2022
In 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/lysosomesER-lysosome lipid transfer protein VPS13C/PARK23 prevents aberrant mtDNA-dependent STING signaling
Hancock-Cerutti W, Wu Z, Xu P, Yadavalli N, Leonzino M, Tharkeshwar AK, Ferguson SM, Shadel GS, De Camilli P. ER-lysosome lipid transfer protein VPS13C/PARK23 prevents aberrant mtDNA-dependent STING signaling. Journal Of Cell Biology 2022, 221: e202106046. PMID: 35657605, PMCID: PMC9170524, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202106046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseasePD pathogenesisLeucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) G2019S mutationCGAS-STING pathwayAccumulation of lysosomesDNA-sensing cGAS-STING pathwayImmune activationLipid profileSTING signalingG2019S mutationAutosomal recessive Parkinson's diseaseRecessive Parkinson's diseaseModel human cell linesHuman cell linesCell linesPathogenesisLate endosomes/lysosomesDiseaseVPS13CEndosomes/lysosomesCurrent studyTransfer proteinActivationCellsPathway
2021
VPS13D bridges the ER to mitochondria and peroxisomes via Miro
Guillén-Samander A, Leonzino M, Hanna MG, Tang N, Shen H, De Camilli P. VPS13D bridges the ER to mitochondria and peroxisomes via Miro. Journal Of Cell Biology 2021, 220: e202010004. PMID: 33891013, PMCID: PMC8077184, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202010004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transport proteinsHigher eukaryotesER-mitochondriaSecretory pathwayAccessory factorsMitochondrial dynamicsDisease pathogenesisTransport proteinsParkin substratesLipid transferSplice variantsParkinson's disease pathogenesisVps13Lipid supplyMitochondriaMiroVPS13DERMESYeastMost lipidsTransport domainEukaryotesGem1MetazoansER
2018
VPS13A and VPS13C are lipid transport proteins differentially localized at ER contact sites
Kumar N, Leonzino M, Hancock-Cerutti W, Horenkamp FA, Li P, Lees JA, Wheeler H, Reinisch KM, De Camilli P. VPS13A and VPS13C are lipid transport proteins differentially localized at ER contact sites. Journal Of Cell Biology 2018, 217: 3625-3639. PMID: 30093493, PMCID: PMC6168267, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201807019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal portionAutophagy protein ATG2Membrane lipid homeostasisLate endosomes/lysosomesSecondary structure similarityLipid transport proteinsER contact sitesEndosomes/lysosomesHuman VPS13AVPS13 genesVps13Implicating defectsTransport proteinsLipid transportersContact sitesGenetic studiesLipid homeostasisLipid exchangeTransport roleProteinOrganellesVPS13ANeurodegenerative disordersStructure similarityHydrophobic cavity
1998
Endocytosis proteins and cancer: a potential link?
Floyd S, De Camilli P. Endocytosis proteins and cancer: a potential link? Trends In Cell Biology 1998, 8: 299-301. PMID: 9704404, DOI: 10.1016/s0962-8924(98)01316-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytosis proteinsVariety of proteinsHuman haematopoietic malignanciesReceptor-mediated endocytosisAbnormal expressionClathrin adaptorsBiology of cancerChromosomal rearrangementsHuman cancersProteinHaematopoietic malignanciesRecent studiesPotential mechanismsExpressionPotential linkClathrinEndocytosisGenesAdaptorBiologyMutationsRearrangementCancerTargetDynamin and its partners: a progress report
Schmid S, McNiven M, De Camilli P. Dynamin and its partners: a progress report. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1998, 10: 504-512. PMID: 9719872, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(98)80066-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
The SH3p4/Sh3p8/SH3p13 protein family: Binding partners for synaptojanin and dynamin via a Grb2-like Src homology 3 domain
Ringstad N, Nemoto Y, De Camilli P. The SH3p4/Sh3p8/SH3p13 protein family: Binding partners for synaptojanin and dynamin via a Grb2-like Src homology 3 domain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 8569-8574. PMID: 9238017, PMCID: PMC23017, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.16.8569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSrc homology 3 domainSynaptic vesicle recyclingDynamin IProtein familyVesicle recyclingSH3 domain-containing proteinsDomain-containing proteinsProline-rich domainTwo-hybrid methodPhysiological binding partnerProline-rich tailRat brain libraryFurther biochemical studiesSH3 domainSynaptojaninDynamin I.Nerve terminal proteinBinding partnerTerminal proteinAmphiphysin IRelated proteinsBrain libraryMultiple tissuesBiochemical studiesProteinAn Evolutionarily Conserved Domain in a Subfamily of Rabs Is Crucial for the Interaction with the Guanyl Nucleotide Exchange Factor Mss4*
Burton J, Slepnev V, De Camilli P. An Evolutionarily Conserved Domain in a Subfamily of Rabs Is Crucial for the Interaction with the Guanyl Nucleotide Exchange Factor Mss4*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 3663-3668. PMID: 9013620, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.6.3663.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
A mammalian guanine-nucleotide-releasing protein enhances function of yeast secretory protein Sec4
Burton J, Roberts D, Montaldi M, Novick P, Camilli P. A mammalian guanine-nucleotide-releasing protein enhances function of yeast secretory protein Sec4. Nature 1993, 361: 464-467. PMID: 8429887, DOI: 10.1038/361464a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBrain ChemistryCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularDNAEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsGuanosine DiphosphateGuanosine TriphosphateMaltose-Binding ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsPhosphotransferasesPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)ProteinsRab GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsYeast secretory proteinsGTP-GDP cycleHydrolysis of GTPSimilar biochemical propertiesMammalian guanineMss4 proteinYeast proteinsSmall GTPSecretory pathwaySequence similarityAccessory proteinsProtein Rab3AGDP releaseSecretory proteinsMolecular switchComplementary DNABiochemical propertiesGTPMss4ProteinEnhance functionDifferent conformationsYeast6RAS2DSS4