Dr Laura Gumy

Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 5647
- laura.gumy@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Anatomy
- Research summary
- Imaging; neurobiology
Research
Dr Laura Gumy is Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago. Dr Gumy’s research focuses on intracellular transport processes and cytoskeletal remodelling in neurons. These are fundamental pathways that when impaired can lead to neuronal dysfunction or nerve regeneration deficits. The Gumy lab uses live imaging, biochemical and genetic methods to identify and interrogate molecular interactions with a role in neural repair.
Publications
Mayo-Muñoz, D., Smith, L. M., Garcia-Doval, C., Malone, L. M., Harding, K. R., Jackson, S. A., Hampton, H. G., Fagerlund, R. D., Gumy, L. F., & Fineran, P. C. (2022). Type III CRISPR-Cas provides resistance against nucleus-forming jumbo phages via abortive infection. Molecular Cell, 82, 4471-4486.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.028
Malone, L. M., Warring, S. L., Jackson, S. A., Warnecke, C., Gardner, P. P., Gumy, L. F., & Fineran, P. C. (2020). A jumbo phage that forms a nucleus-like structure evades CRISPR-Cas DNA targeting but is vulnerable to type III RNA-based immunity. Nature Microbiology, 5, 48-55. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0612-5
Gumy, L. F., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2018). Local mechanisms regulating selective cargo entry and long-range trafficking in axons. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 51, 23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.007
Abil, Z., Gumy, L. F., Zhao, H., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2017). Inducible control of mRNA transport using reprogrammable RNA-binding proteins. ACS Synthetic Biology, 6(6), 950-956. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00025
Gumy, L. F., Katrukha, E. A., Grigoriev, I., Jaarsma, D., Kapitein, L. C., Akhmanova, A., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2017). MAP2 defines a pre-axonal filtering zone to regulate KIF1-versus KIF5-dependent cargo transport in sensory neurons. Neuron, 94(2), 347-362. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.03.046
Mayo-Muñoz, D., Smith, L. M., Garcia-Doval, C., Malone, L. M., Harding, K. R., Jackson, S. A., Hampton, H. G., Fagerlund, R. D., Gumy, L. F., & Fineran, P. C. (2022). Type III CRISPR-Cas provides resistance against nucleus-forming jumbo phages via abortive infection. Molecular Cell, 82, 4471-4486.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.028
Journal - Research Article
Malone, L. M., Warring, S. L., Jackson, S. A., Warnecke, C., Gardner, P. P., Gumy, L. F., & Fineran, P. C. (2020). A jumbo phage that forms a nucleus-like structure evades CRISPR-Cas DNA targeting but is vulnerable to type III RNA-based immunity. Nature Microbiology, 5, 48-55. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0612-5
Journal - Research Article
Gumy, L. F., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2018). Local mechanisms regulating selective cargo entry and long-range trafficking in axons. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 51, 23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.007
Journal - Research Article
Abil, Z., Gumy, L. F., Zhao, H., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2017). Inducible control of mRNA transport using reprogrammable RNA-binding proteins. ACS Synthetic Biology, 6(6), 950-956. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00025
Journal - Research Article
Gumy, L. F., Katrukha, E. A., Grigoriev, I., Jaarsma, D., Kapitein, L. C., Akhmanova, A., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2017). MAP2 defines a pre-axonal filtering zone to regulate KIF1-versus KIF5-dependent cargo transport in sensory neurons. Neuron, 94(2), 347-362. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.03.046
Journal - Research Article
Ruane, P. T., Gumy, L. F., Bola, B., Anderson, B., Wozniak, M. J., Hoogenraad, C. C., & Allan, V. J. (2016). Tumour suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) localisation is regulated by both kinesin-1 and kinesin-2. Scientific Reports, 6, 27456 . doi: 10.1038/srep27456
Journal - Research Article
Gumy, L. F., Katrukha, E. A., Kapitein, L. C., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2014). New insights into mRNA trafficking in axons. Developmental Neurobiology, 74(3), 233-244. doi: 10.1002/dneu.22121
Journal - Research Article
Schlager, M. A., Serra-Marques, A., Grigoriev, I., Gumy, L. F., Esteves da Silva, M., Wulf, P. S., … Hoogenraad, C. C. (2014). Bicaudal D family adaptor proteins control the velocity of dynein-based movements. Cell Reports, 8(5), 1248-1256. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.052
Journal - Research Article
Gumy, L. F., Chew, D. J., Tortosa, E., Katrukha, E. A., Kapitein, L. C., Tolkovsky, A. M., … Fawcett, J. W. (2013). The kinesin-2 family member KIF3C regulates microtubule dynamics and is required for axon growth and regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(28), 11329-11345. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5221-12.2013
Journal - Research Article
van der Vaart, B., van Riel, W. E., Doodhi, H., Kevenaar, J. T., Katrukha, E. A., Gumy, L., … Akhmanova, A. (2013). CFEOM1-associated kinesin KIF21A is a cortical microtubule growth inhibitor. Developmental Cell, 27(2), 145-160. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.09.010
Journal - Research Article
van Spronsen, M., van Battum, E. Y., Kuijpers, M., Vangoor, V. R., Rietman, M. L., Pothof, J., Gumy, L. F., … Hoogenraad, C. C. (2013). Developmental and activity-dependent miRNA expression profiling in primary hippocampal neuron cultures. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e74907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074907
Journal - Research Article
Tan, C. L., Andrews, M. R., Kwok, J. C. F., Heintz, T. G. P., Gumy, L. F., Fässler, R., & Fawcett, J. W. (2012). Kindlin-1 enhances axon growth on inhibitory chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and promotes sensory axon regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(21), 7325-7335. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5472-11.2012
Journal - Research Article
Gumy, L. F., & Hoogenraad, C. C. (2013). Off the rails: Axonal cargoes on the road to nowhere. EMBO Journal, 32(10). [Review].
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