• A family of G-protein-coupled receptors that was originally identified by its ability to bind N-formyl peptides such as N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE. (lookformedical.com)
  • They share a common structure and signal through HETEROTRIMERIC G-PROTEINS. (lookformedical.com)
  • G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as well as heterotrimeric G proteins are also involved in regulating neurite outgrowth. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Altogether, our results demonstrate that βγ subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins play a critical role in neurite outgrowth and differentiation by interacting with MTs and modulating MT rearrangement. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Using this framework to analyze the SM (Sec1/Munc18)-SNARE ( N -ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor activating protein receptor) system in exocytic membrane fusion in yeast and neurons, we find that the SM-SNARE network motifs of yeast and neurons show distinct dynamical behaviors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We identify the closed binding mode of neuronal SM (Munc18-1) and SNARE (syntaxin-1) as the key factor leading to mechanistic divergence of membrane fusion systems in yeast and neurons. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This inhibition reflects the binding of Munc18-1 to a closed conformation of the target-SNARE syntaxin1. (jneurosci.org)
  • The controversy would be solved if binding to closed syntaxin1 were shown to be stimulatory for vesicle fusion and/or additional essential interactions were identified between Munc18-1 and the fusion machinery. (jneurosci.org)
  • A mutation that diminished Munc18 binding to syntaxin1 in vitro attenuated the vesicle-docking step but rescued vesicle priming in excess of docking. (jneurosci.org)
  • Conversely, expressing the Munc18-2 isoform, which also displays binding to closed syntaxin1, rescued vesicle docking identical with Munc18-1 but impaired more downstream vesicle priming steps. (jneurosci.org)
  • In conclusion, binding of Munc18-1 to closed syntaxin1 stimulates vesicle docking and a distinct interaction mode regulates the consecutive priming step. (jneurosci.org)
  • This binding mode prompted the "negative regulator" hypothesis according to which Munc18-1 sequesters syntaxin1 and inhibits exocytosis. (jneurosci.org)
  • The results show that vesicle docking correlates with the ability of Munc18-1 to bind to closed syntaxin1. (jneurosci.org)
  • In plants, three groups of regulatory proteins such as Sec1/Munc18 (SM), small GTPase and synaptotagmin (SYT) have been studied for modulating the trafficking functionality of SNAREs. (molcells.org)
  • Exocytosis of secretory or synaptic vesicles is executed by a mechanism including the SNARE (soluble N -ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) proteins. (jneurosci.org)
  • and the cytosolic proteins N-ethylmalemide sensitive factor (NSF), a trimeric ATPase required for membrane fusion, and the α-β-Y-SNAPs (soluble NSF attachment proteins), which function in binding NSF to the membrane [10,14] . (ommegaonline.org)
  • Vesicle-associated membrane proteins 721 and 722 (VAMP721/722) are secretory vesicle-localized arginine-conserved soluble N -ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (R-SNAREs) to drive exocytosis in plants. (molcells.org)
  • Syntaxins are membrane integrated Q-SNARE proteins known to participate in exocytosis. (ommegaonline.org)
  • Although the members of Q-SNARE proteins are characterized in somatic cells, it is not known whether related proteins function in the sperm acrosome reaction. (ommegaonline.org)
  • strongly suggests that at least one regulatory protein should control the SNARE complex formation of VAMP721/722 with a specific Qa-SNARE in a particular biological process in plants. (molcells.org)
  • by binding to the N-terminus of respective Qa-SNARE. (molcells.org)
  • As for many essential biological processes, intracellular membrane fusion is mediated by interactions among a series of evolutionarily conserved proteins. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These diverse functions performed by the acrosomal segment during fertilization reveal the importance of identifying the specific signaling events and protein constituents which initiate and regulate the membrane fusion process of the acrosome reaction and prepare spermatozoa to fuse with the egg. (ommegaonline.org)
  • Key interacting proteins of the plasma membrane, the cytosol and the vesicle membrane which function in the membrane fusion pathway, have been identified in a variety of cell types and characterized at the molecular level [10-14] . (ommegaonline.org)
  • EEA1 binds directly to the phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate through its C-terminal FYVE domain and forms a homodimer through a coiled coil. (wikipedia.org)
  • EEA1 is a RAB5A effector protein which binds via an N-terminal zinc finger domain and is required for fusion of early and late endosomes and for sorting at the early endosome level. (wikipedia.org)
  • These include four regions participating in guanine nucleotide binding, and effector region corresponding to the effector region in Ras, and a CXC prenylation motif at the C-terminal (45). (pancreapedia.org)
  • A family of serine-threonine kinases that are specific for G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Members of this class play a role in vesicular transport and in the regulation of TOR KINASES. (rush.edu)
  • Two important pathways were examined in the current study: (1) a basic pathway of exocytosis that brings new proteins to the cell surface and permits the cell to grow, and (2) synaptic transmission, a specialized form of exocytosis, regulated by Ca 2+ entry, in which vesicles already present at synapses fuse with the membrane and recycle locally (Murthy, 2003). (sdbonline.org)
  • The adrenergic beta-2 receptors are more sensitive to EPINEPHRINE than to NOREPINEPHRINE and have a high affinity for the agonist TERBUTALINE. (lookformedical.com)
