Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Protrudin and PDZD8 contribute to neuronal integrity by promoting lipid extraction required for endosome maturation

  • Michiko Shirane,
  • Mariko Wada,
  • Keiko Morita,
  • Nahoki Hayashi,
  • Reina Kunimatsu,
  • Yuki Matsumoto,
  • Fumiko Matsuzaki,
  • Hirokazu Nakatsumi,
  • Keisuke Ohta,
  • Yasushi Tamura,
  • Keiichi I. Nakayama

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18413-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Interorganelle membrane contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum and the endolysosome. Here, the authors show that ER-endolysosome membrane contact sites are promoted by the proteins protrudin and PDZD8 and may contribute to lipid extraction at these contact sites.