A dominant inhibitory version of the small GTP-binding protein Rac disrupts cytoskeletal structures and inhibits developmental cell shape changes in Drosophila

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				N. Akhtar and N. A. Hotchin RAC1 Regulates Adherens Junctions through Endocytosis of E-Cadherin Mol. Biol. Cell, April 1, 2001; 12(4): 847 - 862. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				S. R. Halsell, B. I. Chu, and D. P. Kiehart Genetic Analysis Demonstrates a Direct Link Between Rho Signaling and Nonmuscle Myosin Function During Drosophila Morphogenesis Genetics, July 1, 2000; 155(3): 1253 - 1265. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				Y. Takatsu, M. Nakamura, M. Stapleton, M. C. Danos, K. Matsumoto, M. B. O'Connor, H. Shibuya, and N. Ueno TAK1 Participates in c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Signaling during Drosophila Development Mol. Cell. Biol., May 1, 2000; 20(9): 3015 - 3026. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				T. Hummel, K. Leifker, and C. Klämbt The Drosophila HEM-2/NAP1 homolog KETTE controls axonal pathfinding and cytoskeletal organization Genes & Dev., April 1, 2000; 14(7): 863 - 873. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				L. G. Tilney, P. S. Connelly, K. A. Vranich, M. K. Shaw, and G. M. Guild Regulation of Actin Filament Cross-linking and Bundle Shape in Drosophila Bristles J. Cell Biol., January 10, 2000; 148(1): 87 - 100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M Sone, E Suzuki, M Hoshino, D Hou, H Kuromi, M Fukata, S Kuroda, K Kaibuchi, Y Nabeshima, and C Hama Synaptic development is controlled in the periactive zones of Drosophila synapses Development, January 10, 2000; 127(19): 4157 - 4168. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L. Tilney, P. Connelly, K. Vranich, M. Shaw, and G. Guild Actin filaments and microtubules play different roles during bristle elongation in Drosophila J. Cell Sci., January 4, 2000; 113(7): 1255 - 1265. [Abstract] [PDF]

				D. Gubb, C. Green, D. Huen, D. Coulson, G. Johnson, D. Tree, S. Collier, and J. Roote The balance between isoforms of the Prickle LIM domain protein is critical for planar polarity in Drosophila imaginal discs Genes & Dev., September 1, 1999; 13(17): 2315 - 2327. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				K. Sawamoto, P. Winge, S. Koyama, Y. Hirota, C. Yamada, S. Miyao, S. Yoshikawa, M.-h. Jin, A. Kikuchi, and H. Okano The Drosophila Ral GTPase Regulates Developmental Cell Shape Changes through the Jun NH2-terminal Kinase Pathway J. Cell Biol., July 26, 1999; 146(2): 361 - 372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Y. Lu and J. Settleman The Drosophila Pkn protein kinase is a Rho/Rac effector target required for dorsal closure during embryogenesis Genes & Dev., May 1, 1999; 13(9): 1168 - 1180. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				D. I. Johnson Cdc42: An Essential Rho-Type GTPase Controlling Eukaryotic Cell Polarity Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev., March 1, 1999; 63(1): 54 - 105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K Wunnenberg-Stapleton, I. Blitz, C Hashimoto, and K. Cho Involvement of the small GTPases XRhoA and XRnd1 in cell adhesion and head formation in early Xenopus development Development, January 12, 1999; 126(23): 5339 - 5351. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C. Magie, M. Meyer, M. Gorsuch, and S. Parkhurst Mutations in the Rho1 small GTPase disrupt morphogenesis and segmentation during early Drosophila development Development, January 12, 1999; 126(23): 5353 - 5364. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C. Byars, K. Bates, and A Letsou The dorsal-open group gene raw is required for restricted DJNK signaling during closure Development, January 11, 1999; 126(21): 4913 - 4923. [Abstract] [PDF]