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Functional Characterization of Septin Complexes. / Akhmetova, K. A.; Chesnokov, I. N.; Fedorova, S. A.
In: Molekuliarnaia biologiia, Vol. 52, No. 2, 27.04.2018, p. 155-171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional Characterization of Septin Complexes
AU - Akhmetova, K. A.
AU - Chesnokov, I. N.
AU - Fedorova, S. A.
PY - 2018/4/27
Y1 - 2018/4/27
N2 - Septins belong to a family of conserved GTP-binding proteins found in majority of eukaryotic species except for higher plants. Septins form nonpolar complexes that further polymerize into filaments and associate with cell membranes, thus comprising newly acknowledged cytoskeletal system. Septins participate in a variety of cell processes and contribute to various pathophysiological states, including tumorigenesis and neurodegeneration. Here, we review the structural and functional properties of septins and the regulation of their dynamics with special emphasis on the role of septin filaments as a cytoskeletal system and its interaction with actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. We also discuss how septins compartmentalize the cell by forming local protein-anchoring scaffolds and by providing barriers for the lateral diffusion of the membrane proteins.
AB - Septins belong to a family of conserved GTP-binding proteins found in majority of eukaryotic species except for higher plants. Septins form nonpolar complexes that further polymerize into filaments and associate with cell membranes, thus comprising newly acknowledged cytoskeletal system. Septins participate in a variety of cell processes and contribute to various pathophysiological states, including tumorigenesis and neurodegeneration. Here, we review the structural and functional properties of septins and the regulation of their dynamics with special emphasis on the role of septin filaments as a cytoskeletal system and its interaction with actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. We also discuss how septins compartmentalize the cell by forming local protein-anchoring scaffolds and by providing barriers for the lateral diffusion of the membrane proteins.
KW - septin complexes
KW - septin filaments
KW - septin scaffold
KW - septins
KW - Animals
KW - Cell Membrane/enzymology
KW - Humans
KW - Multienzyme Complexes/genetics
KW - Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
KW - Neoplasms/enzymology
KW - Neurodegenerative Diseases/enzymology
KW - Septins/genetics
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UR - https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=32619490
U2 - 10.7868/S0026898418020015
DO - 10.7868/S0026898418020015
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29695686
AN - SCOPUS:85055078132
VL - 52
SP - 155
EP - 171
JO - Molekulyarnaya Biologiya
JF - Molekulyarnaya Biologiya
SN - 0026-8984
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 17180618