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Maik C. Bischoff

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0002-6995-8159Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Cell BiologyMolecular Biology of the CellPeer-reviewedJul 29, 2026

A screen for adherens junction proteins regulating collective cell migration and testis morphogenesis reveals important roles for the Rab GAP RN-tre and the kinase Par-1

Sarah E. Clark, Siobhan Morris, Joseph Dordor…·Mark A. Peifer

The paper identifies junctional proteins critical for mesenchymal migration and testis morphogenesis in Drosophila using a combination of proximity proteomics and genome-wide shRNA screening.

DOI 10.1091/mbc.e26-05-0234

Drosophilagenetic perturbation / CRISPR

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Cell BiologyThe Journal of Cell BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 10, 2025

A key role for Canoes intrinsically disordered region in linking cell junctions to the cytoskeleton

Corbin C. Jensen, Noah J. Gurley, Avery J. Mathias…·Mark A. Peifer

The paper identifies conserved stickers in the Canoe IDR that bind F-actin, showing their combinatorial role in junctional localization, mechanosensing, and function during morphogenesis.

8 citations

Drosophilaproteomics

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Cell BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedJun 18, 2025

Plexin/Semaphorin Antagonism Orchestrates Collective Cell Migration, Gap Closure and Organ sculpting by Contact-Mesenchymalization

Maik C. Bischoff, Jenevieve E. Norton, Sarah E. Clark, Mark A. Peifer

The paper identifies a contact-dependent mechanism involving Plexin A and Semaphorin 1B that drives gap closure and organ sculpting during collective cell migration in Drosophila.

3 citations

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Cell BiologyMolecular Biology of the CellPeer-reviewedJan 2, 2025

A large reverse-genetic screen identifies numerous regulators of testis nascent myotube collective cell migration and collective organ sculpting

Maik C. Bischoff, Jenevieve E. Norton, Erika A. Munguia…·Mark A. Peifer

The paper identifies 29 genes regulating testis morphogenesis through a reverse-genetic screen in Drosophila, revealing roles for dPix and its partners in collective cell migration and organ shaping.

5 citations

Drosophilabulk RNA-seq

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