  • NGF is a neurotrophic factor critical for the survival and maintenance of sympathetic and sensory neurons, and it binds to the high-affinity tyrosine kinase receptor, TrkA, leading to its phosphorylation and the subsequent activation of PI3K/Akt/GSK3β pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A ubiquitously expressed G-protein-coupled receptor kinase subtype that has specificity for the agonist-occupied form of BETA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and a variety of other G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Although it is highly homologous to G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE 2, it is not considered to play an essential role in regulating myocardial contractile response. (lookformedical.com)
  • A G-protein-coupled receptor kinase subtype that is primarily expressed in the MYOCARDIUM and may play a role in the regulation of cardiac functions. (lookformedical.com)
  • By capturing the evolutionary dynamics of target biological systems, the comparative modeling framework is empowered to (i) identify the functional roles of poorly characterized proteins and interactions and (ii) further decipher the underlying regulatory mechanisms of complicated cellular processes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Regulatory proteins that down-regulate phosphorylated G-protein membrane receptors, including rod and cone photoreceptors and adrenergic receptors. (lookformedical.com)
  • They are regulatory proteins that play a role in G-protein-coupled receptor densensitization. (lookformedical.com)
  • The main structural coat protein of COATED VESICLES which play a key role in the intracellular transport between membranous organelles. (lookformedical.com)
  • A broad category of proteins involved in the formation, transport and dissolution of TRANSPORT VESICLES. (uchicago.edu)
  • They play a role in the intracellular transport of molecules contained within membrane vesicles. (uchicago.edu)
  • Therefore this study provides a new method to solve the discrepancies and to generalize the functional role of SM proteins. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, support for the third model is missing at the physiological level, and it is unclear which role the two suggested binding modes play in the exocytotic cascade. (jneurosci.org)
  • Rab proteins constitute the largest family of Ras-related small G proteins and play a role in regulating the specificity of membrane trafficking (63, 78). (pancreapedia.org)
  • Because of its localization and homology to the yeast protein Sec4, it was believed to play a role in the terminal steps of secretion. (pancreapedia.org)
  • Likewise, Rab Escort Protein plays a role in the recycling of many or all Rab proteins (2). (pancreapedia.org)
  • sec5 mutations have been identified and characterized in Drosophila in order to delineate the role of the protein in neurons and particularly at synapses. (sdbonline.org)
  • Several isoforms of the protein with molecular sizes of 47 kDa and 52 kDa exist due to multiple ALTERNATIVE SPLICING. (lookformedical.com)
  • There is no known specific Rab3 GDI, but rather a common family of Rab GDI isoforms which bind prenylated Rabs in the cytoplasm and participates in insertion and removal from membranes (75). (pancreapedia.org)
  • The exocyst complex, a set of eight proteins first identified from secretory mutants in yeast, is an attractive candidate for mediating directed traffic. (sdbonline.org)
  • Although 271 genes linked to hereditary retinal diseases have already been identified, these genes encode diverse functions, including phototransduction, retinol metabolism, and intracellular protein transport. (oist.jp)
  • The cytoHubba plug-in were used to identify hub genes from the protein-protein interaction network. (biomedcentral.com)
  • EEA1 acts as a tethering molecule that couples vesicle docking with SNAREs such as N-ethylmaleimide sensitive fusion protein, bringing the endosomes physically closer and ultimately resulting in the fusion and delivery of endosomal cargo. (wikipedia.org)
  • Intercellular adhesion molecule 5, which binds to and activates integrins, may be a direct target of perisynaptic MMP proteolysis during LTP. (nature.com)
  • Because we have shown earlier that prenylation and subsequent methylation/demethylation of γ subunits are required for the Gβγ-MTs interaction in vitro , small-molecule inhibitors (L-28 and L-23) targeting prenylated methylated protein methyl esterase (PMPMEase) were tested in the current study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clathrin also interacts with cytoskeletal proteins. (lookformedical.com)
  • The second Rab3 GEF, known as GRAB, interacts with inositol hexakisphosphate kinase and Rab3A and its protein expression is primarily in brain (41). (pancreapedia.org)
  • We focus on zebrafish mutants, in which photoreceptor degeneration is caused by defects in protein synthesis in ER, protein transport from ER to the apical photoreceptive membrane region, and phototransduction. (oist.jp)
  • The process of moving proteins from one cellular compartment (including extracellular) to another by various sorting and transport mechanisms such as gated transport, protein translocation, and vesicular transport. (lookformedical.com)
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (uchicago.edu)
  • Vesicular transport proteins are distinguished from MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, which move molecules across membranes, by the mode in which the molecules are transported. (uchicago.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vesicular Transport Proteins" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vesicular Transport Proteins" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (uchicago.edu)
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  • We also study the NPC1 protein that is essential for cholesterol transport in humans and can lead to Niemann Pick C disease when mutated. (stanford.edu)
  • Within neurons, multiple pathways are known to transport proteins and transmitters to the cell surface. (sdbonline.org)
