Teresa Ferraro

This study uses advanced microscopy to show that myosin II minifilaments persist and recycle in C. elegans embryos, contributing to cortical contractility through stable, static interactions with actin.

The paper identifies muscle and intestine innexins and Deg/Enac channels that coordinate muscle activity and promote embryo elongation in C. elegans.

This study shows how muscle contractions and anisotropic tension drive polarized elongation of epidermal adherens junctions in C. elegans embryos.

The paper uses CRISPR to study the role of VAB-10's plakin domain in mechanotransduction during C. elegans morphogenesis, showing its importance in hemidesmosome function and embryonic elongation.