2012
Expression of Ixodes scapularis Antifreeze Glycoprotein Enhances Cold Tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster
Neelakanta G, Hudson AM, Sultana H, Cooley L, Fikrig E. Expression of Ixodes scapularis Antifreeze Glycoprotein Enhances Cold Tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e33447. PMID: 22428051, PMCID: PMC3302814, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcclimatizationAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntifreeze ProteinsApoptosisCold TemperatureDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, NonmammalianEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleImmunoblottingIn Situ Nick-End LabelingIxodesMaleMusclesOligonucleotidesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsNon-freezing temperaturesD. melanogasterDrosophila melanogasterCold toleranceLow non-freezing temperaturesFemale adult fliesTransgenic D. melanogasterCold shock injuryAbility of fliesAntifreeze glycoproteinsAdult fliesMolecular basisMelanogasterFlight musclesFliesAntifreeze proteinsHatching rateHigher survival rateApoptotic damageGlycoproteinExpressionToleranceEmbryosProteinApoptosis
2002
Mutations in the midway Gene Disrupt a Drosophila Acyl Coenzyme A: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase
Buszczak M, Lu X, Segraves WA, Chang TY, Cooley L. Mutations in the midway Gene Disrupt a Drosophila Acyl Coenzyme A: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase. Genetics 2002, 160: 1511-1518. PMID: 11973306, PMCID: PMC1462074, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/160.4.1511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg chambersDiacylglycerol acyltransferaseNurse cellsAcyl coenzyme AMutant egg chambersNurse cell deathCell deathInsect cells resultsEgg chamber developmentCoenzyme AGermline apoptosisDrosophila oogenesisCytoplasm transportDGAT activityCells resultsChamber developmentNeutral lipidsGenesLipid metabolismDiacylglycerolApoptosisAcyltransferaseDrosophilaCellsOogenesis
2000
Eggs to die for: cell death during Drosophila oogenesis
Buszczak M, Cooley L. Eggs to die for: cell death during Drosophila oogenesis. Cell Death & Differentiation 2000, 7: 1071-1074. PMID: 11139280, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline apoptosisCell deathDrosophila oogenesisFemale-sterile mutationsSterile mutationsFemale germlineC. elegansGermline cellsGenetic controlDefective cellsEssential nutrientsOogenesisSurviving oocytesApoptosisMorphological changesEggsDrosophilaElegansCellsLater stagesGermlineSpeciesProteinVital roleMutations
1998
Apoptosis in late stage Drosophila nurse cells does not require genes within the H99 deficiency
Foley K, Cooley L. Apoptosis in late stage Drosophila nurse cells does not require genes within the H99 deficiency. Development 1998, 125: 1075-1082. PMID: 9463354, DOI: 10.1242/dev.125.6.1075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg chambersNurse cellsDNA fragmentationDrosophila nurse cellsMutant egg chambersDrosophila egg chamberOvarian expression patternsDrosophila apoptosisGermline clonesHead involutionCytoplasm transportPositive regulatorRegulatory genesStage 13Cytoplasm transferApoptotic vesiclesCytoplasmic factorsNegative regulatorExpression patternsWild typeGenesFragmented DNAOogenesisApoptosisStage 12