2021
The intrinsically disordered protein SPE-18 promotes localized assembly of MSP in Caenorhabditis elegans spermatocytes
Price K, Presler M, Uyehara C, Shakes D. The intrinsically disordered protein SPE-18 promotes localized assembly of MSP in Caenorhabditis elegans spermatocytes. Development 2021, 148: dev195875. PMID: 33558389, PMCID: PMC7938801, DOI: 10.1242/dev.195875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor sperm proteinMSP assemblyWild-type spermatocytesMutant spermatocytesCaenorhabditis elegansCytoskeletal controlHaploid spermSPE-6Sperm proteinsUnappreciated complexityMeiotic divisionCytoskeletal elementsSpecialized cellsAssembly/Fibrous bodyMeiosisProteinSpermatocytesCellular structureAssemblyParacrystalline structuresElegansCellsLocalizesSperm motility
2017
LET-99 functions in the astral furrowing pathway, where it is required for myosin enrichment in the contractile ring
Price K, Rose L. LET-99 functions in the astral furrowing pathway, where it is required for myosin enrichment in the contractile ring. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2017, 28: 2360-2373. PMID: 28701343, PMCID: PMC5576900, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-12-0874.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Dynactin-dependent cortical dynein and spherical spindle shape correlate temporally with meiotic spindle rotation in Caenorhabditis elegans
Crowder M, Flynn J, McNally K, Cortes D, Price K, Kuehnert P, Panzica M, Andaya A, Leary J, McNally F. Dynactin-dependent cortical dynein and spherical spindle shape correlate temporally with meiotic spindle rotation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2015, 26: 3030-3046. PMID: 26133383, PMCID: PMC4551317, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-05-0290.Peer-Reviewed Original Research