2018
The Rab-effector protein RABEP2 regulates endosomal trafficking to mediate vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2)-dependent signaling
Kofler N, Corti F, Rivera-Molina F, Deng Y, Toomre D, Simons M. The Rab-effector protein RABEP2 regulates endosomal trafficking to mediate vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2)-dependent signaling. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 4805-4817. PMID: 29425100, PMCID: PMC5880142, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.812172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEndosomesEndothelial CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Rab GTP-Binding ProteinsRab4 GTP-Binding ProteinsRab7 GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsEndosomal traffickingVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2Phosphotyrosine phosphatase 1BVEGFR2 traffickingEndothelial growth factor receptor 2Small GTPase Rab4Rab effector proteinsEndothelial cell functionRab7-positive endosomesCell functionRab GTPaseSorting endosomesCell surface expressionMaster regulatorEndosomal compartmentsVEGFR2 degradationPhosphatase 1BRABEP2Dependent signalingVascular developmentVEGFR2 signalingHigh-resolution microscopyTraffickingEndosomesBiochemical assays
2017
Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Iwamoto DV, Kromann EB, Toomre D, Calderwood DA. Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 570. PMID: 28924207, PMCID: PMC5603536, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00646-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin functionΒ1 integrinLive cellsCell surface adhesion receptorsHeterodimeric cell-surface adhesion receptorsIntegrin endocytosisMulticellular organismsNovel powerful toolFocal adhesionsKnockout fibroblastsIntegrin activationAdhesion receptorsExtracellular loopIntegrinsTraffickingMajor mysteriesCellsTagsAdhesionHaloTagEndocytosisPowerful toolExocytosisOrganismsVesiclesDifferential requirement for N‐ethylmaleimide‐sensitive factor in endosomal trafficking of transferrin receptor from anterograde trafficking of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G
Fan J, Zhou X, Wang Y, Kuang C, Sun Y, Liu X, Toomre D, Xu Y. Differential requirement for N‐ethylmaleimide‐sensitive factor in endosomal trafficking of transferrin receptor from anterograde trafficking of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G. FEBS Letters 2017, 591: 273-281. PMID: 27995606, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein GGolgi structureDifferential requirementN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorConstitutive trafficking pathwayTrafficking pathwaysGlycoprotein GTransferrin endocytosisEndosomal traffickingAnterograde traffickingGolgi fragmentationMammalian cellsVesicular transportDifferent vesiclesHeLa cellsReceptor exocytosisTraffickingTransferrin receptorFusion factorKnockdownCell viabilityCentral rolePathwayCrucial roleCells
2016
Sphingomyelin is sorted at the trans Golgi network into a distinct class of secretory vesicle
Deng Y, Rivera-Molina FE, Toomre DK, Burd CG. Sphingomyelin is sorted at the trans Golgi network into a distinct class of secretory vesicle. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 6677-6682. PMID: 27247384, PMCID: PMC4914164, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1602875113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrans-Golgi networkSynthesis of sphingomyelinGolgi networkSecretory vesiclesPlasma membraneQuantitative live-cell imagingVesicular transport carriersSorting of proteinsGlycophosphatidylinositol-anchored proteinsPore-forming toxinsLive-cell imagingInterorganelle traffickingAbundant sphingolipidIntracellular traffickingSecretory proteinsSM transportTransport carriersProteinCell imagingTraffickingDistinct classesSpecific carrierVesiclesPrincipal functionSorting
2015
The periciliary ring in polarized epithelial cells is a hot spot for delivery of the apical protein gp135
Stoops EH, Hull M, Olesen C, Mistry K, Harder JL, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Caplan MJ. The periciliary ring in polarized epithelial cells is a hot spot for delivery of the apical protein gp135. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 211: 287-294. PMID: 26504168, PMCID: PMC4621837, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary ciliaSurface proteinsTrans-Golgi networkPolarized epithelial cellsApical surface proteinsSNAP-tag systemBasolateral plasma membraneCell surface proteinsEpithelial cellsApical proteinsPericiliary regionGolgi networkPolarized traffickingCarrier vesiclesProtein deliveryPlasma membraneApical membraneProteinGp135Basolateral membraneCiliaMembraneHot spotsCellsTrafficking
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