Brian S. McGonagle

Shining stars: Transgenesis and efficient metamorphosis in the sea star Patiria miniata

The sea star Patiria miniata is a widely used and powerful model organism for cell, developmental, and reproductive biology, but it has lacked genetic tools for expressing transgenes or endogenously tagging proteins. We developed a protocol to endogenously tag a broadly expressed actin gene and to express additional fl...