Gene Review:
Pitpna - phosphatidylinositol transfer protein, alpha
Mus musculus
Synonyms:
PI-TP-alpha, Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha isoform, Pitp alpha, Pitpn, PtdIns transfer protein alpha, ...
- Mice lacking phosphatidylinositol transfer protein-alpha exhibit spinocerebellar degeneration, intestinal and hepatic steatosis, and hypoglycemia. Alb, J.G., Cortese, J.D., Phillips, S.E., Albin, R.L., Nagy, T.R., Hamilton, B.A., Bankaitis, V.A. J. Biol. Chem. (2003)
- Structure of apo-phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha provides insight into membrane association. Schouten, A., Agianian, B., Westerman, J., Kroon, J., Wirtz, K.W., Gros, P. EMBO J. (2002)
- Fluorescently labeled phosphatidylinositol transfer protein isoforms (alpha and beta), microinjected into fetal bovine heart endothelial cells, are targeted to distinct intracellular sites. De Vries, K.J., Westerman, J., Bastiaens, P.I., Jovin, T.M., Wirtz, K.W., Snoek, G.T. Exp. Cell Res. (1996)
- Activity of phosphatidylinositol transfer protein is sensitive to ethanol and membrane curvature. Komatsu, H., Bouma, B., Wirtz, K.W., Taraschi, T.F., Janes, N. Biochem. J. (2000)
- Vibrator (vb): a spinocerebellar system degeneration with autosomal recessive inheritance in mice. Weimar, W.R., Lane, P.W., Sidman, R.L. Brain Res. (1982)
- Lipid metabolism in phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha-deficient vibrator mice. Monaco, M.E., Kim, J., Ruan, W., Wieczorek, R., Kleinberg, D.L., Walden, P.D. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2004)
- Phosphoinositide signalling in nuclei of Friend cells: DMSO-induced differentiation reduces the association of phosphatidylinositol-transfer protein with the nucleus. Rubbini, S., Cocco, L., Manzoli, L., Lutterman, J., Billi, A.M., Matteucci, A., Wirtz, K.W. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1997)