Publications for Peter Thorn Publications for Peter Thorn 2015 Thorn, P., Gaisano, H. (2015). Cell-to-Cell Communication and the Regulation of Pancreatic Function. Pancreas, 44(8), 1174-1175. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MPA.000000000 0000401">[More Information]</a> Maisonneuve, B., Roux, D., Thorn, P., Cooper-White, J. (2015). Effects of Synthetic Biomacromolecule Addition on the Flow Behavior of Concentrated Mesenchymal Cell Suspensions. Biomacromolecules, 16(1), 275-283. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm501481y">[ More Information]</a> Do, O., Thorn, P. (2015). Insulin secretion from beta cells within intact islets: location matters. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 42(4), 406-414. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1681.1236 8">[More Information]</a> Do, O., Low, J., Thorn, P. (2015). Lepr(db) mouse model of type 2 diabetes: pancreatic islet isolation and live-cell 2-photon imaging of intact islets. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 99, 1-8. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/52632">[More Information]</a> Yu, M., Niu, Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Yang, Y., Taran, E., Jambhrunkar, S., Gu, W., Thorn, P., Yu, C. (2015). Size-dependent gene delivery of amine modified silica nanoparticles. Nano Research, 9(2), 291-305. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-090 9-5">[More Information]</a> 2014 Yu, M., Niu, Y., Yang, Y., Hartono, S., Yang, J., Huang, X., Thorn, P., Yu, C. (2014). An approach to prepare polyethylenimine functionalized silica-based spheres with small size for siRNA delivery. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(18), 15626-15631. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am503060n">[M ore Information]</a> Yu, M., Karmakar, S., Yang, J., Zhang, H., Yang, Y., Thorn, P., Yu, C. (2014). Facile synthesis of ultra-small hybrid silica spheres for enhanced penetration in 3D glioma spheroids. Chemical Communications, 50(13), 1527-1529. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cc48416e">[ More Information]</a> Low, J., Zavortink, M., Mitchell, J., Gan, W., Do, O., Schwiening, C., Gaisano, H., Thorn, P. (2014). Insulin secretion from beta cells in intact mouse islets is targeted towards the vasculature. Diabetologia, 57(8), 1655-1663. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-014-325 2-6">[More Information]</a> Thorn, P. (2014). Measurement of Dynamic F-Actin Changes During Exocytosis. In A.I. Ivanov (Eds.), Methods in Molecular Biology: Vol 1174, Exocytosis and Endocytosis, (pp. 423-432). New York: Springer Science+Business Media. Do, O., Low, J., Gaisano, H., Thorn, P. (2014). The secretory deficit in islets from db/db mice is mainly due to a loss of responding beta cells. Diabetologia, 57(7), 1400-1409. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-014-322 6-8">[More Information]</a> 2013 Maisonneuve, B., Roux, D., Thorn, P., Cooper-White, J. (2013). Effects of cell density and biomacromolecule addition on the flow behavior of concentrated mesenchymal cell suspensions. Biomacromolecules, 14(12), 4388-4397. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm401335g">[ More Information]</a> Low, J., Mitchell, J., Do, O., Bax, J., Rawlings, A., Zavortink, M., Morgan, G., Parton, R., Gaisano, H., Thorn, P. (2013). Glucose principally regulates insulin secretion in mouse islets by controlling the numbers of granule fusion events per cell. Diabetologia, 56(12), 2629-2937. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-013-301 9-5">[More Information]</a> Yu, M., Jambhrunkar, S., Thorn, P., Chen, J., Gu, W., Yu, C. (2013). Hyaluronic acid modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to CD44-overexpressing cancer cells. Nanoscale, 5(1), 178-183. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2nr32145a">[M ore Information]</a> 2012 Yu, M., Zhou, L., Zhang, J., Yuan, P., Thorn, P., Gu, W., Yu, C. (2012). A simple approach to prepare monodisperse mesoporous silica nanospheres with adjustable sizes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 376(1), 67-75. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2012.03.01 4">[More Information]</a> Bugarcic, A., Zimbardi, K., Macaranas, J., Thorn, P. (2012). Laboratory Exercise: An Inquiry-based Practical for a Large, Foundation-Level Undergraduate Laboratory that Enhances Student Understanding of Basic Cellular Concepts and Scientific Experimental Design. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 40(3), 174-180. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bmb.20587">[M Publications for Peter Thorn ore Information]</a> Thorn, P. (2012). Measuring calcium signals and exocytosis in tissues. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. General Subjects, 1820 (8), 1179-1184. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.02 .011">[More Information]</a> Thorn, P., Gaisano, H. (2012). Molecular control of compound Exocytosis: A key role for VAMP8. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 5(1), 61-63. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.5.1.18058">[ More Information]</a> Jang, Y., Soekmadji, C., Mitchell, J., Thomas, W., Thorn, P. (2012). Real-time measurement of F-actin remodelling during exocytosis using Lifeact-EGFP transgenic animals. PloS One, 7(7), 1-7. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.003 9815">[More Information]</a> 2011 Mangold, S., Wu, S., Norwood, S., Collins, B., Hamilton, N., Thorn, P., Yap, A. (2011). Hepatocyte growth factor acutely perturbs actin filament anchorage at the epithelial zonula adherens. Current Biology, 21(6), 503-507. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.02.01 8">[More Information]</a> Behrendorff, N., Dolai, S., Hong, W., Gaisano, H., Thorn, P. (2011). Vesicle-associated membrane protein 8 (VAMP8) is a SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) selectively required for sequential granule-to-granule fusion. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(34), 29627-29634. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.26519 9">[More Information]</a> Jang, Y., Thorn, P. (2011). Visualization of exocytosis in pancreatic acinar cells by fluorescence microscopy. Pancreapedia:Exocrine Pancreas Knowledge Base, , 1-5. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/panc.2011.15">[ More Information]</a> 2010 Low, J., Shukla, A., Behrendorff, N., Thorn, P. (2010). Exocytosis, dependent on Ca2+ release from Ca2+ stores, is regulated by Ca2+ microdomains. Journal of Cell Science, 123(Pt 18), 3201-3208. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.071225">[M ore Information]</a> Low, J., Shukla, A., Thorn, P. (2010). Pancreatic acinar cell: new insights into the control of secretion. The International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 42(10), 1586-1589. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2010.07. 006">[More Information]</a> Behrendorff, N., Floetenmeyer, M., Schwiening, C., Thorn, P. (2010). Protons released during pancreatic acinar cell secretion acidify the lumen and contribute to pancreatitis in mice. Gastroenterology, 139(5), 1711-1720. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07. 051">[More Information]</a> Soekmadji, C., Thorn, P. (2010). Secretory control: evidence for agonist regulation of post-fusion vesicle behaviour. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 37(2), 218-221. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.200 9.05298.x">[More Information]</a> 2009 Thorn, P. (2009). New insights into the control of secretion. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 2(4), 315-317. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E08-10-104 8">[More Information]</a> 2008 Slattery, C., Lee, A., Zhang, Y., Kelly, D., Thorn, P., Nikolic-Paterson, D., Tesch, G., Poronnik, P. (2008). In vivo visualization of albumin degradation in the proximal tubule. Kidney International, 74(11), 1480-1486. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2008.463">[ More Information]</a>