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Alexey J. Merz - Publications

Affiliations: 
2004- Biochemistry University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, WA 
Area:
Cell biology, Membrane biology, Membrane fusion, Golgi, Vacuole
Website:
http://www.merzlab.org
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Year Citation  Score
2020 Plemel RL, Odorizzi G, Merz AJ. Genetically encoded multimode reporter of AP-3 traffic in budding yeast. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark). PMID 33225520 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12772  0.772
2020 Leveille CL, Cornell CE, Merz AJ, Keller SL. The Role of Growth Temperature and Lipid Composition in Phase Separation of Yeast Vacuole Membranes Biophysical Journal. 118: 228a. DOI: 10.1016/J.Bpj.2019.11.1350  0.304
2019 Merz AJ, Ungermann C. Decision letter: Vps8 overexpression inhibits HOPS-dependent trafficking routes by outcompeting Vps41/Lt Elife. DOI: 10.7554/Elife.45631.027  0.528
2019 Leveille CL, Cornell CE, Merz AJ, Keller SL. The Role of Ergosterol in Phase Separation of Yeast Vacuole Membranes Biophysical Journal. 116: 78a-79a. DOI: 10.1016/J.Bpj.2018.11.466  0.336
2018 Ledvina HE, Kelly KA, Eshraghi A, Plemel RL, Peterson SB, Lee B, Steele S, Adler M, Kawula TH, Merz AJ, Skerrett SJ, Celli J, Mougous JD. A Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Effector Alters Phagosomal Maturation to Promote Intracellular Growth of Francisella. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 30057173 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2018.07.003  0.32
2017 Rayermann SP, Rayermann GE, Cornell CE, Merz AJ, Keller SL. Hallmarks of Reversible Separation of Living, Unperturbed Cell Membranes into Two Liquid Phases. Biophysical Journal. 113: 2425-2432. PMID 29211996 DOI: 10.1016/J.Bpj.2017.09.029  0.361
2017 Schwartz ML, Nickerson DP, Lobingier BT, Plemel RL, Duan M, Angers CG, Zick M, Merz AJ. Sec17 (α-SNAP) and an SM-tethering complex regulate the outcome of SNARE zippering in vitro and in vivo. Elife. 6. PMID 28925353 DOI: 10.7554/Elife.27396  0.772
2017 Cattin-Ortolá J, Topalidou I, Dosey A, Merz AJ, Ailion M. The Dense-Core Vesicle Maturation Protein CCCP-1 Binds RAB-2 and Membranes through its C-terminal Domain. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark). PMID 28755404 DOI: 10.1111/Tra.12507  0.475
2017 Song H, Orr AS, Duan M, Merz AJ, Wickner WT. Sec17/Sec18 act twice, enhancing membrane fusion and then disassembling cis-SNARE complexes. Elife. 6. PMID 28718762 DOI: 10.7554/Elife.26646  0.784
2017 Schwartz ML, Nickerson DP, Lobingier BT, Plemel RL, Duan M, Angers CG, Zick M, Merz AJ. Author response: Sec17 (α-SNAP) and an SM-tethering complex regulate the outcome of SNARE zippering in vitro and in vivo Elife. DOI: 10.7554/Elife.27396.020  0.741
2017 Song H, Orr A, Duan M, Merz AJ, Wickner W. Author response: Sec17/Sec18 act twice, enhancing membrane fusion and then disassembling cis-SNARE complexes Elife. DOI: 10.7554/Elife.26646.029  0.752
2016 Sunshine AB, Ong GT, Nickerson DP, Carr D, Murakami CJ, Wasko BM, Shemorry A, Merz AJ, Kaeberlein M, Dunham MJ. Aneuploidy shortens replicative lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Aging Cell. PMID 26762766 DOI: 10.1111/Acel.12443  0.783
2015 Nickerson DP, Merz AJ. LUCID: a quantitative assay of ESCRT-mediated cargo sorting into multivesicular bodies. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark). PMID 26424513 DOI: 10.1111/Tra.12331  0.718
2015 Zick M, Orr A, Schwartz ML, Merz AJ, Wickner WT. Sec17 can trigger fusion of trans-SNARE paired membranes without Sec18. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112: E2290-7. PMID 25902545 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1506409112  0.771
2015 Shideler T, Nickerson DP, Merz AJ, Odorizzi G. Ubiquitin binding by the CUE domain promotes endosomal localization of the Rab5 GEF Vps9. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26: 1345-56. PMID 25673804 DOI: 10.1091/Mbc.E14-06-1156  0.815
2015 Merz AJ. What are the roles of V-ATPases in membrane fusion? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112: 8-9. PMID 25540413 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1422280112  0.41
