2024
A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts
Johnson B, Iuliano M, Lam T, Biederer T, De Camilli P. A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts. Journal Of Cell Biology 2024, 223: e202311137. PMID: 39158698, PMCID: PMC11334333, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202311137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneNon-vesicular lipid transferSites of cell contactC-terminus motifsCell contact-dependent signalsContact-dependent signalingCell-cell contactER/PM junctionsTMEM24ER proteinsPM proteinsSynCAM 1Cell adhesion moleculesCellular functionsLipid transferC2CD2Phospholipid transportLipid transportCell contactProteinAdhesion moleculesCalcium homeostasisCellsFamily membersParalogs
2022
Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes a YhhN family membrane protein with lysoplasmalogenase activity that protects against toxic host lysolipids
Jurkowitz MS, Azad AK, Monsma PC, Keiser TL, Kanyo J, Lam TT, Bell CE, Schlesinger LS. Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes a YhhN family membrane protein with lysoplasmalogenase activity that protects against toxic host lysolipids. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 101849. PMID: 35314194, PMCID: PMC9052158, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsVinyl ether bondHuman macrophagesPathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosisSn-1 positionSubclass of glycerophospholipidsGrowth advantageHost lipidsProteinFatty aldehydesMycobacterium smegmatisPhospholipase ASn-2 carbonSpheroplastsGlycerol backboneCell densityPlasmalogensCellsMycobacterium tuberculosisMacrophagesGenesOverexpressionLysoplasmenylcholinePLPC
2011
Complex interactions in EML cell stimulation by stem cell factor and IL-3
Ye ZJ, Gulcicek E, Stone K, Lam T, Schulz V, Weissman SM. Complex interactions in EML cell stimulation by stem cell factor and IL-3. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 4882-4887. PMID: 21383156, PMCID: PMC3064389, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018002108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell factorHematopoietic precursor cell lineIL-3Cell factorPrecursor cell lineIL-3 receptorEML cellsTyrosine phosphorylationSubset of cellsSCF receptorDirect interactionCell linesMixed populationRelative levelsCell stimulationCellsComplex interactionsHeterogeneous mixtureReceptorsPhosphorylationLymphoid cells