For our Journal Club on May 13, Christa Cortesio presented the following paper:
ER-to-plasma membrane tethering proteins regulate cell signaling and ER morphology. Manford AG, Stefan CJ, Yuan HL, Macgurn JA, Emr SD. Dev Cell. 2012 Dec 11;23(6):1129-40. PMID: 23237950.
Localization of the ER marker Sec61-GFP in wild-type and Δtether cells (ist2Δ, scs2/22Δ, and tcb1/2/3Δ).
For our Journal Club on April 18, Akemi Kunibe presented the following paper:
Endoplasmic reticulum-associated mitochondria-cortex tether functions in the distribution and inheritance of mitochondria. Lackner LL, Ping H, Graef M, Murley A, Nunnari J. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 5;110(6):E458-67. PMID: 23341591.
The ER is a component of the Num1 mitochondria–cell cortex tether.