2020
Retromer subunit, VPS29, regulates synaptic transmission and is required for endolysosomal function in the aging brain
Ye H, Ojelade S, Li-Kroeger D, Zuo Z, Wang L, Li Y, Gu J, Tepass U, Rodal A, Bellen H, Shulman J. Retromer subunit, VPS29, regulates synaptic transmission and is required for endolysosomal function in the aging brain. ELife 2020, 9: e51977. PMID: 32286230, PMCID: PMC7182434, DOI: 10.7554/elife.51977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetromer functionRetromer localizationVps26 proteinsRetromer subunitsRab7 GTPaseProtein complexesEndolysosomal functionEndolysosomal pathwayLysosomal stressVPS29Endolysosomal dysfunctionSynaptic transmissionSubstrate clearanceRetromerGTPaseProteinVPS35Adult brainBrain homeostasisAlzheimer's diseaseTBC1D5Vps26Ultrastructural evidenceEmbryogenesisMutants
2015
A genetic toolkit for tagging intronic MiMIC containing genes
Nagarkar-Jaiswal S, DeLuca S, Lee P, Lin W, Pan H, Zuo Z, Lv J, Spradling A, Bellen H. A genetic toolkit for tagging intronic MiMIC containing genes. ELife 2015, 4: e08469. PMID: 26102525, PMCID: PMC4499919, DOI: 10.7554/elife.08469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein interaction partnersGenes/proteinsProtein expression patternsUncharacterized genesGenetic toolkitIntegration cassetteMiMIC insertionsPhiC31 recombinaseProtein tagsFRT sequencesNew exonsGenetic strategiesInteraction partnersExpression patternsGenesExonsPlasmid DNAProteinMass specTagsIntronsLarge collectionGFPImmunoprecipitationMimics