Publications

Fleck S.A., Biswas P., DeWitt E.D., Knutesone R.L., Eisman R.C., Nemkov T., D’Alessandro A., Tennessen J.M., Rideout E.J., and Weaver L.N. “Auxin Exposure Disrupts Feeding Behavior and Fatty Acid Metabolism in Adult Drosophila.” eLife. (2024). PMID: 38240746.

Weaver L.N. “Analysis of Physiological Control of Adult Drosophila Oogenesis by Interorgan Communication.” Methods Mol. Biol. (2023). 2023:2626:89-107.

Weaver L. - Question and answer with Current Biology. (2021). 31(6):R272-R273.

Weaver L.N. and Drummond-Barbosa, D. “Hormone receptor 4 is required in muscles and different ovarian cell types to regulate specific steps of Drosophila oogenesis.” Development. (2021). 148(5):dev198663.

Weaver L.N. and Drummond-Barbosa, D. “The nuclear receptor Seven up regulates genes involved in immunosuppression and xenobiotic response in the adult Drosophila female fat body.” G3. (2020). 10(12):4625-4635.

Weaver L.N., Ma, T., and Drummond-Barbosa, D. “Analysis of Gal4 driver expression patterns in adult Drosophila females.” G3. (2020). 10(11):4147-4158.

Ems-McClung S.C., Emch M., Zhang S., Mahnoor S., Weaver L.N., and Walczak C.E. “RanGTP induces an effector gradient of XCTK2 and importin alpha/beta for spindle microtubule cross-linking.” J. Cell Biol. (2020). 219(2): e201906045.

Weaver L.N. and Drummond-Barbosa D. “The nuclear receptor seven up functions in adipocytes and oenocytes to control distinct steps of Drosophila oogenesis.” Dev. Biol. (2019). 456(2): 179-189.

Weaver L.N. and Drummond-Barbosa D. “Maintenance of proper germline stem cell number requires adipocyte collagen in adult Drosophila females.” Genetics. (2018). 209(4): 1155-1166.

Weaver L.N. and Drummond-Barbosa D. “Gut healing: haemocytes aid via Sax and Tkv jazzes it down.” Nat. Cell Biol. (2015). 17(6): 707-9.

Weaver L.N., Ems-McClung S.C., Chen S.H., Yang G., Shaw S.L., and Walczak C.E. “The Ran-GTP gradient spatially regulates XCTK2 in the spindle.” Curr. Biol. (2015). 25(11): 1509-14.

Weaver L.N. and Walczak C.E. “Spatial gradients controlling spindle assembly.” Biochem. Soc. Trans. (2015). 43(1): 7-12.

Weaver L.N. and Walczak C.E. “Kinesin-8s hang on by a tail.” (2011). Bioarchitecture. 1(5): 236-239.

Weaver L.N., Ems-McClung S.C., Stout J.R., LeBlanc C., Shaw S.L., Gardner M.K., and Walczak C.E. “Kif18A uses a microtubule binding site in the tail for plus-end localization and spindle length regulation.” Curr. Biol. (2011). 21(17): 1500-6.

Cai S., Weaver L.N., Ems-McClung S.C., and Walczak C.E. “Proper organization of microtubule minus ends is needed for midzone stability and cytokinesis.” Curr. Biol. (2010). 20(9): 880-5.

Cai S., Weaver L.N., Ems-McClung S.C., and Walczak C.E. “Kinesin-14 family proteins HSET/XCTK2 control spindle length by cross-linking and sliding microtubules.” Mol. Biol. Cell. (2009). 20(5): 1348-59.