2013
Live-cell imaging of exocyst links its spatiotemporal dynamics to various stages of vesicle fusion
Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D. Live-cell imaging of exocyst links its spatiotemporal dynamics to various stages of vesicle fusion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2013, 201: 673-680. PMID: 23690179, PMCID: PMC3664709, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201212103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive-cell imagingVesicle fusionEndocytic recycling compartmentAttachment protein receptorsSNARE fusion machineryExocyst complexMembrane traffickingFusion machineryRecycling compartmentCell cortexSec8Cell protrusionsPlasma membraneVesicle attachmentFusion poreMembrane expansionProtein receptorsCell polarizationFluorescence recoverySpatiotemporal dynamicsExocystUbiquitous roleVesiclesTraffickingMorphological criteria
2012
Cellular imaging using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy: theory and instrumentation.
Toomre D. Cellular imaging using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy: theory and instrumentation. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2012, 2012: 414-24. PMID: 22474668, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top068650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyReflection fluorescence microscopyRefractive indexHigh numerical aperture objective lensNumerical aperture objective lensThinner optical planeDifferent refractive indicesDynamic cellular processesFluorescence microscopyCell fluorescent microscopyTransient intermediate statesConventional epifluorescence microscopeEvanescent fieldMembrane traffickingDeep imagingObjective lensCellular processesCytoskeleton remodelingCell cortexOptical planeCell signalingAxial resolutionOptical principlesOrganelle levelMolecular manipulationAlignment and Calibration of Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy Systems
Toomre D. Alignment and Calibration of Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy Systems. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2012, 2012: pdb.prot068668. PMID: 22474669, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot068668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyThinner optical planeDynamic cellular processesCell fluorescent microscopyReflection fluorescence microscopyMembrane traffickingCellular processesCytoskeleton remodelingCell cortexCell signalingOrganelle levelTransient intermediate statesMolecular manipulationFluorescence microscopyRefractive indexFluorescent microscopyHigh numerical aperture objective lensFluorescence microscopy systemNumerical aperture objective lensConventional epifluorescence microscopeEpifluorescence microscopeDifferent refractive indicesCellular samplesRecent availabilityConfocal microscopeGenerating live cell data using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy.
Toomre D. Generating live cell data using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2012, 2012: 439-46. PMID: 22474670, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.ip068676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyReflection fluorescence microscopyThinner optical planeDynamic cellular processesFluorescence microscopyLive-cell dataCell fluorescent microscopyRefractive indexHigh numerical aperture objective lensNumerical aperture objective lensMembrane traffickingCytoskeleton dynamicsCellular processesCytoskeleton remodelingCell cortexCell signalingTime-lapse moviesDifferent refractive indicesOrganelle levelTransient intermediate statesMolecular manipulationConventional epifluorescence microscopeDeep imagingEvanescent fieldObjective lens