Featured Publications
Tissue-specific dynamic codon redefinition in Drosophila
Hudson AM, Szabo NL, Loughran G, Wills NM, Atkins JF, Cooley L. Tissue-specific dynamic codon redefinition in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2012793118. PMID: 33500350, PMCID: PMC7865143, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2012793118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop codonTranslational stop codon readthroughReadthrough efficiencyHuman tissue culture cellsStop codon readthroughTissue-specific regulationAdult central nervous system (CNS) tissueTissue culture cellsReadthrough productKelch proteinUbiquitin ligaseSingle geneAdult brainIndividual proteinsCodon readthroughReadthroughViral mRNAsC-terminalMalpighian tubulesCodonNeuronal proteinsCell typesAmino acidsCulture cellsDrosophila
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
2007
Exploring Strategies for Protein Trapping in Drosophila
Quiñones-Coello A, Petrella LN, Ayers K, Melillo A, Mazzalupo S, Hudson AM, Wang S, Castiblanco C, Buszczak M, Hoskins RA, Cooley L. Exploring Strategies for Protein Trapping in Drosophila. Genetics 2007, 175: 1089-1104. PMID: 17179094, PMCID: PMC1840052, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.065995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreen fluorescent proteinProtein trapEnhancer trapFluorescent proteinExpression dataGFP expressionGFP fusion proteinFluorescent protein tagsCell biological studiesProduction of GFPWeb-accessible databaseChromosomal positionProtein tagsProtein trappingEndogenous proteinsGenomic DNASplice acceptorDonor sequenceNew insertionsMolecular informationGenesProteinDrosophilaTransposonBiological studies