2018
Rhythmicity and waves in the cortex of single cells
Yang Y, Wu M. Rhythmicity and waves in the cortex of single cells. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2018, 373: 20170116. PMID: 29632268, PMCID: PMC5904302, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent dynamical statesDynamical stateDynamic systemsForm of oscillationsBasic propertiesSpatial couplingNetwork-centric viewSingle cellsPattern formationWavesCellular functionsTheme issueCell biologyMore mechanistic studiesCellular organizationFunctional importanceDynamic patternsEnigmatic phenomenonMolecular definitionKey parametersOscillations
2017
Clathrin Assembly Defines the Onset and Geometry of Cortical Patterning
Yang Y, Xiong D, Pipathsouk A, Weiner OD, Wu M. Clathrin Assembly Defines the Onset and Geometry of Cortical Patterning. Developmental Cell 2017, 43: 507-521.e4. PMID: 29161594, PMCID: PMC5826602, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneClathrin assemblyClathrin functionEndocytic proteinsMembrane traffickingEndocytic machineryN-WASPEndocytic eventsSignal transductionDownstream factorsCell surfaceCortical patterningPattern formationAssemblyMembraneImportant insightsActive processSingle-cell patternFBP17Cdc42ClathrinEndocytosisTransductionCortical pattern formationPhosphatidylinositol