1999
Drosophila quail, a villin-related protein, bundles actin filaments in apoptotic nurse cells
Matova N, Mahajan-Miklos S, Mooseker M, Cooley L. Drosophila quail, a villin-related protein, bundles actin filaments in apoptotic nurse cells. Development 1999, 126: 5645-5657. PMID: 10572041, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.24.5645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisBiological TransportCalciumCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularCytoplasmDrosophila melanogasterEscherichia coliHumansInsect ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsEgg chambersNurse cellsFilamentous actinActin filamentsCytoplasm transportNuclear envelopeQuail proteinGermline-specific proteinsMutant egg chambersNurse cell apoptosisActin bundle assemblyNew actin filamentsApoptotic nurse cellsActin-regulating proteinsBundles actin filamentsHuman villinDrosophila germlineSequence homologyBiochemical experimentsActin bundlesElevated cytoplasmic calciumProteinVillinActinAbundant network
1994
The villin-like protein encoded by the Drosophila quail gene is required for actin bundle assembly during oogenesis
Mahajan-Miklos S, Cooley L. The villin-like protein encoded by the Drosophila quail gene is required for actin bundle assembly during oogenesis. Cell 1994, 78: 291-301. PMID: 8044841, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(94)90298-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVillin-like proteinNurse cellsActin filament bundlesQuail geneMutant egg chambersActin bundle assemblyFilament bundlesEgg chambersFemale sterilityAdult fliesCytoplasmic transportFilamentous actinGene resultsBundle assemblyActin filamentsQuail proteinProtein villinAbsorptive epithelial cellsStriking colocalizationProteinOogenesisVillinEpithelial cellsGenesCells