2015
The Arp2/3 complex has essential roles in vesicle trafficking and transcytosis in the mammalian small intestine
Zhou K, Sumigray KD, Lechler T. The Arp2/3 complex has essential roles in vesicle trafficking and transcytosis in the mammalian small intestine. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2015, 26: 1995-2004. PMID: 25833710, PMCID: PMC4472011, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-10-1481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArp2/3 complexVesicle traffickingCell type-specific phenotypesCortical F-actinF-actin assemblyEssential roleMammalian small intestineF-actin filamentsCell polarityEndolysosomal systemEssential functionsF-actinCortical poolCell migrationCultured cellsIntestinal developmentTraffickingIntestinal epitheliumPhenotypeWide arrayComplexesComplex functionsTranscytosisLipid absorptionTranscytosis of IgG
2013
FRAP Analysis Reveals Stabilization of Adhesion Structures in the Epidermis Compared to Cultured Keratinocytes
Foote HP, Sumigray KD, Lechler T. FRAP Analysis Reveals Stabilization of Adhesion Structures in the Epidermis Compared to Cultured Keratinocytes. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71491. PMID: 23977053, PMCID: PMC3747223, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherens junctionsAdhesion structuresCell-cell adhesion structuresAdherens junction protein E-cadherinJunction protein E-cadherinCell-cell junctionsE-cadherinProtein E-cadherinDesmosomal protein desmoplakinZO-1Tight junctionsTissue morphogenesisTissue maintenanceFRAP analysisAdhesion functionProtein ZO-1Photobleaching experimentsProper developmentTight junction protein ZO-1Fluorescence recoveryCultured cellsDynamics of adhesionEpithelial tissuesCurrent understandingCell cultures