Publications

Topalidou, I (2021). Background mutation in strain RB2126 affects the locomotion behavior of flp-1 mutants. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000393

Cattin-Ortolá, J. Topalidou, I. Lau, H., Hummer, B., Asensio, C.S., Ong, S., Ailion, M. CCDC186 controls dense-core vesicle cargo sorting by exit. Preprint. –PDF

Topalidou, I., Cattin-Ortolá, J., Hummer, B., Asensio, C.S., & Ailion, M. EIPR1 controls dense-core cargo retention and EARP complex localization in insulin secreting cells. MBoC 31, 59-79 (2020). –PDF

Labella, et. al. Casein Kinase 1d Stabilizies Mature Axons by Inhibiting Transcription Termination of Ankyrin. Developmental Cell 52, 88-103 (2020). –PDF

Lamelza, et. al. Hybridization promotes asexual reproduction in Caenorhabditis nematodes. PLOS Genetics 15(12), e1008520 (2019). –PDF

Félix, M.-A., Ailion, M., Hsu, J.-C., Richaud, A. & Wang, J. Pristionchus nematodes occur frequently in diverse rotting vegetal substrates and are not exclusively necromenic, while Panagrellus redivivoides is found specifically in rotting fruits. PLOS ONE 13, e0200851 (2018). –PDF

Coleman, B., Topalidou, I. & Ailion, M. Modulation of Gq-Rho Signaling by the ERK MAPK Pathway Controls Locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 209, 523–535 (2018). –PDF


Topalidou, I., Cooper, K., Pereira, L. & Ailion, M. Dopamine negatively modulates the NCA ion channels in C. elegans. PLOS Genetics 13, e1007032 (2017). –PDF

Cattin-Ortolá, J., Topalidou, I., Dosey A., Merz, A.J., Ailion, M. The dense core vesicle maturation protein CCCP-1 binds RAB-2 and membranes through its C-terminal domain. Traffic, 18, 720-732 (2017). –PDF

Ailion, M. & Malik, H. S. Genetics: Master Regulator or Master of Disguise? Current Biology 27, R844–R847 (2017). –PDF


Hoyt, J. M. et al. The SEK-1 p38 MAP Kinase Pathway Modulates Gq Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 7, 2979–2989 (2017). –PDF


Topalidou, I. et al. The NCA-1 and NCA-2 Ion Channels Function Downstream of Gq and Rho To Regulate Locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 206, 265–282 (2017). –PDF


Lamelza, P. & Ailion, M. Cytoplasmic–Nuclear Incompatibility Between Wild Isolates of Caenorhabditis nouraguensis. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 7, 823–834 (2017). –PDF


Topalidou, I. et al. The EARP Complex and Its Interactor EIPR-1 Are Required for Cargo Sorting to Dense-Core Vesicles. PLoS Genet 12, (2016). –PDF


Paquin, N. et al. The Conserved VPS-50 Protein Functions in Dense-Core Vesicle Maturation and Acidification and Controls Animal Behavior. Current Biology 26, 862–871 (2016). –PDF


Hollopeter, G. et al. The membrane-associated proteins FCHo and SGIP are allosteric activators of the AP2 clathrin adaptor complex. eLife 3, (2014). –PDF


Ailion, M. et al. Two Novel Rab2 Interactors Regulate Dense-core Vesicle Maturation. Neuron 82, 167–180 (2014). –PDF


Frøkjær-Jensen, C., Davis, M. W., Ailion, M. & Jorgensen, E. M. Improved Mos1-mediated transgenesis in C. elegans. Nat Methods 9, 117–118 (2012). –PDF


Kiontke, K. C. et al. A phylogeny and molecular barcodes for Caenorhabditis, with numerous new species from rotting fruits. BMC Evol Biol 11, 339 (2011). –PDF


McGrath, P. T. et al. Parallel evolution of domesticated Caenorhabditis species targets pheromone receptor genes. Nature 477, 321–325 (2011). –PDF


Teixeira-Castro, A. et al. Neuron-specific proteotoxicity of mutant ataxin-3 in C. elegans: rescue by the DAF-16 and HSF-1 pathways. Hum Mol Genet 20, 2996–3009 (2011). –PDF


Seidel, H. S. et al. A Novel Sperm-Delivered Toxin Causes Late-Stage Embryo Lethality and Transmission Ratio Distortion in C. elegans. PLoS Biol 9, (2011). –PDF


Luo, L. et al. The Caenorhabditis elegans GARP complex contains the conserved Vps51 subunit and is required to maintain lysosomal morphology. Mol Biol Cell 22, 2564–2578 (2011). –PDF


Jafari, G. et al. Genetics of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling During Organ Growth Using the Caenorhabditis elegans Pharynx Model. Genetics 186, 969–982 (2010). –PDF


Reiner, D. J., Ailion, M., Thomas, J. H. & Meyer, B. J. C. elegans Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Ortholog SCD-2 Controls Dauer Formation by Modulating TGF-β Signaling. Curr Biol 18, 1101–1109 (2008). –PDF


Frøkjær-Jensen, C., Ailion, M. & Lockery, S. R. Ammonium-Acetate Is Sensed by Gustatory and Olfactory Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS One 3, (2008). –PDF


Williams, S. L. et al. Trio’s Rho-specific GEF domain is the missing Gαq effector in C. elegans. Genes Dev. 21, 2731–2746 (2007). –PDF


Inoue, T. et al. Genetic Analysis of Dauer Formation in Caenorhabditis briggsae. Genetics 177, 809–818 (2007). –PDF


Speese, S. et al. UNC-31 (CAPS) Is Required for Dense-Core Vesicle But Not Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis in Caenorhabditis elegans. J. Neurosci. 27, 6150–6162 (2007). –PDF


Rodrigues, A.-J. et al. Functional genomics and biochemical characterization of the C. elegans orthologue of the Machado-Joseph disease protein ataxin-3. The FASEB Journal 21, 1126–1136 (2007). –PDF


Li, J., Brown, G., Ailion, M., Lee, S. & Thomas, J. H. NCR-1 and NCR-2, the C. elegans homologs of the human Niemann-Pick type C1 disease protein, function upstream of DAF-9 in the dauer formation pathways. Development 131, 5741–5752 (2004). –PDF


Ailion, M. & Thomas, J. H. Isolation and characterization of high-temperature-induced Dauer formation mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 165, 127–144 (2003). –PDF


Ailion, M. & Thomas, J. H. Dauer formation induced by high temperatures in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 156, 1047–1067 (2000). –PDF


Daniels, S. A., Ailion, M., Thomas, J. H. & Sengupta, P. egl-4 acts through a transforming growth factor-beta/SMAD pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans to regulate multiple neuronal circuits in response to sensory cues. Genetics 156, 123–141 (2000). –PDF


Ailion, M., Inoue, T., Weaver, C. I., Holdcraft, R. W. & Thomas, J. H. Neurosecretory control of aging in Caenorhabditis elegans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96, 7394–7397 (1999). –PDF


Paradis, S., Ailion, M., Toker, A., Thomas, J. H. & Ruvkun, G. A PDK1 homolog is necessary and sufficient to transduce AGE-1 PI3 kinase signals that regulate diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genes Dev 13, 1438–1452 (1999). –PDF