Published in J Cell Biol on March 05, 2007
Katanin contributes to interspecies spindle length scaling in Xenopus. Cell (2011) 2.16
Force and length in the mitotic spindle. Curr Biol (2009) 2.11
Evidence for an upper limit to mitotic spindle length. Curr Biol (2008) 1.94
Cytoplasmic volume modulates spindle size during embryogenesis. Science (2013) 1.88
Nuclear size is regulated by importin α and Ntf2 in Xenopus. Cell (2010) 1.79
Xenopus research: metamorphosed by genetics and genomics. Trends Genet (2011) 1.58
Genome-wide analysis demonstrates conserved localization of messenger RNAs to mitotic microtubules. J Cell Biol (2007) 1.55
A computational model predicts Xenopus meiotic spindle organization. J Cell Biol (2010) 1.53
cPKC regulates interphase nuclear size during Xenopus development. J Cell Biol (2014) 1.50
What determines cell size? BMC Biol (2012) 1.38
Spindle fusion requires dynein-mediated sliding of oppositely oriented microtubules. Curr Biol (2009) 1.27
Biophysics of mitosis. Q Rev Biophys (2012) 1.26
Systematic and single cell analysis of Xenopus Piwi-interacting RNAs and Xiwi. EMBO J (2009) 1.25
XMAP215 activity sets spindle length by controlling the total mass of spindle microtubules. Nat Cell Biol (2013) 1.20
Mitotic spindle scaling during Xenopus development by kif2a and importin α. Elife (2013) 1.18
Op18 reveals the contribution of nonkinetochore microtubules to the dynamic organization of the vertebrate meiotic spindle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.09
Do nuclear envelope and intranuclear proteins reorganize during mitosis to form an elastic, hydrogel-like spindle matrix? Chromosome Res (2011) 1.03
Functional analysis of the microtubule-interacting transcriptome. Mol Biol Cell (2011) 1.02
Reprogramming and development in nuclear transfer embryos and in interspecific systems. Curr Opin Genet Dev (2012) 1.02
TPX2 levels modulate meiotic spindle size and architecture in Xenopus egg extracts. J Cell Biol (2014) 1.00
Mitotic chromosome size scaling in Xenopus. Cell Cycle (2011) 0.94
Mitotic noncoding RNA processing promotes kinetochore and spindle assembly in Xenopus. J Cell Biol (2016) 0.89
Origins of cellular geometry. BMC Biol (2011) 0.89
Cytoplasmic Determination of Meiotic Spindle Size Revealed by a Unique Inter-Species Germinal Vesicle Transfer Model. Sci Rep (2016) 0.86
Using micromanipulation to analyze control of vertebrate meiotic spindle size. Cell Rep (2013) 0.83
Lipid bilayer vesicle generation using microfluidic jetting. J Vis Exp (2014) 0.82
A single Drosophila embryo extract for the study of mitosis ex vivo. Nat Protoc (2013) 0.82
A versatile multivariate image analysis pipeline reveals features of Xenopus extract spindles. J Cell Biol (2016) 0.80
Building the Microtubule Cytoskeleton Piece by Piece. J Biol Chem (2015) 0.79
Biological Scaling Problems and Solutions in Amphibians. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol (2015) 0.79
Quantitative analysis of cytokinesis in situ during C. elegans postembryonic development. PLoS One (2014) 0.78
Mechanisms of Mitotic Spindle Assembly. Annu Rev Biochem (2016) 0.76
Kinesin-5 Contributes to Spindle-length Scaling in the Evolution of Cancer toward Metastasis. Sci Rep (2016) 0.75
Spindle Size Scaling Contributes to Robust Silencing of Mitotic Spindle Assembly Checkpoint. Biophys J (2016) 0.75
Probing the biology of cell boundary conditions through confinement of Xenopus cell-free cytoplasmic extracts. Genesis (2017) 0.75
Rebecca Heald: passionate about cycles. Interview by Caitlin Sedwick. J Cell Biol (2008) 0.75
Use of Xenopus cell-free extracts to study size regulation of subcellular structures. Int J Dev Biol (2016) 0.75
Production of Xenopus tropicalis egg extracts to identify microtubule-associated RNAs. J Vis Exp (2013) 0.75
Concentrating on the mitotic spindle. J Cell Biol (2015) 0.75
Cell cycle extracts. Methods Cell Biol (1991) 9.47
A complex of NuMA and cytoplasmic dynein is essential for mitotic spindle assembly. Cell (1996) 5.10
The use of Xenopus egg extracts to study mitotic spindle assembly and function in vitro. Methods Cell Biol (1999) 4.31
Control of microtubule dynamics and length by cyclin A- and cyclin B-dependent kinases in Xenopus egg extracts. J Cell Biol (1992) 3.99
