2024
Collective dynamics of actin and microtubule and its crosstalk mediated by FHDC1
San Tong C, Su M, Sun H, Le Chua X, Xiong D, Guo S, Raj R, Ong N, Lee A, Miao Y, Wu M. Collective dynamics of actin and microtubule and its crosstalk mediated by FHDC1. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2024, 11: 1261117. PMID: 38567385, PMCID: PMC10985548, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1261117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActin wavesActin polymerizationFormin-mediated actin polymerizationDynamics of actinMultiple cellular processesActin nucleationCell cortexCytoskeletal networkCellular processesMicrotubule networkCell divisionMicrotubule depolymerizationActinAntagonistic interplayMicrotubulesMolecular insightsProtein 1CellsCdc42Mast cellsConcurrent releaseDepolymerizationInteractionInhibition
2013
Calcium oscillations-coupled conversion of actin travelling waves to standing oscillations
Wu M, Wu X, De Camilli P. Calcium oscillations-coupled conversion of actin travelling waves to standing oscillations. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1339-1344. PMID: 23297209, PMCID: PMC3557052, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221538110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneActin regulatory proteinsActin cytoskeletonActin dynamicsActive Cdc42Cell cortexCell physiologyRegulatory proteinsActin polymerizationDynamic spatial patternsMacromolecular assembliesCalcium oscillationsSpatial patternsActinMembraneFBP17Cdc42CellsCytoskeletonFeedback mechanismProteinPhysiologyAntigen stimulationGlobal fluctuationsMechanism
2004
Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers
Wu M, Holowka D, Craighead HG, Baird B. Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13798-13803. PMID: 15356342, PMCID: PMC518836, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403835101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid raftsLeaflet componentsPlasma membrane compartmentalizationReceptor clustersMembrane structural organizationLipid bilayersFcepsilon receptor ITyrosine phosphorylation activityMembrane compartmentalizationLyn kinaseInner leafletPhosphorylation activityActin polymerizationCellular componentsStructural organizationCell receptorRaftsCell activationReceptor IMast cell receptorsStructural reorganizationKinaseUnique insightsBilayersProtein