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
2010
Spatial control of EGF receptor activation by reversible dimerization on living cells
Chung I, Akita R, Vandlen R, Toomre D, Schlessinger J, Mellman I. Spatial control of EGF receptor activation by reversible dimerization on living cells. Nature 2010, 464: 783-787. PMID: 20208517, DOI: 10.1038/nature08827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell PolarityCell SurvivalCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDiffusionEnzyme ActivationEnzyme StabilityEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsGene Expression RegulationGRB2 Adaptor ProteinHumansKineticsLigandsProtein MultimerizationProtein TransportSignal TransductionThermodynamicsConceptsLigand bindingEpidermal growth factor receptor moleculeType I receptor kinaseEGF receptor activationDimer formationReceptor kinaseReceptor dimerizationDimerization dynamicsReceptor dimersLiving cellsReceptor moleculesCell marginsDimer populationSpatial controlHuman carcinomasConformation changeDimerizationCell centerReceptor activationRate of dissociationCellsBindingActivationKinaseReversible dimerization
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
2006
Vectorial insertion of apical and basolateral membrane proteins in polarized epithelial cells revealed by quantitative 3D live cell imaging
Hua W, Sheff D, Toomre D, Mellman I. Vectorial insertion of apical and basolateral membrane proteins in polarized epithelial cells revealed by quantitative 3D live cell imaging. Journal Of Cell Biology 2006, 172: 1035-1044. PMID: 16567501, PMCID: PMC2063761, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200512012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCell MembraneCell PolarityDogsEndocytosisEpithelial CellsGlycoproteinsGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsKineticsLaser Scanning CytometryLuminescent ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesProtein TransportRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTemperatureTrans-Golgi NetworkTransfectionTransport VesiclesViral Envelope ProteinsConceptsBasolateral membrane proteinsLive-cell imagingMembrane proteinsThree-dimensional live cell imagingGlycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteinsVesicular stomatitis virus glycoproteinApical surfaceMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCell imagingFilter-grown Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cellsEpithelial cellsBasolateral proteinsCanine kidney cellsTransport intermediatesVesicle dockingSecretory pathwayPlasma membraneVectorial insertionMembrane componentsJunctional complexesProteinRespective membranesKidney cellsVirus glycoproteinPathway