A Phosphoinositide Switch Controls the Maturation and Signaling Properties of APPL Endosomes
Zoncu R, Perera RM, Balkin DM, Pirruccello M, Toomre D, De Camilli P. A Phosphoinositide Switch Controls the Maturation and Signaling Properties of APPL Endosomes. Cell 2009, 136: 1110-1121. PMID: 19303853, PMCID: PMC2705806, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.01.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive endosomesAPPL endosomesEndocytic pathwayGrowth factor receptor traffickingEarly endocytic pathwayRab5-positive endosomesSingle-vesicle imagingGrowth factor signalingNovel endocytic compartmentsSurprising plasticityEndocytic vesiclesFactor signalingEndocytic compartmentsEnhanced growth factor signalingReceptor traffickingEndosomesSignaling propertiesRecent identificationPI3PCritical roleCurrent understandingSignalingPathwayFunctional organizationMaturation