2022
Daam2 Regulates Myelin Structure and the Oligodendrocyte Actin Cytoskeleton through Rac1 and Gelsolin
Cristobal C, Wang C, Zuo Z, Smith J, Lindeke-Myers A, Bellen H, Lee H. Daam2 Regulates Myelin Structure and the Oligodendrocyte Actin Cytoskeleton through Rac1 and Gelsolin. Journal Of Neuroscience 2022, 42: 1679-1691. PMID: 35101966, PMCID: PMC8896627, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1517-21.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGelsolin levelsOL differentiationMyelin sheathCNS functionMorphogenesis 2Motor coordination deficitsActin cytoskeletonWhite matter diseaseMyelin structureConditional knockout miceWhite matter developmentMyelin compactionMyelin decompactionNeuronal healthCKO miceCoordination deficitsFunctional myelinCompact myelin sheathKnockout miceWhite matterPostnatal developmentProper myelin formationOligodendrocytesMyelin formationOL cultures
2016
Rab8 directs furrow ingression and membrane addition during epithelial formation in Drosophila melanogaster
Mavor L, Miao H, Zuo Z, Holly R, Xie Y, Loerke D, Blankenship J. Rab8 directs furrow ingression and membrane addition during epithelial formation in Drosophila melanogaster. Development 2016, 143: 892-903. PMID: 26839362, PMCID: PMC4813336, DOI: 10.1242/dev.128876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell MembraneCRISPR-Cas SystemsCrosses, GeneticCytoplasmDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianEpitheliumExocytosisFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGolgi ApparatusGTP PhosphohydrolasesGuanosine TriphosphateMaleMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalProtein Structure, TertiaryRab GTP-Binding ProteinsConceptsFurrow ingressionMembrane additionPlasma membranePlasma membrane furrowsLarge cytoplasmic aggregatesCRISPR/Cas9 technologyIntracellular trafficking pathwaysMembrane furrowsRab8 functionDrosophila embryosDrosophila melanogasterTrafficking pathwaysMembrane compartmentsEndogenous localizationProtein Rab11Early embryosCytoplasmic aggregatesCas9 technologyRab8Membrane storesCell surfaceEpithelial sheetsRab11Cell morphologyCompartmental behavior
2015
A rapid, membrane-dependent pathway directs furrow formation through RalA in the early Drosophila embryo
Holly R, Mavor L, Zuo Z, Blankenship J. A rapid, membrane-dependent pathway directs furrow formation through RalA in the early Drosophila embryo. Development 2015, 142: 2316-2328. PMID: 26092850, PMCID: PMC4510590, DOI: 10.1242/dev.120998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly Drosophila embryoDrosophila embryosFurrow formationPlasma membraneRalA functionMembrane trafficking pathwaysEarly syncytial Drosophila embryoExocyst complex subunitsEarly fly embryoSyncytial Drosophila embryosWild-type embryosMyosin II functionF-actin recruitmentExocyst complexExocytic vesiclesMembrane traffickingFly embryoTrafficking pathwaysComplex subunitsFurrow ingressionChromosomal segregationCytoskeletal remodelingCell divisionCytokinetic furrowRalA