Publications

Moore, E.L., Arvidson, R., Banks, C., Urenda, J.P., Duong, E., Mohammed, H., and Adams, M.E. (2018) Ampulexins: A new family of peptides in venom of the emerald jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa. Biochemistry, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00916.

Kim, D.-H., Kim, Y.-J., and Adams, M.E. (2018) Endocrine regulation of airway clearance in Drosophila. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. doi:10.1073/pnas.1717257115/DCSupplemental.

Meiselman, M.R., Kingan, T.G., and Adams, M.E. (2018) Stress-induced reproductive arrest in Drosophila occurs through ETH-deficiency-mediated suppression of oogenesis and ovulation. BMC Biology, DOI 10.1186/s12915-018-0484-9.

Lee, S.S., Ding, Y., Karapetians, N., Rivera-Perez, C., Noriega, F.G., Adams, M.E. (2017) Hormonal signaling cascade during an early adult critical period required for courtship memory retention in Drosophila. Current Biology 27(18): 2798-2809.e3.

Meiselman, M., Lee, S.S., Tran, R.-T., Dai, H., Ding, Y., Rivera-Perez, C., Wijesekera, T.P., Dauwalder, B., Noriega, F.G., and Adams, M.E. (2017) Endocrine network essential for reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1620760114.

Tong, M.Q., Hasan, M. M., Lee, S. S., Haque, M. R., Kim, D.-H., Islam, M. D., Adams, M. E., Park, B. H. (2017) OCT intensity and phase fluctuations correlated with activity-dependent neuronal calcium dynamics in the Drosophila CNS. Biomed. Optics Express, 8(2): 726-735.

Kim, D.-H., Han, M.-R., Lee, G., Lee, S.-S., Kim, Y.-J., and Adams, M.E. (2015) Rescheduling behavioral subunits of a fixed action pattern by genetic manipulation of peptidergic signaling. PLOS Genetics 11: e1005513.

MacWilliam, D., Arensburger, P., Higa, J., Cui, X., and Adams, M.E. (2015) Behavioral and genomic characterization of molt-sleep in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 62: 154-167.

Jiang, H., Wei, Z., Nachman, R.J., Adams, M.E., and Park, Y. (2014) Functional phylogenetics reveals contributions of pleiotropic peptide action to ligand-receptor coevolution. Sci. Reports 4: 6800.

Rozanski, G.M., Nath, A.R., Adams, M.E., and Stanley, E.F. (2013) Low voltage-activated calcium channels gate transmitter release at the dorsal root ganglion sandwich synapse. J. Physiol. 591: 5575-5583.

Cho, K.-H., Daubnerova, I., Park, Y., Zitnan, D., and Adams, M.E. (2013) Secretory competence in a gateway endocrine cell conferred by the nuclear receptor betaFTZ-F1 enables stage-specific ecdysone responses throughout development in Drosophila. Dev. Biol. 385: 253-262.

Banks, C.N. and Adams, M.E. (2012) Biogenic amines in the nervous system of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana following envenomation by the jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa. Toxicon 59: 320-328.

Roller, L., Zitnanova, I., Dai, L., Simo, L., Park, Y., Satake, H., Tanaka, Y., Adams, M.E., and Zitnan, D. (2010) Ecdysis triggering hormone signaling in arthropods. Peptides 31:429-441.

Chang, J.C., Yang, R.-B., Adams, M.E., and Lu, K.-Lu (2009) Receptor guanylyl cyclases in Inka cells targeted by eclosion hormone. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106(32): 13371-6.

Dai, L. and Adams, M.E. (2009) Ecdysis triggering hormone signaling in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 162(1): 43-51.

Kim, Y.-J., Nachman, R.J., Aimanova, K., Gill, S., and Adams, M.E. (2008) The pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) receptor of Heliothis virescens: Identification, functional expression, and structure-activity relationships of ligand analogs. Peptides 29: 268-275.

Dai, L., Dewey, E.M., Zitnan, D., Luo, C.W., Honegger, H.W., and Adams, M.E. (2008) Identification, developmental expression, and functions of bursicon in the tobacco hawkmoth, Manduca sexta. J. Comp. Neurol. 506: 759-74.

Zitnan, D., Kim, Y.J., Zitnanova, I., Roller, L., and Adams, M.E. (2007) Complex steroid-peptide receptor cascade controls insect ecdysis. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 153: 88-96.

