M. G. Aydogan

The paper shows that CP110 and Cep97 at the distal end of centrioles influence cartwheel growth at the proximal end through interactions with Plk4 oscillations.

The paper shows that cytoplasmic divisions can occur without nuclei in fruit fly embryos, autonomously of the cell cycle, and are used to extrude delayed nuclei.

The paper identifies an autonomous Plk4 oscillator at the base of growing centrioles in Drosophila embryos that times and sets centriole biogenesis duration, independent of the cell cycle.

The paper identifies a positive feedback loop involving Spd-2, Polo, and Cnn that drives centrosome maturation in flies by enabling scaffold expansion.