2011
A cell‐based screen for inhibitors of flagella‐driven motility in Chlamydomonas reveals a novel modulator of ciliary length and retrograde actin flow
Engel BD, Ishikawa H, Feldman JL, Wilson CW, Chuang P, Snedecor J, Williams J, Sun Z, Marshall WF. A cell‐based screen for inhibitors of flagella‐driven motility in Chlamydomonas reveals a novel modulator of ciliary length and retrograde actin flow. Cytoskeleton 2011, 68: 188-203. PMID: 21360831, DOI: 10.1002/cm.20504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde actin flowActin flowUnicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiGreen alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiFlagella-driven motilityDrosophila S2 cellsAlga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiTraditional genetic methodsChemical biology toolkitCell-based screenHuman disease symptomsLength of ciliaCiliary assemblyFlagellar paralysisS2 cellsIntraflagellar transportGenetic toolsFlagellar shorteningChlamydomonas reinhardtiiMammalian cellsSensory organellesGenetic methodsCiliary lengthCiliary defectsNovel modulator
2008
Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway
DiBella LM, Park A, Sun Z. Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 18: 595-606. PMID: 19008302, PMCID: PMC2722215, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney cyst formationTOR pathwayCiliary mutantsLeft-right asymmetry defectsVertebrate body planCell surface organellesMultiple signaling pathwaysElongation of ciliaLeft-right asymmetryMorpholino knockdownVertebrate cellsAsymmetry defectsBody planCiliary genesEnvironmental signalsCyst formationKnockdown animalsSensory organellesCilia functionSurface organellesCiliary signalsProtein productsSignaling pathwaysSame pathwayWnt pathwayCystic Kidney Gene seahorse Regulates Cilia-Mediated Processes and Wnt Pathways
Kishimoto N, Cao Y, Park A, Sun Z. Cystic Kidney Gene seahorse Regulates Cilia-Mediated Processes and Wnt Pathways. Developmental Cell 2008, 14: 954-961. PMID: 18539122, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt pathwayCiliary signalsImportant sensory organelleKidney cyst formationNoncanonical Wnt pathwayCanonical Wnt pathwayLeft-right asymmetryCilia assemblySensory organellesCiliated tissuesCellular eventsCell typesSeahorsesCiliary functionPathwayCiliaCyst formationDishevelledInversinGastrulationVertebratesOrganellesTranscriptsProteinCascade