Richard A Tuft PHD
Title Research Associate Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Microbiology & Physiological Systems
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
373 Plantation Street
Worcester MA 01605
Telephone 508-856-2383
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Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Narrative

Academic Background

1963, B.S., Pennsylvania State University
1966, M.S.E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1972, Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Development of New Optical/Electronic Microscopes

Photo: Richard A. TuftMy current research interest is the development of new optical/electronic microscopes, and their application to the problems of imaging rapid changes in the concentration of intracellular ions and molecules. A microscope incorporating fast piezoelectric focusing (at 1 micrometer per millisecond), a low-noise high-quantum-efficiency solid state CCD camera, and ultraviolet and visible laser illumination is currently being used to study intracellular [Ca2+] near the plasma membrane of smooth muscle cells, the role of Ca2+ and other second messengers in the chemotaxis of white blood cells, and [Ca2+] dynamics in secretory cells.

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Publications
1. Lefkowitz JJ, Fogarty KE, Lifshitz LM, Bellve KD, Tuft RA, ZhuGe R, Walsh JV, De Crescenzo V. Suppression of Ca2+ syntillas increases spontaneous exocytosis in mouse adrenal chromaffin cells. J Gen Physiol. 2009 Oct; 134(4):267-80.
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2. Li X, Standley C, Sapp E, Valencia A, Qin ZH, Kegel KB, Yoder J, Comer-Tierney LA, Esteves M, Chase K, Alexander J, Masso N, Sobin L, Bellve K, Tuft R, Lifshitz L, Fogarty K, Aronin N, DiFiglia M. Mutant huntingtin impairs vesicle formation from recycling endosomes by interfering with Rab11 activity. Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Nov; 29(22):6106-16.
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3. Bao R, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Bellvé K, Fogarty KE, ZhuGe R. A close association of RyRs with highly dense clusters of Ca2+-activated Cl- channels underlies the activation of STICs by Ca2+ sparks in mouse airway smooth muscle. J Gen Physiol. 2008 Jul; 132(1):145-60.
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4. Zhang YA, Tuft RA, Lifshitz LM, Fogarty KE, Singer JJ, Zou H. Caffeine-activated large-conductance plasma membrane cation channels in cardiac myocytes: characteristics and significance. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Oct; 293(4):H2448-61.
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5. Ritland Politz JC, Tuft RA, Pederson T. Photoactivation-based labeling and in vivo tracking of RNA molecules in the nucleus. CSH Protoc. 2006; 2006(6).
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6. De Crescenzo V, Fogarty KE, Zhuge R, Tuft RA, Lifshitz LM, Carmichael J, Bellvé KD, Baker SP, Zissimopoulos S, Lai FA, Lemos JR, Walsh JV. Dihydropyridine receptors and type 1 ryanodine receptors constitute the molecular machinery for voltage-induced Ca2+ release in nerve terminals. J Neurosci. 2006 Jul 19; 26(29):7565-74.
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7. Chau MD, Tuft R, Fogarty K, Bao ZZ. Notch signaling plays a key role in cardiac cell differentiation. Mech Dev. 2006 Aug; 123(8):626-40.
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8. Follit JA, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Pazour GJ. The intraflagellar transport protein IFT20 is associated with the Golgi complex and is required for cilia assembly. Mol Biol Cell. 2006 Sep; 17(9):3781-92.
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9. Bellve KD, Leonard D, Standley C, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Hayakawa A, Corvera S, Fogarty KE. Plasma membrane domains specialized for clathrin-mediated endocytosis in primary cells. J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 9; 281(23):16139-46.
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10. ZhuGe R, DeCrescenzo V, Sorrentino V, Lai FA, Tuft RA, Lifshitz LM, Lemos JR, Smith C, Fogarty KE, Walsh JV. Syntillas release Ca2+ at a site different from the microdomain where exocytosis occurs in mouse chromaffin cells. Biophys J. 2006 Mar 15; 90(6):2027-37.
