Drosophila

• A Phosphoinositide Synthase Required for a Sustained Light Response

  Wang, T. & Montell, C.
  The Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (6 December 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3673-06.2006

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• fruitless regulates aggression and dominance in Drosophila

  Eleftheria Vrontou, Steven P Nilsen, Ebru Demir, Edward A Kravitz and Barry J Dickson
  Nature Neuroscience
  (19 November 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1809

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• A double-switch system regulates male courtship behavior in male and female Drosophila melanogaster

  Troy R Shirangi, Barbara J Taylor and Michael McKeown
  Nature Genetics
  (5 November 2006); doi:10.1038/ng1908

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• Son of Sevenless Directly Links the Robo Receptor to Rac Activation to Control Axon Repulsion at the Midline

  Yang, L. & Bashaw, G. J.
  Neuron 52
  (22 November 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.039

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• The Drosophila radish gene encodes a protein required for anesthesia-resistant memory

  Folkers, E., Waddell, S. & Quinn, W. G.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (6 November 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0608377103

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• Transcriptional response to alcohol exposure in Drosophila melanogaster

  Morozova, T. V., Anholt, R. R. H. & Mackay, T. F. C.
  Genome Biology 7
  (20 October 2006); doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-10-r95

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• Lamin B1 duplications cause autosomal dominant leukodystrophy

  Quasar S Padiath, Kazumasa Saigoh, Raphael Schiffmann, Hideaki Asahara, Takeshi Yamada, Anulf Koeppen, Kirk Hogan, Louis J Ptáek and Ying-Hui Fu
  Nature Genetics 38 1114 - 1123
  (3 September 2006); doi:10.1038/ng1872

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• Odd-skipped genes specify the signaling center that triggers retinogenesis in Drosophila

  Bras-Pereira, C., Bessa, J. & Casares, F.
  Development
  (4 October 2006); doi:10.1242/dev.02593

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• Local caspase activity directs engulfment of dendrites during pruning

  Darren W Williams, Shu Kondo, Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Yasushi Hiromi and James W Truman
  Nature Neuroscience 9 1234 - 1236
  (17 September 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1774

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• Inaugural Article: wasted away, a Drosophila mutation in triosephosphate isomerase, causes paralysis, neurodegeneration, and early death

  Gnerer, J. P., Kreber, R. A. & Ganetzky, B.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  (28 September 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0606887103

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• The tumour suppressor Hippo acts with the NDR kinases in dendritic tiling and maintenance

  Kazuo Emoto, Jay Z. Parrish, Lily Yeh Jan and Yuh-Nung Jan
  Nature 443 210 - 213
  (13 August 2006); doi:10.1038/nature05090

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• A Genomic Screen for Modifiers of Tauopathy Identifies Puromycin-Sensitive Aminopeptidase as an Inhibitor of Tau-Induced Neurodegeneration

  Karsten, S. L. et al.
  Neuron 51
  (7 September 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.07.019

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• Mutations in the K+/Cl- Cotransporter Gene kazachoc (kcc) Increase Seizure Susceptibility in Drosophila

  Hekmat-Scafe, D. S., Lundy, M. Y., Ranga, R. & Tanouye, M. A.
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (30 August 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4998-05.2006

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• From the Cover: Antioxidants protect PINK1-dependent dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila

  Wang, D. et al.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (24 August 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0604661103

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• Neurotoxic protein expression reveals connections between the circadian clock and mating behavior in Drosophila

  Kadener, S. et al.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (28 August 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0605962103

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• Tequila, a Neurotrypsin Ortholog, Regulates Long-Term Memory Formation in Drosophila

  Didelot, G. et al.
  Science 313
  (11 August 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1127215

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• A Pheromone Receptor Mediates 11-cis-Vaccenyl Acetate-Induced Responses in Drosophila

  Ha, T. S. & Smith, D. P.
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (23 August 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0876-06.2006

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• Phenotypes of Drosophila Brain Neurons in Primary Culture Reveal a Role for Fascin in Neurite Shape and Trajectory

