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When publishing or presenting results using EST sequences from the Washington University Parasitic Nematode EST Sequencing Project, please use the following citation:

Wylie, T., J.C. Martin, M. Dante, M. D. Mitreva, S. W. Clifton, A. Chinwalla, R. H. Waterston, R. K. Wilson, and J. P. McCarter. 2004. “Nematode.net: a Tool for Navigating Sequences from Parasitic and Free-living Nematodes,” 32:D423-D426 Nucleic Acids Research, 2004.

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Project Publications

Biology and genome of Trichinella spiralis
M. Mitreva, 2006, Biology and genome of Trichinella spiralis, Wormbook

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Codon usage patterns in Nematoda: analysis based on over 25 million codons in thirty-two species
Mitreva M, Wendl MC, Martin J, Wylie T, Yin Y, Larson A, Parkinson J, Waterston RH, McCarter JP. 2006 , Codon usage patterns in Nematoda: analysis based on over 25 million codons in thirty-two species., Genome Biol. 2006 Aug 14;7(8):R75

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Profiling of gender-regulated gene transcripts in the filarial nematode Brugia malayi by cDNA oligonucleotide array analysis
Ben-Wen Li, AC Rush, SD Crosby, W Warren, SA Williams, M. Mitreva, GJ Weil. 2005. Profiling of gender-regulated gene transcripts in the filarial nematode Brugia malayi by cDNA oligonucleotide array analysis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 143: 49-57

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Detection of Proteins Secreted by the Plant-parasitic Nematode Heterodera schachtii Based on Expressed Sequence Tags Analysis
Vanholme, B., M. Mitreva, W. V. Criekinge, M. Logghe, J. P. McCarter, and G. Gheysen. 2005, Detection of Proteins Secreted by the Plant-parasitic Nematode Heterodera schachtii Based on Expressed Sequence Tags Analysis,Parasitology Research, 98(5):414-24

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A symbiont-independent endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita
Mitreva-Dautova M, Roze E, Overmars H, de Graaff L, Schots A, Helder J, Goverse A, Bakker J, Smant G. 2006, A symbiont-independent endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita, Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2006 May;19(5):521-9

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Brugia malayi: effects of radiation and culture on gene expression in infective larvae
Li BW, Rush AC, Weil GJ, McCarter JP, Mitreva M. 2006, Brugia malayi: effects of radiation and culture on gene expression in infective larvae, Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2006 Oct;149(2):201-7

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Identification and Analysis of Genes Expressed in the Adult Filiarial Nematode Dirofilaria immitis
Yin, Y., J. Martin, J. P. McCarter, S. W. Clifton, R. K. Wilson, and M. Mitreva. 2006. Identification and Analysis of Genes Expressed in the Adult Filiarial Nematode Dirofilaria immitis. International Journal of Parasitology, 36(7):829-39.

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Detection of Proteins Secreted by the Plant-parasitic Nematode Heterodera schachtii
Vanholme, B., M. Mitreva, W. V. Criekinge, M. Logghe, J. P. McCarter, and G. Gheysen. 2006. Detection of Proteins Secreted by the Plant-parasitic Nematode Heterodera schachtii. Parasitology Research, 98(5):414-24.

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From genomics to chemical genomics: new developments in KEGG
Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Hattori, M., Aoki-Kinoshita, K.F., Itoh, M., Kawashima, S., Katayama, T., Araki, M., and Hirakawa, M.

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A White Paper on Nematode Comparative Genomics
Bird, D. M., M. L. Blaxter, J. P. McCarter, M. Mitreva, P. W. Sternberg, W. K. Thomas. 2005. A White Paper on Nematode Comparative Genomics. Journal of Nematology, 37(4):408-416.


Nematode Gene Sequences: Update for December, 2005
McCarter, J. P., D. M. Bird, M. Mitreva. 2005. Nematode Gene Sequences: Update for December 2005. Journal of Nematology, 37(4):417-421.


Comparative genomics of nematodes.
Mitreva M,Blaxter ML,Bird DM,McCarter JP. 2005. Comparative genomics of nematodes. Trends Genet. 2005 Oct.21(10):573-81.

