The dynein heavy chain: structure, mechanics and evolution
DJ Asai, MP Koonce - Trends in cell biology, 2001 - cell.com
The translocation of dynein along microtubules is the basis for a variety of essential cellular
movements. Despite a general domain organization that is found in all the cytoskeletal …
movements. Despite a general domain organization that is found in all the cytoskeletal …
[HTML][HTML] Macronuclear Genome Sequence of the Ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, a Model Eukaryote
The ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila is a model organism for molecular and cellular biology.
Like other ciliates, this species has separate germline and soma functions that are …
Like other ciliates, this species has separate germline and soma functions that are …
Posttranslational modification and microtubule stability.
E Schulze, DJ Asai, JC Bulinski… - The Journal of cell biology, 1987 - rupress.org
We have probed the relationship between tubulin posttranslational modification and microtubule
stability, using a variation of the antibody-blocking technique. In human retinoblastoma …
stability, using a variation of the antibody-blocking technique. In human retinoblastoma …
[PDF][PDF] Race matters
DJ Asai - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Despite their initial high interest in science, students who belong to excluded racial and ethnic
groups leave science at unacceptably high rates. "Fixing the student" approaches are not …
groups leave science at unacceptably high rates. "Fixing the student" approaches are not …
Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity
10.7554/eLife.06416.001 The bacteriophage population is large, dynamic, ancient, and
genetically diverse. Limited genomic information shows that phage genomes are mosaic, and …
genetically diverse. Limited genomic information shows that phage genomes are mosaic, and …
An inclusive Research Education Community (iREC): Impact of the SEA-PHAGES program on research outcomes and student learning
…, WR Jacobs Jr, V Sivanathan, DJ Asai… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Engaging undergraduate students in scientific research promises substantial benefits, but it
is not accessible to all students and is rarely implemented early in college education, when it …
is not accessible to all students and is rarely implemented early in college education, when it …
The Dynein Heavy Chain Family1
DJ Asai, DE Wilkes - Journal of Eukaryotic microbiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… Walanski and DJ Asai, meiosis note-cards, ASCB, http://www.ascb.org/ascb). … The multidynein
hypothesis (Asai 1995) states that different dynein heavy chains are capable of producing …
hypothesis (Asai 1995) states that different dynein heavy chains are capable of producing …
From HHMI: Doubling down on diversity
DJ Asai, C Bauerle - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2016 - Am Soc Cell Biol
In spite of modest gains in the past four decades, the United States has not been able to
substantially improve on the pervasive underrepresentation of minorities in postsecondary …
substantially improve on the pervasive underrepresentation of minorities in postsecondary …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative genomics of the pathogenic ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, its free-living relatives and a host species provide insights into adoption of a …
…, AB Vaidya, DE Wilkes, V Rajagopalan, DJ Asai… - Genome Biology, 2011 - Springer
Background Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, commonly known as Ich, is a highly pathogenic ciliate
responsible for 'white spot', a disease causing significant economic losses to the global …
responsible for 'white spot', a disease causing significant economic losses to the global …
Multiple nucleotide-binding sites in the sequence of dynein β heavy chain
IR Gibbons, BH Gibbons, G Mocz, DJ Asai - Nature, 1991 - nature.com
AXONEMAL dyneins have two or three globular heads joined by flexible tails to a common
base, with each head/tail unit consisting of a single heavy-chain polypeptide of relative …
base, with each head/tail unit consisting of a single heavy-chain polypeptide of relative …