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2013 Journal Article An insect trypsin-like serine protease as a target of miRNA: utilization of miRNA mimics and inhibitors by oral feedingJayachandran, Balanchandran, Hussain, Mazhar and Asgari, Sassan (2013). An insect trypsin-like serine protease as a target of miRNA: utilization of miRNA mimics and inhibitors by oral feeding. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43 (4), 398-406. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.10.004 |
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2013 Journal Article Identification of microRNAs from Plutella xylostella larvae associated with parasitization by Diadegma semiclausumEtebari, Kayvan, Hussain, Mazhar and Asgari, Sassan (2013). Identification of microRNAs from Plutella xylostella larvae associated with parasitization by Diadegma semiclausum. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43 (4), 309-318. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.01.004 |
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2013 Journal Article MicroRNA functions in insectsAsgari, Sassan (2013). MicroRNA functions in insects. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43 (4), 388-397. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.10.005 |
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2013 Journal Article Blood meal induced microRNA regulates development and immune associated genes in the Dengue mosquito vector, Aedes aegyptiHussain, Mazhar, Walker, Thomas, O'Neill, Scott L. and Asgari, Sassan (2013). Blood meal induced microRNA regulates development and immune associated genes in the Dengue mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43 (2), 146-152. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.11.005 |
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2013 Conference Publication Utilization of Host Micrornas by Wolbachia to Facilitate Colonization of the Dengue Vector Aedes AegyptiAsgari, Sassan (2013). Utilization of Host Micrornas by Wolbachia to Facilitate Colonization of the Dengue Vector Aedes Aegypti. EMBO Conference on Molecular and Population Biology of Mosquitoes and Other Disease Vectors: From Basic Vector Biology to Disease Control, Kolymbari, Greece, 15 -19 July 2013. Leeds, W Yorks, United Kingdom: Maney Publishing. doi: 10.1179/2047772413Z.000000000160 |
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2013 Journal Article Effect of Wolbachia on replication of West Nile Virus in mosquito cell line and adult mosquitoesHussain, Mazhar, Lu, Guangjin, Torres, Shessy, Edmonds, Judith H., Kay, Brian H., Khromykh, Alexander A. and Asgari, Sassan (2013). Effect of Wolbachia on replication of West Nile Virus in mosquito cell line and adult mosquitoes. Journal of Virology, 87 (2), 851-858. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01837-12 |
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2012 Journal Article RNA interference as a cellular defense mechanism against the DNA virus, baculovirusJayachandran, Balanchandran, Hussain, Mazhar and Sassan, Asgari (2012). RNA interference as a cellular defense mechanism against the DNA virus, baculovirus. Journal of Virology, 86 (24), 13729-13734. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02041-12 |
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2012 Journal Article Suppression of scavenger receptors transcription by parasitoid factorsEtebari, Kayvan, Hussain, Mazhar and Asgari, Sassan (2012). Suppression of scavenger receptors transcription by parasitoid factors. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 38 (4), 517-524. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.08.006 |
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2012 Journal Article Wolbachia-induced aae-miR-12 miRNA negatively regulates the expression of MCT1 and MCM6 genes in Wolbachia-infected mosquito cell lineOsei-Amo, Solomon, Hussain, Mazhar, O'Neill, Scott L. and Asgari, Sassan (2012). Wolbachia-induced aae-miR-12 miRNA negatively regulates the expression of MCT1 and MCM6 genes in Wolbachia-infected mosquito cell line. PLoS One, 7 (11) e50049, e50049.1-e50049.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050049 |
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2012 Journal Article Insect tolerance to the crystal toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab is mediated by the binding of monomeric toxin to lipophorin glycolipids causing oligomerization and sequestration reactionsMa, Gang, Rahman, Mahbubur M., Grant, Warwick, Schmidt, Otto and Asgari, Sassan (2012). Insect tolerance to the crystal toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab is mediated by the binding of monomeric toxin to lipophorin glycolipids causing oligomerization and sequestration reactions. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 37 (1), 184-192. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.08.017 |
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2012 Journal Article West Nile virus encodes a microRNA-like small RNA in the 3' untranslated region which up-regulates GATA4 mRNA and facilitates virus replication in mosquito cellsHussain, Mazhar, Torres, Shessy, Schnettler, Esther, Funk, Anneke, Grundhoff, Adam, Pijlman, Gorben P., Khromykh, Alexander A. and Asgari, Sassan (2012). West Nile virus encodes a microRNA-like small RNA in the 3' untranslated region which up-regulates GATA4 mRNA and facilitates virus replication in mosquito cells. Nucleic Acids Research, 40 (5), 2210-2223. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkr848 |
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2012 Book Chapter Venoms from endoparasitoidsAsgari, Sassan (2012). Venoms from endoparasitoids. Parasitoid viruses: symbionts and pathogens. (pp. 217-231) edited by Nancy E. Beckage and Jean-Michel Drezen. London, U.K.: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384858-1.00018-7 |
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2011 Journal Article Inhibition of melanization by a parasitoid serine protease homolog venom protein requires both the clip and the non-catalytic protease-like domainsThomas, Pune and Asgari, Sassan (2011). Inhibition of melanization by a parasitoid serine protease homolog venom protein requires both the clip and the non-catalytic protease-like domains. Insects, 2 (4), 509-514. doi: 10.3390/insects2040509 |
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2011 Journal Article Deep sequencing-based transcriptome analysis of Plutella xylostella larvae parasitized by Diadegma semiclausumEtebari, Kayvan, Palfreyman, Robin W., Schlipalius, David, Nielsen, Lars K., Glatz, Richard V. and Asgari, Sassan (2011). Deep sequencing-based transcriptome analysis of Plutella xylostella larvae parasitized by Diadegma semiclausum. BMC Genomics, 12 (1) 446, 446.1-446.18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-446 |
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2011 Journal Article Role of microRNAs in insect host-microorganism interactionsAsgari, Sassan (2011). Role of microRNAs in insect host-microorganism interactions. Frontiers in Physiology, 2 Article 48, 48.1-48.8. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00048 |
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2011 Journal Article Wolbachia uses host microRNAs to manipulate host gene expression and facilitate colonization of the dengue vector Aedes aegyptiHussain, Mazhar, Frentiu, Francesca D., Moreira, Luciano A., O'Neill, Scott L. and Asgari, Sassan (2011). Wolbachia uses host microRNAs to manipulate host gene expression and facilitate colonization of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America - PNAS, 108 (22), 9250-0255. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1105469108 |
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2011 Journal Article Infection with the wMel and wMelPop strains of Wolbachia leads to higher levels of melanization in the hemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans and Aedes aegyptiThomas, P, Kenny, N, Eyles, D, Moreira, LA, O'Neill, SL and Asgari, S (2011). Infection with the wMel and wMelPop strains of Wolbachia leads to higher levels of melanization in the hemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans and Aedes aegypti. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 35 (3), 360-365. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.11.007 |
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2011 Journal Article Identification of an in vitro interaction between an insect immune suppressor protein (CrV2) and G alpha proteinsCooper, Tamara H., Bailey-Hill, Kelly, Leifert, Wayne R., McMurchie, Edward J., Asgari, Sassan and Glatz, Richard V. (2011). Identification of an in vitro interaction between an insect immune suppressor protein (CrV2) and G alpha proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286 (12), 10466-10475. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.214726 |
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2011 Book Chapter Family AscoviridaeBigot, Y., Asgari, S., Bideshi, D., Cheng, X. W., Federici, B. A. and Renault, S (2011). Family Ascoviridae. Virus taxonomy: Ninth report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. (pp. 147-150) edited by Andrew M. Q. King, Michael J. Adams, Eric B. Carstens and Elliot J. Lefkowitz. San Diego, CA, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384684-6.00011-2 |
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2011 Journal Article Improving group functioning in solving realistic problemsAsgari, Sassan and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2011). Improving group functioning in solving realistic problems. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 5 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.20429/ijsotl.2011.050108 |
