Department of Biology
Recent publications
Papers on C. elegans gonad development and collaborations
on C. elegans metabolism.
Singh N*, Scott K*, Proctor J, Gordon KL. An RNAi screen of Rab GTPase genes in C. elegans reveals that morphogenesis has a higher demand than stem cell niche maintenance for rab-1 in the somatic cells of the reproductive system, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2025; jkaf085, https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf085
(* indicates equally contributing authors)

Singh N, Zhang P, Li KJ, Gordon KL. (2024) The Rac pathway prevents cell fragmentation in a nonprotrusively migrating leader cell during C. elegans gonad organogenesis. Current Bio. doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.073

Gonzalez, HC, Misare KR, Mendenhall TT, Wolf BJ, Mulholland PJ, Gordon KL, Hartman JH. (2024) Transgenic expression of human cytochrome P450 2E1 in C. elegans and rat PC-12 cells sensitizes to ethanol-induced behavioral and mitochondrial effects. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150735

Gordon KL (2021). News &Views: Fatal decision made under pressure. Nat. Phys. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01239-7

Gordon KL (2020). Recent advances in the genetic, anatomical, and environmental regulation of the C. elegans germ line progenitor zone.J. Dev. Biol. 2020, 8(3), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb8030014

Gordon KL, Zussman JW, Li X, Miller C, Sherwood DR. (2020). Stem cell niche exit in C. elegans via orientation and segregation of daughter cells by a cryptic cell outside the niche. eLife. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.56383.

Hartman, J, Smith L, Gordon K, Laranjeiro R, Driscoll M, Sherwood D, Meyer J. (2018). Swimming exercise and transient food deprivation in Caenorhabditis elegans promote mitochondrial maintenance and protect against chemical-induced mitotoxicity. Scientific Reports. 8(1): 8359. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26552-9

Evolution of gene regulation
Papers from Dr. Gordon's dissertation research.