Special Topics in Drosophila Eye Development   Jui-Chou Hsu
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<br>This is a course to discuss the latest advance in the field of cell and developmental biology using mice, Xenopus, Drosophila, and C elegans as model to study cell migration. The following are the examples of papers discussed and will be updated later. 
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<br>(1)	A Mechanoresponsive Cadherin-Keratin Complex Directs Polarized Protrusive Behavior and Collective Cell Migration. Developmental Cell 22: 104, 2012.
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<br>(2)	Abl Regulates Planar Polarized Junctional Dynamics through b-Catenin Tyrosine Phosphorylation. Developmental Cell 22: 309, 2012.
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<br>(3)	An actin-dependent mechanism for long-range vesicle transport. Nature cell biology 13: 1431, 2011.
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<br>(4)	Autophagy machinery mediates macroendocytic processing and entotic cell death by targeting single membranes. Nature cell biology 13: 1335, 2011.
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<br>(5)	Actinin-4/FSGS1 is required for Arp2/3-dependent actin assembly at the adherens junction. JCB 196: 115, 2011.
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<br>(6)	The Cell Adhesion Molecule Echinoid Functions as a Tumor Suppressor and Upstream Regulator of the Hippo Signaling Pathway. Developmental Cell 22: 255, 2012.
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<br>(7) Endocytosis by Numb breaks Notch symmetry at cytokinesis. Nature cell biology 14: 131, 2012.
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<br>(8)	Phosphatidylserine is polarized and required for proper Cdc42 localization and for development of cell polarity. Nature cell biology 13: 1424, 2011.
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<br>(9)	Postfertilization Autophagy of Sperm Organelles Prevents Paternal Mitochondrial DNA Transmission. Science 334, 1144, 2011.
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<br>(10)	Distinct Cellular Mechanisms of Blood Vessel Fusion in the Zebrafish Embryo. Curr. Biol. 21, 1942, 2011.
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<br>(11)	Mechanical strain in actin networks regulates FilGAP and integrin binding to filaminA. Nature 478, 260–263, 2011.
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<br>(12)	Membrane Tension Maintains Cell Polarity by Confining Signals to the Leading Edge during Neutrophil Migration. Cell 148, 175, 2012.
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