2016
Diaphanous regulates SCAR complex localization during Drosophila myoblast fusion
Deng S, Bothe I, Baylies M. Diaphanous regulates SCAR complex localization during Drosophila myoblast fusion. Fly 2016, 10: 178-186. PMID: 27314572, PMCID: PMC5036928, DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2016.1195938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArp2/3 activationMyoblast fusionFusion siteSCAR activityDrosophila myoblast fusionBranched actin networksRegulate actin dynamicsActin cytoskeletal rearrangementDrosophila to manExtra View articleLoss of SCARCell-cell fusionOrganizing actinActin dynamicsActin rearrangementActin networkCytoskeletal rearrangementsSite of fusionMultinucleated muscle cellsActinComplex localizationDrosophilaWaspsView articleModel system
2015
The Formin Diaphanous Regulates Myoblast Fusion through Actin Polymerization and Arp2/3 Regulation
Deng S, Bothe I, Baylies M. The Formin Diaphanous Regulates Myoblast Fusion through Actin Polymerization and Arp2/3 Regulation. PLOS Genetics 2015, 11: e1005381. PMID: 26295716, PMCID: PMC4546610, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin fociF-actinActin polymerizationCell-cell fusionPodosome formationMyoblast fusionFusion siteElongation of actin filamentsRegulation of actin polymerizationLoss-of-function conditionsActin turnover rateBranched actin regulatorsDrosophila myoblast fusionBranched actin polymerizationPodosome-like structuresF-actin polymerizationF-actin distributionFormation of multinucleated muscle cellsArp2/3 regulatorsBranched actinActin regulatorsActin structuresDynamic filopodiaActin filamentsMutant alleles