Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Verheyen, E.M. and C.J. Gottardi (2010) Regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling by protein kinases. Developmental Dynamics, e-pub Jul 21, 2009, Verheyen and Gottardi 2010.pdf.
Merino, C., Penney, J., González, M., Tsurudome, K., Moujahidine, M., O’Connor, M.B., Verheyen, E.M. and P. Haghighi (2009) Nemo kinase interacts with Mad to coordinate synaptic growth at the Drosophila NMJ. Journal of Cell Biology 185(4):713-25, Merino et al 2009.pdf
Lee, W., Swarup, S., Chen, J., Ishitani, T. and E.M. Verheyen (2009) Homeodomain-interacting protein kinases (Hipks) promote Wnt/Wg signaling through stabilization of β-catenin/Arm and stimulation of target gene expression. Development 136: 241-251, e-pub Dec. 16, 2008. Lee et al 2009 Devel.pdf
Lee, W., Andrews, B.C., Faust, M., Walldorf, U. and E.M. Verheyen (2009) Hipk is an essential protein that promotes Notch signal transduction in the Drosophila eye by inhibition of the global co-repressor Groucho. Developmental Biology 325: 263-272, e-pub Nov. 5, 2008. Lee et al 2009 DevBiol.pdf
Zeng, Y.A.*, Rahnama, M.*, Wang, S., Lee, W. and E.M. Verheyen (2008) Inhibition of Wg signaling through activated BMP involves competition between Mad and Armadillo/β-catenin for dTcf binding. PLoS ONE 3(12): e3893. *joint first authors. Zeng, Rahnama et al 2008.pdf
Braid, L.R. and Verheyen, E.M. (2008) Drosophila Nemo Promotes Eye Specification Directed by the Retinal Determination Gene Network. Genetics 180: 283-299. Braid and Verheyen 2008.pdf
Verheyen, E.M. (2007) Opposing effects of Wnt and MAPK on BMP/Smad signal duration. Developmental Cell 13: 755-756. Verheyen 2007.pdf
Zeng, Y.A.*, Rahnama, M.*, Wang, S., Sosu-Sedzorme, W. and E.M. Verheyen (2007) Drosophila Nemo/Nlk antagonizes Bone Morphogenetic Protein signalling by phosphorylation of Mad and inhibition of its nuclear accumulation. Development 134: 2061-2071, *joint first authors. Zeng, Rahnama et al 2007.pdf
Zeng, Y.A. and Verheyen, E.M. (2004) Nemo is an inducible antagonist of Wingless signaling during Drosophila wing development. Development 131: 2911-2920. Zeng and Verheyen 2004.pdf
Mirkovic, I.,Charish, K., Gorski, S.M., McKnight, K., and Verheyen, E.M. (2002) Drosophila nemo is an essential gene involved in the regulation of programmed cell death. Mechanisms of Development 119: 9-20. Mirkovic et al 2002.pdf
MacLean, S.J., Andrews, B.C., and Verheyen, E.M. (2002) Characterization of Dir: a putative potassium inward rectifying channel in Drosophila. Mechanisms of Development 116: 193-197. Maclean et al 2002.pdf
Verheyen, E.M., Mirkovic, I., MacLean, S.J., Langmann, C., Andrews, B.C., and MacKinnon, C. (2001) The tissue polarity gene nemo carries out multiple roles in patterning during Drosophila development. Mechanisms of Development 101: 119-132. Verheyen et al 2001.pdf