The Xenopus chromokinesin Xkid is essential for metaphase chromosome alignment and must be degraded to allow anaphase chromosome movement. Cell (2000) 3.95
Completion of DNA replication is monitored by a feedback system that controls the initiation of mitosis in vitro: studies in Xenopus. Cell (1990) 3.68
A Rae1-containing ribonucleoprotein complex is required for mitotic spindle assembly. Cell (2005) 3.65
Poly(ADP-ribose) is required for spindle assembly and structure. Nature (2004) 3.11
Length control of the metaphase spindle. Curr Biol (2005) 2.94
Katanin disrupts the microtubule lattice and increases polymer number in C. elegans meiosis. Curr Biol (2006) 2.45
Eg5 is static in bipolar spindles relative to tubulin: evidence for a static spindle matrix. J Cell Biol (2001) 2.23
Anaphase A chromosome movement and poleward spindle microtubule flux occur At similar rates in Xenopus extract spindles. J Cell Biol (1998) 2.08
Genetic and genomic tools for Xenopus research: The NIH Xenopus initiative. Dev Dyn (2002) 2.01
Reconstruction of the centrosome cycle from cryoelectron micrographs. J Struct Biol (1997) 1.71
Histone H1 is essential for mitotic chromosome architecture and segregation in Xenopus laevis egg extracts. J Cell Biol (2005) 1.43
The total length of spindle microtubules depends on the number of chromosomes present. J Cell Biol (1985) 1.38
Xenopus, the next generation: X. tropicalis genetics and genomics. Dev Dyn (2002) 1.37
Xorbit/CLASP links dynamic microtubules to chromosomes in the Xenopus meiotic spindle. J Cell Biol (2006) 1.31
A tribute to the Xenopus laevis oocyte and egg. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.26
Cloning of Xenopus RCC1 cDNA, a homolog of the human RCC1 gene: complementation of tsBN2 mutation and identification of the product. J Biochem (1990) 1.12
XPACE4 is a localized pro-protein convertase required for mesoderm induction and the cleavage of specific TGFbeta proteins in Xenopus development. Development (2005) 0.97
Xnf7 contributes to spindle integrity through its microtubule-bundling activity. Curr Biol (2005) 0.96
Microtubule flux: what is it good for? Curr Biol (2005) 0.85
The genome of the Western clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis. Science (2010) 4.70
Visualization of a Ran-GTP gradient in interphase and mitotic Xenopus egg extracts. Science (2002) 4.26
Convergent extension: the molecular control of polarized cell movement during embryonic development. Dev Cell (2002) 3.81
A Rae1-containing ribonucleoprotein complex is required for mitotic spindle assembly. Cell (2005) 3.65
Dissection of the mammalian midbody proteome reveals conserved cytokinesis mechanisms. Science (2004) 3.48
Analysis of a RanGTP-regulated gradient in mitotic somatic cells. Nature (2006) 3.47
Mechanisms of mitotic spindle assembly and function. Int Rev Cytol (2008) 3.44
Mechanisms and molecules of the mitotic spindle. Curr Biol (2004) 3.25
The RanGTP gradient - a GPS for the mitotic spindle. J Cell Sci (2008) 2.78
Mislocalization of the Drosophila centromere-specific histone CID promotes formation of functional ectopic kinetochores. Dev Cell (2006) 2.70
A broadly conserved pathway generates 3'UTR-directed primary piRNAs. Curr Biol (2009) 2.69
Neural tube closure requires Dishevelled-dependent convergent extension of the midline. Development (2002) 2.52
Shroom induces apical constriction and is required for hingepoint formation during neural tube closure. Curr Biol (2003) 2.49
Techniques and probes for the study of Xenopus tropicalis development. Dev Dyn (2002) 2.34
Gremlin is the BMP antagonist required for maintenance of Shh and Fgf signals during limb patterning. Nat Genet (2003) 2.31
Katanin contributes to interspecies spindle length scaling in Xenopus. Cell (2011) 2.16
The BMP antagonist noggin regulates cranial suture fusion. Nature (2003) 2.09
Acf1 confers unique activities to ACF/CHRAC and promotes the formation rather than disruption of chromatin in vivo. Genes Dev (2004) 2.01
Efficient targeted gene disruption in the soma and germ line of the frog Xenopus tropicalis using engineered zinc-finger nucleases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.90
Cytoplasmic volume modulates spindle size during embryogenesis. Science (2013) 1.88
