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Overview

Timothy P. Levine is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry. Additional areas of study include Epidemiology and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Timothy P. Levine has contributed to multiple publications over the years. Notable recent papers include:

  • FFAT motif phosphorylation controls formation and lipid transfer function of inter-organelle contacts, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • A novel superfamily of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins, 2022, Trends in Cell Biology
  • Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER, 2022, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • The diversity of ACBD proteins - From lipid binding to protein modulators and organelle tethers, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • Systematic analysis of membrane contact sites in Saccharomyces cerevisiae uncovers modulators of cellular lipid distribution, 2022, eLife

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ganiyu O. Alli-Balogun
  • Inês Gomes Castro
  • Shawn P. Shortill
  • Samantha K. Dziurdzik
  • Angela Cadou

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Harvard Dataverse, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Contact, The Journal of Cell Biology, and Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. These publication venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their investigations within cellular and molecular biology contexts.

Best Publications

  • A conserved ER targeting motif in three families of lipid binding proteins and in Opi1p binds VAP

    Christopher J.R. Loewen;Anjana Roy;Timothy P. Levine

  • Lipid traffic: floppy drives and a superhighway

    Joost C. M. Holthuis;Tim P. Levine

  • Targeting of Golgi-specific pleckstrin homology domains involves both PtdIns 4-kinase-dependent and -independent components.

    Timothy P. Levine;Sean Munro

  • Coming together to define membrane contact sites.

    Luca Scorrano;Maria Antonietta De Matteis;Scott Emr;Francesca Giordano

  • Phospholipid metabolism regulated by a transcription factor sensing phosphatidic acid.

    C. J. R. Loewen;M. L. Gaspar;S. A. Jesch;C. Delon

  • p47 is a cofactor for p97-mediated membrane fusion

    Hisao Kondo;Catherine Rabouille;Richard Newman;Timothy P. Levine

  • The Vesicle Docking Protein p115 Binds GM130, a cis-Golgi Matrix Protein, in a Mitotically Regulated Manner

    Nobuhiro Nakamura;Martin Lowe;Timothy P. Levine;Catherine Rabouille

  • An NSF-like ATPase, p97, and NSF mediate cisternal regrowth from mitotic Golgi fragments.

    Catherine Rabouille;Timothy P Levine;Jan-Michael Peters;Graham Warren

  • Receptor Activation Alters Inner Surface Potential During Phagocytosis

    Tony Yeung;Mauricio Terebiznik;Liming Yu;John Silvius

  • Lipid transfer proteins: the lipid commute via shuttles, bridges and tubes.

    Louise H Wong;Alberto T Gatta;Tim P Levine

  • A Role for Giantin in Docking COPI Vesicles to Golgi Membranes

    Birte Sönnichsen;Martin Lowe;Tim Levine;Eija Jämsä

  • The product of C9orf72, a gene strongly implicated in neurodegeneration, is structurally related to DENN Rab-GEFs

    Timothy P. Levine;Rachel D. Daniels;Alberto T. Gatta;Louise H. Wong

  • The pleckstrin homology domain of oxysterol-binding protein recognises a determinant specific to Golgi membranes

    Timothy P. Levine;Sean Munro

  • A new family of StART domain proteins at membrane contact sites has a role in ER-PM sterol transport

    Alberto T Gatta;Louise H Wong;Yves Y Sere;Diana M Calderón-Noreña

  • VAP, a Versatile Access Point for the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Review and analysis of FFAT-like motifs in the VAPome.

    Sarah E. Murphy;Tim P. Levine

  • A highly conserved binding site in vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein (VAP) for the FFAT motif of lipid-binding proteins.

    Christopher J.R. Loewen;Timothy P. Levine

  • Inter-organelle membrane contact sites: through a glass, darkly

    Tim Levine;Chris Loewen

  • Antigen processing for presentation by class II major histocompatibility complex requires cleavage by cathepsin E.

    Bennett K;Levine T;Ellis Js;Peanasky Rj

  • Multiple Pools of Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate Detected Using the Pleckstrin Homology Domain of Osh2p

    Anjana Roy;Timothy P. Levine

  • STARD3 or STARD3NL and VAP form a novel molecular tether between late endosomes and the ER.

    Fabien Alpy;Adrien Rousseau;Yannick Schwab;Yannick Schwab;François Legueux

Frequent Co-Authors

Anant K. Menon
Anant K. Menon Cornell University
Graham Warren
Graham Warren Medical University of Vienna
Sean Munro
Sean Munro MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Benjamin M. Chain
Benjamin M. Chain University College London
Stephen E. Moss
Stephen E. Moss University College London
William A. Prinz
William A. Prinz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Vesa M. Olkkonen
Vesa M. Olkkonen University of Helsinki
Maya Schuldiner
Maya Schuldiner Weizmann Institute of Science
Catherine Tomasetto
Catherine Tomasetto Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Elina Ikonen
Elina Ikonen University of Helsinki

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