2024
Ectopic reconstitution of a spine-apparatus-like structure provides insight into mechanisms underlying its formation
Falahati H, Wu Y, Fang M, De Camilli P. Ectopic reconstitution of a spine-apparatus-like structure provides insight into mechanisms underlying its formation. Current Biology 2024 PMID: 39626668, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoplasmic reticulumSpine apparatusActin bundlesEndomembrane networkER sheetsConserved regionProtein synaptopodinCisternal organelleNon-neuronal cellsER cisternsOrganellesSynaptopodinProteinNeuronal dendritesNeuronal spinesAxon initial segmentFindings shed lightBiogenesisActinProtein matrixNarrow lumenReticulumMammalsInitial segmentMechanism
2023
RBG Motif Bridge-Like Lipid Transport Proteins: Structure, Functions, and Open Questions
Hanna M, Guillén-Samander A, De Camilli P. RBG Motif Bridge-Like Lipid Transport Proteins: Structure, Functions, and Open Questions. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 2023, 39: 409-434. PMID: 37406299, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-120420-014634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid transfer proteinMembrane contact sitesVesicle-mediated trafficTransport of lipidsPutative physiological roleEukaryotic cellsEndocytic pathwayContact sitesLipid transportPhysiological roleTransfer proteinProteinHydrophobic channelRod-like structureLipidsEntire lengthDevelopmental disordersCytosolMutationsNew familyTransportPathwayMechanismMembraneCells
2021
Insights into VPS13 properties and function reveal a new mechanism of eukaryotic lipid transport
Leonzino M, Reinisch KM, De Camilli P. Insights into VPS13 properties and function reveal a new mechanism of eukaryotic lipid transport. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular And Cell Biology Of Lipids 2021, 1866: 159003. PMID: 34216812, PMCID: PMC8325632, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2021.159003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutophagosomesAutophagy-Related ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyDisease Models, AnimalEukaryotic CellsHeredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous SystemHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipid BilayersLipid MetabolismMitochondrial MembranesMutationProtein DomainsStructure-Activity RelationshipVesicular Transport ProteinsYeastsConceptsLipid transportMembrane contact sitesDomain protein familyOccurrence of proteinsVPS13 proteinsEukaryotic cellsNumerous proteinsProtein familyIntracellular membranesProtein bridgeHydrophobic grooveContact sitesMembrane growthLipid transferBilayer lipidsNovel mechanismVps13New mechanismProteinLipidsAtg2OrganellesAdjacent bilayersDiscoveryMechanism
1995
Molecular mechanisms in synaptic vesicle recycling
De Camilli P. Molecular mechanisms in synaptic vesicle recycling. FEBS Letters 1995, 369: 3-12. PMID: 7641879, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00739-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle recyclingVesicle recyclingSynaptic vesiclesMolecular mechanismsPowerful experimental modelVesicular trafficVesicle reformationNon-peptide neurotransmittersSecretory organellesRecycling pathwayHigh specializationVesiclesSpecialized formExocytosisRecent studiesNerve terminalsOrganellesMechanismRecyclingAbundanceCurrent informationPathwayUnique properties