Publications
2024
A single pair of pharyngeal neurons functions as a commander to reject high salt in Drosophila melanogaster. eLife. 12:RP93464. doi: 10.7554/eLife.93464 .
2024.
Targeting sex determination to suppress mosquito populations.. eLife. 12:RP90199. doi: 10.7554/eLife.90199 .
2024.
The Zn transporter ZIP7 enhances endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation and prevents neurodegeneration in Drosophila. Dev Cell. 59(13):1655-1667.e6. .
2024.
Gut tumors in flies alter the taste valence of an anti-tumorigenic bitter compound. Curr Biol. 34(12):2623-2632.e5. .
2024.
Altered circadian rhythm, sleep, and rhodopsin 7-dependent shade preference during diapause in Drosophila melanogaster. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121(27):e2400964121. .
2024.
Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Nature. 633:615-623. .
2024.
IRoning out mosquitoes' attraction to mugginess.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121(38):e2415306121. .
2024.
Deafness due to loss of a TRPV channel eliminates mating behavior in Aedes aegypti males. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 121(47):e2404324121. .
2024.
2023
Alkaline taste sensation through the alkaliphile chloride channel in Drosophila. Nat Metab. 5(3):466-480. .
2023.
Alleviation of thermal nociception depends on heat-sensitive neurons and a TRP channel in the brain. Curr Biol. 33(12):2397-2406.e6. .
2023.
Craig Montell. Curr Biol. 33(14):R746-R747. .
2023.
2022
Reversing insecticide resistance with allelic-drive in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Commun. 13(1):291. .
2022.
The olfactory gating of visual preferences to human skin and visible spectra in mosquitoes. Nat Commun. 13(1):555. .
2022.
TRPγ is required in neuroendocrine cells for post-ingestive food selection.. eLife. 11 .
2022.
Dietary restriction and the transcription factor clock delay eye aging to extend lifespan in Drosophila Melanogaster. Nat Commun. 13(1):3156. .
2022.
Endocannabinoids produced in photoreceptor cells in response to light activate TRP channels. Sci Signal. 15(755):eabl6179. .
2022.
An insecticide target in mechanoreceptor neurons. Sci Adv. 8(47):eabq3132. .
2022.
2021
Drosophila sensory receptors-a set of molecular Swiss Army Knives. Genetics. 217:1-34. .
2021.
Suppression of female fertility in with a CRISPR-targeted male-sterile mutation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118(22) .
2021.
Conserved modules required for TRP function. J Neurosci. .
2021.
Elimination of vision-guided target attraction in Aedes aegypti using CRISPR. Curr Biol. .
2021.
Requirement for an Otopetrin-like protein for acid taste in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118 .
2021.
Autonomous molecular bioluminescent reporter (AMBER) for voltage imaging in freely moving animals. Adv Biol (Weinh). 5(12):e2100842. .
2021.
Mechanism for food texture preference based on grittiness. Curr Biol. 31(9):1850-1861.e6. .
2021.
Suppressing mosquito populations with precision guided sterile males. Nat Commun. 12(1):5374. .
2021.
A DREaMR system to simplify combining mutations with rescue transgenes in Aedes aegypti. Genetics. 219(3) .
2021.
2020
Rapid release of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum mediated by Na+/Ca2+ Exchange. J Neurosci. 40(16):3152-3164. .
2020.
Functions of opsins in Drosophila taste. Curr Biol. 30(8):1367-1379.e6. .
2020.
Temperature and sweet taste integration in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 30(11):2051-2067.e5. .
2020.
The Role of Y chromosome genes in male fertility in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 215(3):623-633. .
2020.
A family of auxiliary subunits of the TRP cation channel encoded by the complex inaF locus. Genetics. 215(3):713-728. .
2020.
2019
Coordinated movement: watching proprioception unfold. Curr Biol. 29:R202-R205. .
2019.
Mechanism of acetic acid gustatory repulsion in Drosophila. Cell Rep. 26:1432-1442.e4. .
2019.
Differential regulation of the sleep homeostat by circadian and arousal inputs. eLife. 8:e40487 .
2019.
Neuropeptide F regulates courtship in through a male-specific neuronal circuit. eLife. 8:e49574 .
