The spectraplakin Short stop is an essential microtubule regulator involved in epithelial closure inDrosophila

shotregulates the microtubule reorganization required for localization of axis-determining mRNAs during oogenesis

(2016) Jiyeon Lee et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Amnioserosa cell constriction but not epidermal actin cable tension autonomously drives dorsal closure

(2016) Laurynas Pasakarnis et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

The actin cable is dispensable in directing dorsal closure dynamics but neutralizes mechanical stress to prevent scarring in the Drosophila embryo

(2016) Antoine Ducuing et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Coordinating Neuronal Actin–Microtubule Dynamics

(2015) Charlotte H. Coles et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Gas2 family protein Pigs is a microtubule +TIP that affects cytoskeleton organisation

(2015) Gemma C. Girdler et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Quantitative analysis of cytoskeletal reorganization during epithelial tissue sealing by large-volume electron tomography

(2015) Mikhail Eltsov et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Control of microtubule organization and dynamics: two ends in the limelight

(2015) Anna Akhmanova et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

An EB1-Kinesin Complex Is Sufficient to Steer Microtubule Growth In Vitro

(2014) Yalei Chen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Mechanical and Geometrical Constraints Control Kinesin-Based Microtubule Guidance

(2014) Harinath Doodhi et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Extensive nonmuscle expression and epithelial apicobasal localization of the Drosophila ALP/Enigma family protein, Zasp52

(2014) Beth Stronach   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Actin–microtubule coordination at growing microtubule ends

(2014) Magdalena Preciado López et al.   Nature Communications

A simplified and efficient germline-specific CRISPR/Cas9 system forDrosophilagenomic engineering

(2013) Zachary L Sebo et al.   FLY

Genome Engineering of Drosophila with the CRISPR RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease

(2013) Scott J. Gratz et al.   GENETICS

Inhibition of HDAC6 Deacetylase Activity Increases Its Binding with Microtubules and Suppresses Microtubule Dynamic Instability in MCF-7 Cells

(2013) Jayant Asthana et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The actin-microtubule cross-linking activity of Drosophila Short stop is regulated by intramolecular inhibition

(2013) Derek A. Applewhite et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

EB1-Recruited Microtubule +TIP Complexes Coordinate Protrusion Dynamics during 3D Epithelial Remodeling

(2012) Sarah Gierke et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

ELMO Recruits Actin Cross-linking Family 7 (ACF7) at the Cell Membrane for Microtubule Capture and Stabilization of Cellular Protrusions

(2012) Yoran Margaron et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Spectraplakins: Master orchestrators of cytoskeletal dynamics

(2012) Kathleen C. Suozzi et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Spectraplakins Promote Microtubule-Mediated Axonal Growth by Functioning As Structural Microtubule-Associated Proteins and EB1-Dependent +TIPs (Tip Interacting Proteins)

(2012) J. Alves-Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Automated Screening of Microtubule Growth Dynamics Identifies MARK2 as a Regulator of Leading Edge Microtubules Downstream of Rac1 in Migrating Cells

(2012) Yukako Nishimura et al.   PLoS One

A Functional Genomic Screen Combined with Time-Lapse Microscopy Uncovers a Novel Set of Genes Involved in Dorsal Closure of Drosophila Embryos

(2011) Ferenc Jankovics et al.   PLoS One

Directed Microtubule Growth, +TIPs, and Kinesin-2 Are Required for Uniform Microtubule Polarity in Dendrites

(2010) Floyd J. Mattie et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Spectraplakin Short Stop Is an Actin–Microtubule Cross-Linker That Contributes to Organization of the Microtubule Network

(2010) Derek A. Applewhite et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Analysis of microtubule dynamic instability using a plus-end growth marker

(2010) Alexandre Matov et al.   NATURE METHODS

Drosophilagrowth cones: A genetically tractable platform for the analysis of axonal growth dynamics

(2009) Natalia Sánchez-Soriano et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

Mouse ACF7 and Drosophila Short stop modulate filopodia formation and microtubule organisation during neuronal growth

(2009) N. Sanchez-Soriano et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Regulation of microtubule dynamics by inhibition of the tubulin deacetylase HDAC6

(2009) Y. Zilberman et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Context-specific requirements of functional domains of the Spectraplakin Short stop in vivo

(2009) Wolfgang Bottenberg et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

ACF7 Regulates Cytoskeletal-Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Migration and Has ATPase Activity

(2008) Xiaoyang Wu et al.   CELL

Dynamic analysis of filopodial interactions during the zippering phase of Drosophila dorsal closure

(2008) T. H. Millard et al.   DEVELOPMENT