Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology

Publications

Hughes SC, Fehon RG. Understanding ERM proteins--the awesome power of genetics finally brought to bear. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2007 Feb;19(1):51-6. Review. (PubMed)

Li Q, Nance MR, Kulikauskas R, Nyberg K, Fehon R, Karplus PA, Bretscher A, and Tesmer J. Self-masking in an intact ERM-merlin protein: an active role for the central alpha-helical domain. J Mol Biol. 2007 Feb 2;365(5):1446-59 (PubMed)

Cho E, Feng Y, Rauskolb C, Maitra S, Fehon R, Irvine KD. Delineation of a Fat tumor suppressor pathway. Nat Genet. 2006 Oct;38(10):1142-50 (PubMed)

Hughes SC, and Fehon RG. Phosphorylation and activity of the tumor-suppressor Merlin and the ERM protein Moesin are coordinately regulated by the Slik kinase. J. Cell Biol. 2006 Oct 23;175(2):305-13. (PubMed)

Fehon R. Cell biology: polarity bites. Nature. 2006 Aug 3;442(7102):519-20. (PubMed)

Maitra S, Kulikauskas RM, Gavilan H, Fehon RG. The tumor suppressors Merlin and expanded function cooperatively to modulate receptor endocytosis and signaling. Curr Biol. 2006 Apr 4;16(7):702-9. (PubMed)

Formstecher E, Aresta S, Collura V, Hamburger A, Meil A, Trehin A, Reverdy C, Betin V, Maire S, Brun C, Jacq B, Arpin M, Bellaiche Y, Bellusci S, Benaroch P, Bornens M, Chanet R, Chavrier P, Delattre O, Doye V, Fehon R, Faye G, Galli T, Girault JA, Goud B, de Gunzburg J, Johannes L, Junier MP, Mirouse V, Mukherjee A, Papadopoulo D, Perez F, Plessis A, Rosse C, Saule S, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Vincent A, White M, Legrain P, Wojcik J, Camonis J, Daviet L. Protein interaction mapping: a Drosophila case study. Genome Res. 2005 Mar;15(3):376-84. Epub 2005 Feb 14. (PubMed)

Genova JL, Fehon RG. Neuroglian, Gliotactin, and the Na+/K+ ATPase are essential for septatejunction function in Drosophila. J Cell Biol. 2003 Jun 9;161(5):979-89. Epub 2003 Jun 2. (PubMed)

Speck O, Hughes SC, Noren NK, Kulikauskas RM, Fehon RG. Moesin functions antagonistically to the Rho pathway to maintain epithelial integrity. Nature. 2003 Jan 2;421(6918):83-7. (PubMed)

Bretscher A, Edwards K, Fehon RG. ERM proteins and merlin: integrators at the cell cortex. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Aug;3(8):586-99. Review. (PubMed)

Tepass U, Tanentzapf G, Ward R, Fehon R. Epithelial cell polarity and cell junctions in Drosophila. Annu Rev Genet. 2001;35:747-84. Review. (PubMed)

Ward RE 4th, Schweizer L, Lamb RS, Fehon RG. The protein 4.1, ezrin, radixin, moesin (FERM) domain of Drosophila Coracle, a cytoplasmic component of the septate junction, provides functions essential for embryonic development and imaginal cell proliferation. Genetics. 2001 Sep;159(1):219-28. (PubMed)

LaJeunesse DR, McCartney BM, Fehon RG. A systematic screen for dominant second-site modifiers of Merlin/NF2 phenotypes reveals an interaction with blistered/DSRF and scribbler. Genetics. 2001 Jun;158(2):667-79. (PubMed)

Lim DJ, Rubenstein AE, Evans DG, Jacks T, Seizinger BG, Baser ME, Beebe D, Brackmann DE, Chiocca EA, Fehon RG, Giovannini M, Glazer R, Gusella JF, Gutmann DH, Korf B, Lieberman F, Martuza R, McClatchey AI, Parry DM, Pulst SM, Ramesh V, Ramsey WJ, Ratner N, Rutkowski JL, Ruttledge M, Weinstein DE. Advances in neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2): a workshop report. J Neurogenet. 2000 Jun;14(2):63-106. Review. (PubMed)

Genova JL, Jong S, Camp JT, Fehon RG. Functional analysis of Cdc42 in actin filament assembly, epithelial morphogenesis, and cell signaling during Drosophila development. Dev Biol. 2000 May 1;221(1):181-94. (PubMed)

McCartney BM, Kulikauskas RM, LaJeunesse DR, Fehon RG. The neurofibromatosis-2 homologue, Merlin, and the tumor suppressor expanded function together in Drosophila to regulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Development. 2000 Mar;127(6):1315-24. (PubMed)

