Dylan Tyler Burnette

The paper uses live-cell imaging to show that GTP-cap size decreases during mitosis, modulating microtubule stability in a cell-cycle-dependent manner.

This study identifies ACTN4 as a non-muscle α-actinin in cardiac sarcomeres, showing it regulates contractility, hypertrophy, and heart remodeling without disease hallmarks.

This study shows ACTN1 is essential for sarcomere assembly in cardiac myocytes by stabilizing focal adhesions, distinct from ACTN2's role at Z-discs.

This study shows FAK regulates focal adhesion dynamics during myofibril assembly in cardiomyocytes, essential for myofibril maturation and force balance.

The paper identifies muscle-specific stress fibers as essential sarcomere precursors and shows they form through distinct mechanisms compared to non-muscle stress fibers.