Warecki B, Bast I, Sullivan W. (2022) Visualizing the Dynamics of Cell Division by Live Imaging Drosophila Larval Brain Squashes. Methods Mol Bio 2022;2415:37-46. (Methods Mol Biol)

Brose L, Crest J, Tao L, Sullivan W (2017). Polo kinase mediates the phosphorylation and cellular localization of Nuf/FIP3, a Rab11 effector. Mol Biol Cell 28(11):1435-1443 (Molecular Biology of the Cell)

Tao, L, Fasulo, B, Warecki, B,William Sullivan, W (2016) Tum/RacGAP functions as a switch activating the Pav/kinesin-6 motor. Nature Communications 19;7:11182 (Nature Communications)

DeBruhl, H, Albertson R, Swider Z, Sullivan W (2015) Rop, the Sec1/Munc18 homolog in Drosophila, is required for furrow ingression and stable cell shape during cytokinesis. J Cell Sci 15;129(2):430-43 (Journal of Cell Science)

Karg T, Warecki B, and Sullivan W (2015) Aurora B mediated localized delays in nuclear envelope formation facilitates inclusion of late segregating chromosome fragments. MBoC 26(12):2227-41 (Molecular Biology of the Cell)

Kotadia S*, Montembault E*, Sullivan W, Royou A. (2012) Cell elongation – an adaptive response clearing long chromatid arms from the cleavage plane. Journal of Cell Biology 199(5):745-53. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Crest J, Concha-Moore K, and Sullivan W. (2012) RhoGEF and positioning Rappaport like furrows in the early Drosophila embryo. Curr Biol. 2012 Sep 25. (Current Biology)

Kotadia S, Crest J, Tram U, Riggs B, Sullivan W. (2010) Blastoderm Formation and Cellularisation in Drosophila melanogaster. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester http://www.els.net. (Encyclopedia of Life Sciences)

Sullivan W. (2009) Centrosomes: CNN’s broadcast reaches the cleavage furrow. Curr Biol. 2009 Jul 14;19(13): 513-5. (Current Biology)

Royou A, McCusker D, Kellogg DR, Sullivan W. (2008) Grapes(Chk1) prevents nuclear CDK1 activation by delaying cyclin B nuclear accumulation. J Cell Biol. 2008 Oct 6;183(1):63-75. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Cao J, Albertson R, Riggs B, Field CM, Sullivan W. (2008) Nuf, a Rab11 effector, maintains cytokinetic furrow integrity by promoting local actin polymerization. J. Cell Biol 182(2): 301-13. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Albertson R, Cao J, Hsieh TS, Sullivan W. (2008) Vesicles and actin are targeted to the cleavage furrow via furrow microtubules and the central spindle. J Cell Biol. 181(5):777-90. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Riggs B, Fasulo B, Royou A, Mische S, Cao J, Hays TS, Sullivan W. (2007) The Concentration of Nuf, a Rab11 Effector, at the Microtubule-organizing Center Is Cell Cycle-regulated, Dynein-dependent, and Coincides with Furrow Formation. Mol Biol Cell 18: 3313-3322. (Molecular Biology of the Cell)

Albertson R, Riggs B, and Sullivan W. (2005) Membrane traffic: a driving force in cytokinesis. Trends Cell Biol 15: 92-101. (Trends in Cell Biology)

Royou A, Macias H, and Sullivan, W. (2005) The Drosophila Grp/Chk1 DNA damage checkpoint controls entry into anaphase. Curr Biol, 15: 334-339. (Current Biology)

Field C.M., Coughlin M., Doberstein S, Marty T, Sullivan W. (2005) Characterization of scraps mutants reveals an essential role for anillin in septing localization and cortex/plasma membrane integrity. Development 132: 2849-2860. (Development)

Kidd, T., R. Abu-Shumays, A.Katzen, J. Sisson, G.Jimenez, S. Pinchin, W. Sullivan, D. Ish-Horowicz. (2005) The epsilon subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase is required for normal spindle orientation during the Drosophila embryonic divisions. Genetics 170: 697-708. (Genetics)

Royou, A., C. Field, J. Sisson, W. Sullivan and R. Karess (2004). Reassessing the role and dynamics of nonmuscle myosin II during furrow formation in early Drosophila embryos. Mol Biol Cell, 15: 838-850. (Molecular Biology of the Cell)