2014 Lobingier BT, Nickerson DP, Lo SY, Merz AJ. SM proteins Sly1 and Vps33 co-assemble with Sec17 and SNARE complexes to oppose SNARE disassembly by Sec18. Elife. 3: e02272. PMID 24837546 DOI: 10.7554/Elife.02272  0.808
2014 Brodsky JL, Merz A, Serio T. Organelle and proteome quality control mechanisms: how cells are able to keep calm and carry on. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25: 733-4. PMID 24626847 DOI: 10.1091/Mbc.E13-11-0672  0.433
2014 Lobingier BT, Nickerson DP, Lo S, Merz AJ. Author response: SM proteins Sly1 and Vps33 co-assemble with Sec17 and SNARE complexes to oppose SNARE disassembly by Sec18 Elife. DOI: 10.7554/Elife.02272.021  0.807
2013 Paulsel AL, Merz AJ, Nickerson DP. Vps9 family protein Muk1 is the second Rab5 guanosine nucleotide exchange factor in budding yeast. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288: 18162-71. PMID 23612966 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M113.457069  0.77
2012 Lockshon D, Olsen CP, Brett CL, Chertov A, Merz AJ, Lorenz DA, Van Gilst MR, Kennedy BK. Rho signaling participates in membrane fluidity homeostasis. Plos One. 7: e45049. PMID 23071506 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0045049  0.732
2012 Lobingier BT, Merz AJ. Sec1/Munc18 protein Vps33 binds to SNARE domains and the quaternary SNARE complex. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23: 4611-22. PMID 23051737 DOI: 10.1091/Mbc.E12-05-0343  0.831
2012 Nickerson DP, Russell MR, Lo SY, Chapin HC, Milnes JM, Merz AJ. Termination of isoform-selective Vps21/Rab5 signaling at endolysosomal organelles by Msb3/Gyp3. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark). 13: 1411-28. PMID 22748138 DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-0854.2012.01390.X  0.787
2012 Lo SY, Brett CL, Plemel RL, Vignali M, Fields S, Gonen T, Merz AJ. Intrinsic tethering activity of endosomal Rab proteins. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 19: 40-7. PMID 22157956 DOI: 10.1038/Nsmb.2162  0.828
2011 Plemel RL, Lobingier BT, Brett CL, Angers CG, Nickerson DP, Paulsel A, Sprague D, Merz AJ. Subunit organization and Rab interactions of Vps-C protein complexes that control endolysosomal membrane traffic. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22: 1353-63. PMID 21325627 DOI: 10.1091/Mbc.E10-03-0260  0.731
2011 Angers CG, Merz AJ. New links between vesicle coats and Rab-mediated vesicle targeting. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 22: 18-26. PMID 20643221 DOI: 10.1016/J.Semcdb.2010.07.003  0.798
2011 Brett CL, Plemel RL, Lobingier BT, Vignali M, Fields S, Merz AJ. Efficient termination of vacuolar Rab GTPase signaling requires coordinated action by a GAP and a protein kinase Journal of Cell Biology. 195: 1061. DOI: 10.1083/jcb.2008010011956c  0.786
2010 Hood RD, Singh P, Hsu F, Güvener T, Carl MA, Trinidad RR, Silverman JM, Ohlson BB, Hicks KG, Plemel RL, Li M, Schwarz S, Wang WY, Merz AJ, Goodlett DR, et al. A type VI secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa targets a toxin to bacteria. Cell Host & Microbe. 7: 25-37. PMID 20114026 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2009.12.007  0.351
2010 Zheng H, Taraska J, Merz AJ, Gonen T. The prototypical H+/galactose symporter GalP assembles into functional trimers. Journal of Molecular Biology. 396: 593-601. PMID 20006622 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jmb.2009.12.010  0.341
2009 Angers CG, Merz AJ. HOPS interacts with Apl5 at the vacuole membrane and is required for consumption of AP-3 transport vesicles. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20: 4563-74. PMID 19741093 DOI: 10.1091/Mbc.E09-04-0272  0.816
2009 Nickerson DP, Brett CL, Merz AJ. Vps-C complexes: gatekeepers of endolysosomal traffic. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 21: 543-51. PMID 19577915 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ceb.2009.05.007  0.835
2009 Schwartz ML, Merz AJ. Capture and release of partially zipped trans-SNARE complexes on intact organelles. The Journal of Cell Biology. 185: 535-49. PMID 19414611 DOI: 10.1083/Jcb.200811082  0.719