Developmental anomalies of the cervical spine in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva are distinctly different from those in patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome: clues from the BMP signaling pathway. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.81
Investigating mitotic spindle assembly and function in vitro using Xenopus laevis egg extracts. Nat Protoc (2006) 1.80
Nuclear size is regulated by importin α and Ntf2 in Xenopus. Cell (2010) 1.79
Targeted deletion of Sost distal enhancer increases bone formation and bone mass. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.78
A newly discovered mycobacterial pathogen isolated from laboratory colonies of Xenopus species with lethal infections produces a novel form of mycolactone, the Mycobacterium ulcerans macrolide toxin. Infect Immun (2005) 1.73
Depletion of three BMP antagonists from Spemann's organizer leads to a catastrophic loss of dorsal structures. Dev Cell (2005) 1.72
Methods for studying spindle assembly and chromosome condensation in Xenopus egg extracts. Methods Mol Biol (2006) 1.65
Identification of a novel protein regulating microtubule stability through a chemical approach. Chem Biol (2004) 1.64
REEP3/4 ensure endoplasmic reticulum clearance from metaphase chromatin and proper nuclear envelope architecture. Dev Cell (2013) 1.62
microRNA-24a is required to repress apoptosis in the developing neural retina. Genes Dev (2009) 1.61
Accelerated gene evolution and subfunctionalization in the pseudotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis. BMC Biol (2007) 1.59
Genome-wide analysis demonstrates conserved localization of messenger RNAs to mitotic microtubules. J Cell Biol (2007) 1.55
A computational model predicts Xenopus meiotic spindle organization. J Cell Biol (2010) 1.53
Characterization of a Mycobacterium ulcerans-like infection in a colony of African tropical clawed frogs (Xenopus tropicalis). Comp Med (2004) 1.52
Neural crest induction by paraxial mesoderm in Xenopus embryos requires FGF signals. Development (2003) 1.49
Histone H1 is essential for mitotic chromosome architecture and segregation in Xenopus laevis egg extracts. J Cell Biol (2005) 1.43
Importazole, a small molecule inhibitor of the transport receptor importin-β. ACS Chem Biol (2011) 1.39
Mechanisms of intracellular scaling. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol (2012) 1.35
Actomyosin contractility and microtubules drive apical constriction in Xenopus bottle cells. Dev Biol (2007) 1.33
Xorbit/CLASP links dynamic microtubules to chromosomes in the Xenopus meiotic spindle. J Cell Biol (2006) 1.31
FGF8 spliceforms mediate early mesoderm and posterior neural tissue formation in Xenopus. Development (2006) 1.29
Spindle fusion requires dynein-mediated sliding of oppositely oriented microtubules. Curr Biol (2009) 1.27
Micromanipulation studies of chromatin fibers in Xenopus egg extracts reveal ATP-dependent chromatin assembly dynamics. Mol Biol Cell (2006) 1.27
Systematic and single cell analysis of Xenopus Piwi-interacting RNAs and Xiwi. EMBO J (2009) 1.25
mTOR phosphorylates IMP2 to promote IGF2 mRNA translation by internal ribosomal entry. Genes Dev (2011) 1.21
Mitotic spindle scaling during Xenopus development by kif2a and importin α. Elife (2013) 1.18
Nuclear actin and protein 4.1: essential interactions during nuclear assembly in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.17
The perichromosomal layer. Chromosoma (2005) 1.16
Identification of mutants in inbred Xenopus tropicalis. Mech Dev (2005) 1.13
Centrosome proteins form an insoluble perinuclear matrix during muscle cell differentiation. BMC Cell Biol (2009) 1.10
Neural induction requires continued suppression of both Smad1 and Smad2 signals during gastrulation. Development (2007) 1.08
Elevated polar ejection forces stabilize kinetochore-microtubule attachments. J Cell Biol (2013) 1.08
Rapid gynogenetic mapping of Xenopus tropicalis mutations to chromosomes. Dev Dyn (2009) 1.08
Functional overlap of microtubule assembly factors in chromatin-promoted spindle assembly. Mol Biol Cell (2009) 1.08
The condensin complex is required for proper spindle assembly and chromosome segregation in Xenopus egg extracts. J Cell Biol (2003) 1.07
