Nucleus-dependent sarcomere assembly is mediated by the LINC complex

Tension and Force-Resistant Attachment Are Essential for Myofibrillogenesis in Drosophila Flight Muscle

(2014) Manuela Weitkunat et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Nesprins anchor kinesin-1 motors to the nucleus to drive nuclear distribution in muscle cells

(2014) M. H. Wilson et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Z-disc-associated, Alternatively Spliced, PDZ Motif-containing Protein (ZASP) Mutations in the Actin-binding Domain Cause Disruption of Skeletal Muscle Actin Filaments in Myofibrillar Myopathy

(2014) Xiaoyan Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The nebulin repeat protein Lasp regulates I-band architecture and filament spacing in myofibrils

(2014) Isabelle Fernandes et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Critical roles for multiple formins during cardiac myofibril development and repair

(2014) Michelle Rosado et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Muscular Dystrophy-Associated SUN1 and SUN2 Variants Disrupt Nuclear-Cytoskeletal Connections and Myonuclear Organization

(2014) Peter Meinke et al.   PLoS Genetics

Translocating myonuclei have distinct leading and lagging edges that require Kinesin and Dynein

(2013) E. S. Folker et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The LINC-anchored actin cap connects the extracellular milieu to the nucleus for ultrafast mechanotransduction

(2013) Allison B. Chambliss et al.   Scientific Reports

Alp/Enigma Family Proteins Cooperate in Z-Disc Formation and Myofibril Assembly

(2013) Anja Katzemich et al.   PLoS Genetics

Muscle length and myonuclear position are independently regulated by distinct Dynein pathways

(2012) E. S. Folker et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Nuclear movement during myotube formation is microtubule and dynein dependent and is regulated by Cdc42, Par6 and Par3

(2012) Bruno Cadot et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Organelle positioning in muscles requires cooperation between two KASH proteins and microtubules

(2012) Hadas Elhanany-Tamir et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Opposing microtubule motors drive robust nuclear dynamics in developing muscle cells

(2012) Meredith H. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

MAP and kinesin-dependent nuclear positioning is required for skeletal muscle function

(2012) Thomas Metzger et al.   NATURE

Mechanical force regulates integrin turnover in Drosophila in vivo

(2012) Mary Pines et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

The Interaction between Nesprins and Sun Proteins at the Nuclear Envelope Is Critical for Force Transmission between the Nucleus and Cytoskeleton

(2011) Maria L. Lombardi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Assembly and Dynamics of Myofibrils

(2010) Joseph W. Sanger et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Linear Arrays of Nuclear Envelope Proteins Harness Retrograde Actin Flow for Nuclear Movement

(2010) G. W. G. Luxton et al.   SCIENCE

Sarcomere Formation Occurs by the Assembly of Multiple Latent Protein Complexes

(2010) Yanning Rui et al.   PLoS Genetics

Integrin-mediated adhesion maintains sarcomeric integrity

(2009) Alexander D. Perkins et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Contractility-dependent actin dynamics in cardiomyocyte sarcomeres

(2009) A. Skwarek-Maruszewska et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The initial steps of myofibril assembly: integrins pave the way

(2009) John C. Sparrow et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

A perinuclear actin cap regulates nuclear shape

(2009) Shyam B. Khatau et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural requirements for the assembly of LINC complexes and their function in cellular mechanical stiffness

(2008) P.J. Stewart-Hutchinson et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Mononuclear muscle cells in Drosophila ovaries revealed by GFP protein traps

(2007) Andrew M. Hudson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY