The structural biology of septins and their filaments: an update

IA Cavini, DA Leonardo, HVD Rosa… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In order to fully understand any complex biochemical system from a mechanistic point of
view, it is necessary to have access to the three-dimensional structures of the molecular …

Septins from protists to people

B Shuman, M Momany - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Septin GTPases form nonpolar heteropolymers that play important roles in cytokinesis and
other cellular processes. The ability to form heteropolymers appears to be critical to many …

Membrane binding controls ordered self-assembly of animal septins

A Szuba, F Bano, G Castro-Linares, F Iv, M Mavrakis… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Septins are conserved cytoskeletal proteins that regulate cell cortex mechanics. The
mechanisms of their interactions with the plasma membrane remain poorly understood …

Human septins organize as octamer-based filaments and mediate actin-membrane anchoring in cells

CS Martins, C Taveneau, G Castro-Linares… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - rupress.org
Septins are cytoskeletal proteins conserved from algae and protists to mammals. A unique
feature of septins is their presence as heteromeric complexes that polymerize into filaments …

Insights into animal septins using recombinant human septin octamers with distinct SEPT9 isoforms

F Iv, CS Martins, G Castro-Linares… - Journal of cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Septin GTP-binding proteins contribute essential biological functions that range from the
establishment of cell polarity to animal tissue morphogenesis. Human septins in cells form …

Dissecting the binding Interface of the Septin polymerization enhancer Borg BD3

DKSV Castro, HVD Rosa, DC Mendonça… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The molecular basis for septin filament assembly has begun to emerge over recent years.
These filaments are essential for many septin functions which depend on their association …

Novel lipid-interaction motifs within the C-terminal domain of Septin10 from Schistosoma mansoni

IA Cavini, MG Fontes, AE Zeraik, JLS Lopes… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
Septins are cytoskeletal proteins and their interaction with membranes is crucial for their role
in various cellular processes. Septins have polybasic regions (PB1 and PB2) which are …

The phosphoinositide code is read by a plethora of protein domains

M Overduin, TA Kervin - Expert Review of Proteomics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The proteins that decipher nucleic acid-and protein-based information are well
known, however, those that read membrane-encoded information remain understudied …

Drivers of Morphogenesis: Curvature Sensor Self-Assembly at the Membrane

BN Curtis, AS Gladfelter - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
This review examines the relationships between membrane chemistry, curvature-sensing
proteins, and cellular morphogenesis. Curvature-sensing proteins are often orders of …

Structural Insights into Ciona intestinalis Septins: Complexes Suggest a Mechanism for Nucleotide-dependent Interfacial Cross-talk

DC Mendonça, STB Morais, H Ciol, APA Pinto… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Septins are filamentous nucleotide-binding proteins which can associate with membranes in
a curvature-dependent manner leading to structural remodelling and barrier formation …