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
2016
Staphylococcus aureus recruits Cdc42GAP through recycling endosomes and the exocyst to invade human endothelial cells
Rauch L, Hennings K, Trasak C, Röder A, Schröder B, Koch-Nolte F, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Aepfelbacher M. Staphylococcus aureus recruits Cdc42GAP through recycling endosomes and the exocyst to invade human endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2016, 129: 2937-2949. PMID: 27311480, PMCID: PMC5004874, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.186213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytic vesiclesActin polymerizationEndothelial cell invasionExocyst complexPhagocytic cupsPhagocytic cup-like structuresCell invasionPhagocytic cup closureArp2/3 complexN-WASPCup closureCup-like structuresCdc42GAPCdc42Human endothelial cellsCell functionVesiclesAnalogous mechanismInvasionEndothelial cellsExocystComplexesEndosomes
2009
A Phosphoinositide Switch Controls the Maturation and Signaling Properties of APPL Endosomes
Zoncu R, Perera RM, Balkin DM, Pirruccello M, Toomre D, De Camilli P. A Phosphoinositide Switch Controls the Maturation and Signaling Properties of APPL Endosomes. Cell 2009, 136: 1110-1121. PMID: 19303853, PMCID: PMC2705806, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.01.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive endosomesAPPL endosomesEndocytic pathwayGrowth factor receptor traffickingEarly endocytic pathwayRab5-positive endosomesSingle-vesicle imagingGrowth factor signalingNovel endocytic compartmentsSurprising plasticityEndocytic vesiclesFactor signalingEndocytic compartmentsEnhanced growth factor signalingReceptor traffickingEndosomesSignaling propertiesRecent identificationPI3PCritical roleCurrent understandingSignalingPathwayFunctional organizationMaturation