Bumm, J., Lee, D.D., Qiu, Z., Choi, A., Kolluri, M., Olsen, M., Wang, L., and Lee, M. (2024) The NPxY motifs in the β integrin regulates serotonin response and mechanosensation in C. elegans. BioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.23.630109.
Serrano, M.V., Cottier, S., Wang, L., Moreira-Antepara, S., Nzessi, A., Liu, Z., Williams, B., Lee, M., Schneiter, R., and Liu, J. (2024) The C. elegans LON-1 protein requires its CAP domain for function in regulating body size and BMP signaling. Genetics, Accepted. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyae202.
Sadeghian, F., Ibrahim, I., Ravichandran, L., Henderson, G., Acharya, A., Wang, L., Lee, M., and Cram, E. (2023) An integrin-binding motif in TLN-1/talin plays a minor role in motility and ovulation. micropublication Biology. https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.000726.
Qiu, Z., Park, A., Wang, L., Wilsey, R., Lee, M., (2022) “The RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) is a potential cell binding motif of UNC-52/PERLECAN mediating interaction to PAT-3/β-integrin.’ Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 586:143-149.
Castaneda, P. G., Wu, N., Qiu, Z., Lee, M., Cram, E. (2021). ZYX-1/Zyxin plays a minor role in oocyte transit through the spermatheca in C. elegans. Micropublication Biology, 10.17912/micropub.biology.000489/
Wang, L., Qiu, Z., Lee, M. (2021). Mutations in the cell-binding motif of lam-3/laminin α reveal hypercontraction behavior and defective sensitivity to levamisole in Caenorhabditis elegans. Micropublication Biology, 10.17912/micropub.biology.000485.
Park, A; Qiu, Z; Lee, M (2021). Deletion of the RGD motif in LON-2/glypican is associated with morphological abnormalities. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000376
Leung, AC; Hughes, C; Gunderson, J; Lee, M (2020). Lipopolysaccharide stimulates egg laying in Caenorhabditis elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000308.
Hanna, J; Ramani, S; Williams, T; Anaya, R; Campion, N; Lopez, E; Williams, R; McIntire, J; Tran, N; Reyna, V; Zeng, J; Miller, S; Pancar, A; Qiu, Z; Lee, M (2020). Three alleles in the pat-3 locus of Caenorhabditis elegans: mutations in the membrane-distal NPxY phosphotyrosine motif. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000291.
Park, A; Qiu, Z; Bumm, J; Lee, M (2020). A novel mutation in unc-112/kindlin locus causes distal tip cell migration defects. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000265.
Wilsey, R; Hodge, S; Kenney, K; Wahl, J; Jaffery, R; Brau, A; Qiu, Z; Lee, M. Two alleles of unc-52 locus disrupting potential cell-binding motif of UNC-52. (2020) microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000250.
Park, A; Qiu, Z; Lee, M; Lewis, K; Cross, M; Baur, O; Brice, S; Whiteley, L. Triple and quadruple mutation of RGD motif using CRISPR-Cas9 in him-4 locus of Caenorhabditis elegans. (2020) microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000249.
Qiu, Z., Sheesley, P., Ahn, J., Yu, EJ., Lee, M. “A novel mutation in an NPXY motif of β integrin reveals phenotypes similar to him-4/hemicentin” (2019) FRONT CELL DEV BIOL, In press.
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Xu, X., Ahn, J., Tam, P., Yu, E., Batra, S., Cram, E., and Lee, M., (2010) Analysis of conserved residues in the βpat-3 cytoplasmic tail reveals important functions of integrin in multiple tissues. Dev. Dyn. Vol. 239: 763-772.
Lee, M., Cram, E. (2009) Quantitative analysis of distal tip cell migration in C. elegans. Dale Hereld and Tian Jin, eds., Methods in Molecular Biology: Chemotaxis, Vol. 571; 125-136, Humana Press, New York, NY.
Xu, X., Guo, H., Wycuff, D., and Lee, M., (2007) Role of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5’ kinase (ppk-1) in ovulation of Caenorhabditis elegans. Exp. Cell Res., Vol. 313: 2465-2475.
Xu, X., Rongali, S. C., Miles, J. P., Lee, K. D., and Lee, M., (2006) pat-4/ILK and unc-112/hMig-2 are required for gonad function of Caenorhabditis elegans. Exp. Cell Res., Vol. 312: 1475-1483.
Lee, M., Shen, B., Schwarzbauer, J. E., Ahn, J., and Kwon, J., (2005) Connections between integrins and Rac GTPase pathways control gonad formation and function in C. elegans. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Vol. 1723: 248-255.
Xu, X., Lee, D., Shih, H. Y., Seo, S., Ahn, J., and Lee, M., (2005) Linking integrin to IP3 signaling is important for ovulation in Caenorhabditis elegans. FEBS letters, Vol. 579: 549-553.