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An in vitro assay for entry into cilia reveals unique properties of the soluble diffusion barrier
Breslow DK, Koslover EF, Seydel F, Spakowitz AJ, Nachury MV. An in vitro assay for entry into cilia reveals unique properties of the soluble diffusion barrier. Journal Of Cell Biology 2013, 203: 129-147. PMID: 24100294, PMCID: PMC3798247, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201212024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsCell LineCell MembraneCell Membrane PermeabilityCiliaDiffusionMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMolecular WeightNuclear PoreProtein TransportProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsTime-Lapse ImagingTransfectionConceptsNuclear pore complexCiliary diffusion barrierPore complexActin cytoskeletonMembrane proteinsActive transportPrimary ciliaPlasma membraneCiliary membraneSpecific proteinsLarge proteinsMechanistic basisPermeabilized cellsProteinCiliaAxon initial segmentMembraneCellsCytoskeletonInitial segmentEntryTransportAssaysVivoComplexesOrm family proteins mediate sphingolipid homeostasis
Breslow DK, Collins SR, Bodenmiller B, Aebersold R, Simons K, Shevchenko A, Ejsing CS, Weissman JS. Orm family proteins mediate sphingolipid homeostasis. Nature 2010, 463: 1048-1053. PMID: 20182505, PMCID: PMC2877384, DOI: 10.1038/nature08787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAsthmaCell LineConserved SequenceFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedHeLa CellsHomeostasisHumansMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMultiprotein ComplexesPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPhosphorylationProtein BindingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSerine C-PalmitoyltransferaseSphingolipidsConceptsOrm proteinsSphingolipid homeostasisSphingolipid productionFunctional genomics approachSphingolipid metabolismGenomic approachesGene familyPhosphorylation sitesORM geneORMDL genesRate-limiting enzymeRegulatory pathwaysNegative regulatorGene expressionSphingolipid synthesisSerine palmitoyltransferaseEssential roleProteinCritical mediatorGenesHomeostasisStructural componentsMetabolismMisregulationSaccharomyces
2014
The Intraflagellar Transport Protein IFT27 Promotes BBSome Exit from Cilia through the GTPase ARL6/BBS3
Liew GM, Ye F, Nager AR, Murphy JP, Lee JS, Aguiar M, Breslow DK, Gygi SP, Nachury MV. The Intraflagellar Transport Protein IFT27 Promotes BBSome Exit from Cilia through the GTPase ARL6/BBS3. Developmental Cell 2014, 31: 265-278. PMID: 25443296, PMCID: PMC4255629, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCargo entryBardet-Biedl syndrome proteinsIntraflagellar transport (IFT) machineryBiochemical reconstitution assaysNucleotide-free formCiliary exitTransport machinerySyndrome proteinGTP loadingUnbiased proteomicsCoat assemblyReconstitution assaysBBSomeARL6IFT27CiliaBBS3AssemblyProteomicsMachineryProteinCargoSortingExitActivation
2013
Single molecule imaging reveals a major role for diffusion in the exploration of ciliary space by signaling receptors
Ye F, Breslow DK, Koslover EF, Spakowitz AJ, Nelson WJ, Nachury MV. Single molecule imaging reveals a major role for diffusion in the exploration of ciliary space by signaling receptors. ELife 2013, 2: e00654. PMID: 23930224, PMCID: PMC3736543, DOI: 10.7554/elife.00654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCiliary membrane proteinsIntraflagellar transportIFT trainsMembrane proteinsMembrane protein diffusionSingle-molecule imagingSomatostatin receptor 3Active transportPrimary ciliaCiliary membraneMolecule imagingProtein diffusionDynamic organizationDirectional movementReceptor 3ProteinCiliaPossible roleStatistical subtractionSingle moleculesMajor roleSmoothenedSMOSSTR3Diffusive behavior
2011
A Novel Protein LZTFL1 Regulates Ciliary Trafficking of the BBSome and Smoothened
Seo S, Zhang Q, Bugge K, Breslow DK, Searby CC, Nachury MV, Sheffield VC. A Novel Protein LZTFL1 Regulates Ciliary Trafficking of the BBSome and Smoothened. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002358. PMID: 22072986, PMCID: PMC3207910, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCiliary traffickingBBS proteinsBardet-Biedl syndrome proteinsLeucine zipper transcriptionHedgehog signal transducerG protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsCiliary entryBBSome subunitsProtein traffickingSyndrome proteinProtein complexesCellular processesNovel proteinPrimary ciliaHedgehog signalingSignal transducerBBSomeImportant regulatorTraffickingLZTFL1Ciliary functionProteinBBS3CiliaPrimary Cilia: How to Keep the Riff-Raff in the Plasma Membrane
Breslow DK, Nachury MV. Primary Cilia: How to Keep the Riff-Raff in the Plasma Membrane. Current Biology 2011, 21: r434-r436. PMID: 21640903, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.039.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters