2014
Somatic insulin signaling regulates a germline starvation response in Drosophila egg chambers
Burn KM, Shimada Y, Ayers K, Vemuganti S, Lu F, Hudson A, Cooley L. Somatic insulin signaling regulates a germline starvation response in Drosophila egg chambers. Developmental Biology 2014, 398: 206-217. PMID: 25481758, PMCID: PMC4340711, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila insulin-like peptidesEgg chambersStarvation responseBody organizationDrosophila egg chamberMotor protein dyneinNutrient-rich conditionsPoor nutrient availabilityInsulin-like peptidesProcessing bodiesDrosophila femalesGermline cellsP-bodiesNutrient availabilityDynein activityInsulin signalingProgeny survivalInsulin pathwayKinesin activityFollicle cellsMicrotubulesStarvationBovine insulinPotential mechanismsProtective response
2011
Reversible response of protein localization and microtubule organization to nutrient stress during Drosophila early oogenesis
Shimada Y, Burn KM, Niwa R, Cooley L. Reversible response of protein localization and microtubule organization to nutrient stress during Drosophila early oogenesis. Developmental Biology 2011, 355: 250-262. PMID: 21570389, PMCID: PMC3118931, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg chambersNutrient stressIntercellular transportMT reorganizationNutrient availabilityNurse cellsPutative RNA binding proteinMT-dependent mannerRNA binding proteinYpsilon SchachtelDrosophila oogenesisProcessing bodiesProtein localizationEarly oogenesisNutrient deprivationMicrotubule organizationMetabolic checkpointCytoplasmic componentsAnimal oocytesStress responseYolk uptakeBinding proteinPrevitellogenic stageOogenesisIndependent mechanisms