Gard, David L. Becker, Bret E. and Romney, S.Josh (2004). MAPping the eukaryotic tree of life: the structure, function, and evolution of the MAP215/Dis1 family of microtubule-associated proteins. International Reviews of Cytology 239, 179-272.

Becker, B.E., Romney, S.J., and Gard, David L. (2003). XMAP215, XKCM1, NuMA, and cytoplasmic dynein are required for the assembly and organization of the transient microtubule array during the maturation of Xenopus oocytes. Developmental Biology 261(2), 488-505.

Cassimeris, L, Gard, D, Tran, P, and Erickson, H. (2001). XMAP215 is a Long Thin Molecule, Which Does Not Increase Microtubule Stiffness. J Cell Sci. 114, 3025-3033.

Becker, B. and Gard, D.L. (2000). Multiple isoforms of XMAP215 are expressed during oogenesis and early development in Xenopus laevis. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 47, 282-295.

Cha, B.-J., Cassimeris, L., and Gard, D.L. (1999). XMAP230 is required for normal spindle assembly in vivo and in vitro. J. Cell Science 112, 4337-4346.

Pfeiffer, D.C., and Gard, D.L. (1999). Microtubules in Xenopus oocytes are oriented with their minus-ends towards the cortex Cell Motil and Cytoskeleton 44, 34-43.

Vasquez,R., Gard, D.L., and Cassimeris, L. (1999). Phosphorylation by CDK1 regulates XMAP215 function in vitro. Cell Motil. Cytoskel. 43, 310-321.

Gard, D.L. (1999). Confocal microscopy and 3-D reconstruction of the cytoskeleton of Xenopus oocytes. Microsc. Res. and Techn. 44, 388-414.

Cha, Byeong-Jik, and Gard, David L. (1999). XMAP230 Is Required for the Organization of Cortical Microtubules and Patterning of the Dorsoventral Axis in Fertilized Xenopus Eggs. Developmental Biology 205, 275-286.

Cha, Byeong-Jik, Error, Brett, and Gard, David L. (1998).  XMAP230 is required for the assembly and organization of acetylated microtubules in Xenopus oocytes and eggs. J. Cell Sci. 111, 23152327.

Charrasse, S., Schroeder, M., Gauthier-Rouviere, C., Ango, F., Cassimeris, L., Gard, D., and Larroque, C. (1998). The human TOGp protein is a new human microtubule-associated protein homologous to the Xenopus XMAP215. J. Cell Sci. 111,1371-1383.

Gard, D.L., Cha, B.-J., and King, E. (1997). The organization and animal-vegetal asymmetry of cytokeratin filaments in stage VI Xenopus oocytes is dependent upon F-actin and microtubules. Developmental Biology 184, 95-114.

Lessman, Charles A., Wang, Tao, Gard, David L., and Woods, Catherine (1997). Microinjection of anti- g-tubulin antibody (DM1A) inhibits progesterone-induced meiotic maturation and derganges the microtubule array in follicle-enclosed oocytes of the frog, Rana pipiens. Zygote 5, 83-95.

Kelley, C.A., Sellers, J.R., Gard, D.L., Bui, D. Adelstein, R.S., and Baines, I.C. (1996). Xenopus non-muscle myosin heavy chain isoforms have different subcellular localizations and enzymatic activities. J. Cell Biol. 134, 675-688.

Gard, D.L., Affleck, D. and Error, B. (1995) Microtubule organization, acetylation, and nucleation in Xenopus laevis oocytes: II. A developmental transition in microtubule organization during early diplotene. Devel. Biol. 168, 189-201.

Gard, D.L., Cha, B.-J., and Roeder, A.D. (1995) F-actin is required for spindle anchoring and rotation in Xenopus oocytes: a re-examination of the effects of cytochalasin B on oocyte maturation. Zygote 3, 17-26.

Vasquez, R., Gard, D.L., and Cassimeris, L. (1994). XMAP from Xenopus eggs promotes rapid plus end assembly of microtubules and rapid microtubule turnover. J. Cell Biol. 127, 985-994.

Roeder, Amy D., and David L. Gard (1994). Confocal microscopy of F-actin distribution in Xenopus oocytes Zygote 2, 111-124.

Gard, David L. (1994). g-Tubulin is asymmetrically distributed in the cortex of Xenopus oocytes. Developmental Biology 161, 131-140.

Gard, David L. (1993). Ectopic spindle assembly during maturation of Xenopus oocytes: evidence for functional polarization of the oocyte cortex. Developmental Biology 159, 298-310.

Schroeder, Marianne M. and David L. Gard (1992). Organization and Regulation of Cortical Microtubules During the First Cell Cycle of Xenopus Eggs. Development 114, 699-709.

Gard, David L. (1992). Microtubule organization during maturation of Xenopus oocytes: assembly and rotation of the meiotic spindle. Developmental Biology 151, 516-530.

Gard, D.L. (1991). Microtubule organization, nucleation, and acetylation in Xenopus laevis oocytes: a study by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy. Developmental Biology143, 346-362.

Gard, D.L., Hafezi, S., Zhang, T., and S.J. Doxsey (1990). Centrosome duplication continues in cycloheximide-treated Xenopus blastulae in the absence of a detectable cell cycle. J. Cell Biol. 110, 2033-2042.

Gard, D.L., and M.W. Kirschner (1987). A microtubule-associated protein from Xenopus eggs that specifically promotes assembly at the plus-end. J. Cell Biol. 105, 2203-2215.

Gard, D.L., and M.W. Kirschner (1987). Microtubule assembly in cytoplasmic extracts of Xenopus oocytes and eggs. J. Cell Biol. 105, 2191-220.

Becker, B.E. and Gard, D.L. (2005). Visualization of the Cytoskeleton in Xenopus Oocytes and Eggs by Confocal Immunofluorescence Microscopy. Methods in Molecular Biology (in press).

Gard, David L.(2002) Confocal fluorescence microscopy of the cytoskeleton of amphibian oocytes and embryo. Methods in Cell Biology 70, 379-416.

Cassimeris, L., and Gard, David L. (1999) XMAP215. In: Guidebook to the Cytoskeleton and Motor proteins. T. Kreiss and R. Vale, eds. (Second edition, in press).

Gard, D.L., and Klymkowsky, M. W. (1998). Intermediate filament organization during oogenesis and early development in the clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. In: Subcellular Biochemistry: Intermediate Filaments (H. Herrmann and J.R. Harris, eds). Plenum Press. pp 35-69.

Gard, D.L., Cha, B.J.,  and Schroeder, M.M. (1995). Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy of microtubules, MAPs, and MTOCs during amphibian oogenesis and early development. Current Topics in Developmental Biology 31, 383-431.

Gard, David L. (1995). Axis formation during amphibian oogenesis: re-evaluating the role of the cytoskeleton during specification and formation of the animal-vegetal axis. Current Topics in Developmental Biology 30, 213-250.

Gard, David L. (1993). Confocal Microscopy of Microtubules in Amphibian Oocytes and Eggs. In: Cell Biological Applications of Confocal Microscopy (Methods in Cell Biology vol. 38). B. Matsumoto, ed. Academic Press. pp 241-264.

Gard, David L. and Darryl Kropf (1993). Confocal Immunofluorescence Microscopy of Plant and Animal Oocytes, Eggs, and Embryos. In: Antibodies in Cell Biology (Methods in Cell Biology vol. 37). D. Asai, ed. Academic Press. pp 147-169.