In vivo, Pikfyve generates PI(3,5)P2, which serves as both a signaling lipid and the major precursor for PI5P

Functional dissociation between PIKfyve-synthesized PtdIns5P and PtdIns(3,5)P2 by means of the PIKfyve inhibitor YM201636

(2012) Diego Sbrissa et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Modulation of synaptic function by VAC14, a protein that regulates the phosphoinositides PI(3,5)P2and PI(5)P

(2012) Yanling Zhang et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate plays a role in the activation and subcellular localization of mechanistic target of rapamycin 1

(2012) Dave Bridges et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Distinctive genetic and clinical features of CMT4J: a severe neuropathy caused by mutations in the PI(3,5)P2 phosphatase FIG4

(2011) Garth Nicholson et al.   BRAIN

The Phosphoinositide Kinase PIKfyve Is Vital in Early Embryonic Development

(2011) Ognian C. Ikonomov et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Shigella flexneri Infection Generates the Lipid PI5P to Alter Endocytosis and Prevent Termination of EGFR Signaling

(2011) D. Ramel et al.   Science Signaling

Pathogenic Mechanism of the FIG4 Mutation Responsible for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease CMT4J

(2011) Guy M. Lenk et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genetic Interaction between MTMR2 and FIG4 Phospholipid Phosphatases Involved in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathies

(2011) Ilaria Vaccari et al.   PLoS Genetics

Deleterious Variants of FIG4, a Phosphoinositide Phosphatase, in Patients with ALS

(2009) Clement Y. Chow et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Defective autophagy in neurons and astrocytes from mice deficient in PI(3,5)P2

(2009) Cole J. Ferguson et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

PIKfyve Regulation of Endosome-Linked Pathways

(2009) Jane de Lartigue et al.   TRAFFIC

Mutation of FIG4 causes a rapidly progressive, asymmetric neuronal degeneration

(2008) Xuebao Zhang et al.   BRAIN

VAC14 nucleates a protein complex essential for the acute interconversion of PI3P and PI(3,5)P2 in yeast and mouse

(2008) Natsuko Jin et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A selective PIKfyve inhibitor blocks PtdIns(3,5)P2 production and disrupts endomembrane transport and retroviral budding

(2008) Harold B J Jefferies et al.   EMBO REPORTS

ArPIKfyve Homomeric and Heteromeric Interactions Scaffold PIKfyve and Sac3 in a Complex to Promote PIKfyve Activity and Functionality

(2008) Diego Sbrissa et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY