Loer Lab Papers & Abstracts

C. elegans papers
  • Serotonin-deficient mutants and male mating behavior in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans Loer and Kenyon (1993), J. Neuroscience 13: 5407-5417. Web version; PDF

  • A phenylalanine hydroxylase gene from the nematode C. elegans is expressed in the hypodermis. Loer, Davidson & McKerrow (1999), J. Neurogenetics 13: 157-180.Web version; Pubmed

  • Feeding and metabolic signalling defects in a Caenorhabditis elegans serotonin-synthesis mutant. Sze, Victor, Loer, Yang & Ruvkun (2000), Nature 403: 560-564. Pubmed

  • Function and evolution of the serotonin-synthetic bas-1 gene and other aromatic amino acid decarboxylase genes in Caenorhabditis. Hare & Loer (2004) BMC Evolutionary Biology 4:24.

  • Evolution of neuronal patterning in free-living rhabditid nematodes I: Sex-specific serotonin-containing neurons. Loer & Rivard (2007), J. Comp. Neurol. 502:736-767 Pubmed

  • Anabolic function of phenylalanine hydroxylase in Caenhorabditis elegans. Calvo, Pey, Ying, Loer & Martinez (2008) FASEB Journal (in press).
    Selected abstracts
    Note: Only Society for Neurosciences Annual Meeting abstracts are considered to be published, "citable" abstracts. All others meeting abstracts and Worm Breeder's Gazette articles are considered "personal communications" and information contained therein should not be cited without the permission of the author(s).

  • Experience-modulated locomotion mediated by serotonin in various free-living nematodes. 2005 International C. elegans meeting abstract 459
  • Evolution of reproductive behavior and patterning of serotonergic neurons in free-living nematode relatives of C. elegans. 2005 International C. elegans meeting abstract 496
  • Egg laying behavior in C. elegans social vs. solitary strains. 2005 International C. elegans meeting abstract 497
  • Evolution of neurotransmitter synthetic enzyme genes and the patterning of serotonergic neurons in Caenorhabditis and other nematodes. 2004 WCWM abstract; 2004 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • Characterization of genes used by serotonergic neurons in the nematode C. elegans. C. M. Loer, S. DePaul & E. Hare. 2002 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • The cat-4/GTP cyclohydrolase I /F32G8.6 gene of C. elegans. 2002 WCWM abstract 231
  • The serotonin-synthetic AAADC bas-1 gene is C05D2.4, Hare & Loer - Worm Breeder's Gazette v. 17.1, p.60
  • Characterization of Serotonin-Synthetic Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Gene in the Nematode C. elegans - 2000 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • Characterization of the C. elegans Serotonin-Synthetic Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Gene bas-1 - 2000 WCWM abstract 147
  • Dopa decarboxylase genes and GTP cyclohydrolase I genes of the nematode C. elegans - 1998 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • Serotonergic marker genes: dopa decarboxylase genes rescue bas-1 mutants and a GTP cyclohydrolase I gene will more-than-likely rescue cat-4 mutants - 1998 WCWM abstract 161
  • Expression and regulation of the cysteine protease gene gcp-1 - 1996 European WM abstract 10
  • Biogenic amine synthesis (bas) genes of the nematode C. elegans - 1997 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • Serotonin and dopamine deficient cat-4 mutants may also have a poorly crosslinked cuticle - 1996 ECWM abstract 100
  • Comparisons of serotonin containing neurons in freeliving nematodes: correlation (or not) of ventral cord neurons with vulval precursor cell patterns - 1996 ECWM abstract 102
  • Aromatic amino acid hydroxylase genes from C. elegans - 1996 ECWM abstract 140
  • Characterization of serotonin-deficient mutants in the nematode C. elegans - 1995 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • A putative serotonin-synthetic aromatic amino acid hydroxylase from the nematode C. elegans - 1994 Neurosciences meeting abstract
  • Erratum for the embryonic cell lineage (Loer, Waring, Kenyon & Sulston, 1988 - Worm Breeder's Gazette v. 10.3, p.120-121. Okay, so I had to add this one since John Sulston won the Nobel Prize in 2002. My brush with the great.
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