Publications
2024
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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  
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2024.  Targeting sex determination to suppress mosquito populations.. eLife. 12:RP90199. doi: 10.7554/eLife.90199  
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2024.  The Zn transporter ZIP7 enhances endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation and prevents neurodegeneration in Drosophila. Dev Cell. 59(13):1655-1667.e6.  
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2024.  Gut tumors in flies alter the taste valence of an anti-tumorigenic bitter compound. Curr Biol. 34(12):2623-2632.e5.  
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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.  
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2024.  Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Nature. 633:615-623.  
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2024.  IRoning out mosquitoes' attraction to mugginess.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121(38):e2415306121.  
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2024.  Deafness due to loss of a TRPV channel eliminates mating behavior in Aedes aegypti males. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 121(47):e2404324121.  
  2023
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2023.  Alkaline taste sensation through the alkaliphile chloride channel in Drosophila. Nat Metab. 5(3):466-480.  
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2023.  Alleviation of thermal nociception depends on heat-sensitive neurons and a TRP channel in the brain. Curr Biol. 33(12):2397-2406.e6.  
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2023.  Craig Montell. Curr Biol. 33(14):R746-R747.  
  2022
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2022.  Reversing insecticide resistance with allelic-drive in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Commun. 13(1):291.  
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2022.  The olfactory gating of visual preferences to human skin and visible spectra in mosquitoes. Nat Commun. 13(1):555.  
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2022.  TRPγ is required in neuroendocrine cells for post-ingestive food selection.. eLife. 11  
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2022.  Dietary restriction and the transcription factor clock delay eye aging to extend lifespan in Drosophila Melanogaster. Nat Commun. 13(1):3156.  
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2022.  Endocannabinoids produced in photoreceptor cells in response to light activate  TRP channels. Sci Signal. 15(755):eabl6179.  
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2022.  An insecticide target in mechanoreceptor neurons. Sci Adv. 8(47):eabq3132.  
  2021
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2021.  Drosophila sensory receptors-a set of molecular Swiss Army Knives. Genetics. 217:1-34.  
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2021.  Suppression of female fertility in  with a CRISPR-targeted male-sterile mutation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118(22)  
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2021.  Conserved modules required for  TRP function. J Neurosci.   
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2021.  Elimination of vision-guided target attraction in Aedes aegypti using CRISPR. Curr Biol.   
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2021.  Requirement for an Otopetrin-like protein for acid taste in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118  
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2021.  Autonomous molecular bioluminescent reporter (AMBER) for voltage imaging in freely moving animals. Adv Biol (Weinh). 5(12):e2100842.  
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2021.  Mechanism for food texture preference based on grittiness. Curr Biol. 31(9):1850-1861.e6.  
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2021.  Suppressing mosquito populations with precision guided sterile males. Nat Commun. 12(1):5374.  
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2021.  A DREaMR system to simplify combining mutations with rescue transgenes in Aedes aegypti. Genetics. 219(3)  
  2020
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2020.  Rapid release of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum mediated by Na+/Ca2+ Exchange. J Neurosci. 40(16):3152-3164.  
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2020.  Functions of opsins in Drosophila taste. Curr Biol. 30(8):1367-1379.e6.  
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2020.  Temperature and sweet taste integration in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 30(11):2051-2067.e5.  
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2020.  The Role of Y chromosome genes in male fertility in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 215(3):623-633.  
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2020.  A family of auxiliary subunits of the TRP cation channel encoded by the complex inaF locus. Genetics. 215(3):713-728.  
  2019
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2019.  Coordinated movement: watching proprioception unfold. Curr Biol. 29:R202-R205.  
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2019.  Mechanism of acetic acid gustatory repulsion in Drosophila. Cell Rep. 26:1432-1442.e4.  
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2019.  Differential regulation of the  sleep homeostat by circadian and arousal inputs. eLife. 8:e40487  
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2019.  Neuropeptide F regulates courtship in  through a male-specific neuronal circuit. eLife. 8:e49574  
  2018
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2018.  Calcium taste avoidance in Drosophila. Neuron. 97:67-74.  
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2018.  pHirst sour taste channels pHound? Science. 359:991-992.  
