title: Phosphatidylinositol synthase and diacylglycerol platforms bust a move.
abstract: Kim et al. (2011) challenge the dogma that phosphatidylinositol synthesis is restricted to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by showing that a mobile membrane compartment transports phosphatidylinositol synthase from the ER to numerous cellular compartments, including the plasma membrane. These findings significantly impact our view of phosphoinositide signaling in the cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7090, USA. vytas@med.unc.edu
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authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Bankaitis
authors.forename: Aby
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authors.lastname: Grabon
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