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11. Politz JC, Tuft RA, Prasanth KV, Baudendistel N, Fogarty KE, Lifshitz LM, Langowski J, Spector DL, Pederson T. Rapid, diffusional shuttling of poly(A) RNA between nuclear speckles and the nucleoplasm. Mol Biol Cell. 2006 Mar; 17(3):1239-49.
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12. Huang S, Lifshitz L, Patki-Kamath V, Tuft R, Fogarty K, Czech MP. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate-rich plasma membrane patches organize active zones of endocytosis and ruffling in cultured adipocytes. Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Oct; 24(20):9102-23.
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13. Zou H, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Singer JJ. Using total fluorescence increase (signal mass) to determine the Ca2+ current underlying localized Ca2+ events. J Gen Physiol. 2004 Sep; 124(3):259-72.
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14. Zhuge R, Fogarty KE, Baker SP, McCarron JG, Tuft RA, Lifshitz LM, Walsh JV. Ca(2+) spark sites in smooth muscle cells are numerous and differ in number of ryanodine receptors, large-conductance K(+) channels, and coupling ratio between them. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2004 Dec; 287(6):C1577-88.
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15. Zou H, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Singer JJ. Imaging calcium entering the cytosol through a single opening of plasma membrane ion channels: SCCaFTs--fundamental calcium events. Cell Calcium. 2004 Jun; 35(6):523-33.
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16. De Crescenzo V, ZhuGe R, Velázquez-Marrero C, Lifshitz LM, Custer E, Carmichael J, Lai FA, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Lemos JR, Walsh JV. Ca2+ syntillas, miniature Ca2+ release events in terminals of hypothalamic neurons, are increased in frequency by depolarization in the absence of Ca2+ influx. J Neurosci. 2004 Feb 4; 24(5):1226-35.
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17. O'Reilly CM, Fogarty KE, Drummond RM, Tuft RA, Walsh JV. Spontaneous mitochondrial depolarizations are independent of SR Ca2+ release. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2004 May; 286(5):C1139-51.
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18. O'Reilly CM, Fogarty KE, Drummond RM, Tuft RA, Walsh JV. Quantitative analysis of spontaneous mitochondrial depolarizations. Biophys J. 2003 Nov; 85(5):3350-7.
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19. Hayakawa A, Hayes SJ, Lawe DC, Sudharshan E, Tuft R, Fogarty K, Lambright D, Corvera S. Structural basis for endosomal targeting by FYVE domains. J Biol Chem. 2004 Feb 13; 279(7):5958-66.
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20. Politz JC, Tuft RA, Pederson T. Diffusion-based transport of nascent ribosomes in the nucleus. Mol Biol Cell. 2003 Dec; 14(12):4805-12.
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21. Lawe DC, Sitouah N, Hayes S, Chawla A, Virbasius JV, Tuft R, Fogarty K, Lifshitz L, Lambright D, Corvera S. Essential role of Ca2+/calmodulin in Early Endosome Antigen-1 localization. Mol Biol Cell. 2003 Jul; 14(7):2935-45.
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22. Rapizzi E, Pinton P, Szabadkai G, Wieckowski MR, Vandecasteele G, Baird G, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Rizzuto R. Recombinant expression of the voltage-dependent anion channel enhances the transfer of Ca2+ microdomains to mitochondria. J Cell Biol. 2002 Nov 25; 159(4):613-24.
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23. Takizawa N, Schmidt DJ, Mabuchi K, Villa-Moruzzi E, Tuft RA, Ikebe M. M20, the small subunit of PP1M, binds to microtubules. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2003 Feb; 284(2):C250-62.
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24. Komatsu S, Miyazaki K, Tuft RA, Ikebe M. Translocation of telokin by cGMP signaling in smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2002 Sep; 283(3):C752-61.
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25. Zhuge R, Fogarty KE, Tuft RA, Walsh JV. Spontaneous transient outward currents arise from microdomains where BK channels are exposed to a mean Ca(2+) concentration on the order of 10 microM during a Ca(2+) spark. J Gen Physiol. 2002 Jul; 120(1):15-27.
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26. Zou H, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Singer JJ. Visualization of Ca2+ entry through single stretch-activated cation channels. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 30; 99(9):6404-9.
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27. Miyazaki K, Yano T, Schmidt DJ, Tokui T, Shibata M, Lifshitz LM, Kimura S, Tuft RA, Ikebe M. Rho-dependent agonist-induced spatio-temporal change in myosin phosphorylation in smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jan 4; 277(1):725-34.
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28. Lawe DC, Chawla A, Merithew E, Dumas J, Carrington W, Fogarty K, Lifshitz L, Tuft R, Lambright D, Corvera S. Sequential roles for phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate and Rab5 in tethering and fusion of early endosomes via their interaction with EEA1. J Biol Chem. 2002 Mar 8; 277(10):8611-7.
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29. Stachelek SJ, Tuft RA, Lifschitz LM, Leonard DM, Farwell AP, Leonard JL. Real-time visualization of processive myosin 5a-mediated vesicle movement in living astrocytes. J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 21; 276(38):35652-9.
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30. Kirber MT, Etter EF, Bellve KA, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Fay FS, Walsh JV, Fogarty KE. Relationship of Ca2+ sparks to STOCs studied with 2D and 3D imaging in feline oesophageal smooth muscle cells. J Physiol. 2001 Mar 1; 531(Pt 2):315-27.
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31. Frimberger AE, McAuliffe CI, Werme KA, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Benoit BO, Dooner MS, Quesenberry PJ. The fleet feet of haematopoietic stem cells: rapid motility, interaction and proteopodia. Br J Haematol. 2001 Mar; 112(3):644-54.
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32. Patki V, Buxton J, Chawla A, Lifshitz L, Fogarty K, Carrington W, Tuft R, Corvera S. Insulin action on GLUT4 traffic visualized in single 3T3-l1 adipocytes by using ultra-fast microscopy. Mol Biol Cell. 2001 Jan; 12(1):129-41.
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33. ZhuGe R, Fogarty KE, Tuft RA, Lifshitz LM, Sayar K, Walsh JV. Dynamics of signaling between Ca(2+) sparks and Ca(2+)- activated K(+) channels studied with a novel image-based method for direct intracellular measurement of ryanodine receptor Ca(2+) current. J Gen Physiol. 2000 Dec; 116(6):845-64.
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34. Komatsu S, Yano T, Shibata M, Tuft RA, Ikebe M. Effects of the regulatory light chain phosphorylation of myosin II on mitosis and cytokinesis of mammalian cells. J Biol Chem. 2000 Nov 3; 275(44):34512-20.
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35. Young A, Dictenberg JB, Purohit A, Tuft R, Doxsey SJ. Cytoplasmic dynein-mediated assembly of pericentrin and gamma tubulin onto centrosomes. Mol Biol Cell. 2000 Jun; 11(6):2047-56.
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36. Fogarty KE, Kidd JF, Tuft RA, Thorn P. A bimodal pattern of InsP(3)-evoked elementary Ca(2+) signals in pancreatic acinar cells. Biophys J. 2000 May; 78(5):2298-306.
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37. Paemeleire K, Martin PE, Coleman SL, Fogarty KE, Carrington WA, Leybaert L, Tuft RA, Evans WH, Sanderson MJ. Intercellular calcium waves in HeLa cells expressing GFP-labeled connexin 43, 32, or 26. Mol Biol Cell. 2000 May; 11(5):1815-27.
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38. Kirber MT, Guerrero-Hernández A, Bowman DS, Fogarty KE, Tuft RA, Singer JJ, Fay FS. Multiple pathways responsible for the stretch-induced increase in Ca2+ concentration in toad stomach smooth muscle cells. J Physiol. 2000 Apr 1; 524 Pt 1:3-17.
