Mark E. Corkins

This study examines how shallow-dwelling Xenopus laevis embryos respond to high hydrostatic pressure and identifies heat shock pathway activation as a conserved protective mechanism across phyla.

This study identifies Dnmbp as an interacting partner of Daam1 that facilitates E-cadherin junction assembly during Xenopus kidney development.

This study maps the single-cell transcriptomic landscape of Xenopus laevis mesonephros, revealing conserved nephron segment identities and differentiation programs across vertebrate kidney forms.

This study shows Daam1 regulates E-cadherin junctions and actin dynamics during nephron development, essential for epithelial organization.

This study investigates the role of Daam1 and ArhGEF19 in renal ciliogenesis using mammalian kidney cells and Xenopus embryos, finding that Daam1's formin activity is critical for cilia formation.

The paper investigates congenital kidney and urinary tract anomalies and genital defects in DYRK1A mutation carriers, showing DYRK1A's role in genitourinary development through Xenopus studies.