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2018.  The mitochondrial transporter SLC25A25 links ciliary TRPP2 signaling and cellular metabolism.. PLoS Biol. 16:e2005651.  
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2018.  A Temperature Gradient Assay to Determine Thermal Preferences of Drosophila Larvae.. J Vis Exp. (136)  
  2017
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2017.  A rhodopsin in the brain functions in circadian photoentrainment in Drosophila. Nature. 545:340-344.  
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2017.  Unconventional roles of opsins. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 33:241-264.  
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2017.  TRPA1 mediates sensation of the rate of temperature change in Drosophila larvae. Nat Neurosci. 20:34-41.  
  2016
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2016.  The basis of food texture sensation in Drosophila. Neuron. 91:863-77.  
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2016.  Suppression of the motor deficit in a mucolipidosis type IV mouse model by bone marrow transplantation. Hum Mol Genet. 25:2752-62.  
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2016.  A switch in thermal preference in Drosophila larvae depends on multiple rhodopsins. Cell Rep. 17:336-344.  
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2016.  Structural insights into the Drosophila melanogaster retinol dehydrogenase, a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family. Biochemistry. 55:6545-6557.  
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2016.  Neuromodulation of courtship drive through tyramine-responsive neurons in the Drosophila brain. Curr Biol. 26:2246-56.  
  2015
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2015.  Coordination and fine motor control depend on Drosophila TRPγ. Nat Commun. 6:7288.  
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2015.  Forcing open TRP channels: Mechanical gating as a unifying activation mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 460:22-25.  
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2015.  RdgB2 is required for dim-light input into intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Mol Biol Cell. 26:3671-8.  
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2015.  A Drosophila gustatory receptor required for strychnine sensation. Chem Senses. 40:525-33.  
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2015.  TRP and rhodopsin transport depends on dual XPORT ER chaperones encoded by an operon. Cell Rep. 13:573-84.  
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2015.  The full repertoire of Drosophila gustatory receptors for detecting an aversive compound. Nat Commun. 6:8867.  
  2014
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2014.  Peripheral coding of taste. Neuron. 81:984-1000.  
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2014.  Requirement for Drosophila SNMP1 for rapid activation and termination of pheromone-induced activity. PLoS Genet. 10(9):e1004600.  
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2014.  Evolutionarily conserved, multitasking TRP channels: lessons from worms and flies. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 223:937-62.  
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2014.  WIDE AWAKE mediates the circadian timing of sleep onset. Neuron. 82:151-66.  
  2013
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2013.  Food experience-induced taste desensitization modulated by the Drosophila TRPL channel. Nat Neurosci. 16:1468-76.  
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2013.  An odorant-binding protein required for suppression of sweet taste by bitter chemicals. Neuron. 79:725-37.  
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2013.  The molecular basis for attractive salt-taste coding in Drosophila. Science. 340:1334-8.  
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2013.  Gustatory receptors: not just for good taste. Curr Biol. 23:R929-32.  
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2013.  Drosophila TRPA1 functions in temperature control of circadian rhythm in pacemaker neurons. J Neurosci. 33:6716-25.  
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2013.  Feast or famine: role of TRPML in preventing cellular amino acid starvation. Autophagy. 9:98-100.  
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2013.  Drosophila TRP channels and animal behavior. Life Sci. 92:394-403.  
  2012
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2012.  Gustatory receptors required for avoiding the insecticide L-canavanine. J Neurosci. 32:1429-35.  
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2012.  Drosophila TRPML is required for TORC1 activation. Curr Biol. 22:1616-21.  
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2012.  Drosophila visual transduction. Trends Neurosci. 35:356-63.  
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2012.  The Drosophila visual cycle and de novo chromophore synthesis depends on rdhB. J Neurosci. 32:3485-91.  
  2011
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2011.  Function of rhodopsin in temperature discrimination in Drosophila. Science. 331:1333-6.  
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2011.  Drosophila sperm swim backwards in the female reproductive tract and are activated via TRPP2 ion channels. PLoS One. :e20031.  
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2011.  The history of TRP channels, a commentary and reflection. Pflugers Arch. 461:499-506.  
