Ritu Sarpal

University of Toronto — Canada

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer(7), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions(6), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ(4), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation(3), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics(3)

Publications12 total

A cell fate mapping simulation laboratory to increase undergraduate students’ understanding of early developmental processes in frog, zebrafish, and tunicate embryos
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education·2025Open Access
Role of α-Catenin and its mechanosensing properties in regulating Hippo/YAP-dependent tissue growth
PLoS Genetics·2019· 55 citedOpen Access
Role of α-Catenin and its mechanosensing properties in the regulation of Hippo/YAP-dependent tissue growth
2019· 5 citedOpen Access
Force-dependent allostery of the α-catenin actin-binding domain controls adherens junction dynamics and functions
Nature Communications·2018· 105 citedOpen Access
α-Catenin phosphorylation promotes intercellular adhesion through a dual-kinase mechanism
Development·2015· 2 cited
α-catenin phosphorylation promotes intercellular adhesion through a dual-kinase mechanism
Journal of Cell Science·2015· 57 citedOpen Access
Monomeric α-catenin links cadherin to the actin cytoskeleton
Nature Cell Biology·2013· 197 cited
Mutational analysis supports a core role for <i>Drosophila</i> α-Catenin in adherens junction function
Development·2012
Mutational analysis supports a core role for <i>Drosophila</i> α-Catenin in adherens junction function
Journal of Cell Science·2012· 93 cited
Stabilization of the Actomyosin Ring Enables Spermatocyte Cytokinesis in Drosophila
Molecular Biology of the Cell·2010· 71 citedOpen Access
Drosophila KAP Interacts with the Kinesin II Motor Subunit KLP64D to Assemble Chordotonal Sensory Cilia, but Not Sperm Tails
Current Biology·2003· 170 citedOpen Access
Dynamic expression pattern of kinesin accessory protein inDrosophila
Journal of Biosciences·2002· 11 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Ulrich Tepaß(8), Noboru Ishiyama(4), Mitsuhiko Ikura(4), Ridhdhi Desai(3), Milena Pellikka(3), Annette S. Flozak(3), Deborah Leckband(3), Cara J. Gottardi(3), Krishanu Ray(2), Rodrigo Fernández‐González(2), Ridhdhi R. Patel(2), Felix Yan Wai Hui(2), Dorothea Godt(2), David Escobar(2), Stephen Sai Folmsbee(2), Megan N. Novak(2), Rebecca L. Daugherty(2), Dhaval Nanavati(2), Victoria Yan(2), Lidia Kazakova(2)