2018
Membrane shape-mediated wave propagation of cortical protein dynamics
Wu Z, Su M, Tong C, Wu M, Liu J. Membrane shape-mediated wave propagation of cortical protein dynamics. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 136. PMID: 29321558, PMCID: PMC5762918, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02469-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane shape changesF-BAR proteinsDomain-containing proteinsPeripheral membrane proteinsProtein lateral diffusionActin machineryProtein recruitmentMembrane proteinsProtein dynamicsCortical proteinsShape changesProtein waveActin wavesUnderappreciated roleProteinMembrane undulationsLateral diffusionSpatial gradientsMachineryCytoplasmImmune cellsRecruitmentAssemblyCells
2008
Nanobiotechnology and Cell Biology: Micro- and Nanofabricated Surfaces to Investigate Receptor-Mediated Signaling
Torres AJ, Wu M, Holowka D, Baird B. Nanobiotechnology and Cell Biology: Micro- and Nanofabricated Surfaces to Investigate Receptor-Mediated Signaling. Annual Review Of Biophysics 2008, 37: 265-288. PMID: 18573082, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.36.040306.132651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell biologySpatial regulationReceptor-mediated signalingCellular processesChemical modification schemesCellular interactionsFluorescence microscopyBiologySignalingCellsRegulationFundamental mechanismsReceptor systemImmune cellsNew informationEngineering toolsReceptorsPhysical environmentNew opportunities