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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2024

Septin-coated microtubules promote maturation of multivesicular bodies by inhibiting their motility.

Benjamin P Robinson, Naomi R Bass, Priyanka Bhakt, Elias T Spiliotis

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Decoding Spatial Heterogeneity and Multi-Omics Regulation with Hierarchical Graph Learning.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin P RobinsonDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2943-4016
Naomi R BassDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-8119-7198
Priyanka BhaktDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4224-679X
Elias T SpiliotisDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-9763
Drexel University · USUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

Spatial control of membrane traffic by septin GTPasesR35GM136337 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI Elias T Spiliotis · 2020 to 2026
$3.1M
Regulation of Microtubule-based Membrane Traffic by Septin GTPasesR01GM097664 · NIGMS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI SPILIOTIS, ELIAS T · 2011 to 2019
$3.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM097664NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136337NIH HHS 5R01GM097664
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microtubule cytoskeleton consists of microtubule subsets with distinct compositions of microtubule-associated proteins, which instruct the position and traffic of subcellular organelles. In the endocytic pathway, these microtubule-associated cues are poorly understood. Here, we report that in MDCK cells, endosomes with multivesicular body (MVB) and late endosome (LE) markers localize preferentially to microtubules coated with septin GTPases. Compared with early endosomes, CD63-containing MVBs/LEs are largely immotile on septin-coated microtubules. In vitro reconstitution assays revealed that the motility of isolated GFP-CD63 endosomes is directly inhibited by microtubule-associated septins. Quantification of CD63-positive endosomes containing the early endosome antigen (EEA1), the Rab7 effector and dynein adaptor RILP or Rab27a, showed that intermediary EEA1- and RILP-positive GFP-CD63 preferentially associate with septin-coated microtubules. Septin knockdown enhanced GFP-CD63 motility and decreased the percentage of CD63-positive MVBs/LEs with lysobiphosphatidic acid without impacting the fraction of EEA1-positive CD63. These results suggest that MVB maturation involves immobilization on septin-coated microtubules, which may facilitate multivesiculation and/or organelle-organelle contacts.

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MicrotubulesMultivesicular BodiesSeptinsAnimalsCytoskeletonDogsEndocytosisMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsTetraspanin 30SeptinsTetraspanin 30

Identifiers

PMID38668767
PMCPMC11046855
OpenAlexW4395677628

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