Jack Girton

Publications

• The Epigenetic H3S10 Phosphorylation Mark is Required for Counteracting Heterochromatic Spreading and Gene Silencing in Drosophila Melanogaster
  Journal of Cell Science. Dec, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22247192
• The Chromodomain-containing NH(2)-terminus of Chromator Interacts with Histone H1 and is Required for Correct Targeting to Chromatin
  Chromosoma. Dec, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22203189
• The Pleiohomeotic Functions As a Negative Regulator of Drosophila Even-skipped Gene During Embryogenesis
  Molecules and Cells. Dec, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22080372
• A Balance Between Euchromatic (JIL-1) and Heterochromatic [SU(var)2-5 and SU(var)3-9] Factors Regulates Position-effect Variegation in Drosophila
  Genetics. Jul, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21515582
• Do Nuclear Envelope and Intranuclear Proteins Reorganize During Mitosis to Form an Elastic, Hydrogel-like Spindle Matrix?
  Chromosome Research : an International Journal on the Molecular, Supramolecular and Evolutionary Aspects of Chromosome Biology. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21274615
• JIL-1 and Su(var)3-7 Interact Genetically and Counteract Each Other's Effect on Position-effect Variegation in Drosophila
  Genetics. Aug, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20457875
• Asator, a Tau-tubulin Kinase Homolog in Drosophila Localizes to the Mitotic Spindle
  Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists. Dec, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19890914
• Chromator is Required for Proper Microtubule Spindle Formation and Mitosis in Drosophila
  Developmental Biology. Oct, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19632217
• Polytene Chromosome Squash Methods for Studying Transcription and Epigenetic Chromatin Modification in Drosophila Using Antibodies
  Methods (San Diego, Calif.). Aug, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19272452
• The COOH-terminal Domain of the JIL-1 Histone H3S10 Kinase Interacts with Histone H3 and is Required for Correct Targeting to Chromatin
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Nov, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18819909
• RNA Polymerase II-mediated Transcription at Active Loci Does Not Require Histone H3S10 Phosphorylation in Drosophila
  Development (Cambridge, England). Sep, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18667461
• Chromatin Structure and the Regulation of Gene Expression: the Lessons of PEV in Drosophila
  Advances in Genetics. 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18282501
• Ectopic Histone H3S10 Phosphorylation Causes Chromatin Structure Remodeling in Drosophila
  Development (Cambridge, England). Feb, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18199578
• Reduced Levels of Su(var)3-9 but Not Su(var)2-5 (HP1) Counteract the Effects on Chromatin Structure and Viability in Loss-of-function Mutants of the JIL-1 Histone H3S10 Kinase
  Genetics. Sep, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17660558
• Loss-of-function Alleles of the JIL-1 Histone H3S10 Kinase Enhance Position-effect Variegation at Pericentric Sites in Drosophila Heterochromatin
  Genetics. Jun, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17435241
• The Lamin Dm0 Allele Ari3 Acts As an Enhancer of Position Effect Variegation of the Wm4 Allele in Drosophila
  Genetica. Mar, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 16897461
• The Chromodomain Protein, Chromator, Interacts with JIL-1 Kinase and Regulates the Structure of Drosophila Polytene Chromosomes
  Journal of Cell Science. Jun, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16723739
• Loss-of-function Alleles of the JIL-1 Kinase Are Strong Suppressors of Position Effect Variegation of the Wm4 Allele in Drosophila
  Genetics. Aug, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16702418
• The JIL-1 Histone H3S10 Kinase Regulates Dimethyl H3K9 Modifications and Heterochromatic Spreading in Drosophila
  Development (Cambridge, England). Jan, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16339185
• JIL-1 Kinase, a Member of the Male-specific Lethal (MSL) Complex, is Necessary for Proper Dosage Compensation of Eye Pigmentation in Drosophila
  Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000). Dec, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16307450
• The JIL-1 Kinase Interacts with Lamin Dm0 and Regulates Nuclear Lamina Morphology of Drosophila Nurse Cells
  Journal of Cell Science. Nov, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16254246
• The JIL-1 Kinase Regulates the Structure of Drosophila Polytene Chromosomes
  Chromosoma. Aug, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15986206
• EAST Interacts with Megator and Localizes to the Putative Spindle Matrix During Mitosis in Drosophila
  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. Aug, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15962301
• D-Hillarin, a Novel W180-domain Protein, Affects Cytokinesis Through Interaction with the Septin Family Member Pnut
  Journal of Neurobiology. Aug, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15818553
• Chromator, a Novel and Essential Chromodomain Protein Interacts Directly with the Putative Spindle Matrix Protein Skeletor
  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. Nov, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15389869
• Megator, an Essential Coiled-coil Protein That Localizes to the Putative Spindle Matrix During Mitosis in Drosophila
  Molecular Biology of the Cell. Nov, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15356261
• Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Alleles of the Drosophila Chromosomal JIL-1 Kinase Reveals a Functional Requirement at Multiple Developmental Stages
  Genetics. Nov, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 14668387
• The Drosophila Pleiohomeotic Mutation Enhances the Polycomblike and Polycomb Mutant Phenotypes During Embryogenesis and in the Adult
  The International Journal of Developmental Biology. Sep, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 14584776
• A Developmentally Regulated Splice Variant from the Complex Lola Locus Encoding Multiple Different Zinc Finger Domain Proteins Interacts with the Chromosomal Kinase JIL-1
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Mar, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12538650