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Kevin C. Slep

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0003-2365-6080Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Approach:biophysical modeling· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 30, 2026

Defining redundancy in the stickers and spacers of the cell-cell junction protein Canoe's intrinsically disordered region

Corbin C. Jensen, Renick Wiltshire, Sarah E Clark…·Mark A. Peifer

The paper investigates the functional redundancy of stickers and spacers in the intrinsically disordered region of Canoe, revealing their roles in AJ function and robustness.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.28.754968

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Cell BiologyThe Journal of Cell BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 10, 2025

A key role for Canoes intrinsically disordered region in linking cell junctions to the cytoskeleton

Corbin C. Jensen, Noah J. Gurley, Avery J. Mathias…·Mark A. Peifer

The paper identifies conserved stickers in the Canoe IDR that bind F-actin, showing their combinatorial role in junctional localization, mechanosensing, and function during morphogenesis.

8 citations

Drosophilaproteomics

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Cell BiologyJournal of Cell SciencePeer-reviewedOct 25, 2024

The dual Ras Association (RA) Domains of Drosophila Canoe have differential roles in linking cell junctions to the cytoskeleton during morphogenesis

Emily D. McParland, Noah J. Gurley, Leah R. Wolfsberg…·Mark A. Peifer

This study investigates the differential roles of RA1 and RA2 domains in Drosophila Canoe during morphogenesis, showing RA1 is critical for function while RA2 has a more limited role.

7 citations

Drosophilabiophysical modeling

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Cell BiologyJournal of Cell SciencePeer-reviewedFeb 7, 2024

The Dilute domain of Canoe is not essential for Canoe's role in linking adherens junctions to the cytoskeleton but contributes to robustness of morphogenesis

Emily D. McParland, T. Amber Butcher, Noah J. Gurley…·Mark A. Peifer

8 citations

Drosophilaproteomics

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