ReviewMolecular biology of the cell2020
Masters of asymmetry - lessons and perspectives from 50 years of septins.
Review in Molecular biology of the cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.
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- Septin7 is essential in early hematopoiesis, but redundant at later stages.Life science alliance · 2026Article
- A functional role for Septin-2 in the maintenance of the axon initial segment and in human cognitive development.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Septins regulate cytokinesis and multicellular development in the closest living relatives of animals.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Study of Protein-Protein Interactions in Septin Assembly: Multiple amphipathic helix domains cooperate in binding to the lipid membrane.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Shigella flexneri evades septin-mediated cell-autonomous immunity via protein ADP-riboxanation.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Septins in the nervous system: from cytoskeletal dynamics to neurological disorders.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Review
- Septin organization is regulated by the Gpa1 ubiquitination domain and endocytic machinery during the yeast pheromone response.Molecular biology of the cell · 2025Article
- Septin complexes: Ahead of the curve.Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Roles for the canonical polarity machinery in the de novo establishment of polarity in budding yeast spores.Molecular biology of the cell · 2025Article
- Roles for the canonical polarity machinery in thebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Dysregulation of septin cytoskeletal organization in the trabecular meshwork contributes to ocular hypertension.JCI insight · 2024Article
- Changing human hair fibre colour and shape from the follicle.Journal of advanced research · 2024Article
- Central Role of the Actomyosin Ring in Coordinating Cytokinesis Steps in Budding Yeast.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- How cytoskeletal crosstalk makes cells move: Bridging cell-free and cell studies.Biophysics reviews · 2024Review
- Two Septin complexes mediate actin dynamics during cell wound repair.Cell reports · 2024Article
- Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division.The Journal of cell biology · 2024Article
- Two Septin Complexes Mediate Actin Dynamics During Cell Wound Repair.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Septins and K63 ubiquitin chains are present in separate bacterial microdomains during autophagy of entrapped Shigella.Journal of cell science · 2023Article
- Pyramidal neuron morphogenesis requires a septin network that stabilizes filopodia and suppresses lamellipodia during neurite initiation.Current biology : CB · 2023Article
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Abstract
Septins are a unique family of GTPases, which were discovered 50 years ago as essential genes for the asymmetric cell shape and division of budding yeast. Septins assemble into filamentous nonpolar polymers, which associate with distinct membrane macrodomains and subpopulations of actin filaments and microtubules. While structurally a cytoskeleton-like element, septins function predominantly as spatial regulators of protein localization and interactions. Septin scaffolds and barriers have provided a long-standing paradigm for the generation and maintenance of asymmetry in cell membranes. Septins also promote asymmetry by regulating the spatial organization of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton, and biasing the directionality of membrane traffic. In this 50th anniversary perspective, we highlight how septins have conserved and adapted their roles as effectors of membrane and cytoplasmic asymmetry across fungi and animals. We conclude by outlining principles of septin function as a module of symmetry breaking, which alongside the monomeric small GTPases provides a core mechanism for the biogenesis of molecular asymmetry and cell polarity.
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