Riggs, B., W. Rothwell, S. Mische, G.R.X. Hickson, G.W. Gould, T. Hays, and W. Sullivan. (2003) Actin cytoskeleton remodeling during early Drosophila furrow formation requires recycling endosomal components Nuclear-fallout and Rab11. Journal of Cell Biology, 163: 143-154. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Hickson G.R.X., J. Matheson, B. Riggs, V.H. Maier, A.B. Fielding, R. Prekeris, W. Sullivan, F.A. Barr, and G.W. Gould. (2003) Arfophilins are dual arf/rab11 binding proteins that regulate recycling endosome distribution and are related to Drosophila Nuclear-fallout. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 14: 2908-20. (Molecular Biology of the Cell)

Royou, A., W. Sullivan and R. Karess (2002). Cortical recruitment of nonmuscle myosin II in early syncytial Drosophila embryos: its role in nuclear axial expansion and its regulation by Cdc2 activity. Journal of Cell Biology, 158:127-137. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Tram, U., B. Riggs, and W. Sullivan (2001). Cleavage and gastrulation in Drosophila embryos. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Macmillan Reference Ltd. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Nature Publishing Group. London. www.els.net. (Encyclopedia of Life Sciences)

 Debec, A., M. Grammont, G. Berson, B. Dastugue, W. Sullivan, J.L. Couderc. (2001) Toucan protein is essential for the assembly of syncytial mitotic spindles in Drosophila melanogaster. Genesis. 31: 167-175. (Genesis)

Sisson, J.C., C. Field, R. Ventura, A. Royou, and W. Sullivan. (2000) Lava Lamp, a Novel Peripheral Golgi Protein, Is Required for Drosophila melanogaster Cellularization. J. Cell Biol.151:905-918. (Journal of Cell Biology)

Zhang C. X., W.F. Rothwell, W. Sullivan and T. Hsieh. (2000) Discontinuous actin hexagon, a protein essential for cortical furrow formation in Drosophila is membrane associated and hyper-phosphorylated. Molecular Biology of the Cell 11:1011-1022. (Molecular Biology of the Cell). 

Sisson, J.C., W.F. Rothwell, and W. Sullivan. (1999) Cytokinesis: Lessons from Rappaport and the Drosophila blastoderm embryo. Current Biology International 23:871-876. (Cell Biology International)

Rothwell, W.F., C.X. Zhang, C. Zelano, T. Hsieh, And W. Sullivan. (1999) The Drosophila centrosomal protein Nuf is required for recruiting Dah, a membrane associated protein, to furrows in the early embryo. Journal of Cell Science 112:2885-2893. (Journal of Cell Science)

Sharp, D.J, K. R. Yu, J. C. Sisson, W. Sullivan, J. M. Scholey. (1999) The antagonistic microtubule sliding motors, KLP61F and Ncd, determine the relative position of mitotic centrosomes in Drosophila embryos. Nature Cell Biology 1:51-54. (Nature Cell Biology)

Rothwell, W.F. , P. Fogarty, C.M. Field, and W. Sullivan.(1998) Nuclear-fallout, a Drosophila protein that cycles from the cytoplasm to the centrosomes, regulates cortical microfilament organization. Development 125 (7):1295-130. (Development)

Yu, K. R., R.J. Duronio, and W. Sullivan. (1998) Cell cycle checkpoints: safe passage through mitosis In Mechanisms of Cell Division: Frontiers in Biology. Oxford University Press. (PDF)

Cunniff, J., J. Blethrow, and W. Sullivan. (1998) Live analysis of the division cycles in X-irradiated Drosophila embryos. Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 113: DNA Repair Protocols: Eukaryotic Systems. Edited D.S. Henderson. Humana Press Inc.,Totowa, NJ. (Methods in Molecular Biology)

Fogarty, P. , S.D. Campbell , R. Abu-Shumays , B. de Saint Phalle , K.R. Yu , G.L. Uy, M.L. Goldberg, and W. Sullivan. (1997) The Drosophila grapes gene is related to checkpoint gene chk1/rad27 and is required for late syncytial division fidelity. Current Biology 7:418-426. (Current Biology)

Sullivan, W., P. Fogarty, and W. Theurkauf. (1993) Mutations affecting the cytoskeletal organization of syncytial Drosophila embryos. Development 118:1245-1254. (Development)

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