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Megan K. Chong

Boston Children's HospitalORCID 0000-0002-4271-4365Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Maxwell G. HeimaniD· 2 shared Bradley M. WierbowskiiD· 1 shared Caleb J. RuxiD· 1 shared Claire WilliamsiD· 1 shared Elizabeth R. CebuliD· 1 shared Ian G. McLachlaniD· 1 shared Irina KolotueviD· 1 shared Isabel I. C. LowiD· 1 shared

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Mechanical force locally damages, remodels and stabilizes the lattice of spindle microtubules

Caleb J. Rux, Megan K. Chong, Valerie Myers, Nathan H. Cho, Sophie Dumont

This study shows that mechanical force causes local damage and remodeling of spindle microtubules, leading to stabilization under force.

Current Biology · Jan 23, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Loss of the extracellular matrix protein DIG-1 causes glial fragmentation, dendrite breakage, and dendrite extension defects

Megan K. Chong, Elizabeth R. Cebul, Karolina Mizeracka, Maxwell G. Heiman

This study shows that loss of the ECM protein DIG-1 in C. elegans causes glial fragmentation, dendrite breakage, and dendrite extension defects.

Journal of Developmental Biology · Oct 7, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Morphogenesis of neurons and glia within an epithelium

Isabel I. C. Low, Claire Williams, Megan K. Chong, Ian G. McLachlan, Bradley M. Wierbowski, Irina Kolotuev, Maxwell G. Heiman

The paper studies how neurons and glia in C. elegans develop epithelial-like structures, showing they share properties and mechanisms with other epithelia.

Development · Jan 29, 2019Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology