Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs)

The portions of the ER membranes that form special contact regions with the mitochondria.

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The two ends of microfilament polymerize at different rates:

fast-growing end - plus end

slow-growing end - minus end

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Defects in LIS1 

Miller-Dieker lissencephaly

means “smooth brain”

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CAMs fall into one of four major families: 

Cadherins

Immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily

Integrins

Selectins

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The N-terminal a PAS domain 

a GAF domain with bilin-lyase activity, which binds the chromophore, 

PHY domain, which stabilizes phytochrome in the Pfr form

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Like SOCS proteins in the cytokine signaling, 

Smad7 also recruits an E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets TGF-β receptors for degradation.