131st iCeMS Seminar/CeMI Seminar Series 35: Prof. Pietro De Camilli
Endocytosis plays a fundamental role in all cells and a highly specialized role at neuronal synapses, where it mediates the recycling of synaptic vesicle membranes. Dr. De Camilli and his colleagues have capitalized on this highly specialized system to advance knowledge of fundamental mechanisms in endocytic membrane traffic. Dr. De Camilli will discuss how membrane deformation at endocytic sites is coupled, via adaptor proteins with curvature generating/sensing properties, to metabolic changes of phosphoinositides in the membrane bilayer and will address more generally the importance of these phospholipids in the control of membrane dynamics and interactions.
| Lecturer |  Department of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program in Cellular Neuroscience Neurodegeneration and Repair, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience Yale University School of Medicine, USA |
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| Title | Membrane Dynamics and Phosphoinositide Signaling in the Endocytic Pathway |
| Date / Time | Tuesday, February 5, 2013 / 10:30-11:30 |
| Venue | 2nd Floor Seminar Room (#A207), iCeMS Main Building (#71), Kyoto University -> Directions |
| Flyer |  PDF (100KB) |
| Host | Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) |
| Co-host | Kyoto University's Global COE Program: Center for Frontier Medicine |
| Contact | iCeMS Heuser Lab | heuser-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp iCeMS Kusumi Lab | kusumi-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp |