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SUBMITTER: Moss TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3128651 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moss Tyler J TJ Daga Andrea A McNew James A JA
Trends in cell biology 20110506 7
Atlastin is an integral membrane GTPase localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In vitro and in vivo analyses indicate that atlastin is a membrane fusogen capable of driving membrane fusion, suggesting a role in ER structure and maintenance. Interestingly, mutations in the human atlastin-1 gene, SPG3A, cause a form of autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). The etiology of HSP is unclear, but two predominant forms of the disorder are caused by mutant proteins that affect ER ...[more]