Department of Biology
Recent publications
Papers on C. elegans gonad development and collaborations
on C. elegans metabolism.
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.