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Expressed Sequence Tags From Life Cycle Stages of Trichinella spiralis: Application to Biology and Parasite Control
Mitreva, M., J. Appleton, J. P. McCarter, and D. P. Jasmer. 2005. Expressed Sequence Tags From Life Cycle Stages of Trichinella spiralis: Application to Biology and Parasite Control. Veterinary Parasitology, 132:13-17.

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Profiling of gender-regulated gene transcripts in the filarial nematode Brugia malayi by cDNA oligonucleotide array analysis
Li B, Rush AC, Crosby SD, Warren W, Williams SA, Mitreva M, Weil GJ. 2005. Profiling of gender-regulated gene transcripts in the filarial nematode Brugia malayi by cDNA oligonucleotide array analysis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 143: 49-57.

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An Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis of the Life-cycle of the Parasitic Nematode Strongyloides ratti
Thompson, F. J., M. D. Mitreva, G. L. A. Barker, J. Martin, R. H. Waterston, J. P. McCarter, and M. E. Viney. 2005. An Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis of the Life-cycle of the Parasitic Nematode Strongyloides ratti. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 142:32-46

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Investigating Hookworm Genomes by Comparative Analysis of Two Ancylostoma Species
Mitreva, M., J. P. McCarter, P. Arasu, J. Hawdon, J. Martin, M. Dante, T. Wylie, J. Xu, J. E. Stajich, V. Kapulkin, S. W. Clifton, R. H. Waterston, and R. Wilson. 2005. Investigating Hookworm Genomes by Comparative Analysis of Two Ancylostoma Species. BMC Genomics, 6:58,1-19.

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RNA Interference-based Discovery and Validation of New Drug Targets in Filarial Nematodes
Behm, C. A., M. M. Bendig, J. P. McCarter, A. E. Sluder. 2005. RNA Interference-based Discovery and Validation of New Drug Targets in Filarial Nematodes. Trends in Parasitology, 21:97-100.

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A transcriptomic analysis of the phylum Nematoda.
Parkinson J, Mitreva M, Whitton C, Thomson M, Daub J, Martin J, Schmid R, Hall N, Barrell B, Waterston RH, McCarter JP, Blaxter ML. 2004. Nat Genet. 2004 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print]

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mRNA Sequences for Haemonchus contortus intestinal cathepsin B-like cysteine proteases display an extreme in abundance and diversity among mammalian parasitic nematodes
Jasmer, D. P., M. D. Mitreva, J. P. McCarter. 2004. mRNA Sequences for Haemonchus contortus intestinal cathepsin B-like cysteine proteases display an extreme in abundance and diversity among mammalian parasitic nematodes. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 137:297-305.

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Gene discovery in the adenophorean nematode Trichinella spiralis: an analysis of transcription from three life cycle stages
Mitreva, M., D. P. Jasmer, J. Appleton, J. Martin, M. Dante, T. Wylie, S. W. Clifton, and R. H. Waterston, and J. P., McCarter. 2004. Gene discovery in the adenophorean nematode Trichinella spiralis: an analysis of transcription from three life cycle stages. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 137:277-291.

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Genomic Filtering, an Approach to Discovering Novel Trends in Parasitology
McCarter, J. P. 2004. Genomic Filtering, an Approach to Discovering Novel Antiparasitics. Trends in Parasitology, 20:462-468.

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A survey of SL1-spliced transcripts from the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans.
Mitreva M, Elling AA, Dante M, Kloek AP, Kalyanaraman A, Aluru S, Clifton SW, Bird DM, Baum TJ, McCarter JP. A survey of SL1-spliced transcripts from the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 272:2, 138-148, 2004.

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Comparative Genomics of Gene Expression in the Parasitic and Free-living Nematodes Strongyloides stercoralis and Caenorhabditis elegans
Mitreva, M. D., J. P., McCarter, J. Martin, M. Dante, T. Wylie, B. Chiapelli, D. Pape, S. W. Clifton, T. B. Nutman, and R. H. Waterston. Comparative Genomics of Gene Expression in the Parasitic and Free-living Nematodes Strongyloides stercoralis and Caenorhabditis elegans. Genome Research, 2004 Feb.14(2):209-20.

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Nematode.net: A Tool for Navigating Sequences from Parasitic and Free-living Nematodes
Wylie, T., Martin J.C., Dante M., Mitreva M.D., Clifton S.W., Chinwalla A., Waterston R.H., Wilson R.K., and McCarter J.P. 2004. Nematode.net: A Tool for Navigating Sequences from Parasitic and Free-living Nematodes. Nucleic Acids Research, 2004 32:D423-D426.

