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
2011
Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins
Kim KH, Toomre D, Bender JR. Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 4415-4423. PMID: 21937726, PMCID: PMC3216666, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-05-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplice isoformsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopySteroid hormone receptorsIntegral transmembrane proteinN-terminal ectodomainReflection fluorescence microscopyHormone receptorsTransmembrane proteinPlasma membraneProtein structureHuman endothelial cellsLigand engagementPotential novel therapeutic targetER46Fluorescence microscopyNovel therapeutic targetEcliptic pHluorinActivation signalsEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationEstrogen receptor αENOS activationReceptor αIsoformsTherapeutic targetNitric oxide synthase activation