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University of California Berkeley: Berkeley, CA, US

1997-09 to present | Professor (Molecular and Cell Biology)
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Rebecca Heald

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Harvard Medical School: Boston, MA, US

1987-09 to 1993-12 | Ph.D.
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Rebecca Heald

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Mechanisms of mitosis and size control in Xenopus

2016-04-01 to 2021-03-31 | Grant
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (Bethesda, US)
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R35 GM118183

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Rebecca Heald

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Single-molecule diffusivity quantification in Xenopus egg extracts elucidates physicochemical properties of the cytoplasm

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2024-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411402121
Contributors: Alexander A. Choi; Coral Y. Zhou; Ayana Tabo; Rebecca Heald; Ke Xu
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Optimized expansion microscopy reveals species-specific spindle microtubule organization inXenopusegg extracts

2024-09-11 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.11.612005
Contributors: Gabriel Guilloux; Maiko Kitaoka; Karel Mocaer; Claire Heichette; Laurence Duchesne; Rebecca Heald; Thierry Pecot; Romain Gibeaux
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Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway

2024-07-25 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.25.605073
Contributors: Helena Cantwell; Hieu Nguyen; Arminja Kettenbach; Rebecca Heald
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Identification of a motif in TPX2 that regulates spindle architecture inXenopusegg extracts

2024-02-11 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.10.579770
Contributors: Guadalupe E. Pena; Xiao Zhou; Lauren Slevin; Christopher Brownlee; Rebecca Heald
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Principles of genome activation in the early embryo

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2023.102062
Contributors: Coral Y Zhou; Rebecca Heald
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Dodecaploid Xenopus longipes provides insight into the emergence of size scaling relationships during development

Current Biology
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.021
Contributors: Kelly E. Miller; Clotilde Cadart; Rebecca Heald
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Monitoring the compaction of single DNA molecules in Xenopus egg extract in real time

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2023-03-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221309120
Contributors: Mingxuan Sun; Hossein Amiri; Alexander B. Tong; Keishi Shintomi; Tatsuya Hirano; Carlos Bustamante; Rebecca Heald
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Mitotic chromosomes scale to nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio and cell size inXenopus

2022-10-21 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.20.513104
Contributors: Coral Y. Zhou; Bastiaan Dekker; Ziyuan Liu; Hilda Cabrera; Joel Ryan; Job Dekker; Rebecca Heald
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Molecular conflicts disrupting centromere assembly contribute to Xenopus hybrid inviability

2022-03-07 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.06.483208
Contributors: Maiko Kitaoka; Owen K. Smith; Aaron F. Straight; Rebecca Heald
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Reconstitution of muscle cell microtubule organization in vitro

2022-01-27 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.26.477920
Contributors: Ambika V. Nadkarni; Rebecca Heald
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Generation of Xenopus Haploid, Triploid, and Hybrid Embryos

Methods in Molecular Biology
2019 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9009-2_18
Part of ISBN: 9781493990085
Part of ISBN: 9781493990092
Part of ISSN: 1064-3745
Part of ISSN: 1940-6029
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Rebecca Heald

Kif2a Scales Meiotic Spindle Size in Hymenochirus boettgeri

Current Biology
2019-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.073
Part of ISSN: 0960-9822
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Rebecca Heald

The Use of Cell-Free Xenopus Extracts to Investigate Cytoplasmic Events

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top097048
Part of ISSN: 1940-3402
Part of ISSN: 1559-6095
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Rebecca Heald

Cell Biology: The Health Hazards of Super-Sizing

Current Biology
2019-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.015
Part of ISSN: 0960-9822
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Rebecca Heald

Importin α Partitioning to the Plasma Membrane Regulates Intracellular Scaling

Cell
2019-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.12.001
Part of ISSN: 0092-8674
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Rebecca Heald

Katanin-like protein Katnal2 is required for ciliogenesis and brain development in Xenopus embryos

Developmental Biology
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.08.002
Part of ISSN: 0012-1606
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Rebecca Heald

Xenopus hybrids provide insight into cell and organism size control

2018-08-20 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/395814
Contributors: Romain Gibeaux; Kelly Miller; Rachael Acker; Taejoon Kwon; Rebecca Heald
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Cover Image, Volume 75, Issue 6

Cytoskeleton
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21456
Contributors: Maiko Kitaoka; Rebecca Heald; Romain Gibeaux
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Preparation of Cellular Extracts from Xenopus Eggs and Embryos

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot097055
Part of ISSN: 1940-3402
Part of ISSN: 1559-6095
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Rebecca Heald

Spindle assembly in egg extracts of the Marsabit clawed frog, Xenopus borealis

Cytoskeleton
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21444
Contributors: Maiko Kitaoka; Rebecca Heald; Romain Gibeaux
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Subcellular scaling: does size matter for cell division?

Current Opinion in Cell Biology
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2018.02.009
Part of ISSN: 0955-0674
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Rebecca Heald

The Incredible Shrinking Spindle

Developmental Cell
2018-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.05.007
Part of ISSN: 1534-5807
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Rebecca Heald

A lab co-op helps young faculty members to thrive

Nature
2018-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-04923-6
Part of ISSN: 0028-0836
Part of ISSN: 1476-4687
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Rebecca Heald

Paternal chromosome loss and metabolic crisis contribute to hybrid inviability in Xenopus

Nature
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/nature25188
Part of ISSN: 0028-0836
Part of ISSN: 1476-4687
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Rebecca Heald

A DNA Crosslinker Collects Mitotic Chromosomes.

