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Jotham Austin

TitleResearch Associate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentMolecular Genetics and Cell Biology
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    1. Demchenko EA, McGuinness S, Wood S, Kainov J, Pappas V, Austin J, Hyatt D, Khalili-Araghi F, Shen L, Weber CR. Cryo-electron tomography reveals paracellular claudin-15 pores at the tight junction. Biophys J. 2026 08 04; 125(15):3787-3792. PMID: 42343561; PMCID: PMC13507467.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    2. Krahn AH, Johnson N, Austin J, Glick BS. Functional assignment of Golgi-associated vesicle tethers to specific membrane recycling pathways. bioRxiv. 2026 May 21. PMID: 42239406; PMCID: PMC13228508.
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    3. Krahn AH, Pantazopoulou A, Austin J, Johnson N, Lee-Smith CF, Glick BS. COPI-dependent intra-Golgi recycling at an intermediate stage of cisternal maturation. J Cell Biol. 2026 Jun 01; 225(6). PMID: 41996256.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    4. Li EH, Coale T, Toullec G, Czajkowski A, Jouneau PH, Dederichs TM, Bhickta C, Raymond Z, Hagino K, Serrão VHB, Austin J, Figueroa-Cuilan WM, Schwab Y, Cornejo-Castillo FM, Zehr J, Decelle J, Kaplan M. Diel remodeling and cellular integration of the nitroplast. bioRxiv. 2026 Apr 14. PMID: 42039553; PMCID: PMC13104995.
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    5. Demchenko EA, McGuinness S, Wood S, Kainov J, Pappas V, Austin J, Hyatt D, Khalili-Araghi F, Shen L, Weber CR. Cryo-electron tomography reveals paracellular claudin-15 pores at the tight junction. bioRxiv. 2026 Feb 20. PMID: 41757056; PMCID: PMC12934807.
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    6. Krahn AH, Pantazopoulou A, Austin J, Johnson N, Lee-Smith CF, Glick BS. COPI-dependent intra-Golgi recycling at an intermediate stage of cisternal maturation. bioRxiv. 2025 Sep 21. PMID: 41000804; PMCID: PMC12458367.
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    7. Boland BB, Laker RC, O'Brien S, Sitaula S, Sermadiras I, Nielsen JC, Barkholt P, Roostalu U, Sejthen SR, Thorbek DD, Suckow A, Burmeister N, Oldham S, Will S, Howard VG, Gill BM, Newton P, Naylor J, Hornigold DC, Austin J, Lantier L, McGuinness OP, Trevaskis JL, Grimsby JS, Rhodes CJ, Hecksher-Sørensen J. Peptide-YY3-36/glucagon-like peptide-1 combination treatment of obese diabetic mice improves insulin sensitivity associated with recovered pancreatic ß-cell function and synergistic activation of discrete hypothalamic and brainstem neuronal circuitries. Mol Metab. 2022 01; 55:101392. PMID: 34781035; PMCID: PMC8717237.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Jackson GL, Lin XM, Austin J, Wen J, Jaeger HM. Ultrathin Porous Hydrocarbon Membranes Templated by Nanoparticle Assemblies. Nano Lett. 2021 Jan 13; 21(1):166-174. PMID: 33301329.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    
    9. Ivanov S, Austin J, Berg RH, Harrison MJ. Extensive membrane systems at the host-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus interface. Nat Plants. 2019 02; 5(2):194-203. PMID: 30737512.
      Citations: 53     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    10. Jang S, Gornicki P, Marjanovic J, Bass E, P Iurcotta T, Rodriguez P, Austin J, Haselkorn R. Activity and structure of human acetyl-CoA carboxylase targeted by a specific inhibitor. FEBS Lett. 2018 06; 592(12):2048-2058. PMID: 29772612.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    11. McIntosh JR, O'Toole E, Morgan G, Austin J, Ulyanov E, Ataullakhanov F, Gudimchuk N. Microtubules grow by the addition of bent guanosine triphosphate tubulin to the tips of curved protofilaments. J Cell Biol. 2018 08 06; 217(8):2691-2708. PMID: 29794031; PMCID: PMC6080942.
      Citations: 90     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Hickey WJ, Shetty AR, Massey RJ, Toso DB, Austin J. Three-dimensional bright-field scanning transmission electron microscopy elucidate novel nanostructure in microbial biofilms. J Microsc. 2017 01; 265(1):3-10. PMID: 27519057.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    13. Kashiv Y, Austin JR, Lai B, Rose V, Vogt S, El-Muayed M. Imaging trace element distributions in single organelles and subcellular features. Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 25; 6:21437. PMID: 26911251; PMCID: PMC4766485.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    14. Yu AYH, Omairi-Nasser A, Austin J, Glick BS, Yip CK, Liu X, Mao K, Klionsky DJ. The Atg17-Atg31-Atg29 Complex Coordinates with Atg11 to Recruit the Vam7 SNARE and Mediate Autophagosome-Vacuole Fusion. Curr Biol. 2016 Jan 25; 26(2):150-160. PMID: 26774783; PMCID: PMC4729596.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    15. Papanikou E, Day KJ, Austin J, Glick BS. COPI selectively drives maturation of the early Golgi. Elife. 2015 Dec 28; 4. PMID: 26709839; PMCID: PMC4758959.
      Citations: 50     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Alarcon C, Boland BB, Uchizono Y, Moore PC, Peterson B, Rajan S, Rhodes OS, Noske AB, Haataja L, Arvan P, Marsh BJ, Austin J, Rhodes CJ. Pancreatic ß-Cell Adaptive Plasticity in Obesity Increases Insulin Production but Adversely Affects Secretory Function. Diabetes. 2016 Feb; 65(2):438-50. PMID: 26307586; PMCID: PMC4747460.
