2013
Bridging the divide
McLean PF, Cooley L. Bridging the divide. Fly 2013, 8: 13-18. PMID: 24406334, PMCID: PMC3974888, DOI: 10.4161/fly.27016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRing canalsMitotic clonesSomatic tissuesDrosophila somatic tissuesFollicle cellsProtein of interestNon-recombined cellsDirect cytoplasmic connectionsDrosophila oogenesisImaginal discsGenetic toolsIntercellular exchangeProtein movementCleavage furrowCytoplasmic connectionsProteinClonesCellsMosaic cellsClonal dataOogenesisGFPTissue
2011
Intercellular protein movement in syncytial Drosophila follicle cells
Airoldi SJ, McLean PF, Shimada Y, Cooley L. Intercellular protein movement in syncytial Drosophila follicle cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2011, 124: 4077-4086. PMID: 22135360, PMCID: PMC3244987, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.090456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImaginal disc cellsRing canalsFollicle cellsPavarotti kinesin-like proteinDrosophila follicle cellsIntercellular protein movementEgg chamber developmentKinesin-like proteinMitotic cleavage furrowsLive-cell confocal microscopyDisc cellsBroad functional significanceDrosophila germlineGermline cellsCytoplasmic proteinsSomatic cellsProtein movementCleavage furrowFunctional significanceChamber developmentSyncytial organizationConfocal microscopyGermlineProteinCells
2002
Arp2/3-Dependent Psuedocleavage Furrow Assembly in Syncytial Drosophila Embryos
Stevenson V, Hudson A, Cooley L, Theurkauf WE. Arp2/3-Dependent Psuedocleavage Furrow Assembly in Syncytial Drosophila Embryos. Current Biology 2002, 12: 705-711. PMID: 12007413, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00807-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila embryosPseudocleavage furrowsCell cycleActin capActin reorganizationSomatic cell divisionLocal actin polymerizationSyncytial Drosophila embryosARPC1 subunitArp2/3 complexNuclear positioningEmbryonic divisionsComplex localizeCell divisionActin polymerizationCleavage furrowFurrow formationCap functionSpindle fusionMolecular mechanismsArp2/3EmbryosVivo analysisMutationsAssembly
1999
Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals
Sokol N, Cooley L. Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals. Current Biology 1999, 9: 1221-1230. PMID: 10556087, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80502-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRing canalsDrosophila filaminPlasma membraneFilamentous actinActin filamentsOvarian ring canalsFruit fly DrosophilaLoss of filaminActin-binding domainActin-binding proteinsParallel actin bundlesLocalization of filaminFlow of cytoplasmFly DrosophilaActin structuresFilamin isoformsTransmembrane proteinCell cortexActin arraysContractile ringKelch geneCytoskeletal proteinsCleavage furrowStress fibersActin bundles
1997
Formation of the Drosophila Ovarian Ring Canal Inner Rim Depends on cheerio
Robinson D, Smith-Leiker T, Sokol N, Hudson A, Cooley L. Formation of the Drosophila Ovarian Ring Canal Inner Rim Depends on cheerio. Genetics 1997, 145: 1063-1072. PMID: 9093858, PMCID: PMC1207876, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/145.4.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAllelesAnimalsCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell CommunicationCell MembraneChromosome MappingCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectInfertility, FemaleInsect ProteinsIntercellular JunctionsMicrofilament ProteinsOocytesOvaryConceptsStable intercellular bridgesExamination of mutantsDrosophila oogenesisPlasma membrane stabilizationRing canalsCytoplasm transportMutant cellsFilamentous actinCleavage furrowRIM proteinsNurse cellsActin filamentsIntercellular bridgesMutantsCritical functionsKelchCheeriosProteinStep-wise processAssemblyMembrane stabilizationCellsCytoskeletonOogenesisGenes