Essential roles for cohesin in kinetochore and spindle function in Xenopus egg extracts. J Cell Sci (2006) 1.07
Sox3 expression is maintained by FGF signaling and restricted to the neural plate by Vent proteins in the Xenopus embryo. Dev Biol (2007) 1.04
Endocytosis is required for efficient apical constriction during Xenopus gastrulation. Curr Biol (2010) 1.04
Cooperative activity of noggin and gremlin 1 in axial skeleton development. Development (2011) 1.03
Functional analysis of the microtubule-interacting transcriptome. Mol Biol Cell (2011) 1.02
Multiple domains of human CLASP contribute to microtubule dynamics and organization in vitro and in Xenopus egg extracts. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) (2012) 1.02
Discovery of selective aminothiazole aurora kinase inhibitors. ACS Chem Biol (2008) 1.00
The role of FGF signaling in the establishment and maintenance of mesodermal gene expression in Xenopus. Dev Dyn (2008) 0.99
JAWS coordinates chondrogenesis and synovial joint positioning. Development (2008) 0.99
Effects of heterodimerization and proteolytic processing on Derrière and Nodal activity: implications for mesoderm induction in Xenopus. Development (2002) 0.98
Cloning and characterization of Xenopus Id4 reveals differing roles for Id genes. Dev Biol (2003) 0.98
Genetic evidence that SOST inhibits WNT signaling in the limb. Dev Biol (2010) 0.98
A novel role for lbx1 in Xenopus hypaxial myogenesis. Development (2005) 0.98
Adenomatous polyposis coli associates with the microtubule-destabilizing protein XMCAK. Curr Biol (2004) 0.97
Xnf7 contributes to spindle integrity through its microtubule-bundling activity. Curr Biol (2005) 0.96
Phosphorylation of Dishevelled by protein kinase RIPK4 regulates Wnt signaling. Science (2013) 0.95
Mitotic chromosome size scaling in Xenopus. Cell Cycle (2011) 0.94
Analysis of microtubule polymerization in vitro and during the cell cycle in Xenopus egg extracts. Methods (2006) 0.94
fus/TLS orchestrates splicing of developmental regulators during gastrulation. Genes Dev (2012) 0.92
Osteopotentia regulates osteoblast maturation, bone formation, and skeletal integrity in mice. J Cell Biol (2010) 0.90
Mitotic spindle assembly around RCC1-coated beads in Xenopus egg extracts. PLoS Biol (2011) 0.90
Sost and its paralog Sostdc1 coordinate digit number in a Gli3-dependent manner. Dev Biol (2013) 0.89
Interplay between spindle architecture and function. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol (2013) 0.89
Expression of microRNAs during embryonic development of Xenopus tropicalis. Gene Expr Patterns (2008) 0.89
Cloning and expression of Xenopus Prickle, an orthologue of a Drosophila planar cell polarity gene. Mech Dev (2002) 0.89
Tail morphogenesis in the ascidian, Ciona intestinalis, requires cooperation between notochord and muscle. Dev Biol (2002) 0.89
Microinjection of Xenopus embryos. Cold Spring Harb Protoc (2010) 0.89
Scratch n' screen for inhibitors of cell migration. Chem Biol (2005) 0.88
Atomic force microscope imaging of chromatin assembled in Xenopus laevis egg extract. Chromosoma (2011) 0.88
Functional comparison of H1 histones in Xenopus reveals isoform-specific regulation by Cdk1 and RanGTP. Curr Biol (2010) 0.88
Old can be new again: HAPPY whole genome sequencing, mapping and assembly. Int J Biol Sci (2009) 0.88
BMP antagonists and FGF signaling contribute to different domains of the neural plate in Xenopus. Dev Biol (2009) 0.87
Expression cloning in Xenopus identifies RNA-binding proteins as regulators of embryogenesis and Rbmx as necessary for neural and muscle development. Dev Dyn (2008) 0.87
Two distinct domains of protein 4.1 critical for assembly of functional nuclei in vitro. J Biol Chem (2002) 0.87
The long and the short of it: linker histone H1 is required for metaphase chromosome compaction. Cell Cycle (2006) 0.87
RanGTP and CLASP1 cooperate to position the mitotic spindle. Mol Biol Cell (2013) 0.86
Hedgehog signaling regulates the amount of hypaxial muscle development during Xenopus myogenesis. Dev Biol (2007) 0.86
Control of intercalation is cell-autonomous in the notochord of Ciona intestinalis. Dev Biol (2002) 0.86
Expression of Xenopus tropicalis noggin1 and noggin2 in early development: two noggin genes in a tetrapod. Gene Expr Patterns (2004) 0.86