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E. Özkan

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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S. Cheng· 2 shared D. Arac· 1 shared E. Baltrusaitis· 1 shared E. L. Nichols· 1 shared G. Carmona-Rosas· 1 shared J. D. Kurleto· 1 shared J. J. Smith· 1 shared J. L. Mendoza· 1 shared

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Structural basis and functional roles for Toll-like receptor binding to Latrophilin adhesion-GPCR in embryo development

G. Carmona-Rosas, J. Li, J. J. Smith, S. Cheng, E. Baltrusaitis, W. I. Nawrocka, M. Zhao, P. Kratsios, D. Arac, E. Özkan

This study identifies TOL-1 as a ligand for LAT-1 in C. elegans, showing their interaction is essential for embryonic development.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry

Structural insights into the formation of repulsive Netrin guidance complexes

J. M. Priest, E. L. Nichols, J. L. Mendoza, K. Shen, E. Özkan

This study reveals that Netrin-UNC-5 interactions form glycosaminoglycan-regulated large complexes mediating repulsive guidance signals during cell migration.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2022Biochemistry

A new family of neural wiring receptors across bilaterians defined by phylogenetic, biochemical and structural evidence

S. Cheng, Y. Park, J. D. Kurleto, M. Jeon, K. Zinn, J. W. Thornton, E. Özkan

The paper identifies Dprs and DIPs as part of an ancient bilaterian receptor family involved in neural wiring, supported by phylogenetic, biochemical, and structural evidence.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2018Biochemistry