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Ligand-dependent localization and function of ORP–VAP complexes at membrane contact sites
Oxysterol-binding protein/OSBP-related proteins (ORPs) constitute a conserved family of sterol/phospholipid-binding proteins with lipid transporter or sensor functions. We investigated the spatial occurrence a...
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Kinetic Activation of Rab8 Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Rabin8 by Rab11
The Rab family of small GTPases acts as molecular switches that control various stages of vesicular transport. Rab8 functions in exocytic trafficking from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and recycling endosomes to ...
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Pinkbar is an epithelial-specific BAR domain protein that generates planar membrane structures
A previously uncharacterized member of the I-BAR subfamily of BAR-domain proteins, Pinkbar, is expressed in epithelial cells, where it stabilizes planar membrane sheets. Structural, biochemical and mutagenesis...
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1H, 13C and 15N resonance assignments of the human mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disease, where dopaminergic cells die most prominently in the area of substantia nigra. Neurotrophic factors (NTFs) are secreted proteins, w...