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R. C. Wills

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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G. R. Hammond· 3 shared J. P. Zewe· 3 shared J. Pacheco· 2 shared A. C. Cassidy· 1 shared B. Goulden· 1 shared C. C. Weckerly· 1 shared C. P. Doyle· 1 shared G. Hammond· 1 shared

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PILS-Nir1 is a novel phosphatidic acid biosensor that reveals mechanisms of lipid production

C. C. Weckerly, T. A. Rahn, M. Ehrlich, R. C. Wills, J. G. Pemberton, M. V. Airola, G. R. Hammond

The paper develops PILS-Nir1, a phosphatidic acid biosensor, and shows it detects PA dynamics in live cells with higher sensitivity than existing tools.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology

A Novel Homeostatic Mechanism Tunes PI(4,5)P2-dependent Signaling at the Plasma Membrane

R. C. Wills, C. P. Doyle, J. P. Zewe, J. Pacheco, S. D. Hansen, G. R. Hammond

The paper identifies PIP4K as a sensor and negative regulator of PI(4,5)P2 synthesis, revealing a homeostatic mechanism that tunes membrane functions.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2022Cell Biology

Free diffusion of PI(4,5)P2 in the plasma membrane in the presence of high density effector protein complexes

J. Pacheco, A. C. Cassidy, J. P. Zewe, R. C. Wills, G. R. Hammond

The paper measures PI(4,5)P2 diffusion in the plasma membrane and finds that it diffuses rapidly even in regions with high effector protein density, suggesting free diffusion rather than spatial segregation.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2022Cell Biology

SAC1 Degrades its Lipid Substrate PtdIns4P in the Endoplasmic Reticulum to Maintain a Steep Chemical Gradient with Donor Membranes

J. P. Zewe, R. C. Wills, S. Sangappa, B. Goulden, G. Hammond

This paper shows SAC1 degrades PtdIns4P in the ER to maintain a gradient, revealing its obligate cis activity in lipid traffic.

bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2018Cell Biology