2020
Walking Drosophila navigate complex plumes using stochastic decisions biased by the timing of odor encounters
Demir M, Kadakia N, Anderson HD, Clark DA, Emonet T. Walking Drosophila navigate complex plumes using stochastic decisions biased by the timing of odor encounters. ELife 2020, 9: e57524. PMID: 33140723, PMCID: PMC7609052, DOI: 10.7554/elife.57524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe actin polymerization factor Diaphanous and the actin severing protein Flightless I collaborate to regulate sarcomere size
Deng S, Silimon R, Balakrishnan M, Bothe I, Juros D, Soffar D, Baylies M. The actin polymerization factor Diaphanous and the actin severing protein Flightless I collaborate to regulate sarcomere size. Developmental Biology 2020, 469: 12-25. PMID: 32980309, PMCID: PMC8279456, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFlight, AnimalForminsGelsolinGene Knockdown TechniquesMusclesSarcomeresConceptsActin thin filamentsFlightless IRegulate thin filament lengthContractile unit of muscleControl actin dynamicsActin polymerization factorsThin filamentsDrosophila flight muscleMyosin thick filamentsThin filament lengthSarcomere sizeActin regulatorsActin dynamicsFlight musclesThick filamentsActinMuscle developmentFilament lengthContractile unitsPolymerization factorsFunction of muscle fibersFilamentsSarcomereRegulationFormin
2014
The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight
Wang X, Fang X, Yang P, Jiang X, Jiang F, Zhao D, Li B, Cui F, Wei J, Ma C, Wang Y, He J, Luo Y, Wang Z, Guo X, Guo W, Wang X, Zhang Y, Yang M, Hao S, Chen B, Ma Z, Yu D, Xiong Z, Zhu Y, Fan D, Han L, Wang B, Chen Y, Wang J, Yang L, Zhao W, Feng Y, Chen G, Lian J, Li Q, Huang Z, Yao X, Lv N, Zhang G, Li Y, Wang J, Wang J, Zhu B, Kang L. The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 2957. PMID: 24423660, PMCID: PMC3896762, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome sequenceGb genome sequenceTransposable element proliferationLarge genome sizeCys-loop ligand-gated ion channelsLarge animal genomesDestructive agricultural pestsLigand-gated ion channelsComplex regulatory mechanismsG protein-coupled receptorsLocust genomeModel systemAnimal genomesGenome sizeUseful model systemGene familyPest speciesTranscriptome analysisLethal genesAgricultural pestsTarget genesRegulatory mechanismsFlight capacityLong-distance flightsL. migratoria
2012
Structural Changes in Isometrically Contracting Insect Flight Muscle Trapped following a Mechanical Perturbation
Wu S, Liu J, Reedy MC, Perz-Edwards RJ, Tregear RT, Winkler H, Franzini-Armstrong C, Sasaki H, Lucaveche C, Goldman YE, Reedy MK, Taylor KA. Structural Changes in Isometrically Contracting Insect Flight Muscle Trapped following a Mechanical Perturbation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39422. PMID: 22761792, PMCID: PMC3382574, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039422.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Electron Tomography of Cryofixed, Isometrically Contracting Insect Flight Muscle Reveals Novel Actin-Myosin Interactions
Wu S, Liu J, Reedy MC, Tregear RT, Winkler H, Franzini-Armstrong C, Sasaki H, Lucaveche C, Goldman YE, Reedy MK, Taylor KA. Electron Tomography of Cryofixed, Isometrically Contracting Insect Flight Muscle Reveals Novel Actin-Myosin Interactions. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12643. PMID: 20844746, PMCID: PMC2936580, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012643.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Electron Tomography of Swollen Rigor Fibers of Insect Flight Muscle Reveals a Short and Variably Angled S2 Domain
Liu J, Wu S, Reedy MC, Winkler H, Lucaveche C, Cheng Y, Reedy MK, Taylor KA. Electron Tomography of Swollen Rigor Fibers of Insect Flight Muscle Reveals a Short and Variably Angled S2 Domain. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2006, 362: 844-860. PMID: 16949613, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Electron tomography of fast frozen, stretched rigor fibers reveals elastic distortions in the myosin crossbridges
Liu J, Reedy M, Goldman Y, Franzini-Armstrong C, Sasaki H, Tregear R, Lucaveche C, Winkler H, Baumann B, Squire J, Irving T, Reedy M, Taylor K. Electron tomography of fast frozen, stretched rigor fibers reveals elastic distortions in the myosin crossbridges. Journal Of Structural Biology 2004, 147: 268-282. PMID: 15450296, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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