2018
Morphogenesis and Compartmentalization of the Intestinal Crypt
Sumigray KD, Terwilliger M, Lechler T. Morphogenesis and Compartmentalization of the Intestinal Crypt. Developmental Cell 2018, 45: 183-197.e5. PMID: 29689194, PMCID: PMC5987226, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRac1 null miceAdult mammalian intestineCell shape changesProgenitor cellsStem cell nicheGene networksCrypt morphogenesisCrypt progenitor cellsEssential regulatorMammalian intestineCell nicheGenetic analysisUnexpected roleApical constrictionNiche formationHemidesmosomal adhesionCrypt developmentTissue architectureMouse cryptsMorphogenesisAbsorptive villiNull miceIntestinal cryptsQuantitative morphometricsShape changesSpine Patterning Is Guided by Segmentation of the Notochord Sheath
Wopat S, Bagwell J, Sumigray KD, Dickson AL, Huitema LFA, Poss KD, Schulte-Merker S, Bagnat M. Spine Patterning Is Guided by Segmentation of the Notochord Sheath. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 2026-2038. PMID: 29466731, PMCID: PMC5860813, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.01.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNotochord sheathTissue-specific manipulationActivation of NotchZebrafish notochordCentrum formationVertebral patterningOuter epithelial cell layerSheath cellsSegmentation defectsAxial structuresEpithelial cell layerNotochordPatterningIVD areaZebrafish spineDomainCell layerNotchCentraOsteoblastsSheathCellsActivation
2016
Abelson kinase acts as a robust, multifunctional scaffold in regulating embryonic morphogenesis
Rogers EM, Spracklen AJ, Bilancia CG, Sumigray KD, Allred SC, Nowotarski SH, Schaefer KN, Ritchie BJ, Peifer M. Abelson kinase acts as a robust, multifunctional scaffold in regulating embryonic morphogenesis. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2016, 27: 2613-2631. PMID: 27385341, PMCID: PMC4985262, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-05-0292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin-binding domainCell biological rolesCell shape changesDifferent protein motifsSeries of mutantsTyrosine kinase domainAbl functionActin regulationDrosophila morphogenesisEmbryonic morphogenesisProtein motifsAbelson familyPXXP motifInteraction domainKinase domainAbelson kinaseLinker regionKey regulatorAbl SH3Biological roleCellular behaviorMorphogenesisCell behaviorNormal developmentSH3