▪ Abstract The polarized architecture of epithelial cells and tissues is a fundamental
determinant of animal anatomy and physiology. Recent progress made in the genetic and …

The septins are a novel family of proteins that were first recognized in yeast as proteins
associated with the neck filaments. Recent work has shown that septins are also present in …

In all animals, the initial events of embryogenesis are controlled by maternal gene products
that are deposited into the developing oocyte. At some point after fertilization, control of …

We report the cDNA sequence and localization of a protein first identified by actin filament
chromatography of Drosophila embryo extracts as ABP8 (Miller, KG, CM Field, and BM …

We provide the first link between a known molecular motor and morphogenesis, the
fundamental process of cell shape changes and movements that characterizes development …

In past years, much attention has focused on the gene networks that regulate early
developmental processes, but less attention has been paid to how multiple networks and …

The early Drosophila embryo undergoes two distinct membrane invagination events
believed to be mechanistically related to cytokinesis: metaphase furrow formation and …

Cellularization of the Drosophila embryo is a specialized form of cytokinesis that results in
the formation of a polarized epithelium. The mechanisms of membrane growth during …

The passage of an individual's genome to future generations is essential for the
maintenance of species and is mediated by highly specialized cells, the germ cells. Genetic …

Embryonic development in Drosophila melanogaster begins with a rapid series of mitotic
nuclear divisions, unaccompanied by cytokinesis, to produce a multi‐nucleated single cell …