Vladimir I. Gelfand

The paper shows that vimentin intermediate filaments (VIFs) hitchhike on motile mitochondria for transport, rather than directly engaging microtubules.

This study identifies Bicaudal-D and Centrocortin as dynein adaptors in Drosophila egg chambers, showing distinct mechanisms for their interaction with dynein and implications for cargo transport.

This study shows Msps/XMAP215 promotes oocyte fate by enhancing microtubule polymerization and Orb accumulation, leading to asymmetric distribution and positive feedback in Drosophila.

This study shows how actin and microtubule interactions coordinate during Drosophila oogenesis, revealing their mutual regulation in cytoskeletal organization.

This study shows that kinesin-5 acts as a brake on axonal growth by regulating microtubule sliding in Drosophila neurons.

This study uses single-particle tracking and 3D FIB-SEM to reveal dynamics and organization of individual vimentin filaments within dense networks, showing bidirectional motion and minimal local co-alignment with microtubules.

The paper identifies EB-SUN, a novel microtubule end-binding protein in Drosophila, showing its role in oocyte development and functional redundancy with EB1 during embryogenesis.

This study shows that Short stop (Shot) directs material flow from nurse cells to the oocyte by organizing microtubule tracks and controlling transport directionality through ring canals.

This study shows that both vimentin and keratin intermediate filaments are transported along microtubules via kinesin-1, independent of kinesin light chains, revealing a unified transport mechanism.