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Overview

Rytis Prekeris is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work spans a diverse range of main topics, including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Congenital heart defects research

Rytis Prekeris has published numerous papers, with a selection of recent works as follows:

  • "RAB19 Directs Cortical Remodeling and Membrane Growth for Primary Ciliogenesis" (2021), Developmental Cell
  • "Single-cell RNA analysis identifies pre-migratory neural crest cells expressing markers of differentiated derivatives" (2021), eLife
  • "Roles of the actin cytoskeleton in ciliogenesis" (2022), Journal of Cell Science
  • "CLIC4 is a cytokinetic cleavage furrow protein that regulates cortical cytoskeleton stability during cell division" (2020), Journal of Cell Science
  • "Ubiquitylation by Rab40b/Cul5 regulates Rap2 localization and activity during cell migration" (2022), The Journal of Cell Biology

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with notable publication counts in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 15 publications
  • Journal of Cell Science - 6 publications
  • The Journal of Cell Biology - 3 publications
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell - 3 publications
  • Developmental Cell - 2 publications

Collaborations are an integral part of their research, with recurrent co-authors including:

  • Ke-Jun Han (12 joint publications)
  • Vytenis Arvydas Skeberdis (8 joint publications)
  • Cayla E Jewett (7 joint publications)
  • Huxley K. Hoffman (7 joint publications)
  • Ezra Lencer (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • SNARE Interactions Are Not Selective: IMPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE FUSION SPECIFICITY

    Bin Yang;Lino Gonzalez;Rytis Prekeris;Martin Steegmaier

  • Rab11-FIP3 and FIP4 interact with Arf6 and the Exocyst to control membrane traffic in cytokinesis

    Andrew B Fielding;Eric Schonteich;Johanne Matheson;Gayle Wilson

  • The FIP3-Rab11 Protein Complex Regulates Recycling Endosome Targeting to the Cleavage Furrow during Late Cytokinesis

    Gayle M. Wilson;Andrew B. Fielding;Glenn C. Simon;Xinzi Yu

  • Syntaxin 13 Mediates Cycling of Plasma Membrane Proteins via Tubulovesicular Recycling Endosomes

    Rytis Prekeris;Judith Klumperman;Yu A. Chen;Richard H. Scheller

  • Identification and Localization of an Actin-binding Motif That Is Unique to the Epsilon Isoform of Protein Kinase C and Participates in the Regulation of Synaptic Function

    R Prekeris;M W Mayhew;J B Cooper;D M Terrian

  • Brain Myosin V Is a Synaptic Vesicle-associated Motor Protein: Evidence for a Ca2+-dependent Interaction with the Synaptobrevin–Synaptophysin Complex

    Rytis Prekeris;David M. Terrian

  • Seven novel mammalian SNARE proteins localize to distinct membrane compartments.

    Raj J. Advani;Hae-Rahn Bae;Jason B. Bock;Daniel S. Chao

  • The regulation of MMP targeting to invadopodia during cancer metastasis

    Abitha Jacob;Rytis Prekeris

  • A Rab11/Rip11 Protein Complex Regulates Apical Membrane Trafficking via Recycling Endosomes

    Rytis Prekeris;Judith Klumperman;Richard H Scheller

  • Ciliary targeting motif VxPx directs assembly of a trafficking module through Arf4.

    Jana Mazelova;Lisa Astuto-Gribble;Hiroki Inoue;Beatrice M Tam

  • Vamp-7 Mediates Vesicular Transport from Endosomes to Lysosomes

    Raj J. Advani;Bin Yang;Rytis Prekeris;Kelly C. Lee

  • Peri-Golgi vesicles contain retrograde but not anterograde proteins consistent with the cisternal progression model of intra-Golgi transport

    José A. Martínez-Menárguez;Rytis Prekeris;Viola M.J. Oorschot;Richard Scheller

  • The Rip11/Rab11-FIP5 and kinesin II complex regulates endocytic protein recycling.

    Eric Schonteich;Gayle M. Wilson;Jemima Burden;Colin R. Hopkins

  • Arfophilins Are Dual Arf/Rab 11 Binding Proteins That Regulate Recycling Endosome Distribution and Are Related to Drosophila Nuclear Fallout

    Gilles R.X. Hickson;Johanne Matheson;Blake Riggs;Valerie H. Maier

  • FIP3-endosome-dependent formation of the secondary ingression mediates ESCRT-III recruitment during cytokinesis

    John A. Schiel;Glenn C. Simon;Chelsey Zaharris;Julie Weisz

  • Differential roles of syntaxin 7 and syntaxin 8 in endosomal trafficking.

    Rytis Prekeris;Bin Yang;Viola Oorschot;Judith Klumperman

  • Rab40b regulates trafficking of MMP2 and MMP9 during invadopodia formation and invasion of breast cancer cells

    Abitha Jacob;Jian Jing;James Lee;Pepper Schedin

  • Molecular Analysis of the Interactions between Protein Kinase C-ε and Filamentous Actin

    Rytis Prekeris;Robert M. Hernandez;Mark W. Mayhew;Martyn K. White

  • Structural Basis for Rab11-mediated Recruitment of FIP3 to Recycling Endosomes

    Sudharshan Eathiraj;Ashwini Mishra;Rytis Prekeris;David G. Lambright

  • Transport at the recycling endosome.

    Victor W Hsu;Rytis Prekeris

Frequent Co-Authors

Gwyn W. Gould
Gwyn W. Gould University of Strathclyde
Judith Klumperman
Judith Klumperman Utrecht University
Pepper Schedin
Pepper Schedin Oregon Health & Science University
Dick Hoekstra
Dick Hoekstra University Medical Center Groningen
Valerie M. Weaver
Valerie M. Weaver University of California, San Francisco
Viola Oorschot
Viola Oorschot Utrecht University
Vojo Deretic
Vojo Deretic University of New Mexico
Cisca Wijmenga
Cisca Wijmenga University Medical Center Groningen
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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