2008 Brett CL, Plemel RL, Lobingier BT, Lobinger BT, Vignali M, Fields S, Merz AJ. Efficient termination of vacuolar Rab GTPase signaling requires coordinated action by a GAP and a protein kinase. The Journal of Cell Biology. 182: 1141-51. PMID 18809726 DOI: 10.1083/Jcb.200801001  0.804
2008 Brett CL, Merz AJ. Osmotic regulation of Rab-mediated organelle docking. Current Biology : Cb. 18: 1072-7. PMID 18619842 DOI: 10.1016/J.Cub.2008.06.050  0.737
2005 Lee SW, Higashi DL, Snyder A, Merz AJ, Potter L, So M. PilT is required for PI(3,4,5)P3-mediated crosstalk between Neisseria gonorrhoeae and epithelial cells. Cellular Microbiology. 7: 1271-84. PMID 16098215 DOI: 10.1111/J.1462-5822.2005.00551.X  0.678
2004 Fratti RA, Jun Y, Merz AJ, Margolis N, Wickner W. Interdependent assembly of specific regulatory lipids and membrane fusion proteins into the vertex ring domain of docked vacuoles. The Journal of Cell Biology. 167: 1087-98. PMID 15611334 DOI: 10.1083/Jcb.200409068  0.791
2004 Merz AJ, Wickner WT. Resolution of organelle docking and fusion kinetics in a cell-free assay. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101: 11548-53. PMID 15286284 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.0404583101  0.593
2004 Thorngren N, Collins KM, Fratti RA, Wickner W, Merz AJ. A soluble SNARE drives rapid docking, bypassing ATP and Sec17/18p for vacuole fusion. The Embo Journal. 23: 2765-76. PMID 15241469 DOI: 10.1038/Sj.Emboj.7600286  0.821
2004 Merz AJ, Wickner WT. Trans-SNARE interactions elicit Ca2+ efflux from the yeast vacuole lumen. The Journal of Cell Biology. 164: 195-206. PMID 14734531 DOI: 10.1083/Jcb.200310105  0.528
2003 Wang L, Merz AJ, Collins KM, Wickner W. Hierarchy of protein assembly at the vertex ring domain for yeast vacuole docking and fusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 160: 365-74. PMID 12566429 DOI: 10.1083/Jcb.200209095  0.768
2002 Boeddinghaus C, Merz AJ, Laage R, Ungermann C. A cycle of Vam7p release from and PtdIns 3-P-dependent rebinding to the yeast vacuole is required for homotypic vacuole fusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 157: 79-89. PMID 11916982 DOI: 10.1083/Jcb.200112098  0.676
2002 Wang L, Seeley ES, Wickner W, Merz AJ. Vacuole fusion at a ring of vertex docking sites leaves membrane fragments within the organelle. Cell. 108: 357-69. PMID 11853670 DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00632-3  0.666
2000 Merz AJ, So M. Interactions of pathogenic neisseriae with epithelial cell membranes. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 16: 423-57. PMID 11031243 DOI: 10.1146/Annurev.Cellbio.16.1.423  0.575
2000 Merz AJ, So M, Sheetz MP. Pilus retraction powers bacterial twitching motility. Nature. 407: 98-102. PMID 10993081 DOI: 10.1038/35024105  0.655
2000 Hopper S, Vasquez B, Merz A, Clary S, Wilbur JS, So M. Effects of the immunoglobulin A1 protease on Neisseria gonorrhoeae trafficking across polarized T84 epithelial monolayers. Infection and Immunity. 68: 906-11. PMID 10639461 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.906-911.2000  0.545
1999 Merz AJ, Enns CA, So M. Type IV pili of pathogenic Neisseriae elicit cortical plaque formation in epithelial cells. Molecular Microbiology. 32: 1316-32. PMID 10383771 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2958.1999.01459.X  0.606
1997 Merz AJ, So M. Attachment of piliated, Opa- and Opc- gonococci and meningococci to epithelial cells elicits cortical actin rearrangements and clustering of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins. Infection and Immunity. 65: 4341-9. PMID 9317047 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.65.10.4341-4349.1997  0.598
1996 Merz AJ, Rifenbery DB, Arvidson CG, So M. Traversal of a polarized epithelium by pathogenic Neisseriae: facilitation by type IV pili and maintenance of epithelial barrier function. Molecular Medicine (Cambridge, Mass.). 2: 745-54. PMID 8972489 DOI: 10.1007/Bf03401658  0.543
1994 Waldbeser LS, Ajioka RS, Merz AJ, Puaoi D, Lin L, Thomas M, So M. The opaH locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae MS11A is involved in epithelial cell invasion. Molecular Microbiology. 13: 919-28. PMID 7815949 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.1994.Tb00483.X  0.531
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