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400,000 Nematode ESTs on the Net
Parkinson, J., M. Mitreva, N. Hall, M. Blaxter, and J. P. McCarter. 400,000 Nematode ESTs on the Net. Trends in Parasitology, 19:283-286, 2003.

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Horizontally Transferred Genes in Plant-parasitic Nematodes: A High-Throughput Genomic Approach
Scholl, E. H., J. L. Thorne, J. P. McCarter, D. McK. Bird. Horizontally Transferred Genes in Plant-parasitic Nematodes: A High-Throughput Genomic Approach, Genome Biology, 4:R39, 1-12, 2003.

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Analysis and Functional Classification of Transcripts from the Nematode Meloidogyne incognita
McCarter, J. P., M. D. Mitreva, J. Martin, M. Dante, T. Wylie, U. Rao, D. Pape, Y. Bowers, B. Theising, C. Murphy, A. P. Kloek, B. Chiapelli, S. W. Clifton, D. McK. Bird, and R. H. Waterston. 2003. Analysis and Functional Classification of Transcripts from the Nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Genome Biology, 4:R26,1-19, 2003.

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Nematode Gene Sequences, Update for December, 2003
McCarter, J. P., M. Mitreva, S. W. Clifton, D. McK. Bird and R. H. Waterston. 2003. Nematode Gene Sequences, Update for December 2003. Journal of Nematology, 2003.

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Nematode Gene Sequences, Update for June 2002
McCarter, J. P., S. W. Clifton, D. McK. Bird and R. H. Waterston. 2002. Nematode Gene Sequences, Update for June 2002. Journal of Nematology, 34(2):71-74.

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Nematode Gene Sequences, Update for December 2000
McCarter, J. P., D. McK. Bird, S. W. Clifton, and R. H. Waterston. 2000. Nematode Gene Sequences, Update for December 2000. Journal of Nematology, 32(4):331-333.

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Rapid Gene Discovery in Plant Parasitic Nematodes Via Expressed Sequence Tags
McCarter, J., P. Abad, J. T. Jones, and D. Bird. 2000. Rapid Gene Discovery in Plant Parasitic Nematodes Via Expressed Sequence Tags. Nematology, 2(7):719-731.

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A Bibliography of Parasitic Nematode Genome References: (last update 2/2002)

Blaxter, M. L., N. Raghavan, I. Ghosh, D. Guiliano, W. Lu, S. A. Williams, B. Slatko, and A. L. Scott. 1996. Genes
expressed in Brugia malayi infective third stage larvae. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 77:77-93.

Blaxter, M., M. Aslett, D. Guiliano, J. Daub, and the Filarial Genome Project. 1999. Parasitic helminth genomics.
Parasitology 118:S39-S51.

Blaxter, M. 2000. Genes and genomes of Necator americanus and related hookworms. International Journal of
Parasitology 30:347-355.

The C. elegans Sequencing Consortium. 1998. Genome Sequence of the nematode C. elegans: a platform for
investigating biology. Science 282:2012-2018.

Daub, J., A. Loukas, D. I. Pritchard, M. Blaxter. 2000. A survey of genes expressed in adults of the human
hookworm, Necator americanus. Parasitology 120:171-184.

Dautova, M., M. N. Rosso, P. Abad, F. J. Gommers, J. Bakker, G. Smant. 2001. Single pass cDNA sequencing - a
powerful tool to analyse gene expression in preparasitic juveniles of the southern root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita.
Nematology 3:129-139.

Fraser, A. G., R. S. Kamath, P. Zipperlen, M. Martinez-Campos, M. Sohrmann, J. Ahringer. 2000. Functional genomic
analysis of C. elegans chromosome I by systematic RNA interference. Nature 408:325-330.

Hoekstra, R., A. Visser, M. Otsen, J. Tibben, J. A. Lenstra, and M. H. Roos. 2000. EST sequencing of the parasitic
nematode Haemonchus contortus suggests a shift in gene expression during transition to the parasitic stages. Molecular and
Biochemical Parasitology 110:53-68.

