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List of works by Mónica Bettencourt-Dias

A mechanism for the elimination of the female gamete centrosome in Drosophila melanogaster

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A structural road map to unveil basal body composition and assembly

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An ancestral role of pericentrin in centriole formation through SAS-6 recruitment

Asterless is a scaffold for the onset of centriole assembly

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BLD10/CEP135 is a microtubule-associated protein that controls the formation of the flagellum central microtubule pair

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Building the right centriole for each cell type

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CDK1 Prevents Unscheduled PLK4-STIL Complex Assembly in Centriole Biogenesis

scientific article published on 20 April 2016

CYR61 and TAZ Upregulation and Focal Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition May Be Early Predictors of Barrett's Esophagus Malignant Progression.

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Centrioles: active players or passengers during mitosis?

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Centrosome Assembly: Reconstructing the Core Cartwheel Structure In Vitro.

scientific article published in June 2017

Centrosome amplification arises before neoplasia and increases upon p53 loss in tumorigenesis.

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Centrosome biogenesis and function: centrosomics brings new understanding

scientific article published on June 2007

Centrosomes and cilia in human disease.

scientific article published on 15 June 2011

DSAS-6 organizes a tube-like centriole precursor, and its absence suggests modularity in centriole assembly

scientific article published on 9 August 2007

Deconstructing the centriole: structure and number control

scientific article published on 08 February 2012

Differential regulation of transition zone and centriole proteins contributes to ciliary base diversity

Distinct mechanisms eliminate mother and daughter centrioles in meiosis of starfish oocytes

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Double life of centrioles: CP110 in the spotlight

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Drosophila melanogaster as a model for basal body research

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Evolution: Tracing the origins of centrioles, cilia, and flagella

scientific article (publication date: 25 July 2011)

From centriole biogenesis to cellular function: centrioles are essential for cell division at critical developmental stages

scientific article published on 26 October 2007

From zero to many: control of centriole number in development and disease

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Gamma-tubulin-containing abnormal centrioles are induced by insufficient Plk4 in human HCT116 colorectal cancer cells

scientific article published on 19 May 2009

Genome-wide survey of protein kinases required for cell cycle progression

scientific article published in December 2004

Heterogeneous proliferative potential in regenerative adult newt cardiomyocytes

scientific article published on 19 August 2003

Maintaining centrosomes and cilia.

scientific article published in November 2017

Mapping molecules to structure: unveiling secrets of centriole and cilia assembly with near-atomic resolution

scientific article published on 25 December 2013

Methods to Study Centrosomes and Cilia in Drosophila

scientific article

Microscopy methods for the study of centriole biogenesis and function in Drosophila

scientific article published on January 2010

Mónica Bettencourt-Dias: centered on centrioles. Interview by Ben Short

scientific article published on September 2010

Over-elongation of centrioles in cancer promotes centriole amplification and chromosome missegregation.

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

PLK4 is a microtubule-associated protein that self assembles promoting MTOC formation

scientific article published in 2018

PLK4 is a microtubule-associated protein that self assembles promoting de novo MTOC formation

PLK4 trans-Autoactivation Controls Centriole Biogenesis in Space.

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Pericentrin-mediated SAS-6 recruitment promotes centriole assembly

scientific article published on 11 June 2019

Polo Boxes Come out of the Crypt: A New View of PLK Function and Evolution

scholarly article by Swadhin Chandra Jana published in December 2012

Polo boxes come out of the crypt: a new view of PLK function and evolution.

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Polo-like kinase 4 controls centriole duplication but does not directly regulate cytokinesis

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Polo-like kinases: structural variations lead to multiple functions

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Q&A: Who needs a centrosome?

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RNAi in Drosophila S2 cells as a tool for studying cell cycle progression

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Regulation of autophosphorylation controls PLK4 self-destruction and centriole number.

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Revisiting the role of the mother centriole in centriole biogenesis.

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Rootletin organizes the ciliary rootlet to achieve neuron sensory function in Drosophila.

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SAK/PLK4 is required for centriole duplication and flagella development

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SnapShot: centriole biogenesis

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Stepwise evolution of the centriole-assembly pathway.

scientific article published on 14 April 2010

The SCF/Slimb ubiquitin ligase limits centrosome amplification through degradation of SAK/PLK4.

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The architectural landscape of diverse ciliary functions.

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Tracing the origins of centrioles, cilia, and flagella

scientific article published in October 2011

Training Scientists in Communication Skills

scholarly article