  2010
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2010.  Kinetic scaffolding mediated by a phospholipase C-beta and Gq signaling complex. Science. 330:974-80.  
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2010.  Drosophila TRPA1 channel is required to avoid the naturally occurring insect repellent citronellal. Curr Biol. 20:1672-8.  
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2010.  Avoiding DEET through insect gustatory receptors. Neuron. 67:555-61.  
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2010.  Dependence on a retinophilin/myosin complex for stability of PKC and INAD and termination of phototransduction. J Neurosci. 30:11337-45.  
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2010.  Fine thermotactic discrimination between the optimal and slightly cooler temperatures via a TRPV channel in chordotonal neurons. J Neurosci. 30:10465-71.  
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2010.  Drosophila TRPM channel is essential for the control of extracellular magnesium levels. PLoS One. 5:e10519.  
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2010.  Drosophila TRPA1 channel mediates chemical avoidance in gustatory receptor neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107:8440-5.  
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2010.  Preventing a Perm with TRPV3. Cell. 141:218-20.  
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2010.  Light-induced translocation of Drosophila visual Arrestin2 depends on Rac2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107:4740-5.  
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2010.  Requirement for an enzymatic visual cycle in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 20:93-102.  
  2009
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2009.  A Drosophila gustatory receptor essential for aversive taste and inhibiting male-to-male courtship. Curr Biol. 19:1623-7.  
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2009.  A taste of the Drosophila gustatory receptors. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 19:345-53.  
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2009.  Multiple gustatory receptors required for the caffeine response in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106:4495-500.  
  2008
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2008.  Motor deficit in a Drosophila model of mucolipidosis type IV due to defective clearance of apoptotic cells. Cell. 135:838-51.  
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2008.  Gr64f is required in combination with other gustatory receptors for sugar detection in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 18:1797-801.  
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2008.  Control of thermotactic behavior via coupling of a TRP channel to a phospholipase C signaling cascade. Nat Neurosci. 11:871-3.  
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2008.  In search of the holy grail for Drosophila TRP. Neuron. 58:825-7.  
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2008.  TRP channels: it's not the heat, it's the humidity. Curr Biol. 18:R123-6.  
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2008.  A Drosophila model for LRRK2-linked parkinsonism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 105:2693-8.  
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2008.  The SOCS box protein STOPS is required for phototransduction through its effects on phospholipase C. Neuron. 57:56-68.  
  2007
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2007.  Integration of phosphoinositide- and calmodulin-mediated regulation of TRPC6. Mol Cell. 25:491-503.  
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2007.  Thermoregulation: channels that are cool to the core. Curr Biol. 17:R885-7.  
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2007.  Dynamic regulation of the INAD signaling scaffold becomes crystal clear. Cell. 131:19-21.  
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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.  
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2007.  TRP channels. Annu Rev Biochem. 76:387-417.  
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2007.  Phototransduction and retinal degeneration in Drosophila. Pflugers Arch. 454:821-47.  
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2007.  Dissection of the pathway required for generation of vitamin A and for Drosophila phototransduction. J Cell Biol. 177:305-16.  
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2007.  In vivo identification and manipulation of the Ca2+ selectivity filter in the Drosophila transient receptor potential channel. J Neurosci. 27:604-15.  
  2006
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2006.  A phosphoinositide synthase required for a sustained light response. J Neurosci. 26:12816-25.  
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2006.  An exciting release on TRPM7. Neuron. 52:395-7.  
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2006.  A taste receptor required for the caffeine response in vivo. Curr Biol. 16:1812-7.  
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2006.  Lysosomal localization of TRPML3 depends on TRPML2 and the mucolipidosis-associated protein TRPML1. J Biol Chem. 281:17517-27.  
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2006.  A mint of mutations in TRPM8 leads to cool results. Nat Neurosci. 9:466-8.  
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2006.  Dependence on the Lazaro phosphatidic acid phosphatase for the maximum light response. Curr Biol. 16:723-9.  
  2005
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2005.  International Union of Pharmacology. XLIX. Nomenclature and structure-function relationships of transient receptor potential channels. Pharmacol Rev. 57:427-50.  
