Publications to date:
*NEW* Christensen S, Camacho M*, Sharmin Z*, Momtaz AJMZ, Perez L, Navarro G, Triana J, Samarah H, Turelli M, Serbus LR. Quantitative methods for assessing local and bodywide contributions to Wolbachia titer in maternal germline cells of Drosophila. BMC Microbiol. 2019 Sep 3;19(1):206. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work.
Camacho M, Oliva M, Serbus LR. Dietary saccharides and sweet tastants have differential effects on colonization of Drosophila oocytes by Wolbachia endosymbionts. Biol Open. 2017 Jul 15;6(7):1074-1083. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Rodriguez BG, Sharmin Z, Momtaz AJMZ, Christensen S. Predictive Genomic Analyses Inform the Basis for Vitamin Metabolism and Provisioning in Bacteria-Arthropod Endosymbioses. G3 (Bethesda). 2017 Jun 7;7(6):1887-1898. LINK HERE.
White PM*, Serbus LR*, Debec A, Codina A, Bray W, Guichet A, Lokey RS, Sullivan W. Reliance of Wolbachia on High Rates of Host Proteolysis Revealed by a Genome-Wide RNAi Screen of Drosophila Cells. Genetics. 2017 Apr;205(4):1473-1488. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work.
Christensen S*, Pérez Dulzaides R*, Hedrick VE, Momtaz AJ, Nakayasu ES, Paul LN, Serbus LR. Wolbachia Endosymbionts Modify Drosophila Ovary Protein Levels in a Context-Dependent Manner. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Aug 15;82(17):5354-63. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work.
Serbus LR, White PM, Silva JP, Rabe A, Teixeira L, Albertson R, Sullivan W. The impact of host diet on Wolbachia titer in Drosophila. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Mar 31;11(3). ARTICLE LINK HERE. FUNDING INFO HERE.
Christensen S, Serbus LR. Comparative analysis of Wolbachia genomes reveals streamlining and divergence of minimalist two-component systems. G3. 2015 May 1;5(5)983-96. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR*, Landmann F*, Bray WM, White PM, Ruybal J, Lokey RS, Debec A, Sullivan W. A cell-based screen reveals that the Albendazole metabolite, Albendazole sulfone, targets Wolbachia. PLoS Pathog. 2012 Sep 20;8(9). LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Serbus LR, Ferreccio A, Zhukova M, McMorris CL, Kiseleva E, Sullivan W. A feedback loop between Wolbachia and the Drosophila gurken mRNP complex influences Wolbachia titer. Journal of Cell Science. 2011 Dec 15;124(24):4299-308. LINK HERE.
Moua P, Fullterton D, Serbus LR, Saxton WM. The Kinesin-1 heavy chain tail is critical in vivo for saltatory transport of mitochondria and oskar mRNA. Development. 2011 Mar;138(6):1087-92. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Casper-Lindley C, Landmann F, Sullivan W. The genetics and cell biology of Wolbachia-host interactions. Ann Rev Genet. 2008;42:683-707. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Sullivan W. A cellular basis for Wolbachia recruitment to the host germline. PLoS Pathog. 2007 Dec 14;3(12). LINK HERE.
Feature photo for the issue and highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Spotlighted by: Molloy, S. Bacterial pathogenesis: Chain of transmission. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2008 Feb 6;93. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Cha BJ, Theurkauf WE, Saxton WM. Dynein and the actin cytoskeleton control kinesin-driven cytoplasmic streaming in Drosophila oocytes. Development. 2005 Aug;132(16):3743-52. LINK HERE.
Brendza RP*, Serbus LR*, Saxton WM, Duffy JB. Posterior localization of dynein and dorsal-ventral axis formation depend on kinesin in Drosophila oocytes. Curr Biol. 2002 Sep 3;12:1541-5. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Cha BJ, Serbus LR, Koppetsch BS, Theurkauf WE. Kinesin I-dependent cortical exclusion restricts pole plasm to the oocyte posterior. Nat Cell Biol. 2002 Aug;4(8):592-8. LINK HERE. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Brendza RP, Serbus LR, Duffy JB, Saxton WM. A function for kinesin I in the posterior transport of oskar mRNA and Staufen protein. Science. 2000 Sep 22;289(5487):2120-2. LINK HERE. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
*Authors contributed equally to this work.
