Section: Publications

Postdoctoral Position Available

Dannel McCollum, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Associate Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Other Affiliation(s):
   Cell Dynamics Group
   Interdisciplinary Graduate Program

Recent Publications

Trautmann, S., and McCollum, D. (2005) Subcellular targeting of the S. pombe Cdc14-like phosphatase Clp1p/Flp1p reveals distinct nuclear and cytoplasmic functions and suggests a role for nuclear shuttling in Clp1p regulation. Curr. Biol.  15:1384-1389.

Trautmann, S., Rajagopalan, S., and McCollum, D.   (2004) The S. pombe Cdc14-like phosphatase Clp1p regulates chromosome bi-orientation and interacts with aurora kinase. Dev. Cell.  Trautmann, S., Rajagopalan, S., and McCollum, D.  Dev. Cell.  7:755-62

McCollum, D. (2004) Cytokinesis: The central spindle takes center stage.  Curr. Biol.  14:R953-5 .

Mishra M, Karagiannis,  J., Trautmann,  S., Wang, H., McCollum, D. , Balasubramanian , M.K. (2004).  The Clp1p/Flp1p phosphatase ensures completion of cytokinesis in response to minor perturbation of the cell division machinery in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. J Cell Sci. 117:3897-910.

Mitra, P., Zhang,  Y., Rameh, L., Ivshina, M., McCollum, D., Nunnari, J., Hendricks, G., Kerr, M., Field, S., Cantley, L., and Ross, A. (2004). A Novel Phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)P3 Pathway in Fission Yeast.  J. Cell Biol.  166:205-11.

Hou, M.-C., Guertin, D.A., and McCollum, D.(2004) Initiation of Cytokinesis is Controlled through Multiple Modes of Regulation of the Sid2p-Mob1p Kinase Complex.  Mol. Cell. Biol. 24:3262-3276.

Jin, Q.-W., and McCollum, D. (2003)  Scw1p antagonizes the septation initiation network to regulate septum formation and cell separation in fission yeast.  Euk. Cell.  2:510-520.

Hou, M.C., Wiley, D.J., Verde, F., and McCollum, D . (2003).  Mob2p interacts with Orb6p kinase to promote coordination of cell polarity with the cell cycle progression.  J. Cell Sci. 116:125-35.

Guertin, D.A., Venkatram, S., Gould, K.L., and McCollum D. (2002). Dma1p prevents mitotic exit and cytokinesis by inhibiting the Septation Initiation Network (SIN). Dev. Cell. 3:779-790.

McCollum, D. (2002). First things first: Spindle orientation and mitotic progression. Nat. Cell. Biol. 4: E226-E226.

Trautmann, S., and McCollum, D. (2002).  Cell cycle: New functions for Cdc14 family phosphatases.  Curr. Biol. 12:R733-R735.

McCollum, D. (2002). Coordinating Cytokinesis and Nuclear Division in S. pombe.  ASM News. 68:325-329.

Guertin, D., Trautmann, S., and  McCollum. D. (2002).  Regulation of cytokinesis in eukaryotes.  Mol. Microbiol. Rev.  66:155-178.

Hou, M.C., and McCollum, D. (2002).  Cytokinesis:  Myosin spots the ring. Curr. Biol.  12:R334-R336.

Wang, H., Tang, X., Liu, J., Trautmann, S., Balasundaram, D., McCollum, D., and Balasubramanian, M. (2002).  The multiprotein exocyst complex is essential for cell separation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.  Mol. Biol. Cell. 13: 515-529.

Guertin, D., and McCollum D. (2001).  Interaction between the non-catalytic region of Sid1p kinase and Cdc14p is required for localization and full catalytic activity of Sid1p. J. Biol. Chem.   276:28185-189.

Trautmann, S.,  Wolfe, B.A., Jorgensen, P., Tyers, M.,  Gould K.L., and  McCollum. D. (2001).  Fission yeast Clp1p phosphatase regulates G2/M transition and coordination of cytokinesis with cell cycle progression.  Curr. Biol.  11:931-940.

