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Organization and function of membrane contact sites.

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This review will focus on the common organizing principles underlying the many MCSs found between the ER and virtually all compartments of the cell, and on how the ER establishes a network of M CSs for the trafficking of vital metabolites and information.
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This article is published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.The article was published on 2013-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 388 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Membrane contact site & Endomembrane system.

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A Four-Step Cycle Driven by PI(4)P Hydrolysis Directs Sterol/PI(4)P Exchange by the ER-Golgi Tether OSBP

TL;DR: OSBP-mediated back transfer of PI(4)P might coordinate the transfer of other lipid species at the ER-Golgi interface, suggesting the ability to both tether organelles and transport lipids between them.
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Ca2+ homeostasis and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress: An integrated view of calcium signaling.

TL;DR: This work has shown that loss of nutrients/energy leads to the loss of cellular homeostasis and disruption of Ca(2+) signaling in both the reticular network and cytoplasmic compartments, and this leads to activation of ER stress coping responses, such as the unfolded protein response (UPR), and mobilization of pathways to regain ERHomeostasis.
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Bridging the gap: Membrane contact sites in signaling, metabolism, and organelle dynamics

TL;DR: Regions of close apposition between two organelles, often referred to as membrane contact sites (MCSs), mostly form between the endoplasmic reticulum and a second organelle, although contacts between mitochondria and other organelle have also begun to be characterized.
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ER Contact Sites Define the Position and Timing of Endosome Fission

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the site of constriction and fission for early and late endosomes is spatially and temporally linked to contact sites with the ER, and altering ER structure and dynamics reduces the efficiency of endosome fission.
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There's Something Wrong with my MAM; the ER–Mitochondria Axis and Neurodegenerative Diseases

TL;DR: Several recent studies have shown that disturbances to ER–mitochondria contacts occur in neurodegenerative diseases, and this work reviews these findings.
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Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 coordinately regulate mitochondrial fusion and are essential for embryonic development

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Close Contacts with the Endoplasmic Reticulum as Determinants of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Responses

TL;DR: The spatial relation between mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum in living HeLa cells was analyzed at high resolution in three dimensions with two differently colored, specifically targeted green fluorescent proteins to emphasize the importance of cell architecture and the distribution of organelles in regulation of Ca2+ signaling.
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