2013
A Network of Interactions Enables CCM3 and STK24 to Coordinate UNC13D-Driven Vesicle Exocytosis in Neutrophils
Zhang Y, Tang W, Zhang H, Niu X, Xu Y, Zhang J, Gao K, Pan W, Boggon TJ, Toomre D, Min W, Wu D. A Network of Interactions Enables CCM3 and STK24 to Coordinate UNC13D-Driven Vesicle Exocytosis in Neutrophils. Developmental Cell 2013, 27: 215-226. PMID: 24176643, PMCID: PMC3834565, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil degranulationAcute innate immune responseIschemia-reperfusion injuryInnate immune responseProtection of kidneyNeutrophil functionImmune responseInhibition of exocytosisTissue damageGranule poolGranule contentsDegranulationImportant regulatorImportant roleVesicle exocytosisExocytosisSTK24InjuryNeutrophilsKidneyUNC13D
2011
Dual-mode of insulin action controls GLUT4 vesicle exocytosis
Xu Y, Rubin BR, Orme CM, Karpikov A, Yu C, Bogan JS, Toomre DK. Dual-mode of insulin action controls GLUT4 vesicle exocytosis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2011, 193: 643-653. PMID: 21555461, PMCID: PMC3166865, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201008135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAnimalsBiosensing TechniquesCarrier ProteinsExocytosisGlucose Transporter Type 4Green Fluorescent ProteinsInsulinIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMembrane FusionMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoPhospholipase DRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA InterferenceTransfectionTransport VesiclesVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2ConceptsGLUT4 storage vesiclesVesicle exocytosisInsulin-stimulated control cellsGLUT4 vesicle exocytosisPlasma membrane fusionNovel regulatory siteSingle vesicle exocytosisInsulin triggersVesicle trafficExocytic rateFusion poreSurface of adipocytesMembrane fusionRegulatory sitesPhospholipase DStorage vesiclesPore expansionExocytosisControl cellsAcute perturbationVesiclesInsulin actionVesicle characteristicsAdipocytesCells
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
2005
Phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase type Iγ regulates dynamics of large dense-core vesicle fusion
Gong LW, Di Paolo G, Diaz E, Cestra G, Diaz ME, Lindau M, De Camilli P, Toomre D. Phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase type Iγ regulates dynamics of large dense-core vesicle fusion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 5204-5209. PMID: 15793002, PMCID: PMC555604, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0501412102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDense-core vesicle fusionLarge dense-core vesicle fusionLarge dense-core vesicle (LDCV) exocytosisDense-core vesicle exocytosisFusion pore expansionDirect genetic evidenceReleasable vesicle poolType IγVesicle exocytosisGenetic evidenceVesicle primingBisphosphate synthesisVesicle fusionKinetics of secretionImportant regulatorVesicle poolPore expansionNeuroendocrine tissuesPhosphatidylinositolFusion dynamicsChromaffin cellsI gammaKey role