2011
Reversible response of protein localization and microtubule organization to nutrient stress during Drosophila early oogenesis
Shimada Y, Burn KM, Niwa R, Cooley L. Reversible response of protein localization and microtubule organization to nutrient stress during Drosophila early oogenesis. Developmental Biology 2011, 355: 250-262. PMID: 21570389, PMCID: PMC3118931, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg chambersNutrient stressIntercellular transportMT reorganizationNutrient availabilityNurse cellsPutative RNA binding proteinMT-dependent mannerRNA binding proteinYpsilon SchachtelDrosophila oogenesisProcessing bodiesProtein localizationEarly oogenesisNutrient deprivationMicrotubule organizationMetabolic checkpointCytoplasmic componentsAnimal oocytesStress responseYolk uptakeBinding proteinPrevitellogenic stageOogenesisIndependent mechanisms
2007
The Ovhts polyprotein is cleaved to produce fusome and ring canal proteins required for Drosophila oogenesis
Petrella LN, Smith-Leiker T, Cooley L. The Ovhts polyprotein is cleaved to produce fusome and ring canal proteins required for Drosophila oogenesis. Development 2007, 134: 703-712. PMID: 17215303, DOI: 10.1242/dev.02766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila oogenesisRing canalsFemale sterile mutantPost-mitotic cellsDrosophila adducinSpecialized organellesEarly oogenesisLate oogenesisHT proteinsFusomeMitotic proliferationHT genesMitotic cellsOogenesisGerm cellsNormal developmentCell proliferationProteinPolyproteinCellsEssential componentProliferationMutantsAdducinOrganelles