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ArticleDevelopmental cell2023

Septins regulate border cell surface geometry, shape, and motility downstream of Rho in Drosophila.

Allison M Gabbert, Joseph P Campanale, James A Mondo, Noah P Mitchell, Adele Myers, Sebastian J Streichan, Nina Miolane, Denise J Montell

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Article in Developmental cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Local RhoA activation induces septin recruitment.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  4. Septin complexes: Ahead of the curve.Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025
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  5. Actomyosin contraction in the follicular epithelium provides the major mechanical force for follicle rupture duringProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  9. Two Septin Complexes Mediate Actin Dynamics During Cell Wound Repair.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Allison M GabbertMolecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Joseph P CampanaleMolecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
James A MondoMolecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Noah P MitchellKavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA; Physics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Adele MyersElectrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Sebastian J StreichanPhysics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Nina MiolaneElectrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Denise J MontellMolecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Electronic address: dmontell@ucsb.edu.
University of California, Santa Barbara · US

Funding

Making and breaking cell-cell contacts in developmentR01GM073164 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI MONTELL, DENISE J. · 2005 to 2025
$6.2M
Physics of Living Matter: From Molecule to Embryo.R35GM138203 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI Sebastian J Streichan · 2020 to 2026
$2.7M
Decoding the mechanical interactions between tissue layers sculpting organ shapeR00HD110675 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Noah Prentice Mitchell · 2024 to 2026
$837k
Decoding the mechanical interactions between tissue layers sculpting organ shapeK99HD110675 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI MITCHELL, NOAH PRENTICE · 2023 to 2023
$142k
NICHD NIH HHS K99 HD110675NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD110675NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM073164NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Septins self-assemble into polymers that bind and deform membranes in vitro and regulate diverse cell behaviors in vivo. How their in vitro properties relate to their in vivo functions is under active investigation. Here, we uncover requirements for septins in detachment and motility of border cell clusters in the Drosophila ovary. Septins and myosin colocalize dynamically at the cluster periphery and share phenotypes but, surprisingly, do not impact each other. Instead, Rho independently regulates myosin activity and septin localization. Active Rho recruits septins to membranes, whereas inactive Rho sequesters septins in the cytoplasm. Mathematical analyses identify how manipulating septin expression levels alters cluster surface texture and shape. This study shows that the level of septin expression differentially regulates surface properties at different scales. This work suggests that downstream of Rho, septins tune surface deformability while myosin controls contractility, the combination of which governs cluster shape and movement.

Indexed as

Cell MovementDrosophila melanogasterSeptinsAnimalsDrosophila ProteinsGene Knockdown TechniquesMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMyosinsDrosophila ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMyosinspnut protein, DrosophilaRho protein, DrosophilaSeptinscell morphologycollective cell migrationcytoskeletonmyosinRhoseptin

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PMID37329886
PMCPMC10519140
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