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
2006
Two synaptojanin 1 isoforms are recruited to clathrin-coated pits at different stages
Perera RM, Zoncu R, Lucast L, De Camilli P, Toomre D. Two synaptojanin 1 isoforms are recruited to clathrin-coated pits at different stages. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 19332-19337. PMID: 17158794, PMCID: PMC1693868, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0609795104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopySynaptojanin 1CCP formationMulticolor total internal reflection fluorescence microscopyClathrin-coated pit dynamicsClathrin-coated pitsClathrin-dependent endocytosisEndocytic clathrin adaptorsSynaptic vesicle recyclingReflection fluorescence microscopyCell-free systemClathrin adaptorsPolyphosphoinositide phosphataseGenetic manipulationVesicle recyclingPit dynamicsIntact cellsSplice variantsFunctional studiesFluorescence microscopyEndophilinTemporal recruitmentDirect interactionIsoformsPredominant isoform