Date
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Moderator
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Topic
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Paper(s)
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12/6/10 |
Isa Philipp |
Wnt Signaling & Vascularization |
The Wnt/beta-Catenin Pathway Modulates Vascular Remodeling and Specification by Upregulating Dll4/Notch Signaling
Corada et al., Dev Cell 18(6) pp. 938 - 949 (2010) |
11/8/10 |
Crystal Chaw |
Drosophila shroom & Apical Constriction |
Specific isoforms of Drosophila shroom define spatial requirements for the induction of apical constriction
Bolinger et al., Dev Dynamics 239:20782093 (2010) |
10/11/10 |
Saori Haigo |
Biomechanical Generation of Planar Polarity |
Cell Flow Reorients the Axis of Planar Polarity in the Wing Epithelium of Drosophila
Aigouy et. al., Cell 142(5):773-786. (2010) |
9/20/10 |
Jen-Yi Lee |
Nodal Signaling and Morphogenesis |
Distinct Xenopus Nodal ligands sequentially induce mesendoderm and control gastrulation movements in parallel to the Wnt/PCP pathway
Luxardi et al, Development 2010 vol. 137 (3) pp. 417-26. |
5/17/10 |
Jess Lyons |
Kibra, a Newly Identified Member of the Hippo Pathway |
Kibra Functions as a Tumor Suppressor Protein that Regulates Hippo Signaling in Conjunction with Merlin and Expanded
Yu et al., Developmental Cell 18, 288299. (2010) |
4/26/10 |
Russell Fletcher |
Maintenance and Activation of Stem Cells in the Olfactory Epithelium and the Hair Follicle |
Abnormal hair follicle development and altered cell fate of follicular keratinocytes in transgenic mice expressing DNp63a
Romano et al., Development 137, 1775 (2010) |
3/15/10 |
John Young |
The mechanism of Wnt signal transduction and its role in anterior/posterior patterning of the vertebrate central nervous system. |
Requirement of Prorenin Receptor and Vacuolar H+ATPaseMediated Acidification for Wnt Signaling
Cruciat et al., Science 327, 459 (2010) |
2/8/10 |
Tae Joo Park |
Planar Cell Polarity & Tubulogenesis |
Serrano (Sano) Functions with the Planar Cell Polarity Genes to Control Tracheal Tube Length.
Chung et al., PLOS Genetics 5(11): e1000746. (2009) |
1/11/10 |
Saori Haigo |
How are Fat atypical cadherins and planar cell polarity controlling the ellipsoid shape of the Drosophila egg? |
The cadherin Fat2 is required for planar cell polarity in the Drosophila ovary
Viktorinová et al., Development 136, 4123-4132. (2009) |
12/14/09 |
Isa Philipp |
Molecular Control of Lymphatic Vessel Formations |
FOXC2 controls formation and maturation of lymphatic collecting vessels through cooperation with NFATc1
Norrmén, et al., J. Cell Biol. 185: 439 - 457. (2009) |
11/23/09 |
Jen-Yi Lee |
Myosin II Tension Cables & Morphogenesis |
Myosin II Dynamics Are Regulated by Tension in Intercalating Cells
Fernandez-Gonzalez et al. Dev Cell 17(5):736-743 (2009) |
5/18/09 |
Sara Peyrot |
PCP, Hedgehog, and Ciliogenesis |
Ciliogenesis defects in embryos lacking inturned or fuzzy function are associated
with failure of planar cell polarity and Hedgehog signaling
Park et al. Nature Genetics 38(3):303-311 (2006)
Dishevelled controls apical docking and planar polarization of basal bodies in ciliated
epithelial cells.
Park et al. Nature Genetics 40(7):871-879 (2008)
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4/20/09 |
David Weisblat |
Myosin, actin, and the spindle |
Myosin-10 and actin filaments are essential for mitotic spindle function.
Wooler et al., Journal of Cell Biology 182:77-88. (2008) |
2/2/09 |
Jen-Yi Lee |
Endocytosis and membrane remodeling during development. |
Local Actin-Dependent Endocytosis is Zygotically Controlled to Initiate Drosophila Cellularization.