Dai, L., Zitnan, D., and Adams, M.E. (2007) Strategic expression of ion transport peptide gene products in central and peripheral neurons of insects. J. Comp. Neurol. 500: 353-67.

Kim, Y.-J., Zitnan, D., Cho, K.-H., Schooley, D.A., Mizoguchi, A., and Adams, M.E. (2006) Central peptidergic ensembles associated with organization of an innate behavior. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103: 14211-6.

Kim, Y.-J., Zitnan, D., Galizia, C.G., Cho, K.-H., and Adams, M. E. (2006) A command chemical triggers an innate behavior by sequential activation of multiple peptidergic ensembles. Current Biol. 16: 1395-1407. 

Moore, E.L., Haspel, G. Libersat, F. and Adams, M.E. (2006) Parasitoid Wasp Sting: A Cocktail of GABA, Taurine and B-alanine opens chloride channels for central synaptic block and transient paralysis of a cockroach host. J. Neurobiol. 66: 811-820. 

Park, Y. and Adams, M.E. (2005) Insect G Protein-coupled receptors: Recent discoveries and Implications. In: Comprehensive Insect Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, (L. I. Gilber, K. Iatrou, and S.S. Gill, Eds.), Elsevier Press, London, Vol. 5, pp. 143-171. 

Zitnan, D. and Adams, M.E. (2005) Neuroendocrine Regulation of Insect Ecdysis. In: Comprehensive Insect Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology, (L.I. Gilbert, K. Iatrou and S.S. Gill, Eds.), Elsevier Press, London, Vol. 3, pp. 1-60. 

Adams, M.E. (2004) Agatoxins. Toxicon 43: 509-525. 

Kim, Y., Spalovska-Valachova, I., Cho, K., Zitnanova, I., Park, Y., Adams, M.E. and Zitnan, D. (2004) Corazonin Receptor Signaling in Ecdysis Initiation, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101: 6704-6709. 

Park, Y., Y. J. Kim, V. Dupriez, and M.E. Adams. (2003) Two Subtypes of Ecdysis-triggering Hormone Receptor in Drosophila melanogaster. Biol. Chem. 278: 17710-5. 

Zitnan, D., I. Zitnanova, I. Spalovska, P. Takac, Y. Park and M.E. Adams. (2003) Conservation of ecdysis-triggering hormone signalling in insects. J. Exp. Biol. 206: 1275-89. 

Zitnan, D., L. Hollar, I. Spalovska, P. Takac, I. Zitnanova, S.S. Gill and M.E. Adams. 2002. Molecular cloning and function of ecdysis-triggering hormones in the silkworm Bombyx mori. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 3459-3473. 

Park, Y., Y.J. Kim and M.E. Adams. 2002. identification of G protein-coupled receptors for Drosophila PRXamide peptides, CCAP, corazonin, and AKH supports a theory of ligand-receptor coevolution. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A 12:12. 

Park, Y., V. Filippov, S.S. Gill and M.E. Adams. 2002. Deletion of the ecdysis-triggering hormone gene leads to lethal ecdysis deficiency. Development 129: 493-503. 

Zitnanova, I., M.E. Adams, and D. Zitnan. 2001. Dual ecdysteroid action on epitracheal glands and the central nervous system preceding ecdysis of Manduca sexta. J. Exp. Biol. 204: 3483-3495. 

Kingan, T.G., R.A. Cardullo and M.E. Adams. 2001. Signal transduction in eclosion hormone-induced secretion of ecdysis-triggering hormone. J. Biol. Chem. 276: 24135-24142. 

Zhao, Y., Y. Park and M.E. Adams. 2000. Functional and evolutionary consequences of pyrethroid resistance mutations in S6 transmembrane segments of a voltage-gated sodium channel. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 278: 516-521. 

Zitnan, D. and M. E. Adams. 2000. Excitatory and inhibitory roles of central ganglia in initiation of the ecdysis behavioral sequence. J. Exp. Biol. 203: 1329-1340. 

Lee, D., M. Gurevitz and M. E. Adams. 2000. Modification of synaptic transmission and sodium channel inactivation by the insect-selective scorpion toxin LqhalphaIT. J. Neurophysiol. 83(3): 1181-7. 

Kingan, T. G. and M. E. Adams. 2000. Ecdysteroids regulate secretory competence in Inka cells. J. Exp. Biol. 203(19): 3011-3018. 

