2020
The actin polymerization factor Diaphanous and the actin severing protein Flightless I collaborate to regulate sarcomere size
Deng S, Silimon R, Balakrishnan M, Bothe I, Juros D, Soffar D, Baylies M. The actin polymerization factor Diaphanous and the actin severing protein Flightless I collaborate to regulate sarcomere size. Developmental Biology 2020, 469: 12-25. PMID: 32980309, PMCID: PMC8279456, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin thin filamentsFlightless IRegulate thin filament lengthContractile unit of muscleControl actin dynamicsActin polymerization factorsThin filamentsDrosophila flight muscleMyosin thick filamentsThin filament lengthSarcomere sizeActin regulatorsActin dynamicsFlight musclesThick filamentsActinMuscle developmentFilament lengthContractile unitsPolymerization factorsFunction of muscle fibersFilamentsSarcomereRegulationFormin
2017
Acting on identity: Myoblast fusion and the formation of the syncytial muscle fiber
Deng S, Azevedo M, Baylies M. Acting on identity: Myoblast fusion and the formation of the syncytial muscle fiber. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2017, 72: 45-55. PMID: 29101004, PMCID: PMC5910025, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.10.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research