1. THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF APICAL SPECTRINS IN CELL POLARITY, TRAFFICKING, GROWTH, AND CORTICAL TENSION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER Open Access Author: Browder, Kristen Cherie Title: THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF APICAL SPECTRINS IN CELL POLARITY, TRAFFICKING, GROWTH, AND CORTICAL TENSION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER Graduate Program: Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology Keywords: CrumbsProtein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A)TensionBeta Heavy-SpectrinAlpha SpectrinPolarityPar6SdtaPKCStrain SensorEndocytosisHippo/Warts PathwaycpstFRETDrosophila File: Download Kristen_C_Browder_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Graham H. Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorGraham H. Thomas, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMelissa Rolls, Committee MemberLorraine Santy, Committee MemberWilliam Hancock, Outside MemberLu Bai, Committee Member