2009
Exocyst is involved in polarized cell migration and cerebral cortical development
Letinic K, Sebastian R, Toomre D, Rakic P. Exocyst is involved in polarized cell migration and cerebral cortical development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 11342-11347. PMID: 19549839, PMCID: PMC2708724, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904244106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell migrationDelivery of vesiclesNeuronal migrationVesicle tetheringExocyst complexMembrane trafficExocytic pathwayProtein complexesExocytic processExocystSpatial regulationEmbryonic developmentVesicle exocytosisSecretory vesiclesPlasma membraneTIRF microscopyPostmitotic cellsCortical neuronal migrationProper developmentCerebral cortical developmentWound assaysExocytosisVesiclesMembraneCells
2008
Motion tracking of the outer tips of microtubules
Hadjidemetriou S, Toomre D, Duncan J. Motion tracking of the outer tips of microtubules. Medical Image Analysis 2008, 12: 689-702. PMID: 18571462, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2008.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrotubule assemblyCoordination of mitosisTransport of chromosomesHigh throughput quantitative studiesNumerous critical rolesMicrotubule tipsLiving cellsCell migrationStructural tracksConfocal microscopyEpifluorescent microscopyNeurodegenerative diseasesCritical roleCell pathologyMicrotubulesAssemblyCellsSequenceOuter tipChromosomesOrganellesMitosisAbnormal functionCytoplasmVesicles