2015
The Arp2/3 complex has essential roles in vesicle trafficking and transcytosis in the mammalian small intestine
Zhou K, Sumigray KD, Lechler T. The Arp2/3 complex has essential roles in vesicle trafficking and transcytosis in the mammalian small intestine. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2015, 26: 1995-2004. PMID: 25833710, PMCID: PMC4472011, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-10-1481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArp2/3 complexVesicle traffickingCell type-specific phenotypesCortical F-actinF-actin assemblyEssential roleMammalian small intestineF-actin filamentsCell polarityEndolysosomal systemEssential functionsF-actinCortical poolCell migrationCultured cellsIntestinal developmentTraffickingIntestinal epitheliumPhenotypeWide arrayComplexesComplex functionsTranscytosisLipid absorptionTranscytosis of IgG
2014
Cell-Cell Adhesions and Cell Contractility Are Upregulated upon Desmosome Disruption
Sumigray K, Zhou K, Lechler T. Cell-Cell Adhesions and Cell Contractility Are Upregulated upon Desmosome Disruption. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e101824. PMID: 25006807, PMCID: PMC4090201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherens junctionsMyosin IIAAdhesion structuresAnti-Dsg3 antibodiesCell-cell adhesion structuresCell adhesion structuresCell-cell adhesionMyosin II activityDesmosomal protein desmoplakinDesmosome functionTransmembrane componentBarrier functionClaudin genesGenetic disordersSignificant increaseMouse keratinocytesCell contractilityDisruption resultsPosttranslational changesTight junctionsII activity