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PI-loting membrane traffic

  • Maria Antonietta De Matteis*
  • , Anna Godi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Phosphoinositides (PIs) undergo phosphorylation/dephosphorylation cycles through organelle-specific PI kinases and PI phosphatases that lead to distinct subcellular distributions of the individual PI species. Specific PIs control the correct timing and location of many trafficking events. Their ultimate mode of action is not always well defined, but it includes localized recruitment of transport machinery, allosteric regulation of PI-binding proteins and changes in the physical properties of the membrane.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)487-492
Number of pages6
JournalNature Cell Biology
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank C. Berrie for reading the manuscript and E. Fontana for artwork preparation. This work has been supported in part by the Italian Association for Cancer Research, Telethon Italia, European Community and by the Italian Ministry of Education.

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