Translational Infection Biology

Publications

Our research team and their collaborators have published a range of respected papers related to data analysis, machine learning and bioinformatics. You can find links to some of them here: 

Publications
Blanchard, A.M., Jolley, K.A., Maiden, M.C., Coffey, T.J., Maboni, G., Staley, C.E., Bollard, N.J., Warry, A., Emes, R.D., Davies, P.L. and Tötemeyer, S., 2018. The applied development of a tiered multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus. Frontiers in microbiology, 9, p.551.
Tian, A.-L., Lu, M., Calderón-Mantilla, G., Petsalaki, E., Dottorini, T., Tian, X., … Zhu, X.-Q. (2018). A recombinant Fasciola gigantica 14-3-3 epsilon protein (rFg14-3-3e) modulates various functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Parasites & Vectors, 11, 152. http://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2745-4
Sarker, N., Fabijan, J., Emes, R. D., Hemmatzadeh, F., Meers, J., Moreton, J., … Tarlinton, R. E. (2018). Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas. Scientific Reports, 8, 3364. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21723-0
Bhandare, S. G., Warry, A., Emes, R. D., Su, J., Barrow, P. A., & Atterbury, R. J. (2017). Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China. Genome Announcements, 5(47), e01019–17. http://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01019-17
Inferring Function from Homology. Giles TC, Emes RD. Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1526:23-40.
A Trematode Parasite Derived Growth Factor Binds and Exerts Influences on Host Immune Functions via Host Cytokine Receptor Complexes. Sulaiman AA, Zolnierczyk K, Japa O, Owen JP, Maddison BC, Emes RD, Hodgkinson JE, Gough KC and Flynn RJ . PLoS Pathog. 2016 Nov 2;12(11):e1005991. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005991. eCollection 2016 Nov.
Radical remodeling of the Y chromosome in a recent radiation of malaria mosquitoes Hall AB et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Apr 12;113(15):E2114-23. doi:10.1073/pnas.1525164113.
Mosquito genomics. Highly evolvable malaria vectors: the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes. Neafsey DE et al. Science. 2015 Jan 2;347(6217):1258522. doi: 10.1126/science.1258522.
A novel member of the let-7 microRNA family is associated with developmental transitions in filarial nematode parasites. Winter AD, Gillan V, Maitland K, Emes RD, Roberts B, McCormack G, Weir W, Protasio AV, Holroyd N, Berriman M, Britton C, Devaney E. BMC Genomics. 2015 Apr 22;16:331.
Triaging informative cis-regulatory elements for the combinatorial control of temporal gene expression during Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development. Russell K, Emes R, Horrocks P. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Feb 5;8:81.
Novel ovine polymorphisms and adaptive evolution in mammalian TLR2 suggest existence of multiple pathogen binding regions. Smith SA, Haig D, Emes RD. Gene. 2014 May 1;540(2):217-25.
Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female. Dottorini T et al. FASEB J. 2013 Jan;27(1):86-97. doi: 10.1096/fj.12-219444. Epub 2012 Sep 20.
Adaptive evolution of Toll-like receptor 5 in domesticated mammals. Smith SA, Jann OC, Haig D, Russell GC, Werling D, Glass EJ and Emes RD. BMC Evol Biol. 2012 Jul 24;12:122.
Disruption of plasmepsin-4 and merozoites surface protein-7 genes in Plasmodium berghei induces combined virulence-attenuated phenotype. Spaccapelo R, et al. Nature Sci Rep. 2011;1:39. doi: 10.1038/srep00039. Epub 2011 Jul 18.
A genome-wide analysis in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes reveals 46 male accessory gland genes, possible modulators of female behavior. Dottorini T, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Oct 9;104(41):16215-20. Epub 2007 Sep 27.

Translational Infection Biology

The University of Nottingham
School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences
Sutton Bonington Campus
Nottingham, LE12 5RD

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Associate Professor Sabine Totemeyer


Dr Sharon Egan