Keller Lab Bibliography (and associated timelapse sequences):

 

This is a work in progress; if there are papers you want that are either not here, or that you cannot download, please contact David Shook (drs6j@virginia.edu) or Lance Davidson (lad4x@virginia.edu). 

 

Shook, D. R., Majer, C., and Keller, R. 2004.
Pattern and morphogenesis of presumptive superficial mesoderm in two closely related species, Xenopus laevis and X. tropicalis.
Developmental Biology 270: 163-185.
(Timelapse Sequences)

Keller, R., Davidson, L. A., and Shook, D. R. 2003.
How We Are Shaped: The Biomechanics of Gastrulation.
Differentiation 71: 171&endash;205.

Shook, D. R., and R. Keller. 2003.
Mechanisms, mechanics and function of epithelial mesenchymal transitions in early development.
Mechanisms of Development 120: 1351-1383.

Keller R.E. (in press)
Polarized Cell Movements Review
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Davidson LA, Ezin AM, Keller R. (2002)
Embryonic wound healing by apical contraction and ingression in Xenopus laevis.
Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 2002 Nov;53(3):163-76.
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Shook DR, Majer C, Keller R. (2002)
Urodeles remove mesoderm from the superficial layer by subduction through a bilateral primitive streak.
Dev Biol. 2002 Aug 15;248(2):220-39.
(Timelapse Sequences)

Goto T, Keller R. (2002)
The planar cell polarity gene strabismus regulates convergence and extension and neural fold closure in Xenopus.
Dev Biol. 2002 Jul 1;247(1):165-81.

Wallingford JB, Goto T, Keller R, Harland RM. (2002)
Cloning and expression of Xenopus Prickle, an orthologue of a Drosophila planar cell polarity gene.
Mech Dev. 2002 Aug;116(1-2):183-6.

Davidson LA, Hoffstrom BG, Keller R, DeSimone DW. (2002)
Mesendoderm extension and mantle closure in Xenopus laevis gastrulation: combined roles for integrin alpha(5)beta(1), fibronectin, and tissue geometry.
Dev Biol. 2002 Feb 15;242(2):109-29.
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Keller R, Davidson L, Edlund A, Elul T, Ezin M, Shook D, Skoglund P.(2000)
Mechanisms of convergence and extension by cell intercalation.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2000 Jul 29;355(1399):897-922.

Elul T, Keller R. (2000)
Monopolar protrusive activity: a new morphogenic cell behavior in the neural plate dependent on vertical interactions with the mesoderm in Xenopus.
Dev Biol. 2000 Aug 1;224(1):3-19.
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Davidson LA, Keller RE. (1999)
Neural tube closure in Xenopus laevis involves medial migration, directed protrusive activity, cell intercalation and convergent extension.
Development. 1999 Oct;126(20):4547-56.
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Keller R, Poznanski A, Elul T. (1999)
Experimental embryological methods for analysis of neural induction in the amphibian.
Methods Mol Biol. 1999;97:351-92.

Elul T, Koehl MA, Keller RE. (1998)
Patterning of morphogenetic cell behaviors in neural ectoderm of Xenopus laevis.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998 Oct 23;857:248-51.

Elul T, Koehl MA, Keller R. (1997)
Cellular mechanism underlying neural convergent extension in Xenopus laevis embryos.
Dev Biol. 1997 Nov 15;191(2):243-58.