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
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Contact Sites, Lipid Transport, and Neurodegeneration.
Guillén-Samander A, De Camilli P. Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Contact Sites, Lipid Transport, and Neurodegeneration. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2022, 15: a041257. PMID: 36123033, PMCID: PMC10071438, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane contact sitesEndoplasmic reticulumEndoplasmic reticulum membrane contact sitesContact sitesLipid transportER membrane contact sitesCross talkLipid transfer proteinMutations of genesFamilial neurodegenerative diseasesIntracellular membranous organellesEndomembrane systemLipid trafficVesicular transportCell physiologyPlasma membraneMembranous organellesMembrane lipidsLipid exchangeTransfer proteinCell compartmentProteinNeurodegenerative diseasesMultiplicity of rolesDendritic tipsIn situ architecture of the lipid transport protein VPS13C at ER–lysosome membrane contacts
Cai S, Wu Y, Guillén-Samander A, Hancock-Cerutti W, Liu J, De Camilli P. In situ architecture of the lipid transport protein VPS13C at ER–lysosome membrane contacts. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2203769119. PMID: 35858323, PMCID: PMC9303930, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203769119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumCryo-focused ion beam millingMembrane contact sitesCryo-electron tomographyFull-length structureLipid transport proteinsRod-like densitiesLysosome contactBinding partnerGenetic approachesHydrophobic grooveTransport proteinsContact sitesVps13Lipid transportAlphaFold predictionsFull-length modelHeLa cellsMembrane contactSitu architectureAdjacent membranesVPS13CProteinStructural informationEndo/lysosomes
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
2020
Optimized Vivid-derived Magnets photodimerizers for subcellular optogenetics in mammalian cells
Benedetti L, Marvin JS, Falahati H, Guillén-Samander A, Looger LL, De Camilli P. Optimized Vivid-derived Magnets photodimerizers for subcellular optogenetics in mammalian cells. ELife 2020, 9: e63230. PMID: 33174843, PMCID: PMC7735757, DOI: 10.7554/elife.63230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein fusion partnersSmall subcellular volumesSubcellular optogeneticsOrganelle contactsHomodimerization interfaceProtein modulesMammalian cellsBiological processesPhysiological processesSubcellular organellesLow temperature preincubationSimultaneous photoactivationFusion partnerCell preincubationWhole cellsSubcellular volumesConcatemerizationSpatial controlSpatiotemporal confinementCellsNeurosporaOrganellesHeterodimersVIVIDProtein
2017
Lipid transport by TMEM24 at ER–plasma membrane contacts regulates pulsatile insulin secretion
Lees JA, Messa M, Sun EW, Wheeler H, Torta F, Wenk MR, De Camilli P, Reinisch KM. Lipid transport by TMEM24 at ER–plasma membrane contacts regulates pulsatile insulin secretion. Science 2017, 355 PMID: 28209843, PMCID: PMC5414417, DOI: 10.1126/science.aah6171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER–plasma membrane contactsLipid transportLipid-binding modulesMembrane contactPhosphoinositide signalingMembrane proteinsPrecursor phosphatidylinositolProtein 24Reversible localizationEndoplasmic reticulumTMEM24Β-cellsPhosphatidylinositolInsulin secretionCalcium oscillationsCytosolic calciumDephosphorylationType II diabetesPhosphorylationSignalingProteinReticulumSecretionII diabetesTransport