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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2022

Illuminating membrane structural dynamics of fusion and endocytosis with advanced light imaging techniques.

Chung Yu Chan, Youssef Faragalla, Ling-Gang Wu

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Membrane Merger Dynamics in Exocytosis and Endocytosis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  6. Imaging nanoscale axial dynamics at the basal plasma membrane.The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chung Yu Chan *National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 35 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A.
Youssef Faragalla *Neurosciences Graduate Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, U.S.A.
Ling-Gang WuNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 35 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-4261-7079
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · USStanford University · US

Funding

Synaptic Vesicle ExocytosisZIANS003009 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI WU, LING GANG · 2009 to 2025
$31.2M
Synaptic Vesicle EndocytosisZIANS003105 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI WU, LING GANG · 2009 to 2025
$30.9M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA NS003009Intramural NIH HHS ZIA NS003105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visualization of cellular dynamics using fluorescent light microscopy has become a reliable and indispensable source of experimental evidence for biological studies. Over the past two decades, the development of super-resolution microscopy platforms coupled with innovations in protein and molecule labeling led to significant biological findings that were previously unobservable due to the barrier of the diffraction limit. As a result, the ability to image the dynamics of cellular processes is vastly enhanced. These imaging tools are extremely useful in cellular physiology for the study of vesicle fusion and endocytosis. In this review, we will explore the power of stimulated emission depletion (STED) and confocal microscopy in combination with various labeling techniques in real-time observation of the membrane transformation of fusion and endocytosis, as well as their underlying mechanisms. We will review how STED and confocal imaging are used to reveal fusion and endocytic membrane transformation processes in live cells, including hemi-fusion; hemi-fission; hemi-to-full fusion; fusion pore opening, expansion, constriction and closure; shrinking or enlargement of the Ω-shape membrane structure after vesicle fusion; sequential compound fusion; and the sequential endocytic membrane transformation from flat- to O-shape via the intermediate Λ- and Ω-shape transition. We will also discuss how the recent development of imaging techniques would impact future studies in the field.

Indexed as

EndocytosisMembrane FusionCell MembraneExocytosisMicroscopy, ConfocalSecretory Vesiclesendocytosisexocytosismembrane fissionmembrane fusionsuper-resolution imagingsynaptic transmission

Identifiers

PMID35960003
PMCPMC9444071
OpenAlexW4290975441

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