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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2025

Towards a unified framework for the function of endoplasmic reticulum exit sites.

Hesso Farhan, Ishier Raote, Felix Campelo, Liang Ge, Koret Hirschberg, Alison Forrester, Giulia Zanetti, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, José Carlos Pastor-Pareja, Franck Perez and 2 more

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hesso FarhanInstitute of Pathophysiology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. hesso.farhan@i-med.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-8463
Ishier RaoteInstitut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-4896
Felix CampeloICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-9548
Liang GeSchool of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Koret HirschbergDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2415-6857
Alison ForresterUnit of Research of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (URBC), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.
Giulia ZanettiInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-0342
Jennifer Lippincott-SchwartzHHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-3501
José Carlos Pastor-ParejaInstitute of Neurosciences, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-4473
Franck PerezInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR144, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9129-9401
Kota SaitoDepartment of Biological Informatics and Experimental Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2478-2687
Vivek MalhotraCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites (ERES) are specialized, ribosome-free ER subdomains that serve as dynamic portals for COPII-mediated export of proteins from the ER. Beyond their role in the secretory pathway, ERES are implicated in diverse processes, including autophagy and the maturation of lipid droplets, highlighting their functional plasticity. ERES integrate cargo load, membrane tension and spatial cues to remodel their architecture and function in real time. This Roadmap synthesizes our current knowledge on the biogenesis, structural diversity and regulatory logic of ERES. We highlight key unanswered questions in the field, particularly concerning how ERES integrate signals to coordinate protein trafficking under varying cellular states. Finally, we propose a multidisciplinary framework - leveraging advances in high-resolution imaging, synthetic reconstitution and computational modelling - to delineate the principles governing the function and plasticity of ERES. Understanding these mechanisms holds significant potential for developing targeted therapeutic strategies in diseases linked to trafficking dysfunction.

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Endoplasmic ReticulumProtein TransportCOP-Coated VesiclesGolgi ApparatusHumansRibosomesSignal Transduction

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