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Naomi Courtemanche

University of MinnesotaORCID 0000-0003-4374-4782Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 2 Biophysics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Mark E. ZweifeliD· 3 shared David GreensteiniD· 2 shared Katherine M. WalstromiD· 2 shared Micah D. GearhartiD· 2 shared Aimee Jaramillo-LambertiD· 1 shared Caroline A. SpikeiD· 1 shared Ji Kent KwahiD· 1 shared Tatsuya TsukamotoiD· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 25, 2026

Translation of a small upstream open reading frame functions as a rheostat for the regulation of lin-41 by the Let-7 microRNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

Caroline A. Spike, Micah D. Gearhart, Katherine M. Walstrom…·David Greenstein

The paper identifies a uORF in the lin-41 5'UTR that modulates Let-7 microRNA regulation of lin-41 translation in C. elegans.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.22.750518

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedMay 30, 2025

A sperm-oocyte protein partnership required for egg activation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Tatsuya Tsukamoto, Ji Kent Kwah, Mark E. Zweifel…·David Greenstein

This study identifies a sperm-oocyte protein complex, SPE-11 and OOPS-1, essential for meiotic completion, polyspermy block, and eggshell formation in C. elegans.

4 citations

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintMay 9, 2025

Mechanism of formin-mediated filament nucleation from profilin-actin

Mark E. Zweifel, Naomi Courtemanche

This study investigates how formins nucleate actin filaments by analyzing the role of FH1 and FH2 domains in binding and transferring profilin-actin complexes.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.09.653129

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