Stephanie C. Ems-McClung
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University
Publications
54
Citations
1,958
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
28
Publishing since 1998
This researcher studies how cells organize and divide by focusing on microtubules, the tiny protein filaments that form the internal scaffolding of cells. Their work examines motor proteins such as MCAK and Kinesin-14 that bind, bundle, and move these filaments to build the spindle structure that separates chromosomes during cell division. This includes both basic mechanisms of cell division and applications to cancer, where drugs targeting these proteins can disrupt division in tumor cells.
Publication activity has been fairly steady over the last decade, averaging a couple of papers per year with some fluctuation.
Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026
- The Kinesin-14 Tail: Dual microtubule binding domains drive spindle morphogenesis through tight microtubule cross-linking and robust sliding
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025
- The Kinesin-14 tail: Dual microtubule binding domains drive spindle morphogenesis through tight microtubule cross-linking and robust sliding
Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2025
- Structure and dynamics of motor-driven microtubule bundles
Soft Matter · 2024
- Correction: Smith et al. MCAK Inhibitors Induce Aneuploidy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Models. Cancers 2023, 15, 3309
Cancers · 2024
- MCAK Inhibitors Induce Aneuploidy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Models
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
- MCAK Inhibitors Induce Aneuploidy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Models
Cancers · 2023
- MCAK Inhibitors Induce Aneuploidy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Models
Preprints.org · 2023
- 294 Identification of MCAK Inhibitors that Induce Aneuploidy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Models
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science · 2023
- Using FLIM-FRET for Characterizing Spatial Interactions in the Spindle
Methods in molecular biology · 2022
- Structure and dynamics of motor-driven microtubule bundles
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2022
- Spatial regulation of MCAK promotes cell polarization and focal adhesion turnover to drive robust cell migration
Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2021
- Spatial Regulation of MCAK Promotes Cell Polarization and Focal Adhesion Turnover to Drive Robust Cell Migration
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2020
- The Tail of XCTK2 Contains Two Distinct Microtubule Binding Domains
Biophysical Journal · 2020
- Self-straining of actively crosslinked microtubule networks
Nature Physics · 2019
- RanGTP induces an effector gradient of XCTK2 and importin α/β for spindle microtubule cross-linking
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2019
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
- Molecular Biology of the Cell×4
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society×3
- Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature×3
- The Journal of Cell Biology×2
This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.
Last updated Jul 11, 2026.
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