Selected Publications
Macdonald, P.M. Diversity in translational regulation. (2001) Current
Opinion in Cell Biology 13, 326-331.
Mancebo, R., Zhou, X., Shillinglaw, W., Henzel, W. and Macdonald,
P.M. (2001) BSF binds specifically to the bicoid mRNA and contributes
to its stabilization. Molecular and Cellular Biology 21, 3462-3471.
Harris, A.N. and Macdonald, P.M. (2001) aubergine encodes a Drosophila
polar granule component required for pole cell formation and related
to eIF2C. Development 128, 2823-2832.
Arn, E.A. and Macdonald, P.M. (2001) RNA localization goes direct.
Direct injection of RNA provides a new view of localization during
Drosophila oogenesis. Developmental Cell 1, 155-156.
Arn, E.A., Cha, B.J., Theurkauf, W.E. and Macdonald, P.M. (2003)
Recognition of a bicoid mRNA localization signal by a protein complex
containing Swallow, Nod and RNA binding proteins. Developmental Cell
4, 41-51.
Snee, M.J. and Macdonald, P.M. (2004) Live imaging of nuage and polar
granules: evidence against a precursor-product relationship, and
a novel role for Oskar in stabilization of polar granule components.
Journal of Cell Science 117, 2109-2120.
Macdonald, P.M.
(2004) Translational Regulation: A Cup Half Full. Current Biology
14, R282-R283.
Braat, A.K., Yan, N., Arn, E., Harrison, D. and Macdonald, P.M. (2004)
Localization-dependent Oskar protein accumulation: control after
the initiation of translation. Developmental Cell 7, 125-131.
Yan, N. and Macdonald, P.M. (2004) Genetic interactions of Drosophila
melanogaster arrest reveal roles for translational repressor Bruno
in accumulation of Gurken and activity of Delta. Genetics 168,
1433-1442.
Snee, M.J., Arn, E.A., Bullock, S.L. and Macdonald, P.M. (2005)
Recognition of the bcd mRNA localization signal in Drosophila embryos
and ovaries.
Molecular and Cellular Biology 25, 1501-1510.
Macdonald, P.M. (2005) Translational repression by Bicoid: competition
for the cap. Cell 121, 321-322.
Burgler, C. and Macdonald, P.M. (2005) Prediction and verification
of microRNA targets by MovingTargets, a highly adaptable prediction
method. BMC Genomics 6, 88.
Geng, Y. and Macdonald, P.M. (2006) Imp associates with Squid and
Hrp48 and contributes to localized expression of gurken .
Molecular and Cellular Biology 26, 9508-9516.
Snee, M.J., Harrison, D., Yan, N. and Macdonald, P.M. (2007) A late
phase of Oskar accumulation is crucial for posterior patterning of
the Drosophila embryo, and is blocked by ectopic expression
of Bruno. Differentiation, in press.
Jones, J.R. and
Macdonald, P.M. (2007) Oskar controls morphology of polar granules
and nuclear bodies in Drosophila. Development 134,
233-236. |