McCollum, D., and Gould, K. (2001).  Timing is everything: regulation of mitotic exit and cytokinesis by the MEN and SIN. TrendsCell. Biol. 11:89-95.

Sluder G, McCollum D.  (2000).  The mad ways of meiosis. Science.  289:254-255.

Hou, M.C., and McCollum, D. (2000). Mob1p interacts with the Sid2p kinase and is required for cytokinesis in fission yeast. Curr. Biol. 10:619-622.

Guertin, D., Chang, L., Irshad, F., Gould, K.L., and McCollum, D. (2000).  The role of the Sid1p kinase and Cdc14p in a novel signaling pathway that regulates the onset of cytokinesis in fission yeast. EMBO J. 19:1803-1815.

Balasubramanian, M.K., McCollum, D., and Surana, U.  (2000). Tying the knot: linking cytokinesis to the nuclear cycle. J. Cell Sci. 113:1503-1513.

Liu, J., Wang, H., McCollum, D., Balasubramanian, M.K. (1999). Drc1p/Cps1p, a 1,3-beta-glucan synthase subunit, is essential for division septum assembly in schizosaccharomyces pombe.  Genetics. 153:1193-203.

McCollum, D., Balasubramanian, M., and Gould, K.L.  (1999).  Isolation of cold-sensitive actin mutants defective for cytokinesis and polarized cell growth in Fission Yeast. FEBS Lett. 451:321-326.

Sparks, C.A., Morphew, M., and McCollum, D . (1999). Sid2p, a spindle pole body kinase that regulates the onset of cytokinesis. J. Cell Biol. 146:777-790.

McCollum, D., Feoktistova, A., and Gould, K.L. (1999). Phosphorylation of the myosin-II light chain does not regulate the timing of mitosis in fission yeast.  J. Biol. Chem. 274:17691-17695.

Feoktistova, A., McCollum, D., Ohi, R., and Gould, K. L. (1999). Identification and characterization of Schizosaccharomyces pombe asp1+, a gene which interacts with mutations in the Arp2/3 complex and actin. Genetics. 152:895-908.

Bähler, J., Steever, A.B., Wheatley, S., Wang, Y-L., Pringle, J.R., Gould K.L., and McCollum, D. (1998). Role of polo kinase and Mid1p in determining the site of cell division in fission yeast.  J. Cell Biol.  143:1603-1616.

Balasubramanian, M.K., McCollum, D., Wong, K.C.Y., He, X., Sazer, S., and Gould, K.L.  (1998).  Isolation and characterization of new fission yeast cytokinesis mutants. Genetics. 149:1265-1275.

Balasubramanian, MK, McCollum, D., Gould, KL. (1997). Cytokinesis in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Methods Enzymol.  283:494-506.

Balasubramanian, M., Feoktistova, A., McCollum, D., and Gould, K.L.  (1996).  Sop2, a novel and evolutionarily conserved protein, interacts with profilin and the actin-related protein Arp3 in Fission Yeast. EMBO J.  15: 6426-6437.

McCollum, D., Feoktistova, A., Morphew M., Balasubramanian, M., and Gould, K.L.  (1996).  The Schizosaccharomyces pombe actin related protein arp3 is part of a high molecular weight cortical complex which interacts with profilin and actin. EMBO J.  15: 6438-6446.

McCollum, D., Balasubramanian, M.K., Pelcher, L.E., Hemmingsen, S., and Gould, K.L. (1995)  The Schizosaccharomyces pombe cdc4+ gene encodes a novel EF-hand protein essential for cytokinesis.  J. Cell Biol.  130: 651-660.

Ohi, R., McCollum, D., Hirani, B., Den Haese, G., Zhang, X., Burke, J. D., Turner, K., and Gould, K. L.  (1994).  The Schizosaccharomyces pombe cdc5+ gene encodes an essential protein with homology to c-Myb.  EMBO J.  2: 471-483.

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Keywords: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Cycle

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