Publications
Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing
cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression. S.M. Henry, Y. Xie, K.R. Rollins, and J.T. Blankenship. Dev. Biol. 491:82-93. 2022. pubmed. A PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 dispersal switch engages cell ratcheting at specific cell surfaces. H. Miao, T.E. Vanderleest, R. Budhathoki, D. Loerke, and J.T. Blankenship JT. Developmental Cell. 11:S1534-5807(21)00675-4. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel. 2021. pubmed. Combinatorial deployment of F-actin regulators to build complex 3D actin structures in vivo. Y. Xie, R. Budhathoki and J.T. Blankenship Elife. 10:e63046. doi: 10.7554/eLife.63046. 2021. pubmed. The pulse of morphogenesis: actomyosin dynamics and regulation in epithelia.
A Nudge or a Shove: Altering Actomyosin Pulse Profiles In Vivo. H. Miao and J.T. Blankenship. Developmental Cell. 52(2):135-136. 2020. pubmed. Viscoelastic voyages -- biophysical perspectives on cell intercalation during Drosophila gastrulation. D. Loerke and J.T. Blankenship. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 100:212-222. 2019. pubmed. Cell ratcheting through the Sbf RabGEF directs force balancing and stepped apical constriction during Drosophila gastrulation. H. Miao, T.E. Vanderleest, C.E. Jewett, D. Loerke, and J.T. Blankenship. Journal of Cell Biology. 218(11):3845-3860. 2019. pubmed. Vertex sliding drives intercalation by radial coupling of adhesion and actomyosin networks during Drosophila germband extension. T.E. Vanderleest, C.M. Smits, Y. Xie, C.E. Jewett, J.T. Blankenship*, and D. Loerke*. eLife. 7: e34586. 2018. pubmed. Membrane trafficking in morphogenesis and planar polarity. Y. Xie, H. Miao, and J.T. Blankenship. Traffic. doi: 10.1111/tra.12580. 2018. pubmed. Differentially-dimensioned furrow formation by zygotic gene expression and the MBT. Y. Xie and J.T. Blankenship. PLoS Genetics. 4(1):e1007174. 2018. pubmed. Planar polarized Rab35 functions as an oscillatory ratchet during cell intercalation in the Drosophila epithelium. C.E. Jewett, T.E. Vanderleest, H. Miao, Y. Xie, R. Madhu, D. Loerke, and J.T. Blankenship. Nature Communications. 8(1):476. 2017. pubmed. Rab8 directs furrow ingression and membrane addition during epithelial formation in Drosophilamelanogaster. L.M. Mavor, Z. Zuo, H. Miao, R.M. Holly, Y. Xie, D. Loerke, and J.T. Blankenship. Development. 143(5):892-903. 2016. pubmed GW-Bodies and P-Bodies Constitute Two Separate Pools of Sequestered Non-Translating RNAs. P.H. Patel, S.A. Barbee, and J.T. Blankenship. PLoS One. 11(3):e0150291. 2016. pubmed Exocyst-Dependent Membrane Addition Is Required for Anaphase Cell Elongation and Cytokinesis in Drosophila. M.G. Giansanti, T.E. Vanderleest, C.E. Jewett, S. Sechi, A. Frappaolo, L. Fabian, C.C. Robinett, J.A. Brill, D. Loerke, M.T. Fuller, and J.T. Blankenship. PLoS Genetics. 11:e1005632. 2015. pubmed A rapid, membrane-dependent pathway directs furrow formation through RalA in the early Drosophila embryo. R.M. Holly, L.M. Mavor, Z. Zuo and J.T. Blankenship. Development. 142, 2316-2328. 2015. pubmed Rho-kinase directs Bazooka/Par-3 planar polarity during Drosophila axis elongation. S.M. Simões, J.T. Blankenship, O. Weitz, D.L. Farrell, M. Tamada, R. Fernandez-Gonzalez, and J.A. Zallen. Developmental Cell. 19:377-88. 2010. pubmed Multicellular dynamics during epithelial elongation. J.A. Zallen and J.T. Blankenship. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 19:263-70. 2008. pubmed The Drosophila homolog of the Exo84 exocyst subunit promotes apical epithelial identity. J.T. Blankenship, M.T. Fuller, and J.A. Zallen. Journal of Cell Science. 120:3099-3110. 2007. pubmed Multicellular rosette formation links planar cell polarity to tissue morphogenesis. J.T. Blankenship, S.T. Backovic, J.S. Sanny, O. Weitz, and J.A. Zallen. Developmental Cell. 11:459-70. 2006. pubmed |