2008
Automatic Detection of Large Dense-Core Vesicles in Secretory Cells and Statistical Analysis of Their Intracellular Distribution
Díaz E, Ayala G, Díaz ME, Gong LW, Toomre D. Automatic Detection of Large Dense-Core Vesicles in Secretory Cells and Statistical Analysis of Their Intracellular Distribution. IEEE/ACM Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2008, 7: 2-11. PMID: 20150664, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2008.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArtificial IntelligenceCells, CulturedChromaffin CellsChromaffin GranulesComputer SimulationData Interpretation, StatisticalImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInformation Storage and RetrievalMiceMicroscopy, ElectronModels, BiologicalModels, StatisticalPattern Recognition, AutomatedReproducibility of ResultsSecretory VesiclesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsPlasma membraneLarge dense-core vesiclesDense-core vesiclesDifferent spatial point processesRegulated exocytosisLocation of granulesStudy of secretionIntracellular distributionCell cytoplasmSecretory cellsDysfunctional secretionDifferent cellsFunctional descriptorsDifferent cell groupsAnalysis of diseasesVesiclesCellsMembraneNovel toolCell groupsDensity of granulesGranulesExocytosisCytoplasmMorphological appearance
2005
Phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase type Iγ regulates dynamics of large dense-core vesicle fusion
Gong LW, Di Paolo G, Diaz E, Cestra G, Diaz ME, Lindau M, De Camilli P, Toomre D. Phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase type Iγ regulates dynamics of large dense-core vesicle fusion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 5204-5209. PMID: 15793002, PMCID: PMC555604, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0501412102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDense-core vesicle fusionLarge dense-core vesicle fusionLarge dense-core vesicle (LDCV) exocytosisDense-core vesicle exocytosisFusion pore expansionDirect genetic evidenceReleasable vesicle poolType IγVesicle exocytosisGenetic evidenceVesicle primingBisphosphate synthesisVesicle fusionKinetics of secretionImportant regulatorVesicle poolPore expansionNeuroendocrine tissuesPhosphatidylinositolFusion dynamicsChromaffin cellsI gammaKey role