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2005.  Dissecting independent channel and scaffolding roles of the Drosophila transient receptor potential channel. J Cell Biol. 171:685-94.  
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2005.  The latest waves in calcium signaling. Cell. 122:157-63.  
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2005.  p53 mediates cellular dysfunction and behavioral abnormalities in Huntington's disease. Neuron. 47:29-41.  
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2005.  TRP channels in Drosophila photoreceptor cells. J Physiol. 567:45-51.  
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2005.  Drosophila TRP channels. Pflugers Arch. 451:19-28.  
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2005.  Rhodopsin formation in Drosophila is dependent on the PINTA retinoid-binding protein. J Neurosci. 25:5187-94.  
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2005.  The TRP superfamily of cation channels. Sci STKE. 2005:re3.  
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2005.  Take a TRP to beat the heat. Genes Dev. 19:415-8.  
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2005.  Activated RIC, a small GTPase, genetically interacts with the Ras pathway and calmodulin during Drosophila development. Dev Dyn. 232:817-26.  
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2005.  Light activation, adaptation, and cell survival functions of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger CalX. Neuron. 45:367-78.  
  2004
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2004.  Suppression of constant-light-induced blindness but not retinal degeneration by inhibition of the rhodopsin degradation pathway. Curr Biol. 14:2076-85.  
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2004.  Exciting trips for TRPs. Nat Cell Biol. 6:690-2.  
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2004.  Rhodopsin kinase activity modulates the amplitude of the visual response in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 101:11874-9.  
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2004.  Light-dependent translocation of visual arrestin regulated by the NINAC myosin III. Neuron. 43:95-103.  
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2004.  From protein dynamics to animal behavior: new insights into complex cell regulatory mechanisms. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 16:115-8.  
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2004.  Molecular genetics of Drosophila TRP channels. Novartis Found Symp. 258:3-12;discussion12-7,98-102,263-6.  
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2004.  A lysosomal tetraspanin associated with retinal degeneration identified via a genome-wide screen. EMBO J. 23:811-22.  
  2003
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2003.  A flagellar polycystin-2 homolog required for male fertility in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 13:2179-84.  
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2003.  International Union of Pharmacology. XLIII. Compendium of voltage-gated ion channels: transient receptor potential channels. Pharmacol Rev. 55:591-6.  
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2003.  Mg2+ homeostasis: the Mg2+nificent TRPM chanzymes. Curr Biol. 13:R799-801.  
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2003.  Light adaptation through phosphoinositide-regulated translocation of Drosophila visual arrestin. Neuron. 39:121-32.  
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2003.  TRPM5 is a voltage-modulated and Ca(2+)-activated monovalent selective cation channel. Curr Biol. 13:1153-8.  
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2003.  Thermosensation: hot findings make TRPNs very cool. Curr Biol. 13:R476-8.  
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2003.  The venerable inveterate invertebrate TRP channels. Cell Calcium. 33:409-17.  
  2002
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2002.  Defective proboscis extension response (DPR), a member of the Ig superfamily required for the gustatory response to salt. J Neurosci. 22:3463-72.  
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2002.  The TRP channels, a remarkably functional family. Cell. 108:595-8.  
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2002.  A unified nomenclature for the superfamily of TRP cation channels. Mol Cell. 9:229-31.  
  2001
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2001.  Regulation of the rhodopsin protein phosphatase, RDGC, through interaction with calmodulin. Neuron. 32:1097-106.  
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2001.  Physiology, phylogeny, and functions of the TRP superfamily of cation channels. Sci STKE. 2001:re1.  
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2001.  Regulation of melastatin, a TRP-related protein, through interaction with a cytoplasmic isoform. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 98:10692-7.  
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2001.  An end in sight to a long TRP. Neuron. 30:3-5.  
  2000
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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.  
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2000.  A PDZ protein ushers in new links. Nat Genet. 26:6-7.  
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2000.  TRPgamma, a drosophila TRP-related subunit, forms a regulated cation channel with TRPL. Neuron. 26:647-57.  
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2000.  PLC fills a GAP in G-protein-coupled signalling. Nat Cell Biol. 2:E82-3.  
  1999
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1999.  Activation of a TRPC3-dependent cation current through the neurotrophin BDNF. Neuron. 24:261-73.  
