Publications

See below for the latest publications by PMI members and their labs.

April 8, 2024
Cyr61 delivery promotes angiogenesis during bone fracture repair
Joel D. Boerckel, Ph.D.
Lang A, Eastburn EA, Younesi M, Nijsure M, Siciliano C, Pranatharthi Haran A, Panebianco CJ, Seidl E, Tang R, Alsberg E, Willett NJ, Gottardi R, Huh D, Boerckel JD. Cyr61 delivery promotes angiogenesis during bone fracture repair. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Apr 6:2024.04.05.588239. doi: 10.1101/2024.04.05.588239. PMID: 38617208; PMCID: PMC11014620.
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April 2, 2024
Ultrastructure of human brain tissue vitrified from autopsy revealed by cryo-ET with cryo-plasma FIB milling
Yi-Wei Chang, Ph.D.
Creekmore BC, Kixmoeller K, Black BE, Lee EB, Chang YW. Ultrastructure of human brain tissue vitrified from autopsy revealed by cryo-ET with cryo-plasma FIB milling. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 26;15(1):2660. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47066-1. PMID: 38531877; PMCID: PMC10965902.
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March 31, 2024
Microinterfaces in biopolymer-based bicontinuous hydrogels guide rapid 3D cell migration
Robert L. Mauck, Ph.D., Vivek B. Shenoy, Ph.D.
Xu KL, Di Caprio N, Fallahi H, Dehghany M, Davidson MD, Laforest L, Cheung BCH, Zhang Y, Wu M, Shenoy V, Han L, Mauck RL, Burdick JA. Microinterfaces in biopolymer-based bicontinuous hydrogels guide rapid 3D cell migration. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 29;15(1):2766. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46774-y. PMID: 38553465; PMCID: PMC10980809.
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March 29, 2024
Spastin locally amplifies microtubule dynamics to pattern the axon for presynaptic cargo delivery
Erika L. F. Holzbaur, Ph.D.
Aiken J, Holzbaur ELF. Spastin locally amplifies microtubule dynamics to pattern the axon for presynaptic cargo delivery. Curr Biol. 2024 Mar 25:S0960-9822(24)00307-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38554708.
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March 21, 2024
RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors
Erika L. F. Holzbaur, Ph.D.
Dou D, Aiken J, Holzbaur ELF. RAB3 phosphorylation by pathogenic LRRK2 impairs trafficking of synaptic vesicle precursors. J Cell Biol. 2024 Jun 3;223(6):e202307092. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202307092. Epub 2024 Mar 21. PMID: 38512027; PMCID: PMC10959120.
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March 21, 2024
An updated view of the structural basis for dihydropyridine receptors-ryanodine receptors direct molecular interaction in skeletal muscle
Clara Franzini-Armstrong, Ph.D.
Franzini-Armstrong C. An updated view of the structural basis for dihydropyridine receptors-ryanodine receptors direct molecular interaction in skeletal muscle. Eur J Transl Myol. 2024 Mar 21;34(1). doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12476. PMID: 38516838.
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March 18, 2024
Optical Control of G-Actin with a Photoswitchable Latrunculin
Roberto Dominguez, Ph.D.
Vepřek NA, Cooper MH, Laprell L, Yang EJ, Folkerts S, Bao R, Boczkowska M, Palmer NJ, Dominguez R, Oertner TG, Pon LA, Zuchero JB, Trauner DH. Optical Control of G-Actin with a Photoswitchable Latrunculin. J Am Chem Soc. 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c10776. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38511265.
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March 15, 2024
A single base pair substitution in zebrafish distinguishes between innate and acute startle behavior regulation
Michael Granato, Ph.D.
Ortiz EA, Campbell PD, Nelson JC, Granato M. A single base pair substitution in zebrafish distinguishes between innate and acute startle behavior regulation. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 18;19(3):e0300529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300529. PMID: 38498506; PMCID: PMC10947677.
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February 2, 2024
Toward a comprehensive view of gene architecture during transcription
Melike Lakadamyali, Ph.D.
Woodworth MA, Lakadamyali M. Toward a comprehensive view of gene architecture during transcription. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2024 Feb 2;85:102154. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2024.102154. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38309073.
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January 30, 2024
mTORC1 controls murine postprandial hepatic glycogen synthesis via Ppp1r3b
Paul M. Titchenell, Ph.D.
Uehara K, Lee WD, Stefkovich M, Biswas D, Santoleri D, Garcia Whitlock AE, Quinn Iii WJ, Coopersmith TN, Creasy KT, Rader DJ, Sakamoto K, Rabinowitz JD, Titchenell PM. mTORC1 controls murine postprandial hepatic glycogen synthesis via Ppp1r3b. J Clin Invest. 2024 Jan 30:e173782. doi: 10.1172/JCI173782. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38290087.
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