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Melisa A. Fuentes

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2

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Bing HeiD· 2 shared Hayley N. Piper· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 29, 2022

Dlg1 regulates subcellular distribution of non-muscle myosin II during Drosophila germband extension

Melisa A. Fuentes, Hayley N. Piper, Bing He

This study shows that Dlg1 regulates myosin II subcellular distribution during Drosophila germband extension, affecting cell intercalation and junctional remodeling.

2 citations

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedMar 15, 2022

Cell polarity determinant Dlg1 facilitates epithelial invagination by promoting tissue-scale mechanical coordination

Melisa A. Fuentes, Bing He

The paper shows that Dlg1 in flanking cells is essential for epithelial invagination by enabling mechanical coordination during apical constriction.

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Drosophilaexperimental assay

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