Jack Girton Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology Iowa State University Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Jack Girton has not added a biography. If you are Jack Girton and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. 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 Preparation of Drosophila Polytene Chromosome Squashes for Antibody Labeling Weili Cai1, Ye Jin1, Jack Girton1, Jorgen Johansen1, Kristen M. Johansen1 1Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University JoVE 1748 Biology
Preparation of Drosophila Polytene Chromosome Squashes for Antibody Labeling Weili Cai1, Ye Jin1, Jack Girton1, Jorgen Johansen1, Kristen M. Johansen1 1Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University JoVE 1748 Biology