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39. Drummond RM, Mix TC, Tuft RA, Walsh JV, Fay FS. Mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis during Ca2+ influx and Ca2+ release in gastric myocytes from Bufo marinus. J Physiol. 2000 Feb 1; 522 Pt 3:375-90.
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40. Zou H, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Singer JJ. Imaging Ca(2+) entering the cytoplasm through a single opening of a plasma membrane cation channel. J Gen Physiol. 1999 Oct; 114(4):575-88.
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41. Kidd JF, Fogarty KE, Tuft RA, Thorn P. The role of Ca2+ feedback in shaping InsP3-evoked Ca2+ signals in mouse pancreatic acinar cells. J Physiol. 1999 Oct 1; 520 Pt 1:187-201.
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42. Drummond RM, Tuft RA. Release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum increases mitochondrial [Ca2+] in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. J Physiol. 1999 Apr 1; 516 ( Pt 1):139-47.
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43. Politz JC, Tuft RA, Pederson T, Singer RH. Movement of nuclear poly(A) RNA throughout the interchromatin space in living cells. Curr Biol. 1999 Mar 25; 9(6):285-91.
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44. ZhuGe R, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Bellve K, Fay FS, Walsh JV. The influence of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ concentration on Ca2+ sparks and spontaneous transient outward currents in single smooth muscle cells. J Gen Physiol. 1999 Feb; 113(2):215-28.
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45. Young A, Tuft R, Carrington W, Doxsey SJ. Centrosome dynamics in living cells. Methods Cell Biol. 1999; 58:223-38.
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46. ZhuGe R, Sims SM, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Walsh JV. Ca2+ sparks activate K+ and Cl- channels, resulting in spontaneous transient currents in guinea-pig tracheal myocytes. J Physiol. 1998 Dec 15; 513 ( Pt 3):711-8.
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47. Tuft RA, Loew LM. A tribute to Fredric Stewart Fay: June 5, 1943 - March 18, 1997. Biophys J. 1998 Oct; 75(4):1599-602.
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48. Rizzuto R, Carrington W, Tuft RA. Digital imaging microscopy of living cells. Trends Cell Biol. 1998 Jul; 8(7):288-92.
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49. Rizzuto R, Pinton P, Carrington W, Fay FS, Fogarty KE, Lifshitz LM, Tuft RA, Pozzan T. Close contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum as determinants of mitochondrial Ca2+ responses. Science. 1998 Jun 12; 280(5370):1763-6.
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50. Pinton P, Brini M, Bastianutto C, Tuft RA, Pozzan T, Rizzuto R. New light on mitochondrial calcium. Biofactors. 1998; 8(3-4):243-53.
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51. Isenberg G, Etter EF, Wendt-Gallitelli MF, Schiefer A, Carrington WA, Tuft RA, Fay FS. Intrasarcomere [Ca2+] gradients in ventricular myocytes revealed by high speed digital imaging microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 May 28; 93(11):5413-8.
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52. Loew LM, Carrington W, Tuft RA, Fay FS. Physiological cytosolic Ca2+ transients evoke concurrent mitochondrial depolarizations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Dec 20; 91(26):12579-83.
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53. Brundage RA, Fogarty KE, Tuft RA, Fay FS. Chemotaxis of newt eosinophils: calcium regulation of chemotactic response. Am J Physiol. 1993 Dec; 265(6 Pt 1):C1527-43.
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54. Loew LM, Tuft RA, Carrington W, Fay FS. Imaging in five dimensions: time-dependent membrane potentials in individual mitochondria. Biophys J. 1993 Dec; 65(6):2396-407.
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55. Brundage RA, Fogarty KE, Tuft RA, Fay FS. Calcium gradients underlying polarization and chemotaxis of eosinophils. Science. 1991 Nov 1; 254(5032):703-6.
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56. Fay FS, Fogarty K, Fujiwara K, Tuft R. Contractile mechanism of single isolated smooth muscle cells. Soc Gen Physiol Ser. 1982; 37:143-57.
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