2019.
2018
Calcium taste avoidance in Drosophila. Neuron. 97:67-74. .
2018.
pHirst sour taste channels pHound? Science. 359:991-992. .
2018.
The mitochondrial transporter SLC25A25 links ciliary TRPP2 signaling and cellular metabolism.. PLoS Biol. 16:e2005651. .
2018.
A Temperature Gradient Assay to Determine Thermal Preferences of Drosophila Larvae.. J Vis Exp. (136) .
2018.
2017
A rhodopsin in the brain functions in circadian photoentrainment in Drosophila. Nature. 545:340-344. .
2017.
Unconventional roles of opsins. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 33:241-264. .
2017.
TRPA1 mediates sensation of the rate of temperature change in Drosophila larvae. Nat Neurosci. 20:34-41. .
2017.
2016
The basis of food texture sensation in Drosophila. Neuron. 91:863-77. .
2016.
Suppression of the motor deficit in a mucolipidosis type IV mouse model by bone marrow transplantation. Hum Mol Genet. 25:2752-62. .
2016.
A switch in thermal preference in Drosophila larvae depends on multiple rhodopsins. Cell Rep. 17:336-344. .
2016.
Structural insights into the Drosophila melanogaster retinol dehydrogenase, a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family. Biochemistry. 55:6545-6557. .
2016.
Neuromodulation of courtship drive through tyramine-responsive neurons in the Drosophila brain. Curr Biol. 26:2246-56. .
2016.
2015
Coordination and fine motor control depend on Drosophila TRPγ. Nat Commun. 6:7288. .
2015.
Forcing open TRP channels: Mechanical gating as a unifying activation mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 460:22-25. .
2015.
RdgB2 is required for dim-light input into intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Mol Biol Cell. 26:3671-8. .
2015.
A Drosophila gustatory receptor required for strychnine sensation. Chem Senses. 40:525-33. .
2015.
TRP and rhodopsin transport depends on dual XPORT ER chaperones encoded by an operon. Cell Rep. 13:573-84. .
2015.
The full repertoire of Drosophila gustatory receptors for detecting an aversive compound. Nat Commun. 6:8867. .
2015.
2014
Peripheral coding of taste. Neuron. 81:984-1000. .
2014.
Requirement for Drosophila SNMP1 for rapid activation and termination of pheromone-induced activity. PLoS Genet. 10(9):e1004600. .
2014.
Evolutionarily conserved, multitasking TRP channels: lessons from worms and flies. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 223:937-62. .
2014.
WIDE AWAKE mediates the circadian timing of sleep onset. Neuron. 82:151-66. .
2014.
2013
Food experience-induced taste desensitization modulated by the Drosophila TRPL channel. Nat Neurosci. 16:1468-76. .
2013.
An odorant-binding protein required for suppression of sweet taste by bitter chemicals. Neuron. 79:725-37. .
2013.
The molecular basis for attractive salt-taste coding in Drosophila. Science. 340:1334-8. .
2013.
Gustatory receptors: not just for good taste. Curr Biol. 23:R929-32. .
2013.
Drosophila TRPA1 functions in temperature control of circadian rhythm in pacemaker neurons. J Neurosci. 33:6716-25. .
2013.
Feast or famine: role of TRPML in preventing cellular amino acid starvation. Autophagy. 9:98-100. .
2013.
Drosophila TRP channels and animal behavior. Life Sci. 92:394-403. .
2013.
2012
Gustatory receptors required for avoiding the insecticide L-canavanine. J Neurosci. 32:1429-35. .
2012.
Drosophila TRPML is required for TORC1 activation. Curr Biol. 22:1616-21. .
2012.
Drosophila visual transduction. Trends Neurosci. 35:356-63. .
2012.
The Drosophila visual cycle and de novo chromophore synthesis depends on rdhB. J Neurosci. 32:3485-91. .
2012.
2011
Function of rhodopsin in temperature discrimination in Drosophila. Science. 331:1333-6. .
2011.
Drosophila sperm swim backwards in the female reproductive tract and are activated via TRPP2 ion channels. PLoS One. :e20031. .
2011.
The history of TRP channels, a commentary and reflection. Pflugers Arch. 461:499-506. .
