2016
Staphylococcus aureus recruits Cdc42GAP through recycling endosomes and the exocyst to invade human endothelial cells
Rauch L, Hennings K, Trasak C, Röder A, Schröder B, Koch-Nolte F, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Aepfelbacher M. Staphylococcus aureus recruits Cdc42GAP through recycling endosomes and the exocyst to invade human endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2016, 129: 2937-2949. PMID: 27311480, PMCID: PMC5004874, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.186213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytic vesiclesActin polymerizationEndothelial cell invasionExocyst complexPhagocytic cupsPhagocytic cup-like structuresCell invasionPhagocytic cup closureArp2/3 complexN-WASPCup closureCup-like structuresCdc42GAPCdc42Human endothelial cellsCell functionVesiclesAnalogous mechanismInvasionEndothelial cellsExocystComplexesEndosomes
2005
Spying on IgE receptor signaling
Toomre D. Spying on IgE receptor signaling. Journal Of Cell Biology 2005, 171: 415-417. PMID: 16275748, PMCID: PMC2171246, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200510105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transductionPlasma membrane organizationProtein-protein interactionsLipid raft microdomainsFluorescent correlation spectroscopyRaft microdomainsLipid raftsMembrane organizationIgE receptorTransductionPotential roleReceptorsCorrelation spectroscopyMicrodomainsRaftsCellsNew complexitiesComplexesDomain
2003
Nanometer targeting of microtubules to focal adhesions
Krylyshkina O, Anderson KI, Kaverina I, Upmann I, Manstein DJ, Small JV, Toomre DK. Nanometer targeting of microtubules to focal adhesions. Journal Of Cell Biology 2003, 161: 853-859. PMID: 12782685, PMCID: PMC2172972, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200301102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyAdhesion complexesIntact microtubule cytoskeletonReflection fluorescence microscopyGFP-CLIP-170Substrate adhesionFocal adhesionsMicrotubule cytoskeletonCell movementCell peripheryCommon cytoskeletal elementsMicrotubule tipsAdhesion fociCytoskeletal elementsPolymerizing microtubulesTip complexGFP-tubulinMicrotubule endsFluorescence microscopyMicrotubulesMultiple microtubulesSite targetingCentral roleComplexesTargeting