Yumei Wu, PhD
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2024
Ectopic reconstitution of a spine-apparatus-like structure provides insight into mechanisms underlying its formation
Falahati H, Wu Y, Fang M, De Camilli P. Ectopic reconstitution of a spine-apparatus-like structure provides insight into mechanisms underlying its formation. Current Biology 2024 PMID: 39626668, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoplasmic reticulumSpine apparatusActin bundlesEndomembrane networkER sheetsConserved regionProtein synaptopodinCisternal organelleNon-neuronal cellsER cisternsOrganellesSynaptopodinProteinNeuronal dendritesNeuronal spinesAxon initial segmentFindings shed lightBiogenesisActinProtein matrixNarrow lumenReticulumMammalsInitial segmentMechanismVPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1
Ugur B, Schueder F, Shin J, Hanna M, Wu Y, Leonzino M, Su M, McAdow A, Wilson C, Postlethwait J, Solnica-Krezel L, Bewersdorf J, De Camilli P. VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1. Journal Of Cell Biology 2024, 223: e202311189. PMID: 39331042, PMCID: PMC11451052, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202311189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transportGolgi complex proteinGolgi subcompartmentsGolgi membranesGolgi cisternaeProtein familyFunctional partnersGolgi complexKO cellsComplex proteinsFAM177A1GolgiVPS13BAdjacent membranesMutationsProteinCohen syndromeLipidOrthologsInteractorsBrefeldinMembraneOrganellesSubcompartmentsDevelopmental disordersOverlapping role of synaptophysin and synaptogyrin family proteins in determining the small size of synaptic vesicles
Park D, Fujise K, Wu Y, Luján R, Del Olmo-Cabrera S, Wesseling J, De Camilli P. Overlapping role of synaptophysin and synaptogyrin family proteins in determining the small size of synaptic vesicles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2409605121. PMID: 38985768, PMCID: PMC11260120, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2409605121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesiclesFamily proteinsBiogenesis of synaptic vesiclesClusters of small vesiclesSize of synaptic vesiclesSynaptogyrin familySynaptogyrin-1Vesicle proteinsSynaptogyrinTransmembrane domainOrganismal levelSmall vesiclesProteinMild defectsVesiclesFamily membersBiogenesisSmall sizeFamilyMiceSynapsinCoexpressionAbundanceSynaptoporinMembers
2023
Mutations in Parkinsonism-linked endocytic proteins synaptojanin1 and auxilin have synergistic effects on dopaminergic axonal pathology
Ng X, Wu Y, Lin Y, Yaqoob S, Greene L, De Camilli P, Cao M. Mutations in Parkinsonism-linked endocytic proteins synaptojanin1 and auxilin have synergistic effects on dopaminergic axonal pathology. Npj Parkinson's Disease 2023, 9: 26. PMID: 36792618, PMCID: PMC9932162, DOI: 10.1038/s41531-023-00465-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParkinson's diseaseMutant miceStriatal nerve terminalsSingle mutant miceDouble mutant miceDAergic markersDAergic terminalsAtypical parkinsonismDAergic neuronsStriatal interneuronsNeurological manifestationsAxonal pathologyDopaminergic inputNerve terminalsSynaptojanin 1Dystrophic changesPD pathogenesisKnockout miceRisk proteinsSynaptic defectsNeurodegenerative disordersParkinsonismMiceAdaptive changesDiseaseSynaptic vesicle proteins and ATG9A self-organize in distinct vesicle phases within synapsin condensates
Park D, Wu Y, Wang X, Gowrishankar S, Baublis A, De Camilli P. Synaptic vesicle proteins and ATG9A self-organize in distinct vesicle phases within synapsin condensates. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 455. PMID: 36709207, PMCID: PMC9884207, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36081-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsSV membrane proteinsVesicle membrane proteinEctopic expression systemSynaptic vesicle proteinsSynaptic vesicle clustersSV proteinsVesicle proteinsEctopic expressionExpression systemVesicle clustersSynapsinProteinLiquid-like propertiesVesiclesDistinct classesDual roleSynapsin 1FibroblastsATG9ASynapsesExpressionDistinct phasesNerve terminalsClusters
2022
Proximity proteomics of synaptopodin provides insight into the molecular composition of the spine apparatus of dendritic spines
Falahati H, Wu Y, Feuerer V, Simon HG, De Camilli P. Proximity proteomics of synaptopodin provides insight into the molecular composition of the spine apparatus of dendritic spines. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2203750119. PMID: 36215465, PMCID: PMC9586327, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203750119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine apparatusDendritic spinesSubset of neuronsAxon initial segmentDendritic shaftsER cisternsNonneuronal cellsSynaptopodinSpineSmooth endoplasmic reticulumEndoplasmic reticulumCisternal organelleInitial segmentSpecific localizationCisternsBinding proteinPDLIM7Expression patternsSubsetProteinSmall subsetDiseaseNeuronsBrainFunctional partnership
2020
Dynamin Function in Exocytosis and Endocytosis Coupling of Dense-Core Vesicles in Pancreatic Beta Cells
Fan F, Wendlick J, Tamarina N, Wu Y, Ferguson S, Philipson L, De Camilli P, Lou X. Dynamin Function in Exocytosis and Endocytosis Coupling of Dense-Core Vesicles in Pancreatic Beta Cells. Biophysical Journal 2020, 118: 488a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.2700.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
FIB-SEM 3D CLEM of Cultured Cells
Wu Y, Yu S, De Camilli P, Melia T, Liu X. FIB-SEM 3D CLEM of Cultured Cells. Microscopy And Microanalysis 2019, 25: 1044-1045. DOI: 10.1017/s1431927619005956.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Dynamin 2 regulates biphasic insulin secretion and plasma glucose homeostasis
Fan F, Ji C, Wu Y, Ferguson SM, Tamarina N, Philipson LH, Lou X. Dynamin 2 regulates biphasic insulin secretion and plasma glucose homeostasis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 4026-4041. PMID: 26413867, PMCID: PMC4639984, DOI: 10.1172/jci80652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamin 2Glucose-stimulated insulin secretionΒ-cellsExocytosis-endocytosis couplingControl β-cellsMutant β-cellsCell surface expansionF-actin remodelingInsulin granule exocytosisEndocytic intermediatesMembrane fissionInsulin granule recruitmentPancreatic β-cell dysfunctionPlasma membraneActin filamentsBiphasic insulin secretionInsulin granulesGene ablationΒ-cell dysfunctionGranule recruitmentGlucose homeostasisBlood glucose homeostasisEndocytosisGranule exocytosisEssential role