2012
Optogenetic control of phosphoinositide metabolism
Idevall-Hagren O, Dickson EJ, Hille B, Toomre DK, De Camilli P. Optogenetic control of phosphoinositide metabolism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: e2316-e2323. PMID: 22847441, PMCID: PMC3435206, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211305109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsArabidopsis ProteinsBinding SitesCell MembraneChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCryptochromesEndocytosisHumansKCNQ2 Potassium ChannelKCNQ3 Potassium ChannelLightMembrane PotentialsPC12 CellsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhosphatidylinositolsPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPhosphorylationRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsCryptochrome 2Membrane rufflingCellular functionsEndocytic clathrin-coated pitsMembrane-targeting motifClathrin-coated pitsLight-induced dimerizationMammalian cellsReversible dephosphorylationPlasma membraneDownstream effectorsPlant proteinsBlue light illuminationPI3KCellular assaysRegion domainsOptogenetic controlPhosphoinositideCell membraneCIBNPhosphoinositide metabolismDephosphorylationCompensatory accumulationRufflingLipid components
2009
Exocyst is involved in polarized cell migration and cerebral cortical development
Letinic K, Sebastian R, Toomre D, Rakic P. Exocyst is involved in polarized cell migration and cerebral cortical development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 11342-11347. PMID: 19549839, PMCID: PMC2708724, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904244106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell migrationDelivery of vesiclesNeuronal migrationVesicle tetheringExocyst complexMembrane trafficExocytic pathwayProtein complexesExocytic processExocystSpatial regulationEmbryonic developmentVesicle exocytosisSecretory vesiclesPlasma membraneTIRF microscopyPostmitotic cellsCortical neuronal migrationProper developmentCerebral cortical developmentWound assaysExocytosisVesiclesMembraneCells
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
The Abl/Arg substrate ArgBP2/nArgBP2 coordinates the function of multiple regulatory mechanisms converging on the actin cytoskeleton
Cestra G, Toomre D, Chang S, De Camilli P. The Abl/Arg substrate ArgBP2/nArgBP2 coordinates the function of multiple regulatory mechanisms converging on the actin cytoskeleton. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 1731-1736. PMID: 15659545, PMCID: PMC547834, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0409376102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin cytoskeletonCOOH-terminal SH3 domainFocal adhesion proteinsBrain-specific splice variantCell adhesion sitesMultiple regulatory mechanismsUbiquitin ligase CblNH2-terminal regionArg tyrosine kinasesActin rufflesWAVE isoformsAdaptor proteinScaffold proteinSH3 domainTyrosine phosphorylationRegulatory proteinsAdhesion proteinsStress fibersRegulatory mechanismsTyrosine kinaseCytoskeletonDomain domainSplice variantsNeuronal synapsesProtein
2002
Golgi biogenesis in Toxoplasma gondii
Pelletier L, Stern CA, Pypaert M, Sheff D, Ngô HM, Roper N, He CY, Hu K, Toomre D, Coppens I, Roos DS, Joiner KA, Warren G. Golgi biogenesis in Toxoplasma gondii. Nature 2002, 418: 548-552. PMID: 12152082, DOI: 10.1038/nature00946.Peer-Reviewed Original Research