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The functional universe of membrane contact sites.

William A PrinzAlexandre ToulmayTamas Balla
Published in: Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology (2019)
Organelles compartmentalize eukaryotic cells, enhancing their ability to respond to environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and integrate their activities is by forming close contacts, often called 'membrane contact sites' (MCSs). Interest in MCSs has grown dramatically in the past decade as it is has become clear that they are ubiquitous and have a much broader range of critical roles in cells than was initially thought. Indeed, functions for MCSs in intracellular signalling (particularly calcium signalling, reactive oxygen species signalling and lipid signalling), autophagy, lipid metabolism, membrane dynamics, cellular stress responses and organelle trafficking and biogenesis have now been reported.
Keyphrases
  • induced apoptosis
  • reactive oxygen species
  • cell cycle arrest
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • cell death
  • signaling pathway
  • oxidative stress
  • fatty acid
  • risk assessment