Mary Cathleen McKinney

The paper identifies gene expression patterns in cnidocytes and spirocytes of Nematostella vectensis, revealing specialized transcriptional programs for cnidogenesis.

This study shows that loss of polr1c in zebrafish causes reduced myelination and craniofacial defects, with Tp53 pathway activation but no apoptosis in oligodendrocyte precursors.

This study investigates nucleolar changes during zebrafish oogenesis and finds similar patterns in mouse oocytes, suggesting conserved nucleolar remodeling for translational adaptation.

This paper develops a cryopreservation method for peri-gastrulation squamate embryos using veiled chameleons, optimized with DMSO and non-penetrating cryoprotectants for fieldwork adaptation.

This paper identifies the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata as a new model for studying camera-type eye regeneration, showing its ability to regenerate complete eyes and the role of pax6 in eye development.

The paper uses interpretable deep learning to identify sequence rules governing Hippo signaling in mouse trophoblast stem cells, revealing how transcription factors influence enhancer activity.

The paper identifies conserved and divergent transcriptional signatures in neural crest cells across chick and mouse embryos during migration.

This study identifies two distinct multicellular niches in fetal liver and adult bone marrow that support hematopoietic stem cells with different cycling states and lineage biases.

This study identifies a role for smed-pak1 and the Hippo/Yorkie pathway in integrating anterior-posterior and medio-lateral body axes during planarian regeneration.

The paper identifies ZNF574 as a key factor in a quality control pathway that degrades defective ribosome intermediates in human cells.

The paper identifies a novel mechanism of neural crest cell delamination through cell extrusion, revealing PIEZO1's role in this process in mouse embryos.

The paper shows that rRNA transcription by Pol I is essential for nucleolar structure and liquid-liquid phase separation in mouse embryos.

The paper investigates the role of Aquaporin-1 in neural crest cell migration, finding it affects speed, direction, and filopodia stability through interactions with MMPs and pFAK.

The paper investigates dynamic feedback between tissue growth and neural crest cell migration during chick head morphogenesis using time-lapse imaging, modeling, and perturbations, revealing its role in robust craniofacial development.