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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2020

Filament formation by metabolic enzymes-A new twist on regulation.

Eric M Lynch, Justin M Kollman, Bradley A Webb

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Structural basis of secreted acid phosphatase polymerization in the Leishmania parasite.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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  9. Glutamine metabolic enzymes: to filament or not to filament?Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
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  14. Sensing the shape of a surface by tightly surface-bound filaments.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  15. Substrate-enhanced filamentation of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eric M LynchDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, USA.
Justin M KollmanDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, USA. Electronic address: jkoll@uw.edu.
Bradley A WebbDepartment of Biochemistry, West Virginia University, USA. Electronic address: bradley.webb@hsc.wvu.edu.

Funding

The Structure and Function of Metabolic FilamentsR01GM118396 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KOLLMAN, JUSTIN M · 2016 to 2023
$2.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM118396
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compartmentalization of metabolic enzymes through protein-protein interactions is an emerging mechanism for localizing and regulating metabolic activity. Self-assembly into linear filaments is a common strategy for cellular compartmentalization of enzymes. Polymerization is often driven by changes in the metabolic state of the cell, suggesting that it is a strategy for shifting metabolic flux in response to cellular demand. Although polymerization of metabolic enzymes is widespread, observed from bacteria to humans, we are just beginning to appreciate their role in regulating cellular metabolism. In most cases, one functional role of metabolic enzyme filaments is allosteric control of enzyme activity. Here, we highlight recent findings, providing insight into the structural and functional significance of filamentation of metabolic enzymes in cells.

Indexed as

MetabolismCytoskeletonEnzymesHumansPolymerizationEnzymesAllosteryCryogenic electron microscopyEnzyme regulationFilament formationMetabolic enzymeSelf-assembly

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PMID32417394
PMCPMC7577962

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