2014
SNAP-Tag to Monitor Trafficking of Membrane Proteins in Polarized Epithelial Cells
Stoops EH, Farr GA, Hull M, Caplan MJ. SNAP-Tag to Monitor Trafficking of Membrane Proteins in Polarized Epithelial Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1174: 171-182. PMID: 24947381, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0944-5_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsSNAP-tagTrans-Golgi networkPolarized epithelial cellsBasolateral membrane proteinsSNAP-tag systemEpithelial cellsFluorescence microscopic analysisBiochemical approachesPlasma membraneTrafficking routesSubcellular distributionProteinConfocal microscopySDS-PAGEMicroscopic analysisTagsCellsTraffickingTag systemMembranePool
2009
The uptake and intracellular fate of PLGA nanoparticles in epithelial cells
Cartiera MS, Johnson KM, Rajendran V, Caplan MJ, Saltzman WM. The uptake and intracellular fate of PLGA nanoparticles in epithelial cells. Biomaterials 2009, 30: 2790-2798. PMID: 19232712, PMCID: PMC3195413, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.01.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cellsCell linesRenal proximal tubulesType of epitheliumParticle/cell ratiosCaco-2 cellsEpithelial cell lineIntracellular fateProximal tubulesRespiratory airwaysCell ratioImmunofluorescence techniqueOK cellsDifferent epithelial cell linesEndoplasmic reticulumConfocal analysisMajor targetConfocal microscopyExtent of uptakeCellsParticle uptakeEarly endosomesCellular uptakePLGA nanoparticlesUptake