2011.
2010
Kinetic scaffolding mediated by a phospholipase C-beta and Gq signaling complex. Science. 330:974-80. .
2010.
Drosophila TRPA1 channel is required to avoid the naturally occurring insect repellent citronellal. Curr Biol. 20:1672-8. .
2010.
Avoiding DEET through insect gustatory receptors. Neuron. 67:555-61. .
2010.
Dependence on a retinophilin/myosin complex for stability of PKC and INAD and termination of phototransduction. J Neurosci. 30:11337-45. .
2010.
Fine thermotactic discrimination between the optimal and slightly cooler temperatures via a TRPV channel in chordotonal neurons. J Neurosci. 30:10465-71. .
2010.
Drosophila TRPM channel is essential for the control of extracellular magnesium levels. PLoS One. 5:e10519. .
2010.
Drosophila TRPA1 channel mediates chemical avoidance in gustatory receptor neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107:8440-5. .
2010.
Preventing a Perm with TRPV3. Cell. 141:218-20. .
2010.
Light-induced translocation of Drosophila visual Arrestin2 depends on Rac2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107:4740-5. .
2010.
Requirement for an enzymatic visual cycle in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 20:93-102. .
2010.
2009
A Drosophila gustatory receptor essential for aversive taste and inhibiting male-to-male courtship. Curr Biol. 19:1623-7. .
2009.
A taste of the Drosophila gustatory receptors. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 19:345-53. .
2009.
Multiple gustatory receptors required for the caffeine response in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106:4495-500. .
2009.
2008
Motor deficit in a Drosophila model of mucolipidosis type IV due to defective clearance of apoptotic cells. Cell. 135:838-51. .
2008.
Gr64f is required in combination with other gustatory receptors for sugar detection in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 18:1797-801. .
2008.
Control of thermotactic behavior via coupling of a TRP channel to a phospholipase C signaling cascade. Nat Neurosci. 11:871-3. .
2008.
In search of the holy grail for Drosophila TRP. Neuron. 58:825-7. .
2008.
TRP channels: it's not the heat, it's the humidity. Curr Biol. 18:R123-6. .
2008.
A Drosophila model for LRRK2-linked parkinsonism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 105:2693-8. .
2008.
The SOCS box protein STOPS is required for phototransduction through its effects on phospholipase C. Neuron. 57:56-68. .
2008.
2007
Integration of phosphoinositide- and calmodulin-mediated regulation of TRPC6. Mol Cell. 25:491-503. .
2007.
Thermoregulation: channels that are cool to the core. Curr Biol. 17:R885-7. .
2007.
Dynamic regulation of the INAD signaling scaffold becomes crystal clear. Cell. 131:19-21. .
2007.
A Drosophila gustatory receptor required for the responses to sucrose, glucose, and maltose identified by mRNA tagging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104:14110-5. .
2007.
TRP channels. Annu Rev Biochem. 76:387-417. .
2007.
Phototransduction and retinal degeneration in Drosophila. Pflugers Arch. 454:821-47. .
2007.
Dissection of the pathway required for generation of vitamin A and for Drosophila phototransduction. J Cell Biol. 177:305-16. .
2007.
In vivo identification and manipulation of the Ca2+ selectivity filter in the Drosophila transient receptor potential channel. J Neurosci. 27:604-15. .
2007.
2006
A phosphoinositide synthase required for a sustained light response. J Neurosci. 26:12816-25. .
2006.
An exciting release on TRPM7. Neuron. 52:395-7. .
2006.
A taste receptor required for the caffeine response in vivo. Curr Biol. 16:1812-7. .
2006.
Lysosomal localization of TRPML3 depends on TRPML2 and the mucolipidosis-associated protein TRPML1. J Biol Chem. 281:17517-27. .
2006.
A mint of mutations in TRPM8 leads to cool results. Nat Neurosci. 9:466-8. .
2006.
Dependence on the Lazaro phosphatidic acid phosphatase for the maximum light response. Curr Biol. 16:723-9. .
2006.
2005
International Union of Pharmacology. XLIX. Nomenclature and structure-function relationships of transient receptor potential channels. Pharmacol Rev. 57:427-50. .
2005.
