2014
Reticulon 4 Is Necessary for Endoplasmic Reticulum Tubulation, STIM1-Orai1 Coupling, and Store-operated Calcium Entry
Jozsef L, Tashiro K, Kuo A, Park EJ, Skoura A, Albinsson S, Rivera-Molina F, Harrison KD, Iwakiri Y, Toomre D, Sessa WC. Reticulon 4 Is Necessary for Endoplasmic Reticulum Tubulation, STIM1-Orai1 Coupling, and Store-operated Calcium Entry. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 9380-9395. PMID: 24558039, PMCID: PMC3969502, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.548602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTIM1-Orai1 couplingER morphologyRedistribution of STIM1Store-operated calcium entryER tubulationER sheetsElevated cytoplasmicReticulon 4Functional consequencesRTN4SOCETubulationCalcium entryRecent advancesFundamental questionsSTIM1CytoplasmicHomeostasisApoptosisRegulationMechanisticallyFirst timeCellsMorphology
2008
Repair of injured plasma membrane by rapid Ca2+-dependent endocytosis
Idone V, Tam C, Goss JW, Toomre D, Pypaert M, Andrews NW. Repair of injured plasma membrane by rapid Ca2+-dependent endocytosis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 905-914. PMID: 18316410, PMCID: PMC2265401, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200708010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneStreptolysin OPore-forming proteinsPlasma membrane lesionsBacterial toxin streptolysin OEnhancement of endocytosisDependent endocytosisToxin streptolysin OImportant new insightsMembrane resealingLysosomal organellesEndocytosisMicrobial toxinsNovel pathwayExocytosisRepair processMembrane lesionsProteinNew insightsMembraneRapid Ca2ResealingRapid repair processCellsImmune system
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