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ArticleJournal of cell science2023

Vimentin intermediate filaments provide structural stability to the mammalian Golgi complex.

Teresa Vitali, Rosa Sanchez-Alvarez, Tomasz M Witkos, Ioannis Bantounas, Marie F A Cutiongco, Michal Dudek, Guanhua Yan, Alexander A Mironov, Joe Swift, Martin Lowe

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa VitaliSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Rosa Sanchez-AlvarezSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Tomasz M WitkosSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Ioannis BantounasSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Marie F A CutiongcoWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Michal DudekWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3152-1127
Guanhua YanSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Alexander A MironovElectron Microscopy Core Facility, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Joe SwiftWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Martin LoweSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9331-8143
University of Manchester · GBWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/T000945/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/T001984/1Medical Research Council MR/N000366/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Golgi complex comprises a connected ribbon of stacked cisternal membranes localized to the perinuclear region in most vertebrate cells. The position and morphology of this organelle depends upon interactions with microtubules and the actin cytoskeleton. In contrast, we know relatively little about the relationship of the Golgi complex with intermediate filaments (IFs). In this study, we show that the Golgi is in close physical proximity to vimentin IFs in cultured mouse and human cells. We also show that the trans-Golgi network coiled-coil protein GORAB can physically associate with vimentin IFs. Loss of vimentin and/or GORAB had a modest effect upon Golgi structure at the steady state. The Golgi underwent more rapid disassembly upon chemical disruption with brefeldin A or nocodazole, and slower reassembly upon drug washout, in vimentin knockout cells. Moreover, loss of vimentin caused reduced Golgi ribbon integrity when cells were cultured on high-stiffness hydrogels, which was exacerbated by loss of GORAB. These results indicate that vimentin IFs contribute to the structural stability of the Golgi complex and suggest a role for GORAB in this process.

Indexed as

CytoskeletonIntermediate FilamentsAnimalsGolgi ApparatusHumansMammalsMiceMicrotubulesVimentinVimentinCell stiffnessGolgi complexGORABIntermediate filamentVimentin

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PMID37732478
PMCPMC10617613
OpenAlexW4386910588

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