Dr Natalia Bulgakova
School of Biosciences
Lecturer


+44 114 222 3649
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School of Biosciences
D43e
Firth Court
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
- Profile
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- 2015-present: Lecturer, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, UK
- 2009-2015: Research associate, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
- 2007-2009: Research associate, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
- 2004-2007: 2004-2007: PhD, Institut für Genetik, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
- Research interests
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The mechanism that attaches neighbouring cells in our body to each other is known as cell-cell adhesion. Recent work has demonstrated that cell-cell adhesion is also important for communication between the neighbouring cells to decide when to divide, migrate or die.
Our lab is interested to understand how cell-cell adhesion contributes to normal development of a whole organism. We focus on E-cadherin, a transmembrane protein that provides cell-cell adhesion between the epithelial cells.
Using a combination of genetic assays, biochemistry and quantitative imaging techniques in Drosophila model system we study how E-cadherin functions in various developmental processes, for example cell neighbour exchange and tissue growth, and how it is regulated during development. In future, we aim to apply this knowledge about normal function of E-cadherin to treatment of medical conditions arising from defects in E-cadherin function such as epithelia-derived tumours.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Arf6 determines tissue architecture by stabilizing intercellular adhesion. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 375(1809). View this article in WRRO
- Contemporary morphogenesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375(1809), 20190549-20190549.
- Interplay between actomyosin and E-cadherin dynamics regulates cell shape in the Drosophila embryonic epidermis.. Journal of Cell Science. View this article in WRRO
- Microtubule organization is determined by the shape of epithelial cells. Nature Communications, 7. View this article in WRRO
- Drosophila p120-catenin is crucial for endocytosis of the dynamic E-cadherin-Bazooka complex. Journal of Cell Science, 129(3), 477-482. View this article in WRRO
- Dynamic microtubules produce an asymmetric E-cadherin–Bazooka complex to maintain segment boundaries. The Journal of Cell Biology, 201(6), 887-901. View this article in WRRO
- Robustness of the microtubule network self-organization in epithelia. eLife, 10.
All publications
Journal articles
- Multifaceted control of E-cadherin dynamics by the Adaptor Protein Complex 1 during epithelial morphogenesis.. Mol Biol Cell.
- Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of checkpoint genes on the tumour side of the immunological synapse. Heredity, 129(1), 64-74.
- Author Correction: STORM imaging reveals the spatial arrangement of transition zone components and IFT particles at the ciliary base in Tetrahymena. Scientific Reports, 12(1).
- The cross-talk between EGFR and E-Cadherin. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9. View this article in WRRO
- Interactions and feedbacks in E-cadherin transcriptional regulation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9.
- STORM imaging reveals the spatial arrangement of transition zone components and IFT particles at the ciliary base in Tetrahymena. Scientific Reports, 11(1).
- Arf6 determines tissue architecture by stabilizing intercellular adhesion. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 375(1809). View this article in WRRO
- Contemporary morphogenesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375(1809), 20190549-20190549.
- Interplay between actomyosin and E-cadherin dynamics regulates cell shape in the Drosophila embryonic epidermis.. Journal of Cell Science. View this article in WRRO
- Typhoid toxin exhausts the RPA response to DNA replication stress driving senescence and Salmonella infection. Nature Communications, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
- Diverse integrin adhesion stoichiometries caused by varied actomyosin activity. Open Biology, 7(4). View this article in WRRO
- Microtubule organization is determined by the shape of epithelial cells. Nature Communications, 7. View this article in WRRO
- The BAF chromatin remodelling complex is an epigenetic regulator of lineage specification in the early mouse embryo. Development, 143(8), 1271-1283. View this article in WRRO
- Drosophilap120-catenin is crucial for endocytosis of the dynamic E-cadherin–Bazooka complex. Development, 143(4), e1.1-e1.1.
- Drosophila p120-catenin is crucial for endocytosis of the dynamic E-cadherin-Bazooka complex. Journal of Cell Science, 129(3), 477-482. View this article in WRRO
- Dynamic microtubules produce an asymmetric E-cadherin–Bazooka complex to maintain segment boundaries. The Journal of Cell Biology, 201(6), 887-901. View this article in WRRO
- Cell adhesion in Drosophila: versatility of cadherin and integrin complexes during development. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 24(5), 702-712. View this article in WRRO
- Antagonistic Functions of Two Stardust Isoforms in Drosophila Photoreceptor Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 21(22), 3915-3925. View this article in WRRO
- Effect of mutations in Drosophila melanogaster tumor suppressor Merlin on proliferation and differentiation of wing cells. Russian Journal of Genetics, 46(2), 164-169.
- The Crumbs complex: from epithelial-cell polarity to retinal degeneration. Journal of Cell Science, 122(15), 2587-2596. View this article in WRRO
- Targeting of Drosophila Rhodopsin Requires Helix 8 but Not the Distal C-Terminus. PLoS ONE, 4(7). View this article in WRRO
- Multiple domains of Stardust differentially mediate localisation of the Crumbs-Stardust complex during photoreceptor development in Drosophila. Journal of Cell Science, 121(12), 2018-2026.
- Unraveling the Genetic Complexity of Drosophila stardust During Photoreceptor Morphogenesis and Prevention of Light-Induced Degeneration. Genetics, 176(4), 2189-2200.
- Mutation Indyp115Extends Life Span in Adult Drosophila melanogaster Depending on Sex and Genetic Background. Russian Journal of Genetics, 40(4), 381-386.
- . Russian Journal of Genetics, 38(1), 32-35.
- . Russian Journal of Genetics, 37(12), 1348-1358.
- Robustness of the microtubule network self-organization in epithelia. eLife, 10.
- E-cadherin endocytosis is modulated by p120-catenin through the opposing actions of RhoA and Arf1.
- Erratum: Rarefaction shock wave: Formation under short-pulse laser ablation of solids [Phys. Rev. E63,046311 (2001)]. Physical Review E, 64(5).
- Rarefaction shock wave: Formation under short pulse laser ablation of solids. Physical Review E, 63(4).
- View this article in WRRO
- The Adaptor Protein Complex 1 limits E-cadherin endocytosis during epithelial morphogenesis.
Conference proceedings papers
- Pulsed laser ablation of solids and critical phenomena. Applied Surface Science, Vol. 197-198 (pp 96-99)
Preprints
- Multifaceted control of E-cadherin dynamics by the Adaptor Protein Complex 1 during epithelial morphogenesis, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- The walkoff effect: cargo distribution implies motor type in bidirectional microtubule bundles, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Cellular crowding guides and debundles the microtubule cytoskeleton, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Robustness of bidirectional microtubule network self-organization, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Interplay between cortical actin and E-cadherin dynamics regulates cell shape in the Drosophila embryonic epidermis.
- Arf6 determines tissue architecture by stabilizing intercellular adhesion. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 375(1809). View this article in WRRO
- Teaching activities
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Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules:
- BMS109 Lab Skills & Skills Sessions
- BMS110 Research Topics in Biomedicine
- BMS334 Epigenetics
- Opportunities
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