Table 1 Some reported proteins playing a role in organelle crosstalk.

From: Synergistic mechanism between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria and their crosstalk with other organelles

Protein

Location

Function

References

VPS13

ER, mitochondria

Iron regulation

[33]

DRP1

ER, mitochondria

Control mitochondria division

[41]

NLRP3

ER

Modulate innate response

[34, 35]

CARD

Mitochondria

Modulate innate response

[34, 35]

REEP1

ER

Affect endoplasmic reticulum amplification

[36]

CAV1

ER, mitochondria

Cholesterol transport

[37]

PERK

ER, mitochondria

Cell death

[38, 43]

MFN2

ER, mitochondria

Affect mitochondrial morphology

[43, 51]

VMP1

ER

Autophagy

[39, 44]

VDAC

Mitochondria

The channel protein of Ca2+ transmission

[62]

IP3R

ER

The channel protein of Ca2+ transmission

[64, 65]

RTN

ER

Affect formation of the ER-MITO contact

[40]

AMPK

Mitochondria

Sensor of energy status

[72]

GSL

Lysosomal

Efficient lipoprotein modules

[84]

VAPA

Plasma membrane, intracellular vesicle

Affect vesicle transport, membrane fusion

[91]

ACBD5

Peroxisome

ER peroxidase contact site

[88, 91]

PEX

Peroxisome

Affect protein import into peroxisomes and peroxisome biogenesis

[90]

ORD

ER, Golgi apparatus

Part of the PH domain

[94]

NSF

Golgi apparatus

Reduce protein transport speed

[96]

ORP1L

Lysosome

Allow lysosome and ER to juxtapose

[100]

TFEB

Lysosome

Enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity

[108]