1999
Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals
Sokol N, Cooley L. Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals. Current Biology 1999, 9: 1221-1230. PMID: 10556087, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80502-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRing canalsDrosophila filaminPlasma membraneFilamentous actinActin filamentsOvarian ring canalsFruit fly DrosophilaLoss of filaminActin-binding domainActin-binding proteinsParallel actin bundlesLocalization of filaminFlow of cytoplasmFly DrosophilaActin structuresFilamin isoformsTransmembrane proteinCell cortexActin arraysContractile ringKelch geneCytoskeletal proteinsCleavage furrowStress fibersActin bundles
1993
Kelch encodes a component of intercellular bridges in Drosophila egg chambers
Xue F, Cooley L. Kelch encodes a component of intercellular bridges in Drosophila egg chambers. Cell 1993, 72: 681-693. PMID: 8453663, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90397-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsConserved SequenceDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsGerm CellsIntercellular JunctionsMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOogenesisOpen Reading FramesRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsRing canalsIntercellular bridgesFemale-sterile mutationsDrosophila egg chamberUGA stop codonOpen reading frameFlow of cytoplasmSterile mutationsEgg chambersLong proteinShorter proteinCytoplasm transportORF1 productUGA codonReading frameKelch geneUnusual transcriptsNurse cellsProtein productsStop codonKelchOocyte maturationCodonORF1Cytoplasm
1992
chickadee encodes a profilin required for intercellular cytoplasm transport during Drosophila oogenesis
Cooley L, Verheyen E, Ayers K. chickadee encodes a profilin required for intercellular cytoplasm transport during Drosophila oogenesis. Cell 1992, 69: 173-184. PMID: 1339308, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(92)90128-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic actin networksNurse cellsDrosophila oogenesisEgg chambersCytoplasm transportActin networkPolyploid nurse cellsNurse cell nucleiFlow of cytoplasmMutant phenotypeCDNA clonesProtein 40Cytoplasmic contentsAcanthamoeba profilinCell nucleiProfilinNuclear positionOogenesisGenesChickadeesOocytesCellsYeastCytoplasmClones