2015
The periciliary ring in polarized epithelial cells is a hot spot for delivery of the apical protein gp135
Stoops EH, Hull M, Olesen C, Mistry K, Harder JL, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Caplan MJ. The periciliary ring in polarized epithelial cells is a hot spot for delivery of the apical protein gp135. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 211: 287-294. PMID: 26504168, PMCID: PMC4621837, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary ciliaSurface proteinsTrans-Golgi networkPolarized epithelial cellsApical surface proteinsSNAP-tag systemBasolateral plasma membraneCell surface proteinsEpithelial cellsApical proteinsPericiliary regionGolgi networkPolarized traffickingCarrier vesiclesProtein deliveryPlasma membraneApical membraneProteinGp135Basolateral membraneCiliaMembraneHot spotsCellsTrafficking
2008
Repair of injured plasma membrane by rapid Ca2+-dependent endocytosis
Idone V, Tam C, Goss JW, Toomre D, Pypaert M, Andrews NW. Repair of injured plasma membrane by rapid Ca2+-dependent endocytosis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 905-914. PMID: 18316410, PMCID: PMC2265401, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200708010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneStreptolysin OPore-forming proteinsPlasma membrane lesionsBacterial toxin streptolysin OEnhancement of endocytosisDependent endocytosisToxin streptolysin OImportant new insightsMembrane resealingLysosomal organellesEndocytosisMicrobial toxinsNovel pathwayExocytosisRepair processMembrane lesionsProteinNew insightsMembraneRapid Ca2ResealingRapid repair processCellsImmune system
2007
Par3 functions in the biogenesis of the primary cilium in polarized epithelial cells
Sfakianos J, Togawa A, Maday S, Hull M, Pypaert M, Cantley L, Toomre D, Mellman I. Par3 functions in the biogenesis of the primary cilium in polarized epithelial cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 2007, 179: 1133-1140. PMID: 18070914, PMCID: PMC2140027, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200709111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary ciliaAtypical protein kinase CIntraflagellar transport particlesBasolateral membrane domainsMicrotubule-dependent transportProtein kinase CEpithelial cellsMembrane biogenesisPDZ proteinsMembrane domainsMembrane proteinsPar complexMicrotubule motorsCiliary membraneVectorial movementPar3 functionsKinesin-2Kinase CPar3Additional roleJunctional complexesCrumbs3Apical surfaceBiogenesisCilia
2006
Vectorial insertion of apical and basolateral membrane proteins in polarized epithelial cells revealed by quantitative 3D live cell imaging
Hua W, Sheff D, Toomre D, Mellman I. Vectorial insertion of apical and basolateral membrane proteins in polarized epithelial cells revealed by quantitative 3D live cell imaging. Journal Of Cell Biology 2006, 172: 1035-1044. PMID: 16567501, PMCID: PMC2063761, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200512012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCell MembraneCell PolarityDogsEndocytosisEpithelial CellsGlycoproteinsGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsKineticsLaser Scanning CytometryLuminescent ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesProtein TransportRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTemperatureTrans-Golgi NetworkTransfectionTransport VesiclesViral Envelope ProteinsConceptsBasolateral membrane proteinsLive-cell imagingMembrane proteinsThree-dimensional live cell imagingGlycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteinsVesicular stomatitis virus glycoproteinApical surfaceMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCell imagingFilter-grown Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cellsEpithelial cellsBasolateral proteinsCanine kidney cellsTransport intermediatesVesicle dockingSecretory pathwayPlasma membraneVectorial insertionMembrane componentsJunctional complexesProteinRespective membranesKidney cellsVirus glycoproteinPathwaySpatio-Temporal Analysis of Constitutive Exocytosis in Epithelial Cells
Sebastian R, Diaz ME, Ayala G, Letinic K, Moncho-Bogani J, Toomre D. Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Constitutive Exocytosis in Epithelial Cells. IEEE/ACM Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2006, 3: 17-32. PMID: 17048390, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2006.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvanescent wave microscopyPlethora of moleculesProtein targetingConstitutive exocytosisVesicular trafficFusion eventsPlasma membraneVesicle fusionBiological hypothesesExocytosisRipley's K-functionWave microscopyFusion siteEpithelial cellsStudy of membranesPathological conditionsK-functionFinal stepMembraneProper distributionTransportersFusionEnzymeSitesSpatial sites
2002
Selective Delivery of Secretory Cargo in Golgi‐Derived Carriers of Nonepithelial Cells
Rustom A, Bajohrs M, Kaether C, Keller P, Toomre D, Corbeil D, Gerdes H. Selective Delivery of Secretory Cargo in Golgi‐Derived Carriers of Nonepithelial Cells. Traffic 2002, 3: 279-288. PMID: 11929609, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2002.030405.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsChromograninsDogsDrug Delivery SystemsElectroporationEpithelial CellsGene DeletionGolgi ApparatusGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceMutationPlasmidsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionVero Cells