title: FYVE-finger proteins--effectors of an inositol lipid.
abstract: The binding of cytosolic proteins to specific intracellular membranes containing phosphorylated derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) is a common theme in vital cellular processes, such as cytoskeletal function, receptor signalling and membrane trafficking. Recently, several potential effectors of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase product PtdIns 3-phosphate (PtdIns(3)P) have emerged through the observation that a conserved zinc-finger-like domain, the FYVE-finger, binds specifically to this lipid. Here we review current knowledge about the structural basis for the FYVE-PtdIns(3)P interaction, its role in membrane recruitment of proteins and the functions of FYVE-finger proteins in membrane trafficking and other cellular processes.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biochemistry, the Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, N-0310 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stenmark
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aasland
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; D011506:Proteins; C055525:phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases