2013
Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane
Jouret F, Wu J, Hull M, Rajendran V, Mayr B, Schöfl C, Geibel J, Caplan MJ. Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane. Journal Of Cell Science 2013, 126: 5132-5142. PMID: 24013548, PMCID: PMC3828589, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.127555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyMDCK cellsStable transfectionFunction mutant formZO-1Tight junction components ZO-1G protein-coupled receptorsHuman CaSRCell-cell contactEpithelial cell plasma membranesMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCell plasma membraneStimulation of CaSRDivalent ion homeostasisCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsJunction-associated proteinsTight junction componentsEndogenous CaSRProtein kinasePlasma membraneIon homeostasisMutant formsChelator BAPTA-AMCell differentiation
1997
Gi regulation of secretory vesicle swelling examined by atomic force microscopy
Jena B, Schneider S, Geibel J, Webster P, Oberleithner H, Sritharan K. Gi regulation of secretory vesicle swelling examined by atomic force microscopy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 13317-13322. PMID: 9371843, PMCID: PMC24306, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.24.13317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretory vesicle membraneVesicle swellingSecretory vesiclesPlasma membraneVesicle fusionVesicle membraneSecretory vesicle swellingSecretory vesicle fusionConfocal microscopyZymogen granulesCell plasma membraneVesicle volumeHeterotrimeric guanineHeterotrimeric GTPZymogen granule sizeGTPase activityAlpha subunitMolecular mechanismsRegulatory rolePresence of GTPExocytotic processMastoparan analogsProteinGi proteinsMas7