2003
Drosophila filamin is required for follicle cell motility during oogenesis
Sokol NS, Cooley L. Drosophila filamin is required for follicle cell motility during oogenesis. Developmental Biology 2003, 260: 260-272. PMID: 12885568, DOI: 10.1016/s0012-1606(03)00248-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline cystsFilamin proteinsCell motilityFollicle cell morphogenesisActin-binding domainActin binding proteinsFilamin repeatsDrosophila ovaryFilamin functionCell morphogenesisDrosophila filaminFilamin familyCell movementProtein 120Cell shapeBorder cellsCell locomotionFollicle cellsBinding proteinPoint mutationsInitial encapsulationProteinMorphogenesisReduced expressionFilamin
2002
UNDERSTANDING 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
1994
Profilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development
Verheyen E, Cooley L. Profilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development. Development 1994, 120: 717-728. PMID: 7600952, DOI: 10.1242/dev.120.4.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall actin binding proteinsEmbryonic lethal phenotypeActin-dependent processesActin binding proteinsActin filament bundlesDrosophila profilinProfilin mutationDrosophila developmentMulticellular organismsViable allelesBristle formationLethal phenotypeActin assemblyProfilin functionSubcellular localizationGenomic deletionsBinding proteinCell migrationCell typesProfilinFilament bundlesOogenesisAbnormal regulationBinucleate cellsDeletion