  Kraft, R. et al.
  Journal of Neuroscience 26
  (23 August 2006); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2106-06.2006

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• Dynamic regulation of Drosophila nuclear receptor activity in vivo

  Palanker, L. et al.
  Development 133
  (16 August 2006); doi:10.1242/dev.02512

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• Spatial control of actin organization at adherens junctions by a synaptotagmin-like protein

  Fanny Pilot, Jean-Marc Philippe, Céline Lemmers and Thomas Lecuit
  Nature 442 580 - 584
  (9 July 2006); doi:10.1038/nature04935

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• Activity-Dependent Gating of CaMKII Autonomous Activity by Drosophila CASK

  Hodge, J. J. L., Mullasseril, P. & Griffith, L. C.
  Neuron 51
  (3 August 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.06.020

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• Mutational analysis of DJ-1 in Drosophila implicates functional inactivation by oxidative damage and aging

  Meulener, M. C., Xu, K., Ischiropoulos, H. & Bonini, N. M.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (7 August 2006); doi: 10.1073/pnas.0601891103

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• Sex- and clock-controlled expression of the neuropeptide F gene in Drosophila

  Lee, G., Bahn, J. H. & Park, J. H.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (7 August 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0601171103

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• A Distinct Small RNA Pathway Silences Selfish Genetic Elements in the Germline

  Vagin, V. V. et al.
  Science 313
  (21 July 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1129333

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• Highwire Restrains Synaptic Growth by Attenuating a MAP Kinase Signal

  Collins, C. A., Wairkar, Y. P, Johnson, S. L. & DiAntonio, A.
  Neuron 51
  (6 July 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.05.026

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• Essential Role of the Apoptotic Cell Engulfment Genes draper and ced-6 in Programmed Axon Pruning during Drosophila Metamorphosis

  Awasaki, T. et al.
  Neuron 50
  (14 June 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.04.027

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• The Drosophila Cell Corpse Engulfment Receptor Draper Mediates Glial Clearance of Severed Axons

  MacDonald, J. M. et al.
  Neuron 50
  (14 June 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.04.028

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• Wlds Protection Distinguishes Axon Degeneration following Injury from Naturally Occurring Developmental Pruning

  Hoopfer, E. D. et al.
  Neuron 50
  (14 June 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.05.013

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• JETLAG Resets the Drosophila Circadian Clock by Promoting Light-Induced Degradation of TIMELESS

  Koh, K., Zheng, X. & Sehgal, A.
  Science 312
  (23 June 2006); doi:10.1126/science.1124951

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• The brain tumor gene negatively regulates neural progenitor cell proliferation in the larval central brain of Drosophila

  Bello, B., Reichert, H. & Hirth, F.
  Development 133
  (14 June 2006); doi:10.1242/dev.02429

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• A dynamic role for the mushroom bodies in promoting sleep in Drosophila

  Jena L. Pitman, Jermaine J. McGill, Kevin P. Keegan and Ravi Allada
  Nature 441 753 - 756
  doi:10.1038/nature04739

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• Sleep in Drosophila is regulated by adult mushroom bodies

  William J. Joiner, Amanda Crocker, Benjamin H. White and Amita Sehgal
  Nature 441 757 - 760
  doi:10.1038/nature04811

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• Genome-wide RNAi screen of Ca2+ influx identifies genes that regulate Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channel activity

  Zhang, S. L. et al.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (2 June 2006); doi:10.1073/pnas.0603161103

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• γ-Cleavage-Independent Functions of Presenilin, Nicastrin, and Aph-1 Regulate Cell-Junction Organization and Prevent Tau Toxicity In Vivo

  Doglio, L. E. et al.
  Neuron 50
  (4 May 2006); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.03.038

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• Genetic mosaic with dual binary transcriptional systems in Drosophila

  Sen-Lin Lai and Tzumin Lee
  Nature Neuroscience 9 703 - 709
  (2 April 2006); doi:10.1038/nn1681

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