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XB-ART-43323
Exp Cell Res 2011 Apr 01;3176:691-705. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.01.008.
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The cation channel mucolipin-1 is a bifunctional protein that facilitates membrane remodeling via its serine lipase domain.

LaPlante JM , Falardeau JL , Brown EM , Slaugenhaupt SA , Vassilev PM .


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Phospholipase modulators have been shown to affect the topology of lipid bilayers and the formation of tubulo-vesicular structures, but the specific endogenous phospholipases involved have yet to be identified. Here we show that TRPML1 (MLN1), a Ca(2+)-permeable channel, contributes to membrane remodeling through a serine lipase consensus domain, and thus represents a novel type of bifunctional protein. Remarkably, this serine lipase active site determines the ability of MLN1 to generate tubulo-vesicular extensions in mucolipin-1-expressing oocytes, human fibroblasts and model membrane vesicles. Our demonstration that MLN1 is involved in membrane remodeling and the formation of extensions suggests that it may play a role in the formation of cellular processes linked to the late endosome/lysosome (LE/L) pathway. MLN1 is absent or mutated in patients with mucolipidosis IV (MLIV), a lysosomal disorder with devastating neurological and other consequences. This study provides potential insight into the pathophysiology of MLIV.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: mcoln1

References [+] :
Altarescu, The neurogenetics of mucolipidosis type IV. 2002, Pubmed