Publications

Berez A., Peercy B.E., and Starz-Gaiano M. (2020) Development and Analysis of a Quantitative Mathematical Model of Bistability in the Cross Repression System Between APT and SLBO Within the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway. Front. Physiol. 11:803. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00803

Campbell S.M., Starz-Gaiano M. and Leips J. (2020) Assessing the Age-Specific Phagocytic Ability of Adult Drosophila melanogaster Hemocytes using an In Vivo Phagocytosis Assay.  J. Vis. Exp. Jun 11;(160). doi: 10.3791/60983.

Gabrawy M.M., Campbell S., Carbone M.A., Morozova T.V., Arya G.H., B Turlapati L., Walston J.D., Starz-Gaiano M., Everett L., Mackay T.F.C., Leips J., Abadir P.M. (2019) Lisinopril preserves physical resilience and extends life span in a genotype-specific manner in Drosophila melanogaster. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.  Jun 14. pii: glz152. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz152.

Trivedi, S. and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2018) Drosophila Jak/STAT Signaling: Regulation and Relevance in Human Cancer and Metastasis. Int J Mol Sci. Special Issue: Drosophila Models of Human Disease; Dec 14;19(12). pii: E4056. doi: 10.3390/ijms19124056.

Saadin, A., and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2018) Cytokine exocytosis and JAK/STAT activation in the Drosophila ovary requires the vesicle trafficking regulator α-Snap. J Cell Science. 131: jcs217638 doi: 10.1242/jcs.217638.

Mekus Z.*, Cooley J*, George A*, Sabo V*, Strzegowski M, Starz-Gaiano M. and Peercy B. (2018) Effects of cell packing on chemoattractant distribution within a tissue. AIMS Biophys. 5 (1): 1-21. DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2018.1.1.

Manning, LA., Sheth, J.*, Bridges, S., Saadin, A., Odinammadu, K.*, Andrew D., Spencer, S., Montell, D., Starz-Gaiano, M. (2017) A hormonal cue promotes timely follicle cell migration by modulating transcriptional profiles. Mechanisms of Development, 148: 56-68, doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2017.06.003

Saadin, A., and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2016) Identification of Novel Regulators of the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway that Control Border Cell Migration in the Drosophila Ovary. G3 (Bethesda). Jul 7;6(7):1991- 2002. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.028100.

Monahan, A. and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2016) Apontic regulates somatic stem cell numbers in Drosophila testes. BMC Developmental Biology, 16(1); 5 doi: 10.1186/s12861-016-0103-3.

Monahan, A. and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2015) Socs36E Limits STAT Signaling via Cullin2 and a SOCS-Box Independent Mechanism in the Drosophila Egg Chamber. Mechanisms of Development, 138; 313-327.

Manning LA, Weideman AM, Peercy BE, Starz-Gaiano M. (2015) Tissue landscape alters adjacent cell fates during Drosophila egg development. Nat Commun. 2015 Jun 17;6:7356. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8356.

Stonko, D., Manning, L., Starz-Gaiano, M., and Peercy, B. (2015) A force-based biophysical model of collective cell migration in a three-dimensional, heterogeneous environment. PLoS One. 10(4): e0122799

Manning, L. and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2015) Upright imaging of Drosophila egg chambers. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (97): doi: 10.3791/52636.

Horn, L*., Leips, J., and Starz-Gaiano, M. (2014) Phagocytosis Ability Declines with Age in Adult Drosophila Hemocytes. Aging Cell. 13(4): 719-728.

Monahan, AJ, and Starz-Gaiano, M.  SOCS36E Attenuates STAT Signaling to Limit Cell Motility in the Drosophila Ovary. Developmental Biology 2013, July 15, 379; 152-166.
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Montell, DJ, Yoon, WH, Starz-Gaiano, M. Group Choreography: Molecular Mechanisms Orchestrating the Collective Movement of Border Cells. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2012, Oct;13(10): 631-45.
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Cho I, Horn, L, Felix, TM, Foster, L, Gregory, G, Starz-Gaiano, M, Chambers, M, De Luca M, Leips J.  Age- and diet- specific effects of variation at S6 kinase on life history, metabolic and immune response traits in Drosophila melanogaster. DNA and Cell Biology, 2010, Sept; 29(9):473-85.
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Starz-Gaiano M, Melani M, Meinhardt H, Montell D. Interpretation of the UPD/JAK/STAT morphogen gradient in Drosophila follicle cells. Cell Cycle 2009 Sep 15;8(18):2917-25.
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Renault AD, Ricardo S, Kunwar PS, Santos A, Starz-Gaiano M, Stein JA, Lehmann R. Hedgehog does not guide migrating Drosophila germ cells. Dev Biol. 2009 Apr 15;328(2):355-62
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Starz-Gaiano M, Melani M, Wang X, Meinhardt H, Montell DJ. Feedback inhibition of Jak/STAT signaling by apontic is required to limit an invasive cell population. Developmental Cell. 2008 May;14(5):726-38.
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Prasad M, Jang AC, Starz-Gaiano M, Melani M, Montell DJ. A protocol for culturing Drosophila melanogaster stage 9 egg chambers for live imaging. Nature Protocols 2007;2(10):2467-73.
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Jang AC, Starz-Gaiano M, Montell DJ. Modeling migration and metastasis in Drosophila. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2007 Sep;12(2-3):103-14. Review.
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Starz-Gaiano M, Montell DJ. Genes that drive invasion and migration in Drosophila. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2004 Feb;14(1):86-91. Review.
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Kunwar PS, Starz-Gaiano M, Bainton RJ, Heberlein U, Lehmann R. Tre1, a G protein-coupled receptor, directs transepithelial migration of Drosophila germ cells. PLoS Biol. 2003 Dec;1(3):E80.
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Renault AD, Starz-Gaiano M, Lehmann R. Metabolism of sphingosine 1-phosphate and lysophosphatidic acid: a genome wide analysis of gene expression in Drosophila. Mech Dev. 2002 Dec;119 Suppl 1:S293-301.
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Starz-Gaiano M, Lehmann R. Moving towards the next generation. Mech Dev. 2001 Jul;105(1-2):5-18. Review.
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Starz-Gaiano M, Cho NK, Forbes A, Lehmann R. Spatially restricted activity of a Drosophila lipid phosphatase guides migrating germ cells. Development. 2001 Mar;128(6):983-91.
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Verona R, Moberg K, Estes S, Starz M, Vernon JP, Lees JA. E2F activity is regulated by cell cycle-dependent changes in subcellular localization. Mol Cell Biol. 1997 Dec;17(12):7268-82.
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Moberg K, Starz MA, Lees JA. E2F-4 switches from p130 to p107 and pRB in response to cell cycle reentry. Mol Cell Biol. 1996 Apr;16(4):1436-49.
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