Sokac and Wieschaus, Dev Cell 14, 775-786. (2008) |
12/8/08 |
Isabelle Philipp |
Molecular mechanisms of vertebrate cardiovascular differentiation. |
MesP1 drives vertebrate cardiovascular differentiation through Dkk-1-mediated blockade of Wnt-signalling
David et al., Nature Cell Biology 10(3): 338-345. (2008)
The Origins of Cardiac Tissue in the Amphibian, Xenopus laevis
Mohun et al., Trends Cardiovasc Med 13:244248. (2003) |
11/17/08 |
Lucy O'Brien |
Stem cell karma and tissue reincarnation: Adaptive homeostasis during organ self-renewal |
JNK Activity in Somatic Stem Cells Causes Loss of Tissue Homeostasis in the Aging Drosophila Gut
Biteau et al., Cell Stem Cell 3, 442-455. (2008) |
10/27/08 |
Saori Haigo |
Are polarized cell-matrix interactions controlling polarized cell intercalation to shape the Drosophila egg? |
Multicellular Rosette Formation Links Planar Cell Polarity to Tissue Morphogenesis
Blankenship et al., Developmental Cell 11, 459470. (2006) |
10/6/08 |
Jen-Yi Lee |
(recent papers of interest) |
Apoptotic force and tissue dynamics during Drosophila embryogenesis.
Toyama et al., Science 19;321(5896):1683-6. (2008)
Ryk cooperates with Frizzled 7 to promote Wnt11-mediated endocytosis and is essential for Xenopus laevis convergent extension movements. Kim et al., J Cell Bio 182(6):1073-82. (2008)
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6/16/08 |
Dian-Han Kuo |
Some curious cell behaviors in early leech embryogenesis: is actin cytoskeleton regulation by SMAD-independent TGFbeta signaling involved? |
LIM-kinase 2 and cofilin phosphorylation mediated actin cytoskeleton reorganization induced by transforming growth factor-b.
Vardouli et al., J Biol Chem 280, 11448-11457. (2005)
Cofilin activity downstream of Pak1 regulates cell protrusion efficiency by organizing lamellipodium and lamella actin networks.
Delorme et al., Dev Cell 13, 646-662. (2007)
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5/19/08 |
Weiyang Shi |
Directional cell movement:
signals from outside and within |
The Bmp Gradient of the Zebrafish Gastrula Guides Migrating Lateral Cells by Regulating Cell-Cell Adhesion
von der Hardt et al., Curr Biol 17, 475-487. (2007)
Wnt5a Control of Cell Polarity and Directional Movement by Polarize Redistribution of Adhesion Receptors
Witze et al., Science 320, 365-369. (2008)
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3/31/08 |
Saori Haigo |
How does a polarized extracellular matrix control the elliptical shape of the Drosophila egg? |
Viscoelastic Retraction of Single Living Stress Fibers and Its Impact on Cell Shape, Cytoskeletal Organization, and Extracellular Matrix Mechanics
Kumar et al., Biophysical Journal 90: 37623773. (2006)
Integrin a5b1 and Fibronectin Regulate Polarized Cell Protrusions Required for Xenopus Convergence and Extension
Davidson et al., Curr Biol 16: 833844. (2006)
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2/25/08 |
Dede Lyons |
Cortex-microtubule interactions controlling asymmetrical cell division. |
Numb Controls Integrin Endocytosis for Directional Cell Migration with aPKC and PAR-3
Nishimura and Kozo Kaibuchi, Dev Cell 13: 15-28. (2007)
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1/14/08 |
Jen-Yi Lee |
What is the function of endocytosis during Xenopus bottle cell apical constriction? |
Endosomal recycling controls plasma membrane area during mitosis
Boucrot and Kirchhausen, PNAS 104, 79397944. (2007)
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12/10/07
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Lionel Christiaen
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Does RhoDF control filopodia merging in Ciona migrating heart precursors?
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