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Margaret A. Bennett

Loyola University Chicago

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Disease-associated MYH11 tail variants disrupt vascular smooth muscle myosin II filament dynamics and cell mechanics

Sasha K. Demeulenaere, Margaret A. Bennett, Hiral P. Patel, Grégory Aubert, Dianna M. Milewicz, Patrick W. Oakes, Jordan R. Beach

This study examines how disease-associated MYH11 variants affect SMII filament dynamics and VSMC mechanics through live-cell imaging, revealing distinct functional impacts of K1256del and A1839V variants.

bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Non-muscle myosin 2 can incorporate into established filaments in cells without an assembly competence domain

Kehan Wu, Hiral P. Patel, Huini Wu, Sasha K. Demeulenaere, Vraj Patel, Margaret E Utgaard, Melissa A. Quintanilla, Margaret A. Bennett, Stefano Sala, Jordan R. Beach

This study shows that non-muscle myosin 2A lacking the ACD can co-assemble with existing filaments, indicating the ACD is not required for association with established filaments.

Molecular Biology of the Cell · Jun 11, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology