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Professor Robert B. Saint

Molecular Genetics and Evolution Group and Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development,
Research School of Biological Sciences
GPO Box 475
Canberra ACT 2601
ph: +61 (02) 6125 2383
fax: +61 (02) 6125 3808

email: Robert.Saint@anu.edu.au

 

Full Publication List

87.   M. Coulson, S. Robert and R. SAINT (2005) Drosophila starvin encodes a tissue-specific BAG domain protein required for larval food uptake. Genetics, accepted for publication.

86.   L.V. O'Keefe, Y-H. Liu, A. Perkins, S. Dayan, R. SAINT and R.I. Richards (2005) FRA16D common chromosomal fragile site oxido-reductase (FOR/WWOX) protects against the effects of ionizing radiation in Drosophila. Oncogene accepted for publication.

85.   T. Shandala, S.L. Gregory, H.E. Dalton, M. Smallhorn and R. SAINT (2004) Citron kinase is an essential effector of the Pbl-activated Rho signalling pathway in Drosophila melanogaster. Development 131, 5053-5063.

84.   E.E. Ball, D.C. Hayward, R. SAINT and DJ Miller (2004). A simple plan – cnidarians and the origins of developmental mechanisms. Nature Reviews Genetics 5, 567-577.

83.   A. Brumby, J.Secombe, J. Horsfield, M. Coombe, N. Amin, D. Coates, R. SAINT and H. Richardson (2004) A Genetic Screen for Dominant Modifiers of a cyclin E Hypomorphic Mutation, Identifies Novel Regulators of S Phase Entry in Drosophila. Genetics 168, 227-251.

82.   M. Smallhorn, M.J. Murray and R. SAINT (2004) The epithelial-mesenchymal transition of the Drosophila mesoderm requires the Rho GTP exchange factor, Pebble. Development 131, 2641-2651.

[Discussed in Curr Biol. 14: R508-10 2004 and Development 131: 1104, 2004 and selected as a ‘must read', Faculty of 1000, 24 Jun 2004 http://www.f1000biology.com/article/15128661/evaluation]

81.   B. Knox, P. Ladiges, B. Evans and R. SAINT (2004) Biology, 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill.

80.   R.D. Kortschak, G. Samuel, R. SAINT and D. Miller* (2003) EST analysis of the cnidarian Acropora millepora reveals extensive gene loss and rapid sequence divergence in the model invertebrates. Curr. Biol. 13, 2190-2195.

[ *Joint corresponding author, cover photograph, discussed in Nature 426:744 (2003), ScienceNOW, 15 December (2003),; Nature Reviews Genetics 5:82-83 (2004) and Wissenschaft online]

77. W.G. Somers and R. SAINT (2003) A RhoGEF and Rho Family GTPase-Activating Protein Complex Links the Contractile Ring to Cortical Microtubules at the Onset of Cytokinesis. Dev. Cell 4, 29-39.

[discussed in minireviews: J. Cell Biol. 160: 627 (2003); Curr. Biol. 13: R363-R365 (2003); Molecular Cell 11, 846-848 (2003)]


76. T. Shandala, K. Takizawa and R. Saint (2003) The dead ringer/retained transcriptional regulatory gene is required for positioning of the longitudinal glia in the Drosophila embryonic CNS. Development 130, 1505-1513.


68. L. O’Keefe, W.G. Somers, A. Harley, and R. SAINT (2001) The Pebble GTP Exchange Factor and the Control of Cytokinesis. Cell Struct. Function 26, 619-626.


67. G. Samuel, D.J. Miller and R. SAINT (2001) Conservation of a DPP/BMP signalling pathway in the non-bilateral cnidarian, Acropora millepora. Evolution and Development. 3, 241-250.


62. L. Jones, H. Richardson and R. SAINT. (2000) cyclin E transcription is regulated by multiple tissue specific regulatory elements during Drosophila melanogaster embryogenesis. Development, 127, 4619-4630.


