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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2017

Sensing Membrane Curvature in Macroautophagy.

Nathan Nguyen, Vladimir Shteyn, Thomas J Melia

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. In situ structural analysis reveals membrane shape transitions during autophagosome formation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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  14. Quantitative Models of Lipid Transfer and Membrane Contact Formation.Contact (Thousand Oaks (Ventura County, Calif.)) · 2022
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  17. Small but mighty: Atg8s and Rabs in membrane dynamics during autophagy.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nathan NguyenDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: Nathan.nguyen@yale.edu.
Vladimir ShteynDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: vladimir.shteyn@yale.edu.
Thomas J MeliaDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: thomas.melia@yale.edu.
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Skill Development for Diverse Scientific Careers: A New Course Predoctoral Program in Cellular and Molecular BiologyT32GM007223 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BASERGA, SUSAN J · 1985 to 2019
$31.0M
Regulation of Autophagosome Membrane Dynamics by the AtgB Family of ProteinsR01GM100930 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MELIA, THOMAS JAMES · 2013 to 2024
$5.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM100930NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In response to intracellular stress events ranging from starvation to pathogen invasion, the cell activates one or more forms of macroautophagy. The key event in these related pathways is the de novo formation of a new organelle called the autophagosome, which either surrounds and sequesters random portions of the cytoplasm or selectively targets individual intracellular challenges. Thus, the autophagosome is a flexible membrane platform with dimensions that ultimately depend upon the target cargo. The intermediate membrane, termed the phagophore or isolation membrane, is a cup-like structure with a clear concave face and a highly curved rim. The phagophore is largely devoid of integral membrane proteins; thus, its shape and size are governed by peripherally associated membrane proteins and possibly by the lipid composition of the membrane itself. Growth along the phagophore rim marks the progress of both organelle expansion and ultimately organelle closure around a particular cargo. These two properties, a reliance on peripheral membrane proteins and a structurally distinct membrane architecture, suggest that the ability to target or manipulate membrane curvature might be an essential activity of proteins functioning in this pathway. In this review, we discuss the extent to which membranes are naturally curved at each of the cellular sites believed to engage in autophagosome formation, review basic mechanisms used to sense this curvature, and then summarize the existing literature concerning which autophagy proteins are capable of curvature recognition.

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AutophagosomesAutophagyAnimalsCell MembraneHumansMembrane ProteinsProteinsMembrane ProteinsProteinsamphipathic helixBAR domainmembrane curvaturereticulon domain

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PMID28088480
PMCPMC5276735
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