Margot Elizabeth Quinlan

Title(s)Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
SchoolCollege of Letters and Science
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    Reed College, Portland, ORB.A.09/1991Biology
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAPh.D.08/2002Cell and Molecular Biology

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    Harnessing genetic code expansion to measure in vivo actin dynamics
    NIH R21GM134473Sep 15, 2019 - Aug 31, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Using formins to build distinct structures in cardiomyocytes
    NIH R01HL146159Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Collaboration between actin nucleators - Spire and Cappuccino
    NIH R01GM096133Sep 1, 2011 - Aug 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UCLA Maximizing Student Development (MSD) Program
    NIH R25GM055052Sep 30, 1996 - Feb 28, 2022
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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    1. Formins. Curr Biol. 2021 05 24; 31(10):R517-R522. Valencia DA, Quinlan ME. PMID: 34033783.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    2. Spire stimulates nucleation by Cappuccino and binds both ends of actin filaments. Mol Biol Cell. 2020 02 15; 31(4):273-286. Bradley AO, Vizcarra CL, Bailey HM, Quinlan ME. PMID: 31877067; PMCID: PMC7183766.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    3. Actin Cross-Linking Toxin Is a Universal Inhibitor of Tandem-Organized and Oligomeric G-Actin Binding Proteins. Curr Biol. 2018 05 21; 28(10):1536-1547.e9. Kudryashova E, Heisler DB, Williams B, Harker AJ, Shafer K, Quinlan ME, Kovar DR, Vavylonis D, Kudryashov DS. PMID: 29731300; PMCID: PMC5964048.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    4. The neuron-specific formin Delphilin nucleates nonmuscle actin but does not enhance elongation. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 03 01; 29(5):610-621. Silkworth WT, Kunes KL, Nickel GC, Phillips ML, Quinlan ME, Vizcarra CL. PMID: 29282276; PMCID: PMC6004577.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    5. Drosophila and human FHOD family formin proteins nucleate actin filaments. J Biol Chem. 2018 01 12; 293(2):532-540. Patel AA, Oztug Durer ZA, van Loon AP, Bremer KV, Quinlan ME. PMID: 29127202; PMCID: PMC5767859.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    6. Actin filament assembly by bacterial factors VopL/F: Which end is up? J Cell Biol. 2017 05 01; 216(5):1211-1213. Vizcarra CL, Quinlan ME. PMID: 28416477; PMCID: PMC5412575.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:Cells
    7. Cytoplasmic Streaming in the Drosophila Oocyte. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2016 10 06; 32:173-195. Quinlan ME. PMID: 27362645.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 33     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Metavinculin Tunes the Flexibility and the Architecture of Vinculin-Induced Bundles of Actin Filaments. J Mol Biol. 2015 Aug 28; 427(17):2782-98. Oztug Durer ZA, McGillivary RM, Kang H, Elam WA, Vizcarra CL, Hanein D, De La Cruz EM, Reisler E, Quinlan ME. PMID: 26168869; PMCID: PMC4540644.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. Drosophila Cappuccino alleles provide insight into formin mechanism and role in oogenesis. Mol Biol Cell. 2015 May 15; 26(10):1875-86. Yoo H, Roth-Johnson EA, Bor B, Quinlan ME. PMID: 25788286; PMCID: PMC4436832.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    10. Regulation of the formin Cappuccino is critical for polarity of Drosophila oocytes. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2015 Jan; 72(1):1-15. Bor B, Bois JS, Quinlan ME. PMID: 25557988; PMCID: PMC4361322.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. The diaphanous-related formins promote protrusion formation and cell-to-cell spread of Listeria monocytogenes. J Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 01; 211(7):1185-95. Fattouh R, Kwon H, Czuczman MA, Copeland JW, Pelletier L, Quinlan ME, Muise AM, Higgins DE, Brumell JH. PMID: 25281757; PMCID: PMC4432431.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. The role of formin tails in actin nucleation, processive elongation, and filament bundling. J Biol Chem. 2014 Oct 31; 289(44):30602-30613. Vizcarra CL, Bor B, Quinlan ME. PMID: 25246531; PMCID: PMC4215239.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. Filament assembly by Spire: key residues and concerted actin binding. J Mol Biol. 2015 Feb 27; 427(4):824-839. Rasson AS, Bois JS, Pham DSL, Yoo H, Quinlan ME. PMID: 25234086; PMCID: PMC4324353.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Interaction between microtubules and the Drosophila formin Cappuccino and its effect on actin assembly. J Biol Chem. 2014 Feb 14; 289(7):4395-404. Roth-Johnson EA, Vizcarra CL, Bois JS, Quinlan ME. PMID: 24362037; PMCID: PMC3924302.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Direct interaction between two actin nucleators is required in Drosophila oogenesis. Development. 2013 Nov; 140(21):4417-25. Quinlan ME. PMID: 24089467; PMCID: PMC4007717.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Autoinhibition of the formin Cappuccino in the absence of canonical autoinhibitory domains. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Oct; 23(19):3801-13. Bor B, Vizcarra CL, Phillips ML, Quinlan ME. PMID: 22875983; PMCID: PMC3459857.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    17. The acquisition and analysis of polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM) data. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 Jun 01; 2012(6):722-5. Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22661430; PMCID: PMC3855859.
