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A systematic fluorescently tagged protein toolkit for dissecting apical extracellular matrix patterning in C. elegans

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By James Matthew Ragle, Murugesan Pooranachithra, Jordan Ward
| PLOS Biology Verified
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Methods and Resources Methods and Resources report novel methods, substantial improvements to current methodologies, or informational datasets. See Journal Information » ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Ragle JM, Pooranachithra M, Ashley GE, Cadena E, Blank B, Kang K, et al. (2026) A systematic fluorescently tagged protein toolkit for dissecting apical extracellular matrix patterning in C. elegans. PLoS Biol 24(10): e3004059.
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The kinase SPE-55 promotes localized assembly of the major sperm protein in Caenorhabditis elegans spermatocytes

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By T. Andrew, Guinevere E. Ashley, Jake Diaz, Jordan Ward, Diane C. Shakes, Nirvanjyoti Sharma Shimul, James Matthew Ragle, Sofia De La Vega Mireles, Matthew J. Wawersik
| Nature Verified
Abstract The crawling motility of nematode sperm is driven by the unconventional cytoskeletal protein, Major Sperm Protein (MSP). In developing spermatocytes, MSP assembles on the cytosolic side of Golgi-derived membranous organelles (MOs) in structures called Fibrous Bodies (FBs). These MSP-laden FB-MO complexes facilitate the subsequent segregation of MSP to budding spermatids and away from central residual bodies. Here we identify SPE-55 as a key FB assembly factor.
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