Search Results - "Sustar, Anne"
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The Function and Organization of the Motor System Controlling Flight Maneuvers in Flies
Published in Current biology (06-02-2017)“…Animals face the daunting task of controlling their limbs using a small set of highly constrained actuators. This problem is particularly demanding for insects…”
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Comment on 'A conserved strategy for inducing appendage regeneration in moon jellyfish, Drosophila , and mice'
Published in eLife (22-06-2023)“…Abrams et al. report that a simple dietary supplement is sufficient to induce appendage regeneration in jellyfish, fruit flies, and mice (Abrams et al., 2021)…”
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Reconstruction of motor control circuits in adult Drosophila using automated transmission electron microscopy
Published in Cell (04-02-2021)“…To investigate circuit mechanisms underlying locomotor behavior, we used serial-section electron microscopy (EM) to acquire a synapse-resolution dataset…”
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Imaginal disk growth factors are Drosophila chitinase-like proteins with roles in morphogenesis and CO2 response
Published in Genetics (Austin) (09-02-2023)“…Abstract Chitinase-like proteins (CLPs) are members of the family 18 glycosyl hydrolases, which include chitinases and the enzymatically inactive CLPs. A…”
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Central processing of leg proprioception in Drosophila
Published in eLife (02-12-2020)“…Proprioception, the sense of self-movement and position, is mediated by mechanosensory neurons that detect diverse features of body kinematics. Although…”
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Three genes control the timing, the site and the size of blastema formation in Drosophila
Published in Developmental biology (01-07-2008)“…Regeneration is a vital process to maintain and repair tissues. Despite the importance of regeneration, the genes responsible for regenerative growth remain…”
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The twin spot generator for differential Drosophila lineage analysis
Published in Nature methods (01-08-2009)“…In Drosophila melanogaster, widely used mitotic recombination-based strategies generate mosaic flies with positive readout for only one daughter cell after…”
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Regulation of cellular plasticity in Drosophila imaginal disc cells by the Polycomb group, trithorax group and lama genes
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-08-2005)“…Drosophila imaginal disc cells can switch fates by transdetermining from one determined state to another. We analyzed the expression profiles of cells induced…”
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Snow flies self-amputate freezing limbs to sustain behavior at sub-zero temperatures
Published in Current biology (06-11-2023)“…Temperature profoundly impacts all living creatures. In spite of the thermodynamic constraints on biology, some animals have evolved to live and move in…”
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Regeneration and transdetermination: The role of wingless and its regulation
Published in Developmental biology (15-11-2010)“…Imaginal discs of Drosophila have the remarkable ability to regenerate. After fragmentation wound healing occurs, ectopic wg is induced and a blastema is…”
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Functional architecture of neural circuits for leg proprioception in Drosophila
Published in Current biology (06-12-2021)“…To effectively control their bodies, animals rely on feedback from proprioceptive mechanosensory neurons. In the Drosophila leg, different proprioceptor…”
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Biomechanical origins of proprioceptor feature selectivity and topographic maps in the Drosophila leg
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (18-10-2023)“…Our ability to sense and move our bodies relies on proprioceptors, sensory neurons that detect mechanical forces within the body. Different subtypes of…”
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The three leg imaginal discs of Drosophila: “Vive la différence”
Published in Developmental biology (01-09-2012)“…The imaginal discs of Drosophila are the larval primordia for the adult cuticular structures of the adult fly. Fate maps of different discs have been generated…”
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Connectomic reconstruction of a female Drosophila ventral nerve cord
Published in Nature (London) (11-07-2024)“…A deep understanding of how the brain controls behaviour requires mapping neural circuits down to the muscles that they control. Here, we apply automated tools…”
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Synaptic architecture of leg and wing premotor control networks in Drosophila
Published in Nature (London) (11-07-2024)“…Animal movement is controlled by motor neurons (MNs), which project out of the central nervous system to activate muscles 1 . MN activity is coordinated by…”
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Drosophila twin spot clones reveal cell division dynamics in regenerating imaginal discs
Published in Developmental biology (15-08-2011)“…Cell proliferation is required for tissue regeneration, yet the dynamics of proliferation during regeneration are not well understood. Here we investigated the…”
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Sp1 modifies leg-to-wing transdetermination in Drosophila
Published in Developmental biology (15-01-2013)“…During Drosophila development, the transcription factor Sp1 is necessary for proper leg growth and also to repress wing development. Here we test the role of…”
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A Transient Cell Cycle Shift in Drosophila Imaginal Disc Cells Precedes Multipotency
Published in Cell (11-02-2005)“…When Drosophila imaginal discs regenerate, specific groups of cells can switch disc identity so that, for example, cells determined for leg identity switch to…”
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A Novel Growth Factor Family Mediates Tube Morphogenesis in Drosophila
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