  • Another distinction that has been drawn contrasts the constitutive and the regulated pathways to distinguish the ongoing transport of protein and lipid to the cell surface from the ability to secrete hormones and transmitters in response to specific stimuli. (sdbonline.org)
  • In the axon, MTs are bundled by the microtubule-associated protein (MAP) tau, with their plus ends oriented toward the nerve terminal. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Neurons generate their polarity by directing membrane traffic to growing neurites and growth cones, and by sorting proteins differentially between the axon and dendrites. (sdbonline.org)
  • This protein is required for many aspects of membrane traffic within neurons, including the elaboration of neurites, but the release of neurotransmitter at the synapse is independent of this exocyst component (Murthy, 2003). (sdbonline.org)
  • Many of the biological processes mediated by protein interaction networks are highly evolutionarily conserved or related across species. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Eye proteins are the biological molecules that make up the various structures of the eye and are essential for its proper function. (lookformedical.com)
  • The long term goal of our research is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which proteins are targeted to specific and distinct compartments. (stanford.edu)
  • Conserved salt-bridge competition triggered by phosphorylation regulates the protein interactome. (uchicago.edu)
  • In this work, we set out to design novel granulopoietic agents using a rescaffolding strategy with the goal of achieving simpler and more stable proteins. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this work, we explore the possibility of tensorizing the energy calculations and apply them in a protein design framework. (bvsalud.org)
  • We use this framework to design enhanced proteins with anti-cancer and radio-tracing functions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Here, we demonstrate the utility of a topological refactoring strategy to design novel granulopoietic proteins starting from the granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) structure. (bvsalud.org)
  • The M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R), thrombospondin type 1 domain-containing 7A (TSHD7A), and neural epidermal growth factor-like 1 protein (NELL-1) are major autoantigens against podocyte antigens in idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Integrating the dynamics across species is particularly important in modeling cellular processes through protein interaction networks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Mutations of a gene sequence can modify the interfaces or domains of its protein product and lead to the emergence of new or loss of existing protein interaction patterns [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • New insights into protein secretion: TANGO1 runs rings around the COPII coat. (uchicago.edu)
  • A 48-Kd protein of the outer segment of the retinal rods and a component of the phototransduction cascade. (lookformedical.com)
  • Due to the proteins importance in vesicular trafficking, a number of intracellular bacteria prevent EEA1 recruitment to the vacuole. (wikipedia.org)
  • The resulting molecules show superior functional properties for their respective applications and demonstrate the generalizable potential of the described protein design approach. (bvsalud.org)
  • The structure of the Rabs changes upon binding GTP and mutant Rab3 species have been described similar to Ras that are locked into active and inactive configurations (6). (pancreapedia.org)
  • In protein design, the energy associated with a huge number of sequence-conformer perturbations has to be routinely estimated. (bvsalud.org)
  • We change a protein fold by rearranging the sequence and optimising it towards the new fold. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our topological refactoring approach is largely independent of sequence or structural context, and is therefore applicable to a wide range of protein targets. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, the use of mutant expression in the presence of endogenous protein left it unclear how the observed effects were related to the defect of vesicle docking in (M)unc18-1 knock-outs. (jneurosci.org)
  • Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence was used to evaluate relative proteins expression. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here we define the precise Rab29 binding region of the LRRK2 Armadillo domain between residues 360-450 and show that this domain, termed 'Site #1', can also bind additional LRRK2 substrates, Rab8A and Rab10. (stanford.edu)
  • Rab3 GEP is identical to the human DENN/MADD protein and contains a death domain which can bind the TNFR1 (15). (pancreapedia.org)
  • Similar to other small G proteins, the guanine binding state of Rab3 proteins is regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange proteins or factors (GEPs or GEFs) and GTPase activating proteins (GAPs). (pancreapedia.org)
  • The crystal structure of Rab3A in the active configuration or bound to Rabphillin has been determined (19, 50) and Rab3D has been fit to the same model with 6 β-strands and 5 α-helices (45). (pancreapedia.org)
  • Such processes require membrane traffic to particular domains of the cell surface, in order to insert proteins at restricted regions of the membrane, to enlarge particular regions of the cell membrane, or to signal asymmetrically to neighboring cells. (sdbonline.org)
  • A purplish-red, light-sensitive pigment found in RETINAL ROD CELLS of most vertebrates. (lookformedical.com)
  • In the renal glomeruli, VEGFA is mainly expressed in and secreted from podocytes and tubular epithelial cells, which induces renal injury through binding to the receptor VEGFR, mainly VEGFR2, which is expressed on the surface of endothelial cells [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)