The observation that loss - of - function mutations in DENND5A causes epileptic encephalopathy suggests that DENND5A protein controls membrane trafficking pathways critical for normal neuronal development and strengthens the argument that
protein trafficking processes in cells are critical for normal neuronal development and function.
Not exact matches
Endocytosis is a fundamental membrane
trafficking process by which cells uptake external factors such as
proteins and pathogens.
Selective imaging by correlated optical and electron microscopy of
protein molecules of known ages will clarify fundamental
processes of
protein trafficking in situ.
By addressing CaaX
processing of Chs4 we try to increase our current understanding on maturation and
trafficking of
proteins involved in chitin biosynthesis, but also aim to shed light on the still enigmatic biological function of the post-prenylation steps of CaaX
processing.
In 2014, Anna earned her Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology at Drexel University where she focused on characterizing Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway and its role in Amyloid Precursor
Protein (APP)
processing, Amyloid - beta clearance, and
trafficking to primary cilia.
Our group has discovered two
protein -
protein interaction networks that sit at the heart of numerous endocytic and
trafficking processes: the EH (Eps15 Homology) and monoUb networks (9 - 13).