2021
A model for a partnership of lipid transfer proteins and scramblases in membrane expansion and organelle biogenesis
Ghanbarpour A, Valverde DP, Melia TJ, Reinisch KM. A model for a partnership of lipid transfer proteins and scramblases in membrane expansion and organelle biogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2101562118. PMID: 33850023, PMCID: PMC8072408, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2101562118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transfer proteinEndoplasmic reticulumAutophagy protein ATG2Membrane dynamics processesTransfer proteinOrganelle biogenesisAutophagosome biogenesisCytosolic leafletOrganelle membranesMembrane expansionScramblasesVMP1Lipid homeostasisTMEM41BAtg9BiogenesisBulk lipidsProteinLipidsAtg2GolgiOrganellesReticulumLeafletsHomeostasis
2011
SNARE Proteins Are Required for Macroautophagy
Nair U, Jotwani A, Geng J, Gammoh N, Richerson D, Yen WL, Griffith J, Nag S, Wang K, Moss T, Baba M, McNew JA, Jiang X, Reggiori F, Melia TJ, Klionsky DJ. SNARE Proteins Are Required for Macroautophagy. Cell 2011, 146: 290-302. PMID: 21784249, PMCID: PMC3143362, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutophagosome biogenesisAutophagosome membrane expansionV-SNAREs Sec22Vacuole/lysosomeDouble-membrane autophagosomesT-SNAREsAtg9 transportSNARE proteinsDe novo formationAutophagy componentsFusion eventsMembrane expansionTubulovesicular clustersNovo formationAtg8BiogenesisMacroautophagyProteinPhysiological concentrationsSec22Atg9Ykt6Tlg2OrganellesAutophagosomes