Gerard Apodaca

Selective perturbation of apical membrane traffic by expression of influenza M2, an acid-activated ion channel, in polarized madin-darby canine kidney cells.

Modulation of endocytic traffic in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells by the small GTPase RhoA.

Selective alterations in biosynthetic and endocytic protein traffic in Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cells expressing mutants of the small GTPase Rac1.

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of MUC1 is modulated by its glycosylation state.

Sorting of membrane and fluid at the apical pole of polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

A novel clathrin homolog that co-distributes with cytoskeletal components functions in the trans-Golgi network.

Endocytic traffic in polarized epithelial cells: role of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton.

Cdc42-dependent modulation of tight junctions and membrane protein traffic in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

Na,K-ATPase activity is required for formation of tight junctions, desmosomes, and induction of polarity in epithelial cells.

Modulation of membrane traffic by mechanical stimuli.

Stretch-regulated exocytosis/endocytosis in bladder umbrella cells.

Plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase and NCX1 Na+/Ca2+ exchanger expression in distal convoluted tubule cells.

Beta-adrenoceptor agonists stimulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase in rat urinary bladder urothelial cells.

Manganese superoxide dismutase gene therapy protects against irradiation-induced cystitis.

Immunoglobulin transport across polarized epithelial cells.

Disruption of bladder epithelium barrier function after spinal cord injury.

Hydrostatic pressure-regulated ion transport in bladder uroepithelium.

Analysis of hydrostatic pressure-induced changes in umbrella cell surface area.

Differing roles of mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase in cardiomyocytes and urothelial cells.

Permeabilities of teleost and elasmobranch gill apical membranes: evidence that lipid bilayers alone do not account for barrier function.

Distribution of the tight junction proteins ZO-1, occludin, and claudin-4, -8, and -12 in bladder epithelium.

The uroepithelium: not just a passive barrier.

Endotoxin inhibits intestinal epithelial restitution through activation of Rho-GTPase and increased focal adhesions.

WITHDRAWN: RhoB-dependent modulation of early endocytic traffic in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

Selective permeability barrier to urea in shark rectal gland.

Water and solute permeability of rat lung caveolae: high permeabilities explained by acyl chain unsaturation.

Isolation and characterization of the Xenopus oocyte plasma membrane: a new method for studying activity of water and solute transporters.

ATP and purinergic receptor-dependent membrane traffic in bladder umbrella cells.

MARK2/EMK1/Par-1Balpha phosphorylation of Rab11-family interacting protein 2 is necessary for the timely establishment of polarity in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

Apical epidermal growth factor receptor signaling: regulation of stretch-dependent exocytosis in bladder umbrella cells.

RhoB-dependent modulation of postendocytic traffic in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

Defective CFTR apical endocytosis and enterocyte brush border in myosin VI-deficient mice.

The uroepithelial-associated sensory web.

Differential involvement of endocytic compartments in the biosynthetic traffic of apical proteins.

Exocyst requirement for endocytic traffic directed toward the apical and basolateral poles of polarized MDCK cells.

Studies on localization and function of annexin A4a within urinary bladder epithelium using a mouse knockout model.

Transcytosis of polymeric immunoglobulin a in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

Urinary bladder function and somatic sensitivity in vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-/- mice.

Rab11a-dependent exocytosis of discoidal/fusiform vesicles in bladder umbrella cells.

Distinct apical and basolateral membrane requirements for stretch-induced membrane traffic at the apical surface of bladder umbrella cells.

Cell biology and physiology of the uroepithelium.

Compensatory endocytosis in bladder umbrella cells occurs through an integrin-regulated and RhoA- and dynamin-dependent pathway.

Expression and distribution of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in bladder epithelium.

Galectin-7 modulates the length of the primary cilia and wound repair in polarized kidney epithelial cells.

Rab11b regulates the trafficking and recycling of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC).

Modulation of bladder function by luminal adenosine turnover and A1 receptor activation.

Phosphorylation of Rab11-FIP2 regulates polarity in MDCK cells.

Requirement for a uroplakin 3a-like protein in the development of zebrafish pronephric tubule epithelial cell function, morphogenesis, and polarity.

The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) establishes a trafficking vesicle pool responsible for its regulation.

Role of membrane traffic in the generation of epithelial cell asymmetry.

PIP5KIβ selectively modulates apical endocytosis in polarized renal epithelial cells.

A Rab11a-Rab8a-Myo5B network promotes stretch-regulated exocytosis in bladder umbrella cells.

Bladder filling and voiding affect umbrella cell tight junction organization and function.

A phosphotyrosine switch for cargo sequestration at clathrin-coated buds.

TBC1D9B functions as a GTPase-activating protein for Rab11a in polarized MDCK cells.

A1 adenosine receptor-stimulated exocytosis in bladder umbrella cells requires phosphorylation of ADAM17 Ser-811 and EGF receptor transactivation.

Membrane traffic research: challenges for the next decade.

Measuring receptor recycling in polarized MDCK cells.

Increased urothelial paracellular transport promotes cystitis.

Convergent Signaling Pathways Regulate Parathyroid Hormone and Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Action on NPT2A-mediated Phosphate Transport.

Role of Polarity Proteins in the Generation and Organization of Apical Surface Protrusions.

Urothelial proliferation and regeneration after spinal cord injury.

Low-Density Neuronal Cultures from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.

RAB27B requirement for stretch-induced exocytosis in bladder umbrella cells.

Inflammation and Tissue Remodeling in the Bladder and Urethra in Feline Interstitial Cystitis.

Generation of three-dimensional human neuronal cultures: application to modeling CNS viral infections.

Age-related endolysosome dysfunction in the rat urothelium.

Corrigendum: Inflammation and Tissue Remodeling in the Bladder and Urethra in Feline Interstitial Cystitis.

Urinary K promotes irritative voiding symptoms and pain in the face of urothelial barrier dysfunction.

Acute spinal cord injury is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction in mouse urothelium.

Expression and distribution of PIEZO1 in the mouse urinary tract.

Expansion and contraction of the umbrella cell apical junctional ring in response to bladder filling and voiding.

The Urothelium: Life in a Liquid Environment.

Functional roles for PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 in urothelial mechanotransduction and lower urinary tract interoception.

Bladder infection with uropathogenic increases the excitability of afferent neurons.

3D printed biaxial stretcher compatible with live fluorescence microscopy.

The molecular chaperone GRP170 protects against ER stress and acute kidney injury in mice.

Studies of ultrastructure, gene expression, and marker analysis reveal that mouse bladder PDGFRA interstitial cells are fibroblasts.