2017
HIDE Probes: A New Toolkit for Visualizing Organelle Dynamics, Longer and at Super-Resolution
Thompson AD, Bewersdorf J, Toomre D, Schepartz A. HIDE Probes: A New Toolkit for Visualizing Organelle Dynamics, Longer and at Super-Resolution. Biochemistry 2017, 56: 5194-5201. PMID: 28792749, PMCID: PMC5854879, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive cellsOrganelle dynamicsDiscrete organellesMultiple organellesLive-cell nanoscopyPlasma membraneDiverse processesEndoplasmic reticulumDynamic assemblyLiving cellsDynamic reorganizationOrganellesSingle-molecule switchingMembrane probeCellsMembraneMitochondriaReticulumRegulationHigh densityProbeAssemblyNew toolkitLong time periodsDivision
2014
Super‐Resolution Imaging of the Golgi in Live Cells with a Bioorthogonal Ceramide Probe
Erdmann RS, Takakura H, Thompson AD, Rivera‐Molina F, Allgeyer ES, Bewersdorf J, Toomre D, Schepartz A. Super‐Resolution Imaging of the Golgi in Live Cells with a Bioorthogonal Ceramide Probe. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53: 10242-10246. PMID: 25081303, PMCID: PMC4593319, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403349.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Legionella pneumophila Effector DrrA Is Sufficient to Stimulate SNARE-Dependent Membrane Fusion
Arasaki K, Toomre DK, Roy CR. The Legionella pneumophila Effector DrrA Is Sufficient to Stimulate SNARE-Dependent Membrane Fusion. Cell Host & Microbe 2012, 11: 46-57. PMID: 22264512, PMCID: PMC3266541, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane transport pathwaysEndoplasmic reticulumSyntaxin proteinsFusion of ERMembrane fusionSNARE-dependent membrane fusionBacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPathogen-containing vacuolesSNARE protein Sec22bIntracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPathogen Legionella pneumophilaFusion of vesiclesRab1 activationNoncanonical pairingTransport pathwaysRab1 GTPasePlasma membraneVesicle fusionOrganellesDrrASec22bVesiclesLegionella pneumophilaProteinVacuoles
2006
Nitric oxide synthase generates nitric oxide locally to regulate compartmentalized protein S-nitrosylation and protein trafficking
Iwakiri Y, Satoh A, Chatterjee S, Toomre DK, Chalouni CM, Fulton D, Groszmann RJ, Shah VH, Sessa WC. Nitric oxide synthase generates nitric oxide locally to regulate compartmentalized protein S-nitrosylation and protein trafficking. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 19777-19782. PMID: 17170139, PMCID: PMC1750883, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605907103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein S-nitrosylationS-nitrosylationN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorPlasma membrane caveolaeAlters protein functionSpecific cysteine residuesSpecific posttranslational modificationsSpecific S-nitrosylationS-nitrosylation reactionsIntracellular transport processesProtein traffickingMembrane caveolaeProtein functionProtein transportPosttranslational modificationsCysteine residuesPlasma membraneTarget proteinsENOS localizationGolgi apparatusEndoplasmic reticulumGolgiDiffusible natureNOS actionGenerate nitric oxideThe Legionella pneumophila effector protein DrrA is a Rab1 guanine nucleotide-exchange factor
Murata T, Delprato A, Ingmundson A, Toomre DK, Lambright DG, Roy CR. The Legionella pneumophila effector protein DrrA is a Rab1 guanine nucleotide-exchange factor. Nature Cell Biology 2006, 8: 971-977. PMID: 16906144, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsNucleotide exchange factorsType IV secretion apparatusIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaHost cellsEndoplasmic reticulum-derived vesiclesDot/IcmPathogen Legionella pneumophilaL. pneumophila mutantsRab1 recruitmentSubstrate proteinsRab familyExchange factorGTPase Rab1Secretion apparatusVesicular transportBacterial proteinsGolgi apparatusVisual screenEndoplasmic reticulumRab1Membrane transportSpecific membersDrrAIntracellular pathogens
2002
Golgi biogenesis in Toxoplasma gondii
Pelletier L, Stern CA, Pypaert M, Sheff D, Ngô HM, Roper N, He CY, Hu K, Toomre D, Coppens I, Roos DS, Joiner KA, Warren G. Golgi biogenesis in Toxoplasma gondii. Nature 2002, 418: 548-552. PMID: 12152082, DOI: 10.1038/nature00946.Peer-Reviewed Original Research