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ArticleNature communications2026

The vault associates with membranes in situ.

Katharina Geißler, Jan Philipp Kreysing, Yuning Wang, Desislava Glushkova, Agnieszka Obarska-Kosinska, Patrick C Hoffmann, Stefanie Böhm, Alexander Schmidt, Jakob Meier-Credo, Julian D Langer and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Katharina Geißler *Department of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-7875-7052
Jan Philipp Kreysing *Department of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4770-6313
Yuning WangDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Desislava GlushkovaDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6077-7338
Agnieszka Obarska-KosinskaDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7686-695X
Patrick C HoffmannDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3421-6363
Stefanie BöhmDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Alexander SchmidtBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3149-2381
Jakob Meier-CredoMembrane Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Julian D LangerMembrane Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5190-577X
Gerhard HummerCluster of Excellence SubCellular Architecture of Life (SCALE), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7768-746X
Martin BeckDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. martin.beck@biophys.mpg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-7397-1321

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The eukaryotic vault particle is a giant ribonucleoprotein complex that assembles into an iconic barrel-like cage. Its cellular function has remained elusive despite extensive characterization. Using cryo-electron tomography of Dictyostelium discoideum cells, we define the distribution, structural states, and interaction landscape of vault particles in situ. Surprisingly, we detect a subpopulation of vault particles associated with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and nuclear envelope membranes. This association occurs at a defined barrel height of the vault particle. Membrane-associated particles appear to localize to patches of reduced membrane bilayer thickness and altered curvature. We further find that a fraction of vaults encloses 80S ribosomes in highly ordered orientations. These structural findings are further corroborated by proximity labeling experiments, which identify ER-resident proteins and numerous ribosomal components as vault particle interactors. The membrane-bound and ribosome-encapsulating vault populations that we uncover will direct future studies towards revealing vault function.

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DictyosteliumNuclear EnvelopeProtozoan ProteinsVault Ribonucleoprotein ParticlesCryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyEndoplasmic ReticulumRibosomesProtozoan ProteinsVault Ribonucleoprotein Particles

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PMCPMC13100048

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