Mechanical analysis of Drosophila indirect flight and jump muscles

by Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2011

An Embryonic Myosin Isoform Enables Stretch Activation and Cyclical Power in Drosophila Jump Muscle

by Zhao, Cuiping, Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2013

The Drosophila indirect flight muscle myosin heavy chain isoform is insufficient to transform the jump muscle into a highly stretch-activated muscle type

by Zhao, Cuiping, Swank, Douglas M.
Published in Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2017)

Calcium and Stretch Activation Modulate Power Generation in Drosophila Flight Muscle

by Wang, Qian, Zhao, Cuiping, Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2011

The load dependence of muscle’s force-velocity curve is modulated by alternative myosin converter domains

by Newhard, Christopher S., Walcott, Sam, Swank, Douglas M.
Published in Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2019)

A new experimental model to study force depression: the Drosophila jump muscle

by Koppes, Ryan A., Swank, Douglas M., Corr, David T.
Published 2014

A new experimental model for force enhancement: steady-state and transient observations of the Drosophila jump muscle

by Koppes, Ryan A., Swank, Douglas M., Corr, David T.
Published in Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2015)

An exceptionally fast actomyosin reaction powers insect flight muscle

by Swank, Douglas M., Vishnudas, Vivek K., Maughan, David W.
Published 2006

Disrupting the Myosin Converter-Relay Interface Impairs Drosophila Indirect Flight Muscle Performance

by Ramanath, Seemanti, Wang, Qian, Bernstein, Sanford I., Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2011

The Influence of Myosin Converter and Relay Domains on Cross-Bridge Kinetics of Drosophila Indirect Flight Muscle

by Yang, Chaoxing, Kaplan, Charlotte N., Thatcher, Maria L., Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2010

An embryonic myosin converter domain influences Drosophila indirect flight muscle stretch activation, power generation and flight

by Wang, Qian, Newhard, Christopher S., Ramanath, Seemanti, Sheppard, Debra, Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2014

Alternative N-Terminal Regions of Drosophila Myosin Heavy Chain Tune Muscle Kinetics for Optimal Power Output

by Swank, Douglas M., Kronert, William A., Bernstein, Sanford I., Maughan, David W.
Published 2004

CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES AT THE NUCLEOTIDE SITE IN THE PRESENCE OF BOUND ADP DO NOT SET THE VELOCITY OF FAST DROSOPHILA MYOSINS

by Eldred, Catherine C., Naber, Nariman, Pate, Edward, Cooke, Roger, Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2012

The roles of troponin C isoforms in the mechanical function of Drosophila indirect flight muscle

by Eldred, Catherine C., Katzemich, Anja, Patel, Monica, Bullard, Belinda, Swank, Douglas M.
Published in J Muscle Res Cell Motil (2014)

Deletion of Drosophila muscle LIM protein decreases flight muscle stiffness and power generation

by Clark, Kathleen A., Lesage-Horton, Heather, Zhao, Cuiping, Beckerle, Mary C., Swank, Douglas M.
Published 2011

The R249Q hypertrophic cardiomyopathy myosin mutation decreases contractility in Drosophila by impeding force production

by Bell, Kaylyn M., Kronert, William A., Huang, Alice, Bernstein, Sanford I., Swank, Douglas M.
Published in J Physiol (2019)

A myosin-based mechanism for stretch activation and its possible role revealed by varying phosphate concentration in fast and slow mouse skeletal muscle fibers

by Straight, Chad R., Bell, Kaylyn M., Slosberg, Jared N., Miller, Mark S., Swank, Douglas M.
Published in Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2019)

Force-velocity and tension transient measurements from Drosophila jump muscle reveal the necessity of both weakly-bound cross-bridges and series elasticity in models of muscle cont...

by Jarvis, Katelyn J., Bell, Kaylyn M., Loya, Amy K., Swank, Douglas M., Walcott, Sam
Published in Arch Biochem Biophys (2021)

Prolonged myosin binding increases muscle stiffness in Drosophila models of Freeman-Sheldon syndrome

by Bell, Kaylyn M., Huang, Alice, Kronert, William A., Bernstein, Sanford I., Swank, Douglas M.
Published in Biophys J (2021)

An Alternative Domain Near the ATP Binding Pocket of Drosophila Myosin Affects Muscle Fiber Kinetics

by Swank, Douglas M., Braddock, Joan, Brown, Waylon, Lesage, Heather, Bernstein, Sanford I., Maughan, David W.
Published 2006