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1999.  Visual transduction in Drosophila. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 15:231-68.  
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1999.  Termination of phototransduction requires binding of the NINAC myosin III and the PDZ protein INAD. Nat Neurosci. 2:447-53.  
  1998
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1998.  Requirement for the NINAC kinase/myosin for stable termination of the visual cascade. J Neurosci. 18:9601-6.  
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1998.  Retinal targets for calmodulin include proteins implicated in synaptic transmission. J Biol Chem. 273:31297-307.  
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1998.  TRP trapped in fly signaling web. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 8:389-97.  
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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.  
  1997
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1997.  New light on TRP and TRPL. Mol Pharmacol. 52:755-63.  
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1997.  Coassembly of TRP and TRPL produces a distinct store-operated conductance. Cell. 89:1155-64.  
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1997.  Calmodulin regulation of light adaptation and store-operated dark current in Drosophila photoreceptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 94:5894-9.  
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1997.  Calmodulin regulation of calcium stores in phototransduction of Drosophila. Science. 275:1119-21.  
  1996
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1996.  RIC, a calmodulin-binding Ras-like GTPase. EMBO J. 15:5839-48.  
  1995
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1995.  TRPC1, a human homolog of a Drosophila store-operated channel. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 92:9652-6.  
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1995.  Calmodulin binding to Drosophila NinaC required for termination of phototransduction. EMBO J. 14:4450-9.  
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1995.  Defective glia induce neuronal apoptosis in the repo visual system of Drosophila. Neuron. 14:581-90.  
  1994
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1994.  Musashi, a neural RNA-binding protein required for Drosophila adult external sensory organ development. Neuron. 13:67-81.  
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1994.  repo encodes a glial-specific homeo domain protein required in the Drosophila nervous system. Genes Dev. 8:981-94.  
  1993
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1993.  Dependence of calmodulin localization in the retina on the NINAC unconventional myosin. Science. 262:1038-42.  
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1993.  Distinct roles of the Drosophila ninaC kinase and myosin domains revealed by systematic mutagenesis. J Cell Biol. 122:601-12.  
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1993.  tramtrack is a transcriptional repressor required for cell fate determination in the Drosophila eye. Genes Dev. 7:1085-96.  
  1992
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1992.  Regulation of Drosophila neural development by a putative secreted protein. Differentiation. 52:1-11.  
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1992.  Molecular cloning and characterization of the genes encoding the two subunits of Drosophila melanogaster calcineurin. J Biol Chem. 267:22542-9.  
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1992.  Differential localizations of and requirements for the two Drosophila ninaC kinase/myosins in photoreceptor cells. J Cell Biol. 116:683-93.  
  1989
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1989.  Molecular genetics of Drosophila vision. Bioessays. 11:43-8.  
  1988
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1988.  Isolation of a putative phospholipase C gene of Drosophila, norpA, and its role in phototransduction. Cell. 54:723-33.  
  1987
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1987.  A second opsin gene expressed in the ultraviolet-sensitive R7 photoreceptor cells of Drosophila melanogaster. J Neurosci. 7:1558-66.  
  1985
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1985.  Rescue of the Drosophila phototransduction mutation trp by germline transformation. Science. 230:1040-3.  
  1984
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1984.  Elimination of mRNA splicing by a point mutation outside the conserved GU at 5' splice sites. Nucleic Acids Res. 12:3821-7.  
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1984.  Control of adenovirus E1B mRNA synthesis by a shift in the activities of RNA splice sites. Mol Cell Biol. 4:966-72.  
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1984.  Complete transformation by adenovirus 2 requires both E1A proteins. Cell. 36:951-61.  
  1983
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1983.  Inhibition of RNA cleavage but not polyadenylation by a point mutation in mRNA 3' consensus sequence AAUAAA. Nature. 305:600-5.  
  1982
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1982.  Enhanced expression of adenovirus transforming proteins. J Virol. 44:276-85.  
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1982.  Resolving the functions of overlapping viral genes by site-specific mutagenesis at a mRNA splice site. Nature. 295:380-4.  
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1945.  Test.   
  1920
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1920.  Test.   
  