      Citations: 69     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Omairi-Nasser A, Austin JR, Haselkorn R, Mariscal V. Requirement of Fra proteins for communication channels between cells in the filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Aug 11; 112(32):E4458-64. PMID: 26216997; PMCID: PMC4538647.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    18. Zimmerman JF, Murray GF, Wang Y, Jumper JM, Austin JR, Tian B. Free-Standing Kinked Silicon Nanowires for Probing Inter- and Intracellular Force Dynamics. Nano Lett. 2015 Aug 12; 15(8):5492-8. PMID: 26192816.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    
    19. Lingaraju A, Long TM, Wang Y, Austin JR, Turner JR. Conceptual barriers to understanding physical barriers. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2015 Jun; 42:13-21. PMID: 26003050; PMCID: PMC4562871.
      Citations: 36     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    20. Szuchet S, Nielsen LL, Domowicz MS, Austin JR, Arvanitis DL. CNS myelin sheath is stochastically built by homotypic fusion of myelin membranes within the bounds of an oligodendrocyte process. J Struct Biol. 2015 Apr; 190(1):56-72. PMID: 25682762.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    21. Omairi-Nasser A, Haselkorn R, Austin J. Visualization of channels connecting cells in filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. FASEB J. 2014 Jul; 28(7):3016-22. PMID: 24675362.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    22. Austin JR. High-pressure freezing and freeze substitution of Arabidopsis for electron microscopy. Methods Mol Biol. 2014; 1062:473-86. PMID: 24057382.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    23. Bhave M, Papanikou E, Iyer P, Pandya K, Jain BK, Ganguly A, Sharma C, Pawar K, Austin J, Day KJ, Rossanese OW, Glick BS, Bhattacharyya D. Golgi enlargement in Arf-depleted yeast cells is due to altered dynamics of cisternal maturation. J Cell Sci. 2014 Jan 01; 127(Pt 1):250-7. PMID: 24190882; PMCID: PMC3874789.
      Citations: 33     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    24. Liberton M, Austin JR, Berg RH, Pakrasi HB. Insights into the complex 3-D architecture of thylakoid membranes in unicellular cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142. Plant Signal Behav. 2011 Apr; 6(4):566-9. PMID: 21445014; PMCID: PMC3142394.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    25. Austin JR, Staehelin LA. Three-dimensional architecture of grana and stroma thylakoids of higher plants as determined by electron tomography. Plant Physiol. 2011 Apr; 155(4):1601-11. PMID: 21224341; PMCID: PMC3091084.
      Citations: 73     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Liberton M, Austin JR, Berg RH, Pakrasi HB. Unique thylakoid membrane architecture of a unicellular N2-fixing cyanobacterium revealed by electron tomography. Plant Physiol. 2011 Apr; 155(4):1656-66. PMID: 21173021; PMCID: PMC3091100.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    27. Levi SK, Bhattacharyya D, Strack RL, Austin JR, Glick BS. The yeast GRASP Grh1 colocalizes with COPII and is dispensable for organizing the secretory pathway. Traffic. 2010 Sep; 11(9):1168-79. PMID: 20573068; PMCID: PMC2919637.
      Citations: 42     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    28. Daum B, Nicastro D, Austin J, McIntosh JR, Kühlbrandt W. Arrangement of photosystem II and ATP synthase in chloroplast membranes of spinach and pea. Plant Cell. 2010 Apr; 22(4):1299-312. PMID: 20388855; PMCID: PMC2879734.
      Citations: 125     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    29. Marchiando AM, Shen L, Graham WV, Weber CR, Schwarz BT, Austin JR, Raleigh DR, Guan Y, Watson AJ, Montrose MH, Turner JR. Caveolin-1-dependent occludin endocytosis is required for TNF-induced tight junction regulation in vivo. J Cell Biol. 2010 Apr 05; 189(1):111-26. PMID: 20351069; PMCID: PMC2854371.
      Citations: 295     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    30. Otegui MS, Austin JR. Visualization of membrane-cytoskeletal interactions during plant cytokinesis. Methods Cell Biol. 2007; 79:221-40. PMID: 17327159.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Austin JR, Frost E, Vidi PA, Kessler F, Staehelin LA. Plastoglobules are lipoprotein subcompartments of the chloroplast that are permanently coupled to thylakoid membranes and contain biosynthetic enzymes. Plant Cell. 2006 Jul; 18(7):1693-703. PMID: 16731586; PMCID: PMC1488921.
      Citations: 173     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    32. Kanwischer M, Baginsky S, Austin JR, Csucs G, Kessler F, Vidi PA, Dörmann P, Bréhélin C. Tocopherol cyclase (VTE1) localization and vitamin E accumulation in chloroplast plastoglobule lipoprotein particles. J Biol Chem. 2006 Apr 21; 281(16):11225-34. PMID: 16414959.
      Citations: 132     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    33. Ii JA, Webber AN. Photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants with reduced chloroplast number. Photosynth Res. 2005 Sep; 85(3):373-84. PMID: 16170638.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Austin JR, Staehelin LA, Seguí-Simarro JM. Quantitative analysis of changes in spatial distribution and plus-end geometry of microtubules involved in plant-cell cytokinesis. J Cell Sci. 2005 Sep 01; 118(Pt 17):3895-903. PMID: 16105878.
      Citations: 36     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    35. Austin JR, White EA, Staehelin LA, Seguí-Simarro JM. Electron tomographic analysis of somatic cell plate formation in meristematic cells of Arabidopsis preserved by high-pressure freezing. Plant Cell. 2004 Apr; 16(4):836-56. PMID: 15020749; PMCID: PMC412860.
      Citations: 123     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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