56. T. Häder, D. Wainwright, T. Shandala, R. SAINT, H. Taubert, G. Brönner and H. Jäckle. (1999) Receptor tyrosine kinase signaling regulates different modes of Groucho-dependent control of Dorsal. Current Biology 10, 51-54.


55. S.N. Prokopenko, A. Brumby, L. O'Keefe, L. Prior, Y. He, R. SAINT and H.J. Bellen. (1999) A putative exchange factor for Rho1 GTPase is required for initiation of cytokinesis in Drosophila. Genes Dev. 13, 2301-2314.


54. T. Shandala, R.D. Kortschak, S. Gregory and R. SAINT. (1999) The Drosophila dead ringer gene is required for normal embryonic patterning through regulation of argos and buttonhead expression. Development 126, 4341-4349.


53. M.J. Clarkson, J.R.E. Wells, F. Gibson, R. SAINT* and D.J. Tremethick.* (1999) Regions of His2AvD required for variant histone-specific function during Drosophila development. Nature 399, 694-697. *Joint corresponding authors


52. M.J. Clarkson and R. SAINT. (1999) A His2AvDGFP fusion gene rescues His2AvD mutant lethality and provides an in vivo marker for Drosophila chromosome behaviour. DNA and Cell Biology 18, 457-462.


51. D.A. Lehman, B. Patterson, T. Johnston, T. Balzer, L. Britton, R. SAINT and B.A. Edgar. (1999) Cis-regulatory elements of the mitotic regulator, string/Cdc25. Development 126, 1793-1803.

50. M. Coulson, S. Robert, H.J. Eyre and R. SAINT. (1998) The identification and localisation of a human gene with sequence similarity to Polycomblike of Drosophila melanogaster. Genomics 48, 381-383.


49. S.A. Valentine, G. Chen, T. Shandala, J. Fernandez, S. Mische, R. SAINT and A. J. Courey. (1998) Dorsal-mediated repression requires the formation of a multiprotein repression complex at the ventral silencer. Mol. Cel. Biol. 18, 6584-6594.


48. J. Secombe, J. Pispa , R. SAINT and H. Richardson. (1998) Analysis of a Drosophila cyclin E hypomorphic mutation suggests a novel role for Cyclin E in cell proliferation control during eye imaginal disc development. Genetics 149, 1867-1882.


47. S. Robert and R. SAINT. (1998) Rapid screening for protein interactors using in vitro translated protein and an expression library. Technical Tips Online (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/tto) T01334.


46. R.D. Kortschak, H. Reimann, M. Zimmer, H.J. Eyre, R. SAINT and D.E. Jenne. (1998) The human dead ringer/bright homolog, DRIL1: cDNA cloning, gene structure and mapping to D19S886, a marker on 19p13.3 which is strictly linked to the Peutz-Jeghers-Syndrome. Genomics 51, 288-292.

45. P. Kylsten and R. SAINT. (1997) Imaginal tissues of Drosophila melanogaster exhibit different modes of cell proliferation control. Developmental Biology 192, 509-522.

44. S. Gregory, R.D. Kortschak, B. Kalionis and R. SAINT. (1996) A novel highly conserved DNA-binding domain with homeodomain-like specificity is encoded by the Drosophila gene dead ringer. Mol. Cel. Biol. 16, 792-799.

43. H.E. Richardson, L.V. O'Keefe, T. Marty and R. SAINT. (1995) Ectopic expression of cyclin E overrides G1 phase arrest in developing Drosophila eye disc cells. Development 121, 3371-3379.


42. G. Hime, L. Prior and R. SAINT. (1995) The Drosophila melanogaster genome contains a member of the Rh/T2/S-glycoprotein family of ribonuclease-encoding genes. Gene 158, 203-207.

41. A. Lonie, R. D’Andrea, R. Paro and R. SAINT. (1994) Molecular cloning of Polycomblike, a gene required for repression of homeotic genes of Drosophila melanogaster. Development 120, 2629-2636.


40. R. Tearle, A. Tomlinson and R. SAINT. (1994) The dominant Drop eye mutations of Drosophila melanogaster define two loci implicated in normal eye development. Molec. Gen. Genet. 244, 426-434.


39. J. Knoblich, K. Sauer, L. Jones, H. Richardson, R. SAINT and C. Lehner. (1994) Cyclin E controls progression through S phase and its downregulation during Drosophila embryogenesis is required for the arrest of cell proliferation. Cell 77, 107-120.

38. R. SAINT and B. Patterson. (1993) Zygotic transcription and cell proliferation during Drosophila embryogenesis. Genetica 90, 157-163.


37. R. D’Andrea, C. Lehner, U. John, R. Stratmann and R. SAINT. (1993) The three rows gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes a novel protein required for chromosome separation during mitosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell 4, 1161-1174.


36. H. Richardson, L. O’Keefe, S. Reed and R. SAINT. (1993) Drosophila cyclin E is expressed in a tissue-specific manner during embryogenesis. Development 119, 673-690.


35. W.R. Knibb, R.G. Tearle, A. Elizur and R. SAINT. (1993) Genetic analysis of chromosomal region 97D2 9 of Drosophila melanogaster. Molec. Gen. Genet. 239, 109-114.


34. T.J. Lockett, P.A.B. Moretti, J. Lake and R. SAINT. (1993) rough genes with Deformed homeobox substitutions exhibit rough biological specificity during Drosophila eye development. Mechanisms of Development 41, 57-68.


33. R.G. Tearle, T.J. Lockett, W.R. Knibb, J. Garwood and R. SAINT. (1993) The regulation of cellular pattern formation in the compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster. in "Molecular Approaches to Pure and Applied Entomology" Eds J.G. Oakeshott and M.J. Whitten. Springer-Verlag pp267-291.

32. R. SAINT and P.L. Wigley. (1992) Developmental regulation of the cell cycle. Current Opinions in Genetics and Development 2, 614-620.


31. T.J. Lockett, D. Lewy, P. Holmes, K. Medveczky and R. SAINT. (1992) The rough gene as a selectable marker in germ line transformation of Drosophila melanogaster. Gene 114, 187-193.


30. G. Hime and R. SAINT. (1992) Zygotic expression of the pebble locus is required for cytokinesis during the post-blastoderm mitoses of Drosophila. Development 114, 165-171.

29. R. SAINT. (1990) Homeobox genes in morphogenesis and tissue pattern formation. Today's Life Sciences 2, 14-2130.


28. R. D'Andrea, P.L. Wigley, G. Hime, B. Patterson and R. SAINT. (1990) Organogenesis in Drosophila: Characterisation of three genes required for the post-blastoderm mitoses. J. Cell Biol. 111, 93a.

27. K. Kornfeld, R. SAINT, P.A. Beachy, P.J. Harte, D.A. Peattie and D.S. Hogness. (1989) Alternative splicing generates a family of Ultrabithorax mRNAs and proteins in Drosophila. Genes and Development 3, 243-258.

26. R. SAINT, B. Kalionis, T.J. Lockett and A. Elizur. (1988) rough: a homeobox gene in Drosophila melanogaster that regulates pattern formation in the developing eye. Nature 334, 151-154.

25. R. SAINT and B. Kalionis. (1987) A New Homeobox Gene in Drosophila melanogaster.
J. Cell. Biochem. Suppt. 11C:22.


24. J.G. Culvenor, C.J. Langford, P.E. Crewther, R. SAINT, R.L. Coppel, D.J. Kemp, R.F. Anders and G.V. Brown. (1987) Plasmodium falciparum: Identification and Localization of a Knob Protein Antigen Expressed by a cDNA Clone. Experimental Parasitology 63, 58-67.


23. R. SAINT, R.L. Coppel, A.F. Cowman, G.V. Brown, P.-T. Shi, N. Barzarga, D.J. Kemp and R.F. Anders. (1987) Changes in Repeat Number, Sequence and Reading Frame in S-Antigen Genes of Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Cellular Biology 7, 2968-2973.

22. D.D.L. Bowtell, R. SAINT, M.D. Rickard and G.F. Mitchell. (1986) Immunochemical analysis of Taenia taeniaeformis antigens expressed in Escherichia coli. Parasitology 93, 599-610.


21. R. SAINT, J.A. Beall, R.J. Grumont, G.F. Mitchell and E.G. Garcia. (1986) Expression of Schistosoma japonicum antigens in Escherichia coli. Molec. and Biochem. Parasitol. 18, 333-342.

20. G.V. Brown, J.G. Culvenor, P.E. Crewther, A.E. Bianco, R.L. Coppel, R. SAINT, H.-D. Stahl, D.J. Kemp and R.F. Anders. (1985) Localization of the ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (RESA) of Plasmodium falciparum in merozoites and ring-infected erythrocytes. J. Exp. Med. 162, 774-779.


19. D.S. Hogness, H.D. Lipshitz, P.A. Beachy, D.A. Peattie, R. SAINT, M. Goldschmidt-Clermont, P.J. Harte, E.R. Gavis and S.L. Helfand. (1985) Regulation and products of the Ubx domain of the Bithorax Complex. Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. Vol. 50, 181-194.


18. R.L. Coppel, R. SAINT, H.D. Stahl, C.J. Langford, G.V. Brown, R.F. Anders and D.J. Kemp. (1985). Plasmodium falciparum: Differentiation of isolates with DNA Hybridization using antigen gene probes. Experimental Parasitology 60, 82-89.

17. R.L. Coppel, R. SAINT, A.F. Cowman, J.G. Culvenor, G.V. Brown, R.F. Anders and D.J. Kemp. (1985) Soluble antigens of the asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum. In Proceedings of the first Asia and Pacific Conference on Malaria: Practical considerations on Malaria Vaccines and Clinical Trials, Hawaii, Ed. W.Siddiqui, in press. USAID, Washington.


16. A.F. Cowman, R. SAINT, R.L. Coppel, G.V. Brown, R.F. Anders and D.J. Kemp. (1985) Conserved sequences flank variable tandem repeats in two S-antigen genes of Plasmodium falciparum. Cell 40, 775-783.

15. R.F. Anders, R.L. Coppel, G.V. Brown, R. SAINT, A.F. Cowman, K.R. Lingelbach, G.F. Mitchell and D.J. Kemp. (1984) Plasmodium falciparum cDNA clone expressed in Escherichia coli encode many distinctive antigens. Molecular Biology in Medicine 2, 177-192.


14. D.D.L. Bowtell, R. SAINT, M.D. Rickard and G.F. Mitchell. (1984) Expression of Taenia taeniaeformis antigens in Escherichia coli. Molec. and Biochem. Parasitol. 13, 173-185.


13. R.L. Coppel, R.F. Anders, G.V. Brown, A.F. Cowman, K.R. Lingelbach, R. SAINT, G.F. Mitchell, and D.J. Kemp. (1984) Detection and analysis of Plasmodium falciparum antigens expressed in E.coli. In Molecular Parasitology. Ed. J.T. August. Academic Press.


12. R.L. Coppel, A.F. Cowman, R.F. Anders, A.E. Bianco, R. SAINT, K.R. Lingelbach, D.J. Kemp and G.V. Brown. (1984) A Plasmodium falciparum antigen present on the erythrocyte surface is composed of repeated amino acid sequences. Nature 310, 789-791.


11. G.V. Brown, R.F. Anders, R.L. Coppel, R. SAINT, A.F. Cowman, H.D. Stahl, K.R. Lingelbach, G.F. Mitchell, M.P. Alpers and D.J. Kemp. (1984) The expression of Plasmodium falciparum antigens in E.coli. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 307, 179-187.


