Thomas Torng, PhD
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2021
Phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate activate HOPS to catalyze SNARE assembly, allowing small headgroup lipids to support the terminal steps of membrane fusion.
Torng T, Wickner W. Phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate activate HOPS to catalyze SNARE assembly, allowing small headgroup lipids to support the terminal steps of membrane fusion. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2021, 32: ar19. PMID: 34495682, PMCID: PMC8693972, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e21-07-0373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatalysisInositol PhosphatesIntracellular MembranesMembrane FusionMolecular ChaperonesPhosphatesPhosphatidic AcidsPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhosphatidylinositolsProtein BindingProteolipidsRab GTP-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSNARE ProteinsSoluble N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Attachment ProteinsVacuolesVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsSNARE complex assembly
2017
Line Tension Controls Liquid-Disordered + Liquid-Ordered Domain Size Transition in Lipid Bilayers
Usery R, Enoki T, Wickramasinghe S, Weiner M, Tsai W, Kim M, Wang S, Torng T, Ackerman D, Heberle F, Katsaras J, Feigenson G. Line Tension Controls Liquid-Disordered + Liquid-Ordered Domain Size Transition in Lipid Bilayers. Biophysical Journal 2017, 112: 1431-1443. PMID: 28402885, PMCID: PMC5390056, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research