細胞發育特論一
Mechanism of Developmental Cell Jui-Chou Hsu
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 organisms. The following are the example of literatures discussed and will be updated at the beginning of the classes.


(1) CoinFLP: a system for efficient mosaic screening and for visualizing clonal boundaries in Drosophila. Development. 2015, 142, 597-606.

(2) Cadherin controls nectin recruitment into adherens junctions by remodeling the actin cytoskeleton. JCS, 2015, 128, 140-149.

(3) Isotropic actomyosin dynamics promote organization of the apical cell cortex in epithelial cells. J Cell Biol. 2014, 207, 107-21.

(4) Direct laser manipulation reveals the mechanics of cell contacts in vivo. PNAS. 2015, 112, 1416-21.
The minimal cadherin-catenin complex binds to actin filaments under force. Science 2014, 346, 1254211.

(5) Optogenetic control of organelle transport and positioning. Nature. 2015, 518, 111-4.

(6) A novel assay reveals preferential binding between Rabs, kinesins, and specific endosomal subpopulations. JCB 2015, 208, 273–281.

(7) Differential regulation of the Hippo pathway by adherens junctions and apical–basal cell polarity modules. PNAS 2015, 112, 1785–1790.

(8) Impaired Hippo signaling promotes Rho1-JNK-dependent growth. PNAS 2015, 112, 1065-70.

(9) A DPP-mediated feed-forward loop canalizes morphogenesis during Drosophila dorsal closure. JCB 2015, 208, 239–248.