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
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
2011
Intercellular protein movement in syncytial Drosophila follicle cells
Airoldi SJ, McLean PF, Shimada Y, Cooley L. Intercellular protein movement in syncytial Drosophila follicle cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2011, 124: 4077-4086. PMID: 22135360, PMCID: PMC3244987, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.090456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImaginal disc cellsRing canalsFollicle cellsPavarotti kinesin-like proteinDrosophila follicle cellsIntercellular protein movementEgg chamber developmentKinesin-like proteinMitotic cleavage furrowsLive-cell confocal microscopyDisc cellsBroad functional significanceDrosophila germlineGermline cellsCytoplasmic proteinsSomatic cellsProtein movementCleavage furrowFunctional significanceChamber developmentSyncytial organizationConfocal microscopyGermlineProteinCells
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