2020
Role of VPS13, a protein with similarity to ATG2, in physiology and disease
Ugur B, Hancock-Cerutti W, Leonzino M, De Camilli P. Role of VPS13, a protein with similarity to ATG2, in physiology and disease. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2020, 65: 61-68. PMID: 32563856, PMCID: PMC7746581, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2020.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutophagy protein ATG2N-terminal halfVPS13 proteinsMolecular functionsCellular processesFamily proteinsVps13Contact sitesAtg2Intracellular organellesFunctional studiesNovel mechanismProteinSimilar roleHydrophobic channelStructural studiesNeurodegenerative disordersPhysiologyDirect transferOrganellesSimilarityMutationsRoleLipidsBilayers
2017
The Krebs Cycle Enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3A Couples Mitochondrial Metabolism to Synaptic Transmission
Ugur B, Bao H, Stawarski M, Duraine LR, Zuo Z, Lin YQ, Neely GG, Macleod GT, Chapman ER, Bellen HJ. The Krebs Cycle Enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3A Couples Mitochondrial Metabolism to Synaptic Transmission. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 3794-3806. PMID: 29281828, PMCID: PMC5747319, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesiclesKrebs cycle enzymeRole of metabolitesC2 domainPlasma membraneMitochondrial metabolismSynaptic transmissionMetabolic regulationCycle enzymesSynaptic roleAlpha-ketoglutarateSyt1ΑKGNeurodegenerative disordersDependent processesRegulationMetabolitesIDH3ASynaptotagmin1Multiple levelsFliesRoleFusionVesiclesATP