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
2012
The novel synaptogenic protein Farp1 links postsynaptic cytoskeletal dynamics and transsynaptic organization
Cheadle L, Biederer T. The novel synaptogenic protein Farp1 links postsynaptic cytoskeletal dynamics and transsynaptic organization. Journal Of Cell Biology 2012, 199: 985-1001. PMID: 23209303, PMCID: PMC3518221, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201205041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonDendritic SpinesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHEK293 CellsHippocampusHumansImmunoglobulinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuropeptidesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProteomicsRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsSignal TransductionSynapsesConceptsSynCAM 1Synapse developmentF-actin assemblyCytoskeletal dynamicsGTPase Rac1Retrograde signalsSynaptic adhesionFARP1Transsynaptic interactionsFilopodial dynamicsProtein 1Synapse formationSynaptic complexImmature neuronsSpine densitySpine morphologySynapse numberPathwayKnockout miceSynaptic membranesPleckstrinFERMRac1
2011
Lateral assembly of the immunoglobulin protein SynCAM 1 controls its adhesive function and instructs synapse formation
Fogel AI, Stagi M, Perez de Arce K, Biederer T. Lateral assembly of the immunoglobulin protein SynCAM 1 controls its adhesive function and instructs synapse formation. The EMBO Journal 2011, 30: 4728-4738. PMID: 21926970, PMCID: PMC3243608, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChlorocebus aethiopsCoculture TechniquesCOS CellsFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHEK293 CellsHippocampusHumansImmunoglobulinsImmunohistochemistryMiceNeuritesProtein Structure, QuaternarySynapsesConceptsSynCAM 1Specialized adhesion sitesSynapse formationTrans-synaptic interactionsSynaptic cleftCI assemblyProtein complexesSynaptic cell adhesion molecule SynCAM 1Adhesion sitesSynaptogenic activityAdhesive functionSynapse developmentStructural organizationNovel insightsSynapse inductionLateral assemblyAdhesive capacityAdhesion moleculesSynaptic morphologyAdhesive mechanismsOligomerizationAssemblyAxo-dendritic contactsCleftLater stages