A Drosophila model of dominant inclusion body myopathy type 3 shows diminished myosin kinetics that reduce muscle power and yield myofibrillar defects

by Jennifer A. Suggs, Girish C. Melkani, Bernadette M. Glasheen, Mia M. Detor, Anju Melkani, Nathan P. Marsan, Douglas M. Swank, Sanford I. Bernstein
Published 2017-06-01

A role for actin flexibility in thin filament-mediated contractile regulation and myopathy

by Meera C. Viswanathan, William Schmidt, Peter Franz, Michael J. Rynkiewicz, Christopher S. Newhard, Aditi Madan, William Lehman, Douglas M. Swank, Matthias Preller, Anthony Cammarato
Published 2020-05-01

Drosophila myosin mutants model the disparate severity of type 1 and type 2B distal arthrogryposis and indicate an enhanced actin affinity mechanism

by Yiming Guo, William A. Kronert, Karen H. Hsu, Alice Huang, Floyd Sarsoza, Kaylyn M. Bell, Jennifer A. Suggs, Douglas M. Swank, Sanford I. Bernstein
Published 2020-08-01

Prolonged cross-bridge binding triggers muscle dysfunction in a Drosophila model of myosin-based hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

by William A Kronert, Kaylyn M Bell, Meera C Viswanathan, Girish C Melkani, Adriana S Trujillo, Alice Huang, Anju Melkani, Anthony Cammarato, Douglas M Swank, Sanford I Bernstein
Published 2018-08-01