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William J. Snell is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, encompassing a total of 19 publications. Within this domain, their subfields of specialization include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their recent published works include studies on gamete recognition, membrane adhesion, and cell-cell fusion mechanisms, with a focus on plant and algal biology. Notable publications are:

  • Species-specific gamete recognition initiates fusion-driving trimer formation by conserved fusogen HAP2, 2021, Nature Communications
  • MAR1 links membrane adhesion to membrane merger during cell-cell fusion in Chlamydomonas, 2021, Developmental Cell
  • Uncovering an ancestral green ménage à trois: Contributions of Chlamydomonas to the discovery of a broadly conserved triad of plant fertilization proteins, 2022, Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • MAR1 links membrane adhesion to membrane merger during cell-cell fusion in Chlamydomonas, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular determinants of species-specific cell-cell recognition activating the class II gamete fusogen HAP2, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent coauthors working alongside William J. Snell include:

  • Jennifer F. Pinello
  • Mayanka Awasthi
  • Peeyush Ranjan
  • Peter Hegemann
  • Simon Kelterborn

The scientist often publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Developmental Cell, Current Opinion in Plant Biology, and the Journal of Cell Science.

William J. Snell's research covers multiple topics including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Best Publications

  • The conserved plant sterility gene HAP2 functions after attachment of fusogenic membranes in Chlamydomonas and Plasmodium gametes

    Yanjie Liu;Rita Tewari;Rita Tewari;Jue Ning;Andrew M. Blagborough;Andrew M. Blagborough

  • The molecules of mammalian fertilization.

    William J Snell;Judith M White

  • Cilium-generated signaling and cilia-related disorders

    Junmin Pan;Qian Wang;William J Snell

  • An aurora kinase is essential for flagellar disassembly in Chlamydomonas.

    Junmin Pan;Qian Wang;William J Snell

  • The Primary Cilium: Keeper of the Key to Cell Division

    Junmin Pan;William Snell

  • The ciliary membrane.

    Rajat Rohatgi;William J Snell

  • Intraflagellar Transport Particles Participate Directly in Cilium-Generated Signaling in Chlamydomonas

    Qian Wang;Junmin Pan;William J. Snell

  • Cilia and Flagella Revealed: From Flagellar Assembly in Chlamydomonas to Human Obesity Disorders

    William J Snell;Junmin Pan;Qian Wang

  • A microtubule depolymerizing kinesin functions during both flagellar disassembly and flagellar assembly in Chlamydomonas

    Tian Piao;Minna Luo;Liang Wang;Yan Guo

  • Izumo is part of a multiprotein family whose members form large complexes on mammalian sperm

    Diego A. Ellerman;Jimin Pei;Surabhi Gupta;William J. Snell

  • The Ancient Gamete Fusogen HAP2 Is a Eukaryotic Class II Fusion Protein

    Juliette Fédry;Yanjie Liu;Gérard Péhau-Arnaudet;Jimin Pei

  • Chlamydomonas shortens its flagella by activating axonemal disassembly, stimulating IFT particle trafficking, and blocking anterograde cargo loading.

    Junmin Pan;William J. Snell

  • Assembly of Chick Brain Tubulin onto Isolated Basal Bodies of Chlamydomonas reinhardi

    W. J. Snell;W. L. Dentler;L. T. Haimo;L. I. Binder

  • Mating in Chlamydomonas: a system for the study of specific cell adhesion. I. Ultrastructural and electrophoretic analyses of flagellar surface components involved in adhesion.

    W. J. Snell

  • The Chlamydomonas cell wall: characterization of the wall framework.

    S. H. Imam;M. J. Buchanan;H. C. Shin;William J Snell

  • Inositol phospholipid metabolism may trigger flagellar excision in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    L. M. Quarmby;Y. G. Yueh;J. L. Cheshire;L. R. Keller

  • Cell body and flagellar agglutinins in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii : the cell body plasma membrane is a reservoir for agglutinins whose migration to the flagella is regulated by a functional Barrier

    Gary R. Hunnicutt;Maria G. Kosfiszer;William J. Snell

  • Uni-directional ciliary membrane protein trafficking by a cytoplasmic retrograde IFT motor and ciliary ectosome shedding

    Muqing Cao;Jue Ning;Carmen I Hernandez-Lara;Olivier Belzile

  • Comparative genomics in Chlamydomonas and Plasmodium identifies an ancient nuclear envelope protein family essential for sexual reproduction in protists, fungi, plants, and vertebrates.

    Jue Ning;Thomas D. Otto;Claudia Pfander;Frank Schwach

  • The Chlamydomonas Fus1 Protein Is Present on the Mating Type plus Fusion Organelle and Required for a Critical Membrane Adhesion Event during Fusion with minus Gametes

    Michael J. Misamore;Surabhi Gupta;William J. Snell

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick V. Grishin
Nick V. Grishin The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Timothy A. Springer
Timothy A. Springer Boston Children's Hospital
Oliver Billker
Oliver Billker Umeå University
John R. Engen
John R. Engen Northeastern University
Rita Tewari
Rita Tewari University of Nottingham
Robert E. Sinden
Robert E. Sinden Imperial College London
Félix A. Rey
Félix A. Rey Institut Pasteur
Susan K. Dutcher
Susan K. Dutcher Washington University in St. Louis
Judith M. White
Judith M. White University of Virginia
Joel L. Rosenbaum
Joel L. Rosenbaum Yale University

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