2021

(2021) Towards genetic modification of plant-parasitic nematodes : delivery of macromolecules to adults and expression of exogenous mRNA in second stage juveniles. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 11 (2). jkaa058. doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkaa058

Robles, Pedro, Turner, Anisa, Zuco, Giusy, Adams, Sally, Paganopolou, Panagiota, Winton, Michael, Hill, Beth, Kache, Vikas, Bateson, Christine and Pires da Silva, André (2021) Parental energy-sensing pathways control intergenerational offspring sex determination in the nematode Auanema freiburgensis. BMC Biology . (In Press)

2019

Shih, P -Y., Lee, J. S., Shinya, R., Kanzaki, N., Pires-da Silva, André Francisco, Badroos, J. M., Goetz, E., Sapir, A. and Sternberg, P. W. (2019) Newly identified nematodes from Mono Lake exhibit extreme arsenic resistance. Current Biology, 29 (19). 3339-3344.E4. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.024

Tandonnet, Sophie, Koutsovoulos, Georgios D., Adams, Sally, Cloarec, Delphine, Parihar, Manish, Blaxter, Mark L. and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2019) Chromosome-wide evolution and sex determination in the three-sexed nematode auanema rhodensis. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 9 (3). pp. 1211-1230. doi:10.1534/g3.119.0011

Adams, Sally, Pathak, Prachi, Shao, Hongguang, Lok, James B. and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2019) Liposome-based transfection enhances RNAi and CRISPR-1 mediated mutagenesis in non-model nematode systems. Scientific Reports, 9 . 483. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37036-1

2018

Tandonnet, Sophie, Farrell, Maureen C., Koutsovoulos, Georgios D., Blaxter, Mark L., Parihar, Manish, Sadler, Penny L., Shakes, Diane C. and Pires da Silva, André (2018) Sex- and gamete-specific patterns of X chromosome segregation in a trioecious nematode. Current Biology, 28 (1). pp. 93-99. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.037

2017

Moreira-Pinto, Beatriz and Pires da Silva, André (2017) Comparative reproductive biology in nematodes. In: Reference Module in Life Sciences. Elsevier BV. ISBN 9780128096338

Pires da Silva, André (2017) Data for Sex- and gamete-specific patterns of X chromosome segregation in a trioecious nematode. [Dataset]

Tandonnet, Sophie, Farrell, Maureen C., Koutsovoulos, Georgios, Blaxter, Mark, Parihar, Manish, Sadler, Penny L., Shakes, Diane and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2017) Gender- and gamete-specific patterns of X chromosome segregation in a three-gendered nematode. Working Paper. BioRxiv: Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory. (Unpublished)

Ancell, Henry and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2017) Sex-specific lifespan and its evolution in nematodes. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 70 . pp. 122-129. doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.05.012

Kanzaki, Natsumi, Kiontke, Karin, Tanaka, Ryusei, Schwarz, Anna, Müller-Reichert, Thomas, Chaudhuri, Jyotiska and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2017) Description of two three-gendered nematode species in the new genus Auanema (Rhabditina) that are models for reproductive mode evolution. Scientific Reports, 7 . 11135. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-09871-1

Winter, Ethan S., Schwarz, Anna, Fabig, Gunar, Feldman, Jessica L., Pires-da Silva, André Francisco, Müller-Reichert, Thomas, Sadler, Penny L. and Shakes, Diane C. (2017) Cytoskeletal variations in an asymmetric cell division support diversity in nematode sperm size and sex ratios. Development , 144 (18). pp. 3253-3263. doi:10.1242/dev.153841

2016

Tandonnet, Sophie and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2016) Phenotypic plasticity and developmental innovations in nematodes. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 39 . pp. 8-13. doi:10.1016/j.gde.2016.05.018

2015

Chaudhuri, Jyotiska, Bose, Neelanjan, Tandonnet, Sophie, Adams, Sally, Zuco, Giusy, Kache, Vikas, Parihar, Manish, Reuss, Stephan H. von, Schroeder, Frank C. and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2015) Mating dynamics in a nematode with three sexes and its evolutionary implications. Scientific Reports, 5 . pp. 1-10. 17676. doi:10.1038/srep17676

2012

Pires-da Silva, André Francisco and Parihar, Manish (2012) Evo-devo of the germline and somatic gonad in nematodes. Sexual Development, Vol.7 (No.1-3). pp. 163-170. doi:10.1159/000337960

2011

Shakes, Diane C., Neva, Bryan J., Huynh, Henry, Chaudhuri, Jyotiska and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2011) Asymmetric spermatocyte division as a mechanism for controlling sex ratios. Nature Communications, Vol.2 (No.1). Article no. 157. doi:10.1038/ncomms1160

Chaudhuri, Jyotiska, Kache, Vikas and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2011) Regulation of sexual plasticity in a nematode that produces males, females, and hermaphrodites. Current Biology, Vol.21 (No.18). pp. 1548-1551. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.009

(2011) The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations. Nature, Vol.479 (No.7374). pp. 487-492. doi:10.1038/nature10640

Chaudhuri, Jyotiska, Parihar, Manish and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2011) An introduction to Worm Lab : from culturing worms to mutagenesis. Journal of Visualized Experiments, Vol.47 . Article no. e2293. doi:10.3791/2293

2010

Meik, Jesse M., Lawing, A. Michelle and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2010) Body size evolution in insular speckled rattlesnakes (Viperidae : Crotalus mitchellii). PLoS One, Volume 5 (Number 3). Article no. e9524. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009524

2009

Meik, Jesse M. and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2009) Evolutionary morphology of the rattlesnake style. BMC Evolutionary Biology, Volume 9 (Number 1). Article no.35. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-35

Click, Arielle, Savaliya, Chandni H, Kienle, Simone, Herrmann, Matthias and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2009) Natural variation of outcrossing in the hermaphroditic nematode Pristionchus pacificus. BMC Evolutionary Biology, Volume 9 (Number 1). Article no.75. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-75

Long, T. and Pires-da Silva, André Francisco (2009) The snake box : a novel approach for safely restraining venomous snakes. The Herpetological Bulletin, Vol.108 . pp. 34-35.

2008

Balastik, M., Ferraguti, F., Pires-da Silva, André Francisco, Lee, T. H., Alvarez-Bolado, G., Lu, K. P. and Gruss, P. (2008) Deficiency in ubiquitin ligase TRIM2 causes accumulation of neurofilament light chain and neurodegeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol.105 (No.33). pp. 12016-12021. doi:10.1073/pnas.0802261105