2023
Evolutionarily conserved midbody remodeling precedes ring canal formation during gametogenesis
Price K, Tharakan D, Cooley L. Evolutionarily conserved midbody remodeling precedes ring canal formation during gametogenesis. Developmental Cell 2023, 58: 474-488.e5. PMID: 36898376, PMCID: PMC10059090, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCanal formationStable intercellular bridgesGerm cell divisionMidbody ringTime-lapse imagingFemale germlineCell cytokinesisDrosophila malesRing canalsComplete cytokinesisKinase functionCell divisionCytokinesis eventsBroad functionsCytokinesisIntercellular bridgesExtensive remodelingMidbodyDrosophilaBiological systemsDisease statesImportant insightsGametogenesisGermlineProtein
2021
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
2015
The Transgenic RNAi Project at Harvard Medical School: Resources and Validation
Perkins LA, Holderbaum L, Tao R, Hu Y, Sopko R, McCall K, Yang-Zhou D, Flockhart I, Binari R, Shim HS, Miller A, Housden A, Foos M, Randkelv S, Kelley C, Namgyal P, Villalta C, Liu LP, Jiang X, Huan-Huan Q, Wang X, Fujiyama A, Toyoda A, Ayers K, Blum A, Czech B, Neumuller R, Yan D, Cavallaro A, Hibbard K, Hall D, Cooley L, Hannon GJ, Lehmann R, Parks A, Mohr SE, Ueda R, Kondo S, Ni JQ, Perrimon N. The Transgenic RNAi Project at Harvard Medical School: Resources and Validation. Genetics 2015, 201: 843-852. PMID: 26320097, PMCID: PMC4649654, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.115.180208.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Protein Equilibration Through Somatic Ring Canals in Drosophila
McLean PF, Cooley L. Protein Equilibration Through Somatic Ring Canals in Drosophila. Science 2013, 340: 1445-1447. PMID: 23704373, PMCID: PMC3819220, DOI: 10.1126/science.1234887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRing canalsLarval imaginal discsDrosophila ovaryClone boundariesImaginal discsIncomplete cytokinesisIntercellular communicationCytoplasmic contentsFollicle cellsIntercellular bridgesTissue biologyProtein expressionConnected cellsDrosophilaCytokinesisCellsBiologyProteinTissueExpressionOvaries
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
2002
Mutations in the midway Gene Disrupt a Drosophila Acyl Coenzyme A: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase
Buszczak M, Lu X, Segraves WA, Chang TY, Cooley L. Mutations in the midway Gene Disrupt a Drosophila Acyl Coenzyme A: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase. Genetics 2002, 160: 1511-1518. PMID: 11973306, PMCID: PMC1462074, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/160.4.1511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg chambersDiacylglycerol acyltransferaseNurse cellsAcyl coenzyme AMutant egg chambersNurse cell deathCell deathInsect cells resultsEgg chamber developmentCoenzyme AGermline apoptosisDrosophila oogenesisCytoplasm transportDGAT activityCells resultsChamber developmentNeutral lipidsGenesLipid metabolismDiacylglycerolApoptosisAcyltransferaseDrosophilaCellsOogenesis
2001
Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling
Stossel T, Condeelis J, Cooley L, Hartwig J, Noegel A, Schleicher M, Shapiro S. Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2001, 2: 138-145. PMID: 11252955, DOI: 10.1038/35052082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin geneAmino-terminal actin-binding domainActin filamentsDiverse cellular proteinsActin-binding domainDrosophila filaminCellular proteinsX chromosomeCarboxyl terminusHuman filaminChromosome 3Dictyostelium amoebaeChromosome 7FilaminMembrane receptorsCell mechanicsGenesPeripheral cytoplasmActin gelsSubunitsMutationsFilamentsPeriventricular heterotopiaCell structureDrosophila
2000
Eggs to die for: cell death during Drosophila oogenesis
Buszczak M, Cooley L. Eggs to die for: cell death during Drosophila oogenesis. Cell Death & Differentiation 2000, 7: 1071-1074. PMID: 11139280, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline apoptosisCell deathDrosophila oogenesisFemale-sterile mutationsSterile mutationsFemale germlineC. elegansGermline cellsGenetic controlDefective cellsEssential nutrientsOogenesisSurviving oocytesApoptosisMorphological changesEggsDrosophilaElegansCellsLater stagesGermlineSpeciesProteinVital roleMutationsPhysical and genetic interaction of filamin with presenilin in Drosophila
Guo Y, Zhang S, Sokol N, Cooley L, Boulianne G. Physical and genetic interaction of filamin with presenilin in Drosophila. Journal Of Cell Science 2000, 113: 3499-3508. PMID: 10984440, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.113.19.3499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAlzheimer DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularContractile ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleFilaminsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansInsect ProteinsLarvaMaleMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPresenilin-1Presenilin-2Protein BindingProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, MessengerTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsN-terminal actin-binding domainOverall amino acid identityOverexpression of presenilinFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseTransmembrane domain proteinActin-binding domainAmino acid identityLarge hydrophilic loopDrosophila filaminDomain proteinsGenetic interactionsAlternative splicingHydrophilic loopAcid identityTerminal domainDrosophilaHuman filaminChromosome 3Spliced formsFilaminAdult phenotypeLoop regionPresenilinNovel familyLong form
1997
Drosophila Kelch Is an Oligomeric Ring Canal Actin Organizer
Robinson D, Cooley L. Drosophila Kelch Is an Oligomeric Ring Canal Actin Organizer. Journal Of Cell Biology 1997, 138: 799-810. PMID: 9265647, PMCID: PMC2138045, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.4.799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila KelchRing canalsAmino halfKelch repeat domainStructure-function analysisAmino-terminal regionGerm cell membranesKelch family proteinDominant sterilityBTB domainProtein domainsRepeat domainKelchActin filamentsCell membraneProteinCanal localizationAdditional interactionsDrosophilaDomainCytoskeletonOogenesisLocalizationSterilityActin
1994
Drosophila singed, a fascin homolog, is required for actin bundle formation during oogenesis and bristle extension.
Cant K, Knowles BA, Mooseker MS, Cooley L. Drosophila singed, a fascin homolog, is required for actin bundle formation during oogenesis and bristle extension. Journal Of Cell Biology 1994, 125: 369-380. PMID: 8163553, PMCID: PMC2120035, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.125.2.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin filament bundle formationActin filament bundlesSevere mutantsBundle formationFilament bundlesActin bundle formationBundles actin filamentsNurse cell nucleiDrosophila homologBristle phenotypeSocket cellsFemale sterileEgg chambersRing canalsCytoplasm transportSea urchin eggsNurse cellsActin bundlesCellular extensionsSevere allelesActin filamentsDrosophilaMutantsMigratory cellsFilopodial extensionsChapter 28 Looking at Oogenesis
Verheyen E, Cooley L. Chapter 28 Looking at Oogenesis. Methods In Cell Biology 1994, 44: 545-561. PMID: 7707970, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)60931-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse cellsDiverse cell biological processesSomatic follicle cellsPhenotypes of mutationsCell biological processesEgg chambersMutant linesCellular rearrangementsDynamic cytoskeletonAdult fliesSecretory epithelial cellsCell biologyBiological processesOogenesisFollicle cellsYeast feedingCell typesYeast pastePhenotype descriptionsCell populationsEpithelial cellsEgg productionCellsDrosophilaOvaries