Deqing Kong

The paper shows that E-cadherin junctions in Drosophila embryos mature during gastrulation, with increased levels and reduced mobility, controlled by Myo-II contractility, Rho signaling, and Src42A.

This study investigates the role of Src42A in E-cadherin dynamics during Drosophila axis elongation, showing its requirement for junction contraction and planar polarity.

The paper studies nuclear movement in Drosophila embryos, showing collective cytoskeletal remodeling drives yo-yo-like nuclear drift during mitosis.

The paper describes an optochemical method to induce reversible cell contractions in vivo at single-cell resolution using Ca2+ bursts.