Spectrin is a mechanoresponsive protein shaping fusogenic synapse architecture during myoblast fusion

Acting on identity: Myoblast fusion and the formation of the syncytial muscle fiber

(2017) Su Deng et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mechanoaccumulative Elements of the Mammalian Actin Cytoskeleton

(2016) Eric S. Schiffhauer et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Myoblast fusion: Experimental systems and cellular mechanisms

(2016) Eyal D. Schejter   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mechanisms of myoblast fusion during muscle development

(2015) Ji Hoon Kim et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Mechanical Tension Drives Cell Membrane Fusion

(2015) Ji Hoon Kim et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Dynamin and endocytosis are required for the fusion of osteoclasts and myoblasts

(2014) Nah-Young Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanical control of the sense of touch by β-spectrin

(2014) Michael Krieg et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Spectrins: A structural platform for stabilization and activation of membrane channels, receptors and transporters

(2013) Beata Machnicka et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Molecular mechanisms of cellular mechanosensing

(2013) Tianzhi Luo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Actin-Propelled Invasive Membrane Protrusions Promote Fusogenic Protein Engagement During Cell-Cell Fusion

(2013) K. Shilagardi et al.   SCIENCE

Genetic basis of cell–cell fusion mechanisms

(2013) Pablo S. Aguilar et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Myoblast fusion: lessons from flies and mice

(2012) S. M. Abmayr et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Group I PAKs function downstream of Rac to promote podosome invasion during myoblast fusion in vivo

(2012) Rui Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Actin, Spectrin, and Associated Proteins Form a Periodic Cytoskeletal Structure in Axons

(2012) K. Xu et al.   SCIENCE

Asymmetric Mbc, active Rac1 and F-actin foci in the fusion-competent myoblasts during myoblast fusion in Drosophila

(2011) S. Haralalka et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Competition between Blown Fuse and WASP for WIP Binding Regulates the Dynamics of WASP-Dependent Actin Polymerization In Vivo

(2011) Peng Jin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Annexin B9 binds to β H -spectrin and is required for multivesicular body function in Drosophila

(2011) Monika Tjota et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

An invasive podosome-like structure promotes fusion pore formation during myoblast fusion

(2010) Kristin L. Sens et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Rac1 modulation of the apical domain is negatively regulated by βHeavy-spectrin

(2010) Seung-Kyu Lee et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

Transgene Rescue Identifies an Essential Function for Drosophila β Spectrin in the Nervous System and a Selective Requirement for Ankyrin-2–binding Activity

(2010) G. Harper Mazock et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

The developmental transcriptome of Drosophila melanogaster

(2010) Brenton R. Graveley et al.   NATURE

The Intracellular Domain of Dumbfounded Affects Myoblast Fusion Efficiency and Interacts with Rolling Pebbles and Loner

(2010) Sarada Bulchand et al.   PLoS One

The immunoglobulin superfamily member Hbs functions redundantly with Sns in interactions between founder and fusion-competent myoblasts

(2009) C. Shelton et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Membrane Domains Based on Ankyrin and Spectrin Associated with Cell-Cell Interactions

(2009) V. Bennett et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Analysis of the Cell Adhesion Molecule Sticks-and-Stones Reveals Multiple Redundant Functional Domains, Protein-Interaction Motifs and Phosphorylated Tyrosines That Direct Myoblast Fusion in Drosophila melanogaster

(2008) K. S. Kocherlakota et al.   GENETICS

A Presynaptic Giant Ankyrin Stabilizes the NMJ through Regulation of Presynaptic Microtubules and Transsynaptic Cell Adhesion

(2008) Jan Pielage et al.   NEURON