis, S Emr, F Giordano… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Close proximities between organelles have been described for decades. However, only
recently a specific field dealing with organelle communication at membrane contact sites …

VAP-A and its binding partner CERT drive biogenesis of RNA-containing extracellular vesicles at ER membrane contact sites

B Barman, BH Sung, E Krystofiak, J Ping, M Ramirez… - Developmental Cell, 2022 - cell.com
RNA transfer via extracellular vesicles (EVs) influences cell phenotypes; however, lack of
information regarding biogenesis of RNA-containing EVs has limited progress in the field …

The endoplasmic reticulum: Homeostasis and crosstalk in retinal health and disease

SX Zhang, JJ Wang, CR Starr, EJ Lee, KS Park… - Progress in retinal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest intracellular organelle carrying out a broad
range of important cellular functions including protein biosynthesis, folding, and trafficking …

Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria signaling in neurons and neurodegenerative diseases

A Markovinovic, J Greig… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Recent advances have revealed common pathological changes in neurodegenerative
diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral …

Metabolic implications of organelle–mitochondria communication

I Gordaliza‐Alaguero, C Cantó, A Zorzano - EMBO reports, 2019 - embopress.org
Cellular organelles are not static but show dynamism—a property that is likely relevant for
their function. In addition, they interact with other organelles in a highly dynamic manner. In …

FFAT motif phosphorylation controls formation and lipid transfer function of inter‐organelle contacts

T Di Mattia, A Martinet, S Ikhlef, AG McEwen… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Organelles are physically connected by membrane contact sites. The endoplasmic reticulum
possesses three major receptors, VAP‐A, VAP‐B, and MOSPD2, which interact with proteins …

Phospholipid transfer function of PTPIP51 at mitochondria‐associated ER membranes

HK Yeo, TH Park, HY Kim, H Jang, J Lee… - EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
In eukaryotic cells, mitochondria are closely tethered to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) at
sites called mitochondria‐associated ER membranes (MAMs). Ca2+ ion and phospholipid …

Structure and function of mitochondria‐associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes (MAMs) and their role in cardiovascular diseases

Y Luan, Y Luan, RX Yuan, Q Feng… - … Medicine and Cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abnormal function of suborganelles such as mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum often
leads to abnormal function of cardiomyocytes or vascular endothelial cells and …

A SARS-CoV-2–host proximity interactome

P Samavarchi-Tehrani, H Abdouni, JDR Knight… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Viral replication is dependent on interactions between viral polypeptides and host proteins.
Identifying virus-host protein interactions can thus uncover unique opportunities for …