Camacho M, Oliva M, Serbus LR. Dietary saccharides and sweet tastants have differential effects on colonization of Drosophila oocytes by Wolbachia endosymbionts. Biol Open. 2017 Jul 15;6(7):1074-1083. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Rodriguez BG, Sharmin Z, Momtaz AJMZ, Christensen S. Predictive Genomic Analyses Inform the Basis for Vitamin Metabolism and Provisioning in Bacteria-Arthropod Endosymbioses. G3 (Bethesda). 2017 Jun 7;7(6):1887-1898. LINK HERE.
White PM*, Serbus LR*, Debec A, Codina A, Bray W, Guichet A, Lokey RS, Sullivan W. Reliance of Wolbachia on High Rates of Host Proteolysis Revealed by a Genome-Wide RNAi Screen of Drosophila Cells. Genetics. 2017 Apr;205(4):1473-1488. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work.
Christensen S*, Pérez Dulzaides R*, Hedrick VE, Momtaz AJ, Nakayasu ES, Paul LN, Serbus LR. Wolbachia Endosymbionts Modify Drosophila Ovary Protein Levels in a Context-Dependent Manner. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Aug 15;82(17):5354-63. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work.
Serbus LR, White PM, Silva JP, Rabe A, Teixeira L, Albertson R, Sullivan W. The impact of host diet on Wolbachia titer in Drosophila. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Mar 31;11(3). ARTICLE LINK HERE. FUNDING INFO HERE.
Christensen S, Serbus LR. Comparative analysis of Wolbachia genomes reveals streamlining and divergence of minimalist two-component systems. G3. 2015 May 1;5(5)983-96. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR*, Landmann F*, Bray WM, White PM, Ruybal J, Lokey RS, Debec A, Sullivan W. A cell-based screen reveals that the Albendazole metabolite, Albendazole sulfone, targets Wolbachia. PLoS Pathog. 2012 Sep 20;8(9). LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Serbus LR, Ferreccio A, Zhukova M, McMorris CL, Kiseleva E, Sullivan W. A feedback loop between Wolbachia and the Drosophila gurken mRNP complex influences Wolbachia titer. Journal of Cell Science. 2011 Dec 15;124(24):4299-308. LINK HERE.
Moua P, Fullterton D, Serbus LR, Saxton WM. The Kinesin-1 heavy chain tail is critical in vivo for saltatory transport of mitochondria and oskar mRNA. Development. 2011 Mar;138(6):1087-92. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Casper-Lindley C, Landmann F, Sullivan W. The genetics and cell biology of Wolbachia-host interactions. Ann Rev Genet. 2008;42:683-707. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Sullivan W. A cellular basis for Wolbachia recruitment to the host germline. PLoS Pathog. 2007 Dec 14;3(12). LINK HERE.
Feature photo for the issue and highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Spotlighted by: Molloy, S. Bacterial pathogenesis: Chain of transmission. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2008 Feb 6;93. LINK HERE.
Serbus LR, Cha BJ, Theurkauf WE, Saxton WM. Dynein and the actin cytoskeleton control kinesin-driven cytoplasmic streaming in Drosophila oocytes. Development. 2005 Aug;132(16):3743-52. LINK HERE.
Brendza RP*, Serbus LR*, Saxton WM, Duffy JB. Posterior localization of dynein and dorsal-ventral axis formation depend on kinesin in Drosophila oocytes. Curr Biol. 2002 Sep 3;12:1541-5. LINK HERE.
*Authors contributed equally to this work. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Cha BJ, Serbus LR, Koppetsch BS, Theurkauf WE. Kinesin I-dependent cortical exclusion restricts pole plasm to the oocyte posterior. Nat Cell Biol. 2002 Aug;4(8):592-8. LINK HERE. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.
Brendza RP, Serbus LR, Duffy JB, Saxton WM. A function for kinesin I in the posterior transport of oskar mRNA and Staufen protein. Science. 2000 Sep 22;289(5487):2120-2. LINK HERE. Highlighted in Faculty of 1000.