Search Results - "Kiehart, D.P"

Mathematical models of dorsal closure by Aristotelous, A.C., Crawford, J.M., Edwards, G.S., Kiehart, D.P., Venakides, S.

“…Dorsal closure is a model cell sheet movement that occurs midway through Drosophila embryogenesis. A dorsal hole, filled with amnioserosa, closes through the…”
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Multiple forces contribute to cell sheet morphogenesis for dorsal closure in Drosophila by Kiehart, D.P, Galbraith, C.G, Edwards, K.A, Rickoll, W.L, Montague, R.A

“…The molecular and cellular bases of cell shape change and movement during morphogenesis and wound healing are of intense interest and are only beginning to be…”
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Upregulation of Forces and Morphogenic Asymmetries in Dorsal Closure during Drosophila Development by Peralta, X.G., Toyama, Y., Hutson, M.S., Montague, R., Venakides, S., Kiehart, D.P., Edwards, G.S.

“…Tissue dynamics during dorsal closure, a stage of Drosophila development, provide a model system for cell sheet morphogenesis and wound healing. Dorsal closure…”
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Dimerized Drosophila myosin VIIa: a processive motor by Yang, Y, Kovacs, M, Sakamoto, T, Zhang, F, Kiehart, D.P, Sellers, J.R

“…The molecular mechanism of processive movement of single myosin molecules from classes V and VI along their actin tracks has recently attracted extraordinary…”
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GFP-moesin illuminates actin cytoskeleton dynamics in living tissue and demonstrates cell shape changes during morphogenesis in Drosophila by Edwards, K.A, Demsky, M, Montague, R.A, Weymouth, N, Kiehart, D.P

“…Moesin, ezrin, and radixin (MER) are components of the cortical actin cytoskeleton and membrane processes such as filopodia and microvilli. Their C-terminal…”
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Drosophila nonmuscle myosin II has multiple essential roles in imaginal disc and egg chamber morphogenesis by Edwards, K A, Kiehart, D P

“…Morphogenesis is characterized by orchestrated changes in the shape and position of individual cells. Many of these movements are thought to be powered by…”
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Septins may form a ubiquitous family of cytoskeletal filaments by Cooper, J.A. (Washington University, St. Louis, MO.), Kiehart, D.P

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Cellularization in Drosophila melanogaster is disrupted by the inhibition of Rho activity and the activation of Cdc42 function by Crawford, J.M. (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.), Harden, N, Leung, T, Lim, L, Kiehart, D.P

“…Regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics is essential for cell shape change and morphogenesis. Drosophila melanogaster embryos offer a well-defined system for…”
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Drosophila Stretchin-MLCK is a Novel Member of the Titin/Myosin Light Chain Kinase Family by Champagne, M.B., Edwards, K.A., Erickson, H.P., Kiehart, D.P.

“…Members of the titin/myosin light chain kinase family play an essential role in the organization of the actin/myosin cytoskeleton, especially in sarcomere…”
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Dynamic changes in the distribution of cytoplasmic myosin during Drosophila embryogenesis by YOUNG, P. E, PESACRETA, T. C, KIEHART, D. P

“…Dramatic changes in the localization of conventional non-muscle myosin characterize early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. During cellularization,…”
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Fly division by Miller, K.G. (Washington University, St. Louis, MO.), Kiehart, D.P

“…Drosophila flies are being used as a means of studying cytokinesis. Genetic approaches have identified several new proteins that are required for cytokinesis…”
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Identification of Drosophila cytoskeletal proteins by induction of abnormal cell shape in fission yeast by Edwards, K.A, Montague, R.A, Shepard, S, Edgar, B.A, Erikson, R.L, Kiehart, D.P

“…To clone metazoan genes encoding regulators of cell shape, we have developed a functional assay for proteins that affect the morphology of a simple organism,…”
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Molecular organization and alternative splicing in zipper, the gene that encodes the Drosophila non-muscle myosin II heavy chain by Mansfield, S.G, Al-Shirawi, D.Y, Ketchum, A.S, Newbern, E.C, Kiehart, D.P

“…Genomic sequence of the entire zipper gene, that encodes non-muscle myosin II heavy chain (MHC) in Drosophila melanogaster, reveals a new, differentially…”
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Drosophila betaHeavy-spectrin is essential for development and contributes to specific cell fates in the eye by Thomas, G H, Zarnescu, D C, Juedes, A E, Bales, M A, Londergan, A, Korte, C C, Kiehart, D P

“…The spectrin membrane skeleton is a ubiquitous cytoskeletal structure with several cellular roles, including the maintenance of cell integrity, determination…”
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Drosophila spectrin. II. Conserved features of the alpha-subunit are revealed by analysis of cDNA clones and fusion proteins by Byers, T.J, Dubreuil, R, Branton, D, Kiehart, D.P, Goldstein, L.S.B

“…Drosophila alpha-spectrin cDNA sequences were isolated from a lambda gt11 expression library. These cDNA clones encode fusion proteins that include portions of…”
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Temporal Sequence and Spatial Distribution of Early Events of Fertilization in Single Sea Urchin Eggs by Eisen, Andrew, Kiehart, Daniel P., Wieland, Steven J., Reynolds, George T.

“…Measurements and observations of five early events of fertilization, singly and in pairs, from single sea urchin eggs have revealed the precise temporal…”
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Complete sequence of the Drosophila nonmuscle myosin heavy-chain transcript: conserved sequences in the myosin tail and differential splicing in the 5' untranslated sequence by Ketchum, Andrew S., Stewart, C. Todd, Stewart, Murray, Kiehart, Daniel P.

“…We have sequenced a cDNA that encodes the nonmuscle myosin heavy chain from Drosophila melanogaster. An alternatively spliced exon at the 5' end generates two…”
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Beta heavy-spectrin has a restricted tissue and subcellular distribution during Drosophila embryogenesis by THOMAS, G. H, KIEHART, D. P

“…The components of the membrane skeleton play an important role in maintaining membrane structure during the dynamic changes in cell shape that characterize…”
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Drosophilia sepctrin. I. Characterization of the purified protein by Dubreuil, R, Byers, T.J, Branton, D, Goldstein, L.S.B, Kiehart, D.P

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Contractile proteins in Drosophila development by Kiehart, D P, Ketchum, A, Young, P, Lutz, D, Alfenito, M R, Chang, X J, Awobuluyi, M, Pesacreta, T C, Inoué, S, Stewart, C T

“…In summary, we have used a multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of actomyosin-based motility during Drosophila embryogenesis. We have documented the…”
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