Jones, S. J. M., D. L. Riddle, A. T. Pouzyrev, V. E. Velculescu, L. Hillier, S. R. Eddy, S. L. Stricklin, D. L. Baillie, R.
Waterston, and M. A. Marra. 2001. Changes in gene expression associated with developmental arrest and longevity in
Caenorhabditis elegans. Genome Research 11:1346-1352.

Kent, W. J., A. M. Zahler. 2000. Conservation, regulation, synteny, and introns in a large-scale C. briggsae - C.
elegans genomic alignment. Genome Research 10:1115-1125.

Kim, S. K., J. Lund, M. Kiraly, K. Duke, M. Jiang, J. M. Stuart, A. Eizinger, B. N. Wylie, G. S. Davidson. 2001. A gene
expression map for Caenorhabditis elegans. Science 293:2087-2092.

Lizotte-Waniewski, M., W. Tawe, D. B. Guiliano, W. Lu, J. Liu, S. A. Williams, and S. Lustigman. 2000.
Identification of potential vaccine and drug target candidates by expressed sequence tag analysis and immunoscreening of
Onchocerca volvulus cDNA libraries. Infection and Immunity 68:3491-3501.

Maizels, R. M. K. K. A. Tetteh, A. Loukas. 2000. Toxocara canis: genes expressed by the arrested infective larval
stage of a parasitic nematode. International Journal of Parasitology 30:495-508.

Marra, M. A., L. Hillier, and R. H. Waterston. 1998. Expressed sequence tags - ESTabilishing bridges between
genomes. Trends in Genetics 14:4-7.

McCarter, J. Abad, J. T. Jones, and D. Bird. 2000a. Rapid gene discovery in plant parasitic nematodes via expressed
sequence tags. Nematology 2:719-731.

McCarter, J. P., D. McK. Bird, S. W. Clifton, R. H. Waterston. 2000b. Nematode gene sequences, December 2000
Update. Journal of Nematology 32:331-333.

McCombie, W. R., M. D. Adams, J. M. Kelley, M. G. Fitzgerald, T. R. Utterback, M. Khan, M. Dubnick, A. R.
Kerlavage, J. C. Venter, and C. Fields. 1992. Caenorhabditis elegans expressed sequence tags identify gene families and
potential disease gene homologues. Nature Genetics 1:124-131.

Moore, T. A., S. Ramachandran, A. A. Gam, F. A. Neva, W. Lu, L. Saunders, S. A. Williams, and T. B. Nutman.
1996. Identification of novel sequences and codon usage in Strongyloides stercoralis. Molecular and Biochemical
Parasitology 79:243-248.

Parkinson J, C. Whitton, D. Guiliano, J. Daub, M. Blaxter. 2001. 200,000 nematode expressed sequence tags on the
Net. Trends in Parasitology 17:394-396.

Popeijus, H., V. C. Blok, L. Cardle, J. Bakker, M. S. Phillips, J. Helder, G. Smant, J. T. Jones. 2000. Analysis of genes
expressed in second stage juveniles of the potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida using the expressed
sequence tag approach. Nematology, 2:567-574.

Stein, L., P. Sternberg, R. Durbin, J. Thierry-Mieg, J. Spieth. 2001. Wormbase: network access to the genome and
biology of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nucleic Acids Research 29:82-86.

Tetteh, K. K. A., A. Loukas, C. Tripp, and R. M. Maizels. 1999. Identification of abundantly expressed novel and
conserved genes from the infective larval stage of Toxocara canis by an expressed sequence tag strategy. Infection and
Immunity 67:4771-4779.

Unnasch, T. R., S. A. Williams. 2000. The genomes of Onchocerca volvulus. International Journal of Parasitology
30:543-452.

Waterston, R., C. Martin, M. Craxton, C. Huynh, A. Coulson, L. Hillier, R. Durbin, P. Green, R. Shownkeen, N.
Metzstein, T. Hawkins, R. Wilson, M. Berks, Z. Du, K. Thomas, J. Thierry-Mieg, and J. Sulston. 1992. A survey of
expressed genes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Genetics 1:114-123.

Williams, S. A., S. J. Laney, M. Lizotte-Waniewski, L. A. Bierwert. 2002. The Riverblindness Genome Project.
Trends in Parasitology 18:86-90.

 

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