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ReviewBioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology2026

Flower Delivery: The Emergence of FLOWER (FWE) as a Multifunctional Regulator of Endo-Lysosome-Related Organelle Trafficking Across Cell Types.

Justin C Rudd, Laura A Hansen

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Review in BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Justin C RuddDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Laura A HansenDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In humans, the FLOWER (FWE or CACFD1) gene encodes a set of small, alternatively spliced transmembrane protein isoforms (hFWE1-4). The canonical human isoform, hFWE4, and its various orthologues, which we collectively refer to as FWE for simplicity, assumes a four transmembrane pass structure with cytosolic N- and C-termini. This topology exposes YXXΦ motifs enabling interaction with trafficking machinery and positions highly-conserved cationic residues for interaction with membrane phospholipids. While identified initially as a mediator of synaptic vesicle endocytosis in presynaptic neurons, FWE is now recognized as a critical mediator of endo-lysosome related organelle (ELRO) trafficking across diverse cell types including cytotoxic T-lymphocytes and epidermal keratinocytes. A unifying feature of FWE function appears to be elevation of cytosolic Ca

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EndosomesLysosomesMembrane ProteinsOrganellesAnimalsCalciumHumansProtein IsoformsProtein TransportCalciumMembrane ProteinsProtein Isoforms

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PMID42592716
PMCPMC13470650

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