Dissecting independent channel and scaffolding roles of the Drosophila transient receptor potential channel. J Cell Biol. 171:685-94. .
2005.
The latest waves in calcium signaling. Cell. 122:157-63. .
2005.
p53 mediates cellular dysfunction and behavioral abnormalities in Huntington's disease. Neuron. 47:29-41. .
2005.
TRP channels in Drosophila photoreceptor cells. J Physiol. 567:45-51. .
2005.
Drosophila TRP channels. Pflugers Arch. 451:19-28. .
2005.
Rhodopsin formation in Drosophila is dependent on the PINTA retinoid-binding protein. J Neurosci. 25:5187-94. .
2005.
The TRP superfamily of cation channels. Sci STKE. 2005:re3. .
2005.
Take a TRP to beat the heat. Genes Dev. 19:415-8. .
2005.
Activated RIC, a small GTPase, genetically interacts with the Ras pathway and calmodulin during Drosophila development. Dev Dyn. 232:817-26. .
2005.
Light activation, adaptation, and cell survival functions of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger CalX. Neuron. 45:367-78. .
2005.
2004
Suppression of constant-light-induced blindness but not retinal degeneration by inhibition of the rhodopsin degradation pathway. Curr Biol. 14:2076-85. .
2004.
Exciting trips for TRPs. Nat Cell Biol. 6:690-2. .
2004.
Rhodopsin kinase activity modulates the amplitude of the visual response in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 101:11874-9. .
2004.
Light-dependent translocation of visual arrestin regulated by the NINAC myosin III. Neuron. 43:95-103. .
2004.
From protein dynamics to animal behavior: new insights into complex cell regulatory mechanisms. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 16:115-8. .
2004.
Molecular genetics of Drosophila TRP channels. Novartis Found Symp. 258:3-12;discussion12-7,98-102,263-6. .
2004.
A lysosomal tetraspanin associated with retinal degeneration identified via a genome-wide screen. EMBO J. 23:811-22. .
2004.
2003
A flagellar polycystin-2 homolog required for male fertility in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 13:2179-84. .
2003.
International Union of Pharmacology. XLIII. Compendium of voltage-gated ion channels: transient receptor potential channels. Pharmacol Rev. 55:591-6. .
2003.
Mg2+ homeostasis: the Mg2+nificent TRPM chanzymes. Curr Biol. 13:R799-801. .
2003.
Light adaptation through phosphoinositide-regulated translocation of Drosophila visual arrestin. Neuron. 39:121-32. .
2003.
TRPM5 is a voltage-modulated and Ca(2+)-activated monovalent selective cation channel. Curr Biol. 13:1153-8. .
2003.
Thermosensation: hot findings make TRPNs very cool. Curr Biol. 13:R476-8. .
2003.
The venerable inveterate invertebrate TRP channels. Cell Calcium. 33:409-17. .
2003.
2002
Defective proboscis extension response (DPR), a member of the Ig superfamily required for the gustatory response to salt. J Neurosci. 22:3463-72. .
2002.
The TRP channels, a remarkably functional family. Cell. 108:595-8. .
2002.
A unified nomenclature for the superfamily of TRP cation channels. Mol Cell. 9:229-31. .
2002.
2001
Regulation of the rhodopsin protein phosphatase, RDGC, through interaction with calmodulin. Neuron. 32:1097-106. .
2001.
Physiology, phylogeny, and functions of the TRP superfamily of cation channels. Sci STKE. 2001:re1. .
2001.
Regulation of melastatin, a TRP-related protein, through interaction with a cytoplasmic isoform. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 98:10692-7. .
2001.
An end in sight to a long TRP. Neuron. 30:3-5. .
2001.
2000
TRP and the PDZ protein, INAD, form the core complex required for retention of the signalplex in Drosophila photoreceptor cells. J Cell Biol. 150:1411-22. .
2000.
A PDZ protein ushers in new links. Nat Genet. 26:6-7. .
2000.
TRPgamma, a drosophila TRP-related subunit, forms a regulated cation channel with TRPL. Neuron. 26:647-57. .
2000.
PLC fills a GAP in G-protein-coupled signalling. Nat Cell Biol. 2:E82-3. .
2000.
