2016
The IN/OUT assay: a new tool to study ciliogenesis
Kukic I, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D. The IN/OUT assay: a new tool to study ciliogenesis. Cilia 2016, 5: 23. PMID: 27493724, PMCID: PMC4972980, DOI: 10.1186/s13630-016-0044-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCiliary pocketCiliary transmembrane proteinsPlasma membrane invaginationsDeep plasma membrane invaginationsPrimary cilia assemblyCilia assemblyMembrane invaginationsTransmembrane proteinPrimary ciliaCellular antennaCilia lengthMolecular characterizationMost ciliaFunctional studiesCiliogenesisCiliaNew toolRPE cellsCellsAssaysAntibody accessEHD1New assayPocketConventional assays
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