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Megan F Hampton

University of California, DavisORCID 0000-0003-2463-2304Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Megan F Hampton1 paper · California State University, Northridge

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1

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NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedJun 30, 2026

Injury-induced tau pathology promotes aggressive behavior in Drosophila without neurodegeneration.

Roilea Maxson, Christine J. Smoyer, Megan F Hampton…·Kassandra M Ori-McKenney

This study shows that injury-induced tau phosphorylation in Drosophila leads to aggressive behavior through dopaminergic circuit activation without causing neurodegeneration.

1 citation

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Cell BiologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewedMar 23, 2025

Inward transport of organelles drives outward migration of the spindle during C. elegans meiosis

Alma P. Aquino, Wenzhe Li, Aastha Lele…·Francis J. McNally

The paper shows that inward organelle transport via kinesin drives spindle outward migration in C. elegans meiosis through volume exclusion.

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C. elegansexperimental assay

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