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    18. Construction of flow chambers for polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM) motility assays. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 Jun 01; 2012(6):712-5. Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22661445; PMCID: PMC3855857.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    19. The polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM) twirling filament assay. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 Jun 01; 2012(6):719-21. Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22661429; PMCID: PMC3852181.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    20. The polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM) processive motility assay for myosin V. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 Jun 01; 2012(6):716-8. Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22661446; PMCID: PMC3852403.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    21. Fluorescent labeling of calmodulin with bifunctional rhodamine. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 May 01; 2012(5). Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22550304; PMCID: PMC3852408.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    22. Orientation and rotational motions of single molecules by polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM). Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 May 01; 2012(5). Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22550303; PMCID: PMC3855856.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    23. Preparation of filamentous actin for polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM) motility assays. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 May 01; 2012(5). Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22550306; PMCID: PMC3852664.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    24. Fluorescent labeling of myosin V for polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (polTIRFM) motility assays. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 May 01; 2012(5). Beausang JF, Sun Y, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 22550305; PMCID: PMC3855858.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    25. Multiple forms of Spire-actin complexes and their functional consequences. J Biol Chem. 2012 Mar 23; 287(13):10684-10692. Chen CK, Sawaya MR, Phillips ML, Reisler E, Quinlan ME. PMID: 22334675; PMCID: PMC3323035.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Structure and function of the interacting domains of Spire and Fmn-family formins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 19; 108(29):11884-9. Vizcarra CL, Kreutz B, Rodal AA, Toms AV, Lu J, Zheng W, Quinlan ME, Eck MJ. PMID: 21730168; PMCID: PMC3141961.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 51     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    27. p53-cofactor JMY is a multifunctional actin nucleation factor. Nat Cell Biol. 2009 Apr; 11(4):451-9. Zuchero JB, Coutts AS, Quinlan ME, Thangue NB, Mullins RD. PMID: 19287377; PMCID: PMC2763628.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 136     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    28. Actin nucleation: bacteria get in-Spired. Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Jan; 10(1):13-5. Quinlan ME, Kerkhoff E. PMID: 18172428.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    29. Regulatory interactions between two actin nucleators, Spire and Cappuccino. J Cell Biol. 2007 Oct 08; 179(1):117-28. Quinlan ME, Hilgert S, Bedrossian A, Mullins RD, Kerkhoff E. PMID: 17923532; PMCID: PMC2064741.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 94     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    30. Rotational motions of macro-molecules by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. Acc Chem Res. 2005 Jul; 38(7):583-93. Rosenberg SA, Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 16028893.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 44     Fields:    
    31. Measurement of single macromolecule orientation by total internal reflection fluorescence polarization microscopy. Biophys J. 2005 Aug; 89(2):1261-71. Forkey JN, Quinlan ME, Goldman YE. PMID: 15894632; PMCID: PMC1366610.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 47     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    32. Orientation of the myosin light chain region by single molecule total internal reflection fluorescence polarization microscopy. Biophys J. 2005 Aug; 89(2):1132-42. Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 15894631; PMCID: PMC1366598.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    33. Drosophila Spire is an actin nucleation factor. Nature. 2005 Jan 27; 433(7024):382-8. Quinlan ME, Heuser JE, Kerkhoff E, Mullins RD. PMID: 15674283.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 151     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Three-dimensional structural dynamics of myosin V by single-molecule fluorescence polarization. Nature. 2003 Mar 27; 422(6930):399-404. Forkey JN, Quinlan ME, Shaw MA, Corrie JE, Goldman YE. PMID: 12660775.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 157     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    35. Kinesin-ADP: whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Jun; 8(6):478-80. Quinlan ME, Forkey JN, Goldman YE. PMID: 11373608.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    36. Protein structural dynamics by single-molecule fluorescence polarization. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2000; 74(1-2):1-35. Forkey JN, Quinlan ME, Goldman YE. PMID: 11106805.
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