Yan, L. and M. E. Adams. 2000. The spider toxin omega-Aga IIIA defines a high affinity site on neuronal high voltage-activated calcium channels. J. Biol. Chem. 275(28): 21309-16. 

Lee, D. and M. E. Adams. 2000. Sodium channels in central neurons of the tobacco hornworm, Heliothis virescens: Basic properties and modification by scorpion toxins. J. Insect Physiol. 46: (4): 499-508. 

Zitnan, D. and M. E. Adams. 2000. Excitatory and inhibitory roles of central ganglia in initiation of the ecdysis behavioral sequence. J. Exp. Biol. 203: 1329-1340. 

Zitnan, D., L. S. Ross, I. Zitnanova, J. L. Hermesman, S. S. Gill and M. E. Adams. 1999. Steroid induction of a peptide hormone gene leads to orchestration of a defined behavioral sequence. Neuron 23(3): 523-535. 

Lee, D., Y. Park, T. M. Brown, and M. E. Adams. 1999. Altered properties of neuronal sodium channels associated with genetic resistance to pyrethroids. Molecular Pharmacology 55(3): 584-93. 

Yan, L. and M. E. Adams. 1998. Lycotoxins, antimicrobial peptides from venom of the wolf spider Lycosa carolinensis. J. Biol. Chem. 273(4): 2059-66. 

Adams, M.E. & D. Zitnan. 1997. Identification of ecdysis-triggering hormone in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 230:188-91. 

Kingan, T. G., W. Gray, D. Zitnan, and M. E. Adams. 1997. Regulation of ecdysis-triggering hormone release by eclosion hormone. J. Exp. Biol. 200: 3245-3256. 

Zitnan, D., T.G. Kingan, J. Hermesman & M.E. Adams. 1996. Identification of ecdysis-triggering hormone from an epitracheal endocrine system. Science 271:88-91. 

Adams, M.E. & G. Swanson. 1996. Neurotoxins. 2nd Edition. Trends Neurosci. Suppl. 17: S1-37. 

Reily, M.D., V. Thanabal & M.E. Adams. 1995. The solution structure of omega-Aga-IVB, a P-type calcium channel antagonist from venom of the funnel web spider, Agelenopsis aperta. J. Biomol. NMR. 5:122-132. 

Olivera, B.M., G. Miljanich, J. Ramachandran & M.E. Adams. 1994. Calcium channel diversity and neurotransmitter release: The w-conotoxins and w-agatoxins. Ann. Rev. Biochem. 63:823-867. 

Adams, M.E. and B.M. Olivera 1994. Neurotoxins: overview of an emerging research technology. Trends Neurosci. 17:151-155. 

Reily, M.D., K.E. Holub, W.R. Gray, T.M. Norris & M.E. Adams. 1994. Structure-activity relationships for P-type calcium channel-selective omega-agatoxins. Nature Structural Biology 1:853-856. 

Adams, M.E., I.M. Mintz, M.D. Reily, V. Thanabal & B.P. Bean 1993. Structure and properties of omega-Aga-IVB, a new antagonist of P-type calcium channels. Mol. Pharm. 44:681-688. 

Adams, M.E., R.A. Myers, J.S. Imperial & B.M. Olivera. 1993 Toxityping rat brain calcium channels with omega-toxins from spider and cone snail venoms. Biochemistry 32:12566-12570. 

Venema, V.J., K. Swiderek, T.D. Lee, G.M. Hathaway & M.E. Adams. 1992 Antagonism of synaptosomal calcium channels by subtypes of omega-agatoxins. J. Biol. Chem. 267:2610-2615. 

Mintz, I.M., V.J. Venema, K.M. Swiderek, T.D. Lee, B.P. Bean & M.E. Adams. 1992. P-type calcium channels blocked by the spider toxin omega-Aga-IVA. Nature 355:827-829. 

Mintz, I.M., V.J. Venema, M.E. Adams & B.P. Bean. 1991. Inhibition of N- and L- type Ca 2+ channels by the spider venom toxin, omega-Aga-IIIA. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 88:6628-6631. 

Adams, M.E., V.P. Bindokas, L. Hasegawa & V.J. Venema. 1990. omega-Agatoxins: Novel calcium channel antagonists of two subtypes from funnel web spider (Agelenopsis aperta) venom. J. Biol. Chem. 265:861-867