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2025

 

1. Cytoneme feedback ensures signaling specificity when multiple ligands converge on a common receptor.Akshay Patel, Molly Maranto, Hind Hitti, Sougata Roy (2025).bioRxiv 2025.08.28.672500. (Link)

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2022

 

​1. Cytonemes coordinate asymmetric signaling and organization in the Drosophila muscle progenitor niche. Akshay Patel, Yicong Wu, Xiaofei Han, Yijun Su, Tim Maugel, Hari Shroff, Roy S. Nature Communications 13, 1185 (2022). (Link)

 

2. GPI-anchored FGF directs cytoneme-mediated bidirectional contacts to regulate its tissue-specific dispersion. L Du, A Sohr, Y Li, S Roy. Nature Communications 13 (1), 3482 (2022). (Link)

2021

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GPI-anchored FGF directs cytoneme-mediated bidirectional signaling to self-regulate tissue-specific dispersion. Du L, Sohr A, Roy S.  BioRxiv: Preprint

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Multiview confocal super-resolution microscopy. Yicong Wu, Xiaofei Han, Yijun Su, Melissa Glidewell, Jonathan S. Daniels, Jiamin Liu, Titas Sengupta, Ivan Rey-Suarez, Robert Fischer, Akshay Patel, Christian Combs, Junhui Sun, Xufeng Wu, Ryan Christensen, Corey Smith, Lingyu Bao, Yilun Sun, Leighton H. Duncan, Jiji Chen, Yves Pommier, Yun-Bo Shi, Elizabeth Murphy, Sougata Roy, Arpita Upadhyaya, Daniel Colón-Ramos, Patrick La Riviere, Hari Shroff.  Wu, Y., Han, X., Su, Y. et al. Multiview confocal super-resolution microscopy. Nature 600, 279–284 (2021).   (Link)

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Cytonemes coordinate asymmetric signaling and organization in the Drosophila muscle progenitor niche. Akshay Patel, Yicong Wu, Xiaofei Han, Yijun Su, Tim Maugel, Hari Shroff, Roy S. BioRxiv-Preprint

2019

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Drosophila FGF cleavage is required for efficient intracellular sorting and intercellular dispersal. Sohr A, Du L, Wang R, Lin L, Roy S. J Cell Biol. 2019. pii: jcb.201810138. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201810138.  (Link)

  • Recommended in F1000Prime as being of special significance in its field (10.3410/f.735172463.793560569)

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Ex vivo Drosophila Wing Imaginal Disc Culture and Furin Inhibitor Assay. Sohr A, Du L, Roy S. Bio-protocol. Vol 9, Iss 16, August 20, 2019.  DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3336.   (Link)

Cover Image for Issue Aug 20_Bio-protoco

2018

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Feedback regulation of cytoneme-mediated transport shapes a tissue-specific FGF morphogen gradient. Du L, Sohr A, Yan G, Roy S. Elife. 2018. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38137.  (Link)

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An Efficient Strategy for Generating Tissue-specific Binary Transcription Systems in Drosophila by Genome Editing. Du L, Zhou A, Sohr A, Roy S. J Vis Exp. 2018. doi: 10.3791/58268.   (Link)

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Imaging Cytonemes in Drosophila Embryos. Du L, Roy S. Book chapter: Methods in Mol Biol. 2018.1863:29-45. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8772-6_3.   (Link)

2017

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Unique patterns of organization and migration of FGF-expressing cells during Drosophila 

morphogenesis. Lijuan Du, Amy Zhou, Akshay Patel, Mishal Rao, Kelsey Anderson, Sougata Roy. Developmental Biology 2017 Jul 1;427(1):35-48.  (Link)

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Hyperactive locomotion in a Drosophila model is a functional readout for the synaptic abnormalities underlying fragile X syndrome. Kashima R, Redmond PL, Ghatpande P, Roy S, Kornberg TB, Hanke T, Knapp S, Lagna G, Hata A.  Science Signaling 2017 May 2;10(477).  (Link)

2016

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Kashima R, Roy S, Ascano M, Martinez-Cordeno V, Torres JA, Kim S, Louie J, Lu Y, Leyton P, Bloch KD, Kornberg TB, Hagerman PJ, Hagerman R, Lagna G, and Hata A. ​Augmented noncanonical BMP type II receptor signaling mediates the synaptic abnormality of fragile X syndrome. Science Signaling. 2016 Jun 7;9(431):ra58.  (Link)

2015

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Paracrine signaling mediated at cell-cell contacts. BioEssays 2015. 37(1): 25–33. Roy S,* and Kornberg T.B.  (*, corresponding author). (Link)

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Rao PR, Lin L, Huang H, Guha A, Roy S, Kornberg TB. Developmental compartments in the larval trachea of Drosophila. Elife. 2015 Oct 22;4. pii: e08666. doi: 10.7554/eLife.08666. PMID: 26491942.  (Link)

2014

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Roy S, Huang H, Liu S and Kornberg TB. Cytoneme-mediated contact-dependent transport of the Drosophila Decapentaplegic signaling protein. Science, 2014. 343(6173):852, 1244624. (Link)

 

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Kornberg TB, Roy S. Cytonemes as specialized signaling filopodia. Development, 2014. 141:729-736. (Link)

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Kornberg TB, Roy S. Communicating by touch – neurons are not alone. Trends in Cell Biology, 2014. 24(6): 370-376. (Link)

2011

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Roy S, Hsiung F, Kornberg TB. Specificity of Drosophila cytonemes for distinct signaling pathways. Science. 2011; 332(6027):354-8. (Link)

 

  • Featured in Science Perspective (Cell Biology): “Cytonemes show their colors” by M. Affolter and K. Basler. Science. 2011; 332(6027):312-3.

  • Editors’ choice: “Assessing filopodia form and function” by L. Bryan Ray. Science Signaling 19 April 2011: ec107.

  • Evaluated in Faculty of 1000.

  • Report in Chemical & Engineering News (Science and Technology Concentrates), “Cell antennas tune in to chemical signals” by S. Everts. Chemical &Engineering News. 2011 April 18, 89(16):36.

  • Referred in Science News Focus: "Cell Biology's Open Cases" Science, 2011, Nov 25, 334: 1051

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Roy S, Kornberg TB. Direct delivery mechanisms of morphogen dispersion.  Science Signaling.  2011 22; 4 (200):pt8. (Link)

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