Structures of yeast vesicle trafficking proteins

The specificity of vesicle trafficking: coat proteins and SNAREs.

Proteins that are destined for the secretory system usually begin their journey at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where proteins are translocated across the ER membrane into the lumen, before being selectively removed from the ER and packaged as cargo into transport vesicles bound for the stacks of the Golgi complex. Protein cargo then passes through the Golgi to the trans -Golgi network (TGN)...

LRRK2 and vesicle trafficking.

Mutations in LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) (also known as PARK8 or dardarin) are responsible for the autosomal-dominant form of PD (Parkinson's disease). LRRK2 mutations were found in approximately 3-5% of familial and 1-3% of sporadic PD cases with the highest prevalence (up to 40%) in North Africans and Ashkenazi Jews. To date, mutations in LRRK2 are a major genetic risk factor for fam...

Exercise-Regulated Vesicle Trafficking

Molecular structures of proteins involved in vesicle coat formation.

This review includes 16 structures of vesicle coat components and accessory proteins and a description of their roles in vesicle budding or coat disassembly.

Vesicle Trafficking: ROP–RIC Roundabout

Mechanisms governing dynamic protein recycling include small GTPases that activate/inactivate their partner proteins to affect cytoskeletal dynamics, and thereby polar growth, asymmetric cell shape and physiological responses to external stimuli. Three recent studies illustrate the control of PIN endocytosis by ROP-RIC activity in leaf pavement cells and root cells.