10. H.D. Stahl, R.L. Coppel, G.V. Brown, R. SAINT, K.R. Lingelbach, A.F. Cowman, R.F.Anders and D.J. Kemp. (1984) Differential antibody screening of cloned Plasmodium falciparum sequences expressed in Escherichia coli: A procedure for isolation of defined antigens and analysis of human antisera. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 81, 2456-2460.

9. R.L. Coppel, R.F. Anders, G.V. Brown, A.F. Cowman, K.R. Lingelbach, R. SAINT, G.F. Mitchell and D.J. Kemp. (1983) Detection and analysis of Plasmodium falciparum antigens expressed in Escherichia coli. Proc. John Jacob Abel Symposium on Molecular Parasitology, Baltimore.


8. R.L. Coppel, A.F. Cowman, K.R. Lingelbach, G.V. Brown, R. SAINT, D.J. Kemp and R.F.Anders. (1983) Isolate specific S-antigen of Plasmodium falciparum contains a repeated sequence of eleven amino acids. Nature 306, 751-756.


7. D.J. Kemp, R.L. Coppel, A.F. Cowman, R. SAINT, G.V. Brown, M.P. Alpers, G.F. Mitchell and R.F. Anders. (1983) Polyclonal antibodies to polypeptides expressed from cloned genes as reagents for the analysis of parasite antigens. In: U.C.L.A. Symposium Proceedings: Molecular Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions.


6. D.J. Kemp, R.L. Coppel, A.F. Cowman, R. SAINT, G.V. Brown and R.F. Anders. (1983) Expression of Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigens in Escherichia coli: detection with antibodies from immune humans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 80, 3787-3791.

5. D.S. Hogness, R. SAINT, M.E. Akam, M. Goldschmidt-Clermont and P.A. Beachy. (1982) A Molecular Analysis of the Bithorax Complex of Drosophila. J. Supramolecular Structure Suppl. 6, 263.

4. D.S. Hogness, W. Bender, M.E. Akam, R. SAINT and P. Spierer. (1981) Molecular Organization and Expression in the Bithorax Gene Complex of Drosophila. J Supramolecular Structure Suppl. 5, 385.

3. R. SAINT and G.E. Rogers. (1979) Molecular Cloning of Avian Keratin Sequences. Proc. Aust. Biochem. Soc. 12, 76.


2. R. SAINT and J.B. Egan. (1979) A Method which Facilitates the Ordering of DNA Restriction Fragments. Molec. and Gen. Genet. 171, 103-106.


1. R. SAINT and J.B. Egan. (1979) Restriction Cleavage Maps of Coliphages 186 and P2. Molec. and Gen. Genet. 171, 79-89.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO ARISE FROM WORK CARRIED OUT IN MY LABORATORY:

4. L. O’KEEFE, S.T. Dougan, L. Gabay, E. Raz, B.Z. Shilo and S. Dinardo. (1997) spitz and wingless, emanating from distinct borders, cooperate to establish cell fate across the engrailed domain in the Drosophila epidermis. Development 124, 4837-4845.


3. K. Sauer, J.A. Knoblich, H.E. RICHARDSON and C.F. Lehner. (1995) Distinct modes of cyclin E/cdc2c kinase regulation and S-phase control in mitotic endoreduplication cycles of Drosophila melanogaster. Genes Dev. 9, 1327-1339.


2. M.M. Hulst, G. HIME, E. Newbigin and R.J.M. Moormann. (1994) Glycoprotein E2 of classical swine fever virus: expression in insect cells and identification as a ribonuclease. Virology 200, 558-565.


1. B. KALIONIS and P.H. O'Farrell. (1993) A universal target sequence is bound in vitro by diverse homeodomains. Mech. Dev. 43, 57-70.

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