Lamb RS, Ward RE, Schweizer L, Fehon RG. Drosophila coracle, a member of the protein 4.1 superfamily, has essential structural functions in the septate junctions and developmental functions in embryonic and adult epithelial cells. Mol Biol Cell. 1998 Dec;9(12):3505-19. (PubMed)

Chishti AH, Kim AC, Marfatia SM, Lutchman M, Hanspal M, Jindal H, Liu SC, Low PS, Rouleau GA, Mohandas N, Chasis JA, Conboy JG, Gascard P, Takakuwa Y, Huang SC, Benz EJ Jr, Bretscher A, Fehon RG, Gusella JF, Ramesh V, Solomon F, Marchesi VT, Tsukita S, Tsukita S, Hoover KB, et al. The FERM domain: a unique module involved in the linkage of cytoplasmic proteins to the membrane. Trends Biochem Sci. 1998 Aug;23(8):281-2. Review. (PubMed)

LaJeunesse DR, McCartney BM, Fehon RG. Structural analysis of Drosophila merlin reveals functional domains important for growth control and subcellular localization. J Cell Biol. 1998 Jun 29;141(7):1589-99. (PubMed)

Ward RE 4th, Lamb RS, Fehon RG. A conserved functional domain of Drosophila coracle is required for localization at the septate junction and has membrane-organizing activity. J Cell Biol. 1998 Mar 23;140(6):1463-73. (PubMed)

Fehon RG, Oren T, LaJeunesse DR, Melby TE, McCartney BM. Isolation of mutations in the Drosophila homologues of the human Neurofibromatosis 2 and yeast CDC42 genes using a simple and efficient reverse-genetic method. Genetics. 1997 May;146(1):245-52. (PubMed)

Fehon RG, LaJeunesse D, Lamb R, McCartney BM, Schweizer L, Ward RE. Functional studies of the protein 4.1 family of junctional proteins in Drosophila. Soc Gen Physiol Ser. 1997;52:149-59. Review. (PubMed)

McCartney BM, Fehon RG. Distinct cellular and subcellular patterns of expression imply distinct functions for the Drosophila homologues of moesin and the neurofibromatosis 2 tumor suppressor, merlin. J Cell Biol. 1996 May;133(4):843-52. (PubMed)

Fehon RG, Dawson IA, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. A Drosophila homologue of membrane-skeleton protein 4.1 is associated with septate junctions and is encoded by the coracle gene. Development. 1994 Mar;120(3):545-57. (PubMed)

Rebay I, Fehon RG, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Specific truncations of Drosophila Notch define dominant activated and dominant negative forms of the receptor. Cell. 1993 Jul 30;74(2):319-29. (PubMed)

Kooh PJ, Fehon RG, Muskavitch MA. Implications of dynamic patterns of Delta and Notch expression for cellular interactions during Drosophila development. Development. 1993 Feb;117(2):493-507. (PubMed)

Xu T, Caron LA, Fehon RG, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. The involvement of the Notch locus in Drosophila oogenesis. Development. 1992 Aug;115(4):913-22. (PubMed)

Rebay I, Fleming RJ, Fehon RG, Cherbas L, Cherbas P, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Specific EGF repeats of Notch mediate interactions with Delta and Serrate: implications for Notch as a multifunctional receptor. Cell. 1991 Nov 15;67(4):687-99. (PubMed)

Fehon RG, Johansen K, Rebay I, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Complex cellular and subcellular regulation of notch expression during embryonic and imaginal development of Drosophila: implications for notch function. J Cell Biol. 1991 May;113(3):657-69. (PubMed)

Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Delidakis C, Fehon RG. The Notch locus and the cell biology of neuroblast segregation. Annu Rev Cell Biol. 1991;7:427-52. (PubMed)

Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Delidakis C, Fehon R, Hartley D, Herndon V, Johansen K, Markopoulou K, Preiss A, Rebay I, Scottgale N, et al. Notch and the molecular genetics of neuroblast segregation in Drosophila. Mol Reprod Dev. 1990 Sep;27(1):23-7. Review. (PubMed)

Fehon RG, Kooh PJ, Rebay I, Regan CL, Xu T, Muskavitch MA, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Molecular interactions between the protein products of the neurogenic loci Notch and Delta, two EGF-homologous genes in Drosophila. Cell. 1990 May 4;61(3):523-34. (PubMed)

Johansen KM, Fehon RG, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. The notch gene product is a glycoprotein expressed on the cell surface of both epidermal and neuronal precursor cells during Drosophila development. J Cell Biol. 1989 Nov;109(5):2427-40. (PubMed)

Fehon RG, Schubiger G. Dissociation and sorting out of Drosophila imaginal disc cells. Dev Biol. 1985 Apr;108(2):465-73. (PubMed)

Gauger A, Fehon RG, Schubiger G. Preferential binding of imaginal disk cells to embryonic segments of Drosophila. Nature. 1985 Jan 31-Feb 6;313(6001):395-7. (PubMed)

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