2002
Dcas Is Required for importin-α3 Nuclear Export and Mechano-Sensory Organ Cell Fate Specification in Drosophila
Tekotte H, Berdnik D, Török T, Buszczak M, Jones LM, Cooley L, Knoblich JA, Davis I. Dcas Is Required for importin-α3 Nuclear Export and Mechano-Sensory Organ Cell Fate Specification in Drosophila. Developmental Biology 2002, 244: 396-406. PMID: 11944946, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAlpha KaryopherinsAnimalsApoptosisCellular Apoptosis Susceptibility ProteinDNA HelicasesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Situ HybridizationMechanoreceptorsMorphogenesisPhylogenyRNA, MessengerSense OrgansConceptsNuclear exportEmbryonic central nervous systemNuclear protein importCell fate specificationSpecific developmental phenotypesHuman genetic disordersProtein importDrosophila orthologImportin alphaFate specificationExport receptorCell identityDevelopmental phenotypesHypomorphic alleleEmbryonic cellsVivo functionNotch pathwayTissue specificityCytoplasmic distributionEpidermal cellsDifferent tissuesCharacteristics of mutationsGenetic disordersMutationsPhenotypeArp2/3-Dependent Psuedocleavage Furrow Assembly in Syncytial Drosophila Embryos
Stevenson V, Hudson A, Cooley L, Theurkauf WE. Arp2/3-Dependent Psuedocleavage Furrow Assembly in Syncytial Drosophila Embryos. Current Biology 2002, 12: 705-711. PMID: 12007413, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00807-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila embryosPseudocleavage furrowsCell cycleActin capActin reorganizationSomatic cell divisionLocal actin polymerizationSyncytial Drosophila embryosARPC1 subunitArp2/3 complexNuclear positioningEmbryonic divisionsComplex localizeCell divisionActin polymerizationCleavage furrowFurrow formationCap functionSpindle fusionMolecular mechanismsArp2/3EmbryosVivo analysisMutationsAssemblyA subset of dynamic actin rearrangements in Drosophila requires the Arp2/3 complex
Hudson AM, Cooley L. A subset of dynamic actin rearrangements in Drosophila requires the Arp2/3 complex. Journal Of Cell Biology 2002, 156: 677-687. PMID: 11854308, PMCID: PMC2174088, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200109065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArp2/3 complexRing canal growthActin-related proteinsParallel actin bundlesNurse cell cytoplasmActin filament nucleationDynamic actin rearrangementsActin cytoskeletonRing canalsActin structuresSlow spontaneous rateActin rearrangementPupal epitheliumPlasma membraneFilament nucleationShaft cellsActin bundlesActin filamentsComplex contributesFunction mutationsCanal growthCell cytoplasmSubunitsMutationsComplexes
2001
Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling
Stossel T, Condeelis J, Cooley L, Hartwig J, Noegel A, Schleicher M, Shapiro S. Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2001, 2: 138-145. PMID: 11252955, DOI: 10.1038/35052082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin geneAmino-terminal actin-binding domainActin filamentsDiverse cellular proteinsActin-binding domainDrosophila filaminCellular proteinsX chromosomeCarboxyl terminusHuman filaminChromosome 3Dictyostelium amoebaeChromosome 7FilaminMembrane receptorsCell mechanicsGenesPeripheral cytoplasmActin gelsSubunitsMutationsFilamentsPeriventricular heterotopiaCell structureDrosophila
2000
Eggs to die for: cell death during Drosophila oogenesis
Buszczak M, Cooley L. Eggs to die for: cell death during Drosophila oogenesis. Cell Death & Differentiation 2000, 7: 1071-1074. PMID: 11139280, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline apoptosisCell deathDrosophila oogenesisFemale-sterile mutationsSterile mutationsFemale germlineC. elegansGermline cellsGenetic controlDefective cellsEssential nutrientsOogenesisSurviving oocytesApoptosisMorphological changesEggsDrosophilaElegansCellsLater stagesGermlineSpeciesProteinVital roleMutations