Search Results - "Orci, Lelio"
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Mitofusin-2 independent juxtaposition of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria: an ultrastructural study
Published in PloS one (28-09-2012)“…Besides its role in controlling the morphology of mitochondria, mitofusin-2 has been proposed to tether mitochondria to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), based…”
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Paracrinology of islets and the paracrinopathy of diabetes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-09-2010)“…New results have brought to light the importance of the regulation of glucagon by β-cells in the development of diabetes. In this perspective, we examine the…”
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STIM1-induced precortical and cortical subdomains of the endoplasmic reticulum
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (17-11-2009)“…Store-operated calcium entry relies on the formation of a specialized compartment derived from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and closely apposed to the plasma…”
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Coordination of COPII vesicle trafficking by Sec23
Published in Trends in cell biology (01-07-2008)“…Coat protein complex II (COPII) is a multi-subunit protein complex responsible for the formation of membrane vesicles at the endoplasmic reticulum. The…”
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Sar1p N-Terminal Helix Initiates Membrane Curvature and Completes the Fission of a COPII Vesicle
Published in Cell (26-08-2005)“…Secretory proteins traffic from the ER to the Golgi via COPII-coated transport vesicles. The five core COPII proteins (Sar1p, Sec23/24p, and Sec13/31p) act in…”
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Lipoapoptosis: its mechanism and its diseases
Published in BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids (30-12-2002)“…The balance between cell division and cell death determines the cell population of an organ. When cell death exceeds cell replacement in an organ, a functional…”
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Bi-directional protein transport between the ER and Golgi
Published in Annual review of cell and developmental biology (01-01-2004)“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi comprise the first two steps in protein secretion. Vesicular carriers mediate a continuous flux of proteins and…”
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Cranio-lenticulo-sutural dysplasia is caused by a SEC23A mutation leading to abnormal endoplasmic-reticulum-to-Golgi trafficking
Published in Nature genetics (01-10-2006)“…Cranio-lenticulo-sutural dysplasia (CLSD) is an autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by late-closing fontanels, sutural cataracts, facial dysmorphisms…”
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Adipogenic capacity and the susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-04-2008)“…To determine whether adipocyte storage capacity influences the onset and severity of type 2 diabetes and other components of the metabolic syndrome, we made…”
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Diseases of liporegulation: new perspective on obesity and related disorders
Published in The FASEB journal (01-02-2001)“…ABSTRACT Obesity‐related diseases now threaten to reach epidemic proportions in the United States. Here we review in a rodent model of genetic obesity, the…”
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Coat Proteins and Vesicle Budding
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (15-03-1996)“…The trafficking of proteins within eukaryotic cells is achieved by the capture of cargo and targeting molecules into vesicles that bud from a donor membrane…”
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Exomer: a coat complex for transport of select membrane proteins from the trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane in yeast
Published in The Journal of cell biology (25-09-2006)“…Ayeast plasma membrane protein, Chs3p, transits to the mother-bud neck from a reservoir comprising the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and endosomal system. Two…”
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Lipotoxic Heart Disease in Obese Rats: Implications for Human Obesity
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-02-2000)“…To determine the mechanism of the cardiac dilation and reduced contractility of obese Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats, myocardial triacylglycerol (TG) was assayed…”
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Induction of cortical endoplasmic reticulum by dimerization of a coatomer-binding peptide anchored to endoplasmic reticulum membranes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-04-2010)“…Cortical endoplasmic reticulum (cER) is a permanent feature of yeast cells but occurs transiently in most animal cell types. Ist2p is a transmembrane protein…”
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SEC23-SEC31 the Interface Plays Critical Role for Export of Procollagen from the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (23-03-2012)“…COPII proteins are essential for exporting most cargo molecules from the endoplasmic reticulum. The membrane-facing surface of the COPII proteins (especially…”
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Fat storage in adipocytes requires inactivation of leptin's paracrine activity: Implications for treatment of human obesity
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-12-2005)“…Hyperleptinemia rapidly depletes adipocyte fat in lean rats, whereas comparable hyperleptinemia produced by adipocytes in diet-induced obesity does not,…”
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Rapid Transformation of White Adipocytes into Fat-Oxidizing Machines
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (17-02-2004)“…Adenovirus-induced hyperleptinemia rapidly depletes body fat in normal rats without increasing free fatty acids and ketogenesis, implying that fat-storing…”
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Transmembrane domains control exclusion of membrane proteins from clathrin-coated pits
Published in Journal of cell science (01-10-2010)“…Efficient sorting of proteins is essential to allow transport between intracellular compartments while maintaining their specific composition. During…”
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Regulation of fatty acid homeostasis in cells: novel role of leptin
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-03-1999)“…It is proposed that an important function of leptin is to confine the storage of triglycerides (TG) to the adipocytes, while limiting TG storage in…”
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Uncoupled Packaging of Amyloid Precursor Protein and Presenilin 1 into Coat Protein Complex II Vesicles
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-03-2005)“…Mutant forms of presenilin (PS) 1 and 2 and amyloid precursor protein (APP) lead to familial Alzheimer's disease. Several reports indicate that PS may modulate…”
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