Developmental cell
2017-09-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.08.010
PMID: 28898675
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Rebecca Heald

Regulatory remodeling in the allo-tetraploid frog Xenopus laevis

2017-03-24 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/120212
Contributors: Dei M. Elurbe; Sarita S. Paranjpe; Georgios Georgiou; Ila van Kruijsbergen; Ozren Bogdanovic; Romain Gibeaux; Rebecca Heald; Ryan Lister; Martijn A. Huynen; Simon J. van Heeringen et al.
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Transcription brings the complex(ity) to the centromere.

Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)
2016-10-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1242962
PMID: 27736298
PMC: PMC5345185
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Rebecca Heald

Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis.

Nature
2016-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/nature19840
PMID: 27762356
PMC: PMC5313049
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Rebecca Heald

Mitotic noncoding RNA processing promotes kinetochore and spindle assembly in Xenopus

Journal of Cell Biology
2016-07-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201604029
Contributors: Andrew W. Grenfell; Rebecca Heald; Magdalena Strzelecka
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A versatile multivariate image analysis pipeline reveals features of Xenopus extract spindles.

The Journal of cell biology
2016-04-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201509079
PMID: 27044897
PMC: PMC4828689
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Rebecca Heald

Microtubules: 50 years on from the discovery of tubulin.

Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology
2016-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/nrm.2016.45
PMID: 27103327
PMC: PMC5116387
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Rebecca Heald

A comparative analysis of spindle morphometrics across metazoans

Current Biology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.036
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2-s2.0-84930931690
Contributors: Crowder, M.E.; Strzelecka, M.; Wilbur, J.D.; Good, M.C.; Von Dassow, G.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Enzymatically Generated CRISPR Libraries for Genome Labeling and Screening

Developmental Cell
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.06.003
EID:

2-s2.0-84939443783
Contributors: Lane, A.B.; Strzelecka, M.; Ettinger, A.; Grenfell, A.W.; Wittmann, T.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Thirty years of search and capture: The complex simplicity of mitotic spindle assembly.

The Journal of cell biology
2015-12-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201510015
PMID: 26668328
PMC: PMC4687881
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Rebecca Heald

Biological Scaling Problems and Solutions in Amphibians.

Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology
2015-08-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a019166
PMID: 26261280
PMC: PMC4691792
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Rebecca Heald

Glutamylation of Nap1 modulates histone H1 dynamics and chromosome condensation in Xenopus.

The Journal of cell biology
2015-04-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201412097
PMID: 25897082
PMC: PMC4411273
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Rebecca Heald

Morphology and function of membrane-bound organelles

Current Opinion in Cell Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2013.10.006
EID:

2-s2.0-84887592938
Contributors: Heald, R.; Cohen-Fix, O.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

RUVs Drive Chromosome Decondensation after Mitosis

Developmental Cell
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.10.018
EID:

2-s2.0-84922730784
Contributors: Strzelecka, M.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

TPX2 levels modulate meiotic spindle size and architecture in Xenopus egg extracts

Journal of Cell Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201401014
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2-s2.0-84905989307
Contributors: Helmke, K.J.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Cryptic no longer: Arrays of CLASP1 TOG domains

Structure
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2013.05.002
EID:

2-s2.0-84878821690
Contributors: Wilbur, J.D.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Cytoplasmic volume modulates spindle size during embryogenesis

Science
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/science.1243147
EID:

2-s2.0-84887704731
Contributors: Good, M.C.; Vahey, M.D.; Skandarajah, A.; Fletcher, D.A.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Interplay between spindle architecture and function

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology
2013 | Book
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407694-5.00003-1
EID:

2-s2.0-84883512549
Contributors: Helmke, K.J.; Heald, R.; Wilbur, J.D.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Mitotic spindle scaling during Xenopus development by kif2a and importin α

eLife
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.00290
EID:

2-s2.0-84877802438
Contributors: Wilbur, J.D.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

N-terminal phosphorylation of p60 katanin directly regulates microtubule severing

Journal of Molecular Biology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.11.022
EID:

2-s2.0-84872104228
Contributors: Whitehead, E.; Heald, R.; Wilbur, J.D.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

RanGTP and CLASP1 cooperate to position the mitotic spindle

Molecular Biology of the Cell
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E13-03-0150
EID:

2-s2.0-84882766863
Contributors: Bird, S.L.; Heald, R.; Weis, K.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

REEP3/4 ensure endoplasmic reticulum clearance from metaphase chromatin and proper nuclear envelope architecture

Developmental Cell
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.06.016
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2-s2.0-84881537115
Contributors: Schlaitz, A.-L.; Thompson, J.; Wong, C.; Yates, J.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Altering membrane topology with sar1 does not impair spindle assembly in xenopus egg extracts

Cytoskeleton
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21036
EID:

2-s2.0-84865329660
Contributors: Riggs, B.; Bergman, Z.J.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Histone H1 compacts DNA under force and during chromatin assembly

Molecular Biology of the Cell
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E12-07-0518
EID:

2-s2.0-84871225151
Contributors: Xiao, B.; Freedman, B.S.; Miller, K.E.; Heald, R.; Marko, J.F.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Mechanisms of intracellular scaling

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
2012 | Book
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-092910-154158
EID:

2-s2.0-84870233868
Contributors: Levy, D.L.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier

Multiple domains of human CLASP contribute to microtubule dynamics and organization in vitro and in Xenopus egg extracts

Cytoskeleton
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21005
EID:

2-s2.0-84858709891
Contributors: Patel, K.; Nogales, E.; Heald, R.
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Rebecca Heald via Scopus - Elsevier
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