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Amy Platenkamp

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1

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Aaron Paul van LooniD· 1 shared Aidan Teran· 1 shared Alesandra Pardini· 1 shared Allison Jefferis· 1 shared Andy ZhaoiD· 1 shared Celeste RodrigueziD· 1 shared Chang YiniD· 1 shared Christopher K. PrinziD· 1 shared

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Galvanin (TMEM154) is an electric-field sensor for directed cell migration

Nathan M. Belliveau, Matthew J. Footer, Amy Platenkamp, Celeste Rodriguez, Heonsu Kim, Christopher K. Prinz, Aaron Paul van Loon, Yubin Lin, Tara E. Eustis, Michelle M. Chan, Daniel J. Cohen, Julie A. Theriot

A CRISPRi migration screen in neutrophil-like HL-60 cells identified Galvanin (TMEM154), a single-pass membrane protein whose negatively charged ectodomain electrophoreses anodally to steer cathodal electrotaxis.

Cell · May 12, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology✦ In-depth digest

The engulfment receptor Draper is required for epidermal dendrite ensheathment

Chang Yin, Federico M. Tenedini, Amy Platenkamp, Jay Z. Parrish

The paper identifies Draper as a receptor in epidermal cells that mediates neurite ensheathment through recognition of phosphatidylserine on neurons.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

The Drosophila SPECC1L homolog, Split Discs, co-localizes with non-muscle myosin II and regulates focal adhesion dynamics.

Aidan Teran, Jeehoon Jung, Amy Platenkamp, Alesandra Pardini, Andy Zhao, Sushruta Chandramouli, Allison Jefferis, Derek A. Applewhite

This study identifies Spdi, the Drosophila homolog of SPECC1L, as a non-muscle myosin II binding protein that regulates focal adhesion dynamics, linking its dysfunction to cranial neural crest cell migration defects.

bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology