2012
Chapter 1 Supported Native Plasma Membranes as Platforms for the Reconstitution and Visualization of Endocytic Membrane Budding
Wu M, De Camilli P. Chapter 1 Supported Native Plasma Membranes as Platforms for the Reconstitution and Visualization of Endocytic Membrane Budding. Methods In Cell Biology 2012, 108: 1-18. PMID: 22325595, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386487-1.00001-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membranePlasma membrane sheetsNative plasma membraneEndocytic budsCell-free assayMembrane buddingEndocytic eventsMolecular dissectionElucidation of mechanismsCytosolic extractsBiological membranesMembrane sheetsEndocytosisExtracellular materialRobust formationMembraneSubsequent incubationVariety of manipulationsReconstitutionCellsExperimental systemPowerful toolFissionBuddingBuds
2005
High Spatial Resolution Observation of Single-Molecule Dynamics in Living Cell Membranes
Edel J, Wu M, Baird B, Craighead H. High Spatial Resolution Observation of Single-Molecule Dynamics in Living Cell Membranes. Biophysical Journal 2005, 88: l43-l45. PMID: 15821167, PMCID: PMC1305672, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.061937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZero-mode waveguidesHigh spatial resolution observationsSpatial resolution observationsCell membraneSingle-molecule dynamicsOptical confinementBiological membrane functionResolution observationsCell membrane componentsFluorescent excitationCellular organellesCytosolic poolCellular membranesMembrane componentsSingle moleculesMembrane functionLipid diffusionBiological membranesRat basophilic leukemia cellsLipid bilayersConfocal microscopyConfinementBasophilic leukemia cellsIndividual moleculesEssential building blocks