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Targeted substrate degradation by Kelch controls the actin cytoskeleton during ring canal expansion
Hudson AM, Mannix KM, Gerdes JA, Kottemann MC, Cooley L. Targeted substrate degradation by Kelch controls the actin cytoskeleton during ring canal expansion. Development 2018, 146: dev169219. PMID: 30559276, PMCID: PMC6340150, DOI: 10.1242/dev.169219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTandem affinity purificationUbiquitin ligase complexCullin-3 functionShort sequence motifsSpecialized cytoskeletal structuresUbiquitin-proteasome systemF-actin cytoskeletonSpecialized actinLigase complexActin cytoskeletonRing canalsSequence motifsGenetic evidenceCytoskeletal structuresAffinity purificationCytoskeletonSubstrate degradationBiochemical evidenceUnusual mechanismKelchCRL3CullinMass spectrometryOogenesisMutagenesisActin Cytoskeletal Organization in Drosophila Germline Ring Canals Depends on Kelch Function in a Cullin-RING E3 Ligase
Hudson AM, Mannix KM, Cooley L. Actin Cytoskeletal Organization in Drosophila Germline Ring Canals Depends on Kelch Function in a Cullin-RING E3 Ligase. Genetics 2015, 201: 1117-1131. PMID: 26384358, PMCID: PMC4649639, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.115.181289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKelch functionE3 ligaseCullin-RING E3 ligaseGermline ring canalsActin cytoskeletal organizationDrosophila kelch proteinUbiquitin ligase activityCross-link F-actinUbiquitin E3 ligaseRing canalsKelch proteinProtein substratesCytoskeletal defectsCytoskeletal organizationCytoskeletal remodelingLigase activityCullin 3KelchF-actinCytoskeletonLigaseProteasomeVivoCul3MutagenesisDrosophila Kelch functions with Cullin-3 to organize the ring canal actin cytoskeleton
Hudson AM, Cooley L. Drosophila Kelch functions with Cullin-3 to organize the ring canal actin cytoskeleton. Journal Of Cell Biology 2010, 188: 29-37. PMID: 20065088, PMCID: PMC2812842, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200909017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila KelchCullin 3Cullin-RING ubiquitin E3 ligasesGermline ring canalsSubstrate adaptor proteinCullin-RING ligaseDiverse protein familiesF-actin cytoskeletal structureUbiquitin E3 ligasesProtein ubiquitylationActin cytoskeletonE3 ligasesRing canalsAdaptor proteinProtein familySequence motifsCytoskeletal structuresFilamentous actinKelchProteinUbiquitylationLigasesCytoskeletonLigaseRepeatsUNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTION OF ACTIN-BINDING PROTEINS THROUGH GENETIC ANALYSIS OF DROSOPHILA OOGENESIS
Hudson AM, Cooley L. UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTION OF ACTIN-BINDING PROTEINS THROUGH GENETIC ANALYSIS OF DROSOPHILA OOGENESIS. Annual Review Of Genetics 2002, 36: 455-488. PMID: 12429700, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genet.36.052802.114101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding proteinsActin cytoskeletonGenetic analysisNew actin-binding proteinCell biological approachesGenetic model systemActin binding proteinsRecent genetic analysesDrosophila ovaryDrosophila oogenesisGenetic screenBiological approachesGenetic resultsProteinCytoskeletonOogenesisModel systemUltrastructural characteristicsActinScreenUnderstandingOvaries
2020
HtsRC-Mediated Accumulation of F-Actin Regulates Ring Canal Size During Drosophila melanogaster Oogenesis
Gerdes JA, Mannix KM, Hudson AM, Cooley L. HtsRC-Mediated Accumulation of F-Actin Regulates Ring Canal Size During Drosophila melanogaster Oogenesis. Genetics 2020, 216: 717-734. PMID: 32883702, PMCID: PMC7648574, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.120.303629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline ring canalsRing canalsActin cytoskeletonF-actinDrosophila melanogaster oogenesisSomatic follicle cellsCombination of CRISPRF-actin accumulationF-actin recruitmentFilamentous actin cytoskeletonFemale germlineActin structuresFruit flyHigh fecundityFollicle cellsCytoskeletonGermlineOverexpressionAccumulationDrosophilaOogenesisMutagenesisCRISPRFilaminGenes
1997
Formation of the Drosophila Ovarian Ring Canal Inner Rim Depends on cheerio
Robinson D, Smith-Leiker T, Sokol N, Hudson A, Cooley L. Formation of the Drosophila Ovarian Ring Canal Inner Rim Depends on cheerio. Genetics 1997, 145: 1063-1072. PMID: 9093858, PMCID: PMC1207876, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/145.4.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAllelesAnimalsCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell CommunicationCell MembraneChromosome MappingCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectInfertility, FemaleInsect ProteinsIntercellular JunctionsMicrofilament ProteinsOocytesOvaryConceptsStable intercellular bridgesExamination of mutantsDrosophila oogenesisPlasma membrane stabilizationRing canalsCytoplasm transportMutant cellsFilamentous actinCleavage furrowRIM proteinsNurse cellsActin filamentsIntercellular bridgesMutantsCritical functionsKelchCheeriosProteinStep-wise processAssemblyMembrane stabilizationCellsCytoskeletonOogenesisGenes