2016
Staphylococcus aureus recruits Cdc42GAP through recycling endosomes and the exocyst to invade human endothelial cells
Rauch L, Hennings K, Trasak C, Röder A, Schröder B, Koch-Nolte F, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Aepfelbacher M. Staphylococcus aureus recruits Cdc42GAP through recycling endosomes and the exocyst to invade human endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2016, 129: 2937-2949. PMID: 27311480, PMCID: PMC5004874, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.186213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytic vesiclesActin polymerizationEndothelial cell invasionExocyst complexPhagocytic cupsPhagocytic cup-like structuresCell invasionPhagocytic cup closureArp2/3 complexN-WASPCup closureCup-like structuresCdc42GAPCdc42Human endothelial cellsCell functionVesiclesAnalogous mechanismInvasionEndothelial cellsExocystComplexesEndosomes
2013
Live-cell imaging of exocyst links its spatiotemporal dynamics to various stages of vesicle fusion
Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D. Live-cell imaging of exocyst links its spatiotemporal dynamics to various stages of vesicle fusion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2013, 201: 673-680. PMID: 23690179, PMCID: PMC3664709, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201212103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive-cell imagingVesicle fusionEndocytic recycling compartmentAttachment protein receptorsSNARE fusion machineryExocyst complexMembrane traffickingFusion machineryRecycling compartmentCell cortexSec8Cell protrusionsPlasma membraneVesicle attachmentFusion poreMembrane expansionProtein receptorsCell polarizationFluorescence recoverySpatiotemporal dynamicsExocystUbiquitous roleVesiclesTraffickingMorphological criteria
2011
Exocyst function regulated by effector phosphorylation
Chen XW, Leto D, Xiao J, Goss J, Wang Q, Shavit JA, Xiong T, Yu G, Ginsburg D, Toomre D, Xu Z, Saltiel AR. Exocyst function regulated by effector phosphorylation. Nature Cell Biology 2011, 13: 580-588. PMID: 21516108, PMCID: PMC3904505, DOI: 10.1038/ncb2226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated GLUT4 exocytosisProtein kinase CGLUT4 vesiclesExocyst functionGLUT4 exocytosisUndergoes phosphorylationExocytic vesiclesPhosphorylation eventsContinuous exocytosisSmall GTPasesPhosphorylation sitesZebrafish embryosTrafficking processesBinding domainsSite of fusionEffector phosphorylationExocystBearing mutationsKinase CG proteinsPhosphorylationVesiclesRalAEpithelial cellsExocytosis
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