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
Actin 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-actinCytoskeletonLigaseProteasomeVivoCul3Mutagenesis