1998
Drosophila fascin mutants are rescued by overexpression of the villin-like protein, quail
Cant K, Knowles B, Mahajan-Miklos S, Heintzelman M, Cooley L. Drosophila fascin mutants are rescued by overexpression of the villin-like protein, quail. Journal Of Cell Science 1998, 111: 213-221. PMID: 9405306, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.111.2.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-bundling proteinActin bundle formationVillin-like proteinBundling proteinNurse cellsActin bundle assemblyCytoplasmic actin bundlesDistinct biochemical propertiesBundle formationCytoplasmic actin networksQuail geneDrosophila germlineDrosophila oogenesisFascin functionGermline transformationEgg chambersCytoplasm transportDrosophila bristlesRedundant functionsActin networkActin bundlesWild typeBundle assemblyQuail proteinSpecialized structures
1996
Single Amino Acid Mutations in Drosophila Fascin Disrupt Actin Bundling Function in Vivo
Cant K, Cooley L. Single Amino Acid Mutations in Drosophila Fascin Disrupt Actin Bundling Function in Vivo. Genetics 1996, 143: 249-258. PMID: 8722779, PMCID: PMC1207258, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/143.1.249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEMS mutagenesis screenMutagenesis screenCytoplasm transportActin-bundling functionDiverse cellular processesIntragenic suppressor mutationsBundles actin filamentsCytoplasmic actin bundlesSingle amino acid mutationSerine 289Glutamic acid resultsAmino acid mutationsDominant suppressorsFascin functionFemale sterileSuppressor mutationsCellular processesC-terminusActin bundlesCentral domainActin filamentsSevere defectsMicrovillar projectionsAcid mutationsFilopodial extensions