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Renick Wiltshire

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Cell Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Defining redundancy in the stickers and spacers of the cell-cell junction protein Canoe's intrinsically disordered region

Corbin C. Jensen, Renick Wiltshire, Sarah E Clark, Jeremy Lamb, Kevin C. Slep, Mark A. Peifer

The paper investigates the functional redundancy of stickers and spacers in the intrinsically disordered region of Canoe, revealing their roles in AJ function and robustness.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

A screen for adherens junction proteins regulating collective cell migration and testis morphogenesis reveals important roles for the Rab GAP RN-tre and the kinase Par-1

Sarah E. Clark, Siobhan Morris, Joseph Dordor, Lawrencia Semireka Amo, Renick Wiltshire, Taino Encarnacion, Maik C. Bischoff, Mark A. Peifer

The paper identifies junctional proteins critical for mesenchymal migration and testis morphogenesis in Drosophila using a combination of proximity proteomics and genome-wide shRNA screening.

Molecular Biology of the Cell · Jul 29, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Identification of a Broadly Acting Inhibitor of the Alphavirus Non-Structural Protein 2 Helicase

John D. Sears, Durbadal Ojha, Sharon Taft-Benz, Paul Sylvester, Zachary J. Streblow, Amanda J. Gramm, Adam M. Drobish, Bose Muthu Ramalingam, Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Kacey Marie Talbot, Wes Sanders, Che-Kang Chang, Isabella Law, Sabian A. Martinez, Jane Burdick, , Nathaniel J. Moorman

This study identifies a first-in-class inhibitor of alphavirus nsP2 helicase activity, showing broad antiviral activity and in vivo efficacy against chikungunya virus.

bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology