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The Faculty of Medicine - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Shpilka Tomer

Researchers

 Last updated February 2023 - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

List of Publications

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Popugailo A, Rotfogel Z, Levy M, Turgeman O, Hillman D, Levy R, et al. The homodimer interfaces of costimulatory receptors B7 and CD28 control their engagement and pro-inflammatory signaling. Journal of Biomedical Science [Internet]. 2023;30(1). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85163653152&doi=10.1186%252fs12929-023-00941-3&partnerID=40&md5=1bbb5c803045bf4c44cf4ca6490b0cba

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Uma Naresh N, Kim S, Shpilka T, Yang Q, Du Y, Haynes CM. Mitochondrial genome recovery by ATFS-1 is essential for development after starvation. Cell Reports [Internet]. 2022;41(13). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144413259&doi=10.1016%252fj.celrep.2022.111875&partnerID=40&md5=879c7371b5971cfa44f3b73efd5ec90b

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Yang Q, Liu P, Anderson NS, Shpilka T, Du YG, Naresh NU, et al. LONP-1 and ATFS-1 sustain deleterious heteroplasmy by promoting mtDNA replication in dysfunctional mitochondria. Nature Cell Biology [Internet]. 2022;24(2):181–93. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124680419&doi=10.1038%252fs41556-021-00840-5&partnerID=40&md5=9d161086c07d0918f3dbe59c5b9c06ed

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Shpilka T, Du YG, Yang Q, Melber A, Uma Naresh N, Lavelle J, et al. UPRmt scales mitochondrial network expansion with protein synthesis via mitochondrial import in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Communications [Internet]. 2021;12(1). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099681825&doi=10.1038%252fs41467-020-20784-y&partnerID=40&md5=cf8e24b6d872916e140fbbfdd4466ead

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Milstone ZJ, Saheera S, Bourke LM, Shpilka T, Haynes CM, Trivedi CM. Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 silence cryptic transcription to promote mitochondrial function during cardiogenesis. Science Advances [Internet]. 2020;6(15). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083170709&doi=10.1126%252fsciadv.aax5150&partnerID=40&md5=6c59fe6b7560a0d2da62b05136a9c895

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Shpilka T, Haynes CM. The mitochondrial UPR: Mechanisms, physiological functions and implications in ageing. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology [Internet]. 2018;19(2):109–20. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041138005&doi=10.1038%252fnrm.2017.110&partnerID=40&md5=247bfdbc2f38304f92ba7a7436b61d03

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Arad G, Levy R, Nasie I, Hillman D, Rotfogel Z, Barash U, et al. Correction to Binding of Superantigen Toxins into the CD28 Homodimer Interface Is Essential for Induction of Cytokine Genes That Mediate Lethal Shock [PLoS Biol, (2015), 13, 8]. PLoS Biology [Internet]. 2015;13(8). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955560812&doi=10.1371%252fjournal.pbio.1002237&partnerID=40&md5=ee10f205aad0e6fec26a7e368b81fee9

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Shpilka T, Welter E, Borovsky N, Amar N, Mari M, Reggiori F, et al. Lipid droplets and their component triglycerides and steryl esters regulate autophagosome biogenesis. EMBO Journal [Internet]. 2015;34(16):2117–31. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84939209368&doi=10.15252%252fembj.201490315&partnerID=40&md5=bc19e6e968c19517ef8a7674c7f2fb38

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Shpilka T, Welter E, Borovsky N, Amar N, Shimron F, Peleg Y, et al. Fatty acid synthase is preferentially degraded by autophagy upon nitrogen starvation in yeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Internet]. 2015;112(5):1434–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922311450&doi=10.1073%252fpnas.1409476112&partnerID=40&md5=7e94451e2ddb80e75537e6f0e0bf5ad9

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Shpilka T, Elazar Z. Lipid droplets regulate autophagosome biogenesis. Autophagy [Internet]. 2015;11(11):2130–1. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84964265562&doi=10.1080%252f15548627.2015.1093719&partnerID=40&md5=ddb55f4a0f5852d59bdd4b0cb7c5e228

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Shpilka T, Elazar Z. Essential Role for the Mammalian ATG8 Isoform LC3C in Xenophagy. Molecular Cell [Internet]. 2012;48(3):325–6. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84869008557&doi=10.1016%252fj.molcel.2012.10.020&partnerID=40&md5=91c3750d647c77de674888a99890e5a6

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Shpilka T, Mizushima N, Elazar Z. Ubiquitin-like proteins and autophagy at a glance. Journal of Cell Science [Internet]. 2012;125(10):2343–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84864809503&doi=10.1242%252fjcs.093757&partnerID=40&md5=bcbc373d5dc12f131c4b1478e0916c3b

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Rubinsztein DC, Shpilka T, Elazar Z. Mechanisms of autophagosome biogenesis. Current Biology [Internet]. 2012;22(1):R29–34. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84855645313&doi=10.1016%252fj.cub.2011.11.034&partnerID=40&md5=bf73d0195faffcb8e09a469283a53f88

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Arad G, Levy R, Nasie I, Hillman D, Rotfogel Z, Barash U, et al. Binding of superantigen toxins into the CD28 homodimer interface is essential for induction of cytokine genes that mediate lethal shock. PLoS Biology [Internet]. 2011;9(9). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80053319600&doi=10.1371%252fjournal.pbio.1001149&partnerID=40&md5=8af1b8badd473e5c1a53f3fdf40cbe62

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Shpilka T, Weidberg H, Pietrokovski S, Elazar Z. Atg8: An autophagy-related ubiquitin-like protein family. Genome Biology [Internet]. 2011;12(7). Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79960878784&doi=10.1186%252fgb-2011-12-7-226&partnerID=40&md5=5d1636f8af4448bb43bb19a2b6a8bfc6

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Weidberg H, Shpilka T, Shvets E, Abada A, Shimron F, Elazar Z. LC3 and GATE-16 N Termini Mediate Membrane Fusion Processes Required for Autophagosome Biogenesis. Developmental Cell [Internet]. 2011;20(4):444–54. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79954544250&doi=10.1016%252fj.devcel.2011.02.006&partnerID=40&md5=cf2e252775f2e978632ca92ed24235f5

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Shpilka T, Elazar Z. Shedding Light on Mammalian Microautophagy. Developmental Cell [Internet]. 2011;20(1):1–2. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78651417707&doi=10.1016%252fj.devcel.2010.12.010&partnerID=40&md5=7afa35a005f4dd834d6d850ed4b344d3

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Weidberg H, Shpilka T, Shvets E, Elazar Z. Mammalian Atg8s: One is simply not enough. Autophagy [Internet]. 2010;6(6):808–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955901762&doi=10.4161%252fauto.6.6.12579&partnerID=40&md5=b3b9863082aa646f82944dca5d271963

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Weidberg H, Shvets E, Shpilka T, Shimron F, Shinder V, Elazar Z. LC3 and GATE-16/GABARAP subfamilies are both essential yet act differently in autophagosome biogenesis. EMBO Journal [Internet]. 2010;29(11):1792–802. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77953122645&doi=10.1038%252femboj.2010.74&partnerID=40&md5=01f94ba6ae0902b0fccab9e356fb365b