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FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00042
Keywords
endoplasmic reticulum; autophagy; membrane contact sites; neurodegenerative disorders; VMP1
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC 81430021, 81771521]
- Key Research & Development Plan of the Liaoning Science and Technology Department [2018225051]
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Cellular communication processes are highly dynamic and mediated, at least in part, by contacts between various membrane structures. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the major biosynthetic organelle of the cell, establishes an extensive network with other membrane structures to regulate the transport of intracellular molecules. Vacuole membrane protein 1 (VMP1), an ER-localized metazoan-specific protein, plays important roles in the formation of autophagosomes and communication between the ER and other organelles, including mitochondria, autophagosome precursor membranes, Golgi, lipid droplets, and endosomes. Increasing evidence has indicated that autophagy and ER-membrane communication at membrane contact sites are closely related to neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In this review, we summarize the roles of VMP1 in autophagy and ER-membrane contacts and discuss their potential implications in neurodegenerative disorders.
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