1999
Activation of a TRPC3-dependent cation current through the neurotrophin BDNF. Neuron. 24:261-73. .
1999.
Visual transduction in Drosophila. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 15:231-68. .
1999.
Termination of phototransduction requires binding of the NINAC myosin III and the PDZ protein INAD. Nat Neurosci. 2:447-53. .
1999.
1998
Requirement for the NINAC kinase/myosin for stable termination of the visual cascade. J Neurosci. 18:9601-6. .
1998.
Retinal targets for calmodulin include proteins implicated in synaptic transmission. J Biol Chem. 273:31297-307. .
1998.
TRP trapped in fly signaling web. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 8:389-97. .
1998.
Coordination of an array of signaling proteins through homo- and heteromeric interactions between PDZ domains and target proteins. J Cell Biol. 142:545-55. .
1998.
1997
New light on TRP and TRPL. Mol Pharmacol. 52:755-63. .
1997.
Coassembly of TRP and TRPL produces a distinct store-operated conductance. Cell. 89:1155-64. .
1997.
Calmodulin regulation of light adaptation and store-operated dark current in Drosophila photoreceptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 94:5894-9. .
1997.
Calmodulin regulation of calcium stores in phototransduction of Drosophila. Science. 275:1119-21. .
1997.
1996
RIC, a calmodulin-binding Ras-like GTPase. EMBO J. 15:5839-48. .
1996.
1995
TRPC1, a human homolog of a Drosophila store-operated channel. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 92:9652-6. .
1995.
Calmodulin binding to Drosophila NinaC required for termination of phototransduction. EMBO J. 14:4450-9. .
1995.
Defective glia induce neuronal apoptosis in the repo visual system of Drosophila. Neuron. 14:581-90. .
1995.
1994
Musashi, a neural RNA-binding protein required for Drosophila adult external sensory organ development. Neuron. 13:67-81. .
1994.
repo encodes a glial-specific homeo domain protein required in the Drosophila nervous system. Genes Dev. 8:981-94. .
1994.
1993
Dependence of calmodulin localization in the retina on the NINAC unconventional myosin. Science. 262:1038-42. .
1993.
Distinct roles of the Drosophila ninaC kinase and myosin domains revealed by systematic mutagenesis. J Cell Biol. 122:601-12. .
1993.
tramtrack is a transcriptional repressor required for cell fate determination in the Drosophila eye. Genes Dev. 7:1085-96. .
1993.
1992
Regulation of Drosophila neural development by a putative secreted protein. Differentiation. 52:1-11. .
1992.
Molecular cloning and characterization of the genes encoding the two subunits of Drosophila melanogaster calcineurin. J Biol Chem. 267:22542-9. .
1992.
Differential localizations of and requirements for the two Drosophila ninaC kinase/myosins in photoreceptor cells. J Cell Biol. 116:683-93. .
1992.
1989
Molecular genetics of Drosophila vision. Bioessays. 11:43-8. .
1989.
1988
Isolation of a putative phospholipase C gene of Drosophila, norpA, and its role in phototransduction. Cell. 54:723-33. .
1988.
1987
A second opsin gene expressed in the ultraviolet-sensitive R7 photoreceptor cells of Drosophila melanogaster. J Neurosci. 7:1558-66. .
1987.
1985
Rescue of the Drosophila phototransduction mutation trp by germline transformation. Science. 230:1040-3. .
1985.
1984
Elimination of mRNA splicing by a point mutation outside the conserved GU at 5' splice sites. Nucleic Acids Res. 12:3821-7. .
1984.
Control of adenovirus E1B mRNA synthesis by a shift in the activities of RNA splice sites. Mol Cell Biol. 4:966-72. .
1984.
Complete transformation by adenovirus 2 requires both E1A proteins. Cell. 36:951-61. .
1984.
1983
Inhibition of RNA cleavage but not polyadenylation by a point mutation in mRNA 3' consensus sequence AAUAAA. Nature. 305:600-5. .
1983.
1982
Enhanced expression of adenovirus transforming proteins. J Virol. 44:276-85. .
1982.
Resolving the functions of overlapping viral genes by site-specific mutagenesis at a mRNA splice site. Nature. 295:380-4. .
1982.
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