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J. Todd Blankenship

University of DenverORCID 0000-0001-8687-9527Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Austin R. ClarkiD· 1 shared Emily C. Wilkinson· 1 shared Emily L. StarkeiD· 1 shared Katherine R. RollinsiD· 1 shared Malea R. McGimsey· 1 shared Prajal H. PateliD· 1 shared Prakriti KandeliD· 1 shared Schuyler B. van EngelenburgiD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 16, 2026

ER shaping proteins guide spindle elongation and division during rapid cleavage mitoses

Katherine R. Rollins, Austin R. Clark, Prakriti Kandel…·J. Todd Blankenship

This study shows that Reep proteins regulate ER morphology during Drosophila cleavage mitoses, with ReepB playing a critical role in spindle elongation and division.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.15.738729

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NeuroscienceBiology OpenPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2020

Vps54 regulates Drosophila neuromuscular junction development and controls postsynaptic density composition via a Rab7-dependent mechanism

Prajal H. Patel, Emily C. Wilkinson, Emily L. Starke…·Scott A. Barbee

This study shows that Vps54 regulates Drosophila neuromuscular junction development and postsynaptic density composition through Rab7-dependent endosomal trafficking.

9 citations

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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