Recent Publications


  • Kandl, K.A., R. Munshi, P.O. Ortiz, G.R. Andersen, T.G. Kinzy, and A.E.M. Adams. 2002. Identification of a role for actin in nonsense suppression in yeast. Molecular and General Genetics 268:10-18.

  • Munshi*, R., K.A. Kandl*, A Carr-Schmid, J.L. Whitacre, A.E.M. Adams, and T.G. Kinzy. 2001. Overexpression of translation elongation factor 1A affects the organization and function of the actin cytoskeleton in yeast. Genetics 157:1425-1436.
    *Both authors contributed equally.

  • Kandl, K.A., J.D. Forney, and D.J. Asai. 1995. The dynein genes of Paramecium tetraurelia: the structure and expression of the ciliary beta and cytoplasmic heavy chains. Mol. Biol. Cell 6:1549-1562.

  • Asai, D.J., S.M. Beckwith, K.A. Kandl, H.H. Keating, H. Tjandra, and J.D. Forney. 1994. The dynein genes of Paramecium tetraurelia: sequences adjacent to the catalytic P-loop identify cytoplasmic and axonemal heavy chain isoforms. J. Cell Sci. 107:839-847.


    Published Abstracts

  • Kandl, K., S. Brower, J. O’Dell, and A. Adams. 1999. Interaction of the actin cytoskeleton with the translation machinery. Current Genetics 35:284.

  • Kandl, K.A., J.D. Forney, and D.J. Asai. 1995. Regions of the beta heavy chain of Paramecium outer arm dynein responsible for localization to the cilia. Mol. Biol. Cell. (abst) 6:35a.

  • Kandl, K.A., B.A. Branstetter, J. Chen, J.D. Forney, and D.J. Asai. 1994. Regulation of expression of dynein heavy chains in Paramecium tetraurelia. Mol. Biol. Cell. (abst) 5:285a.

  • Beckwith, S.M., K.A. Kandl, J.D. Forney, and D.J. Asai. 1992. Dynein heavy chain isoforms are encoded by separate genes in Paramecium. Mol. Biol. Cell. (abst) 3:161a.

    Invited Speaker

  • St. Cloud State University. Actin shows allele-specific effects on translation. 2001.

  • Davidson College, Davidson, NC. A role for actin in translation. 2000.

  • Bradley University, Peoria, IL. A role for actin in translation. 2000.

  • St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. A role for actin in translation. 2000.

  • Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA. A role for actin in translation. 2000.

  • Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, College Park, MD. Yeast polypeptide elongation factor 1 alpha is an actin bundling protein. 1998.

  • Cancer Biology Seminar Series, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The cytoskeleton and translation: Two great things that go great together? 1998.

  • Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA. Actin and translation: Two great things that go great together? 1998.