2018
Extracellular anti-angiogenic proteins augment an endosomal protein trafficking pathway to reach mitochondria and execute apoptosis in HUVECs
Chen M, Qiu T, Wu J, Yang Y, Wright GD, Wu M, Ge R. Extracellular anti-angiogenic proteins augment an endosomal protein trafficking pathway to reach mitochondria and execute apoptosis in HUVECs. Cell Death & Differentiation 2018, 25: 1905-1920. PMID: 29523874, PMCID: PMC6219483, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0092-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiostatinsApoptosisCell MembraneEndocytosisEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPEndosomesFibronectinsFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingHeat-Shock ProteinsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondriaNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphoproteinsProtein TransportRecombinant ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25ThrombospondinsConceptsLate endosomesEndosomal proteinExtracellular proteinsT-SNARE proteinsCytosolic scaffold proteinsTotal internal reflection fluorescent microscopyPro-apoptotic functionFluorescent microscopyRegulatory factor 1Recycling endosomesRNAi knockdownCargo degradationScaffold proteinSuper-resolution fluorescent microscopyMitochondrial traffickingCell fractionationPlasma membraneIsthminProximity ligationMitochondriaProtein 25ProteinBiochemical analysisAnti-angiogenic proteinFactor 1Membrane shape-mediated wave propagation of cortical protein dynamics
Wu Z, Su M, Tong C, Wu M, Liu J. Membrane shape-mediated wave propagation of cortical protein dynamics. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 136. PMID: 29321558, PMCID: PMC5762918, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02469-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane shape changesF-BAR proteinsDomain-containing proteinsPeripheral membrane proteinsProtein lateral diffusionActin machineryProtein recruitmentMembrane proteinsProtein dynamicsCortical proteinsShape changesProtein waveActin wavesUnderappreciated roleProteinMembrane undulationsLateral diffusionSpatial gradientsMachineryCytoplasmImmune cellsRecruitmentAssemblyCells
2013
Calcium oscillations-coupled conversion of actin travelling waves to standing oscillations
Wu M, Wu X, De Camilli P. Calcium oscillations-coupled conversion of actin travelling waves to standing oscillations. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1339-1344. PMID: 23297209, PMCID: PMC3557052, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221538110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneActin regulatory proteinsActin cytoskeletonActin dynamicsActive Cdc42Cell cortexCell physiologyRegulatory proteinsActin polymerizationDynamic spatial patternsMacromolecular assembliesCalcium oscillationsSpatial patternsActinMembraneFBP17Cdc42CellsCytoskeletonFeedback mechanismProteinPhysiologyAntigen stimulationGlobal fluctuationsMechanism
2004
Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers
Wu M, Holowka D, Craighead HG, Baird B. Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13798-13803. PMID: 15356342, PMCID: PMC518836, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403835101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid raftsLeaflet componentsPlasma membrane compartmentalizationReceptor clustersMembrane structural organizationLipid bilayersFcepsilon receptor ITyrosine phosphorylation activityMembrane compartmentalizationLyn kinaseInner leafletPhosphorylation activityActin polymerizationCellular componentsStructural organizationCell receptorRaftsCell activationReceptor IMast cell receptorsStructural reorganizationKinaseUnique insightsBilayersProtein