2011
Exocyst function regulated by effector phosphorylation
Chen XW, Leto D, Xiao J, Goss J, Wang Q, Shavit JA, Xiong T, Yu G, Ginsburg D, Toomre D, Xu Z, Saltiel AR. Exocyst function regulated by effector phosphorylation. Nature Cell Biology 2011, 13: 580-588. PMID: 21516108, PMCID: PMC3904505, DOI: 10.1038/ncb2226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated GLUT4 exocytosisProtein kinase CGLUT4 vesiclesExocyst functionGLUT4 exocytosisUndergoes phosphorylationExocytic vesiclesPhosphorylation eventsContinuous exocytosisSmall GTPasesPhosphorylation sitesZebrafish embryosTrafficking processesBinding domainsSite of fusionEffector phosphorylationExocystBearing mutationsKinase CG proteinsPhosphorylationVesiclesRalAEpithelial cellsExocytosis
2010
Deciphering subcellular processes in live imaging datasets via dynamic probabilistic networks
Letinic K, Sebastian R, Barthel A, Toomre D. Deciphering subcellular processes in live imaging datasets via dynamic probabilistic networks. Bioinformatics 2010, 26: 2029-2036. PMID: 20581401, PMCID: PMC2916721, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyCellular statesDistinct cellular statesSpatial-temporal regulationNon-polarized cellsComplex intracellular processesReflection fluorescence microscopyLive cell imaging dataOrganelle behaviorGLUT4 vesiclesProtein complexesCellular processesSpatial regulationDevelopmental processesBiological processesSubcellular processesCell imaging dataCell polarizationLiving cellsIntracellular processesBlood glucose homeostasisFluorescence microscopyExocytosisCell imagingStatic snapshots