Publications
Full list of publications on PubMed:
(lab members in purple)
Our most recent work:
Alison Ehrlich, Angelina Xu, Sofi Luminari, Simon Kidd, Christoph Treiber, Jordan Russo & Justin Blau (2024). Tango-seq: overlaying transcriptomics on connectomics to identify neurons downstream of Drosophila clock neurons. BioRxiv: 2024.05.22.595372.
Seana Lymer, Keyur Patel, Jennifer Lennon & Justin Blau (2024). Circadian clock neurons use activity-regulated gene expression for structural plasticity. BioRxiv: 2024.05.25.595887.
Zhonghua Zhu, Jennifer Lennon, Timothy Barry, Tamara Sanchez Ortiz, Seana Lymer, Shaul Mezan, Sebastian Kadener & Justin Blau (2024). Transcription of a plasticity gene is activated by neuronal hyperpolarization. BioRxiv: 636878
Daniel Gundermann, Seana Lymer & Justin Blau (2023). A rapid and dynamic role for FMRP in the plasticity of adult neurons. BioRxiv: Sep 3:2023.09.01.555985
The “untold” story of the Novel prize-winning paper about the double-time clock gene
Some of our older papers:
Chris Hackley, Esteban Mazzoni & Justin Blau (2018). cAMPr: A single-wavelength fluorescent sensor for cyclic AMP. Science Signaling: 11:520: eaah3738 PMID: 29511120
Seana Lymer & Justin Blau (2016). Do flies count sheep or NMDA receptors to go to sleep? Cell: 165:1310-1 PMID: 27259141
Matthieu Cavey, Ben Collins, Claire Bertet & Justin Blau (2016). Circadian rhythms in neuronal activity propagate through output circuits. Nature Neuroscience: 19:587-95 PMID: 26928065
Afroditi Petsakou, Themis Sapsis & Justin Blau (2015). Circadian rhythms in Rho1 activity regulate neuronal plasticity and network hierarchy. Cell: 162:823-35 PMID: 26234154
Ben Collins, Harris Kaplan, Matthieu Cavey, Katherine Lelito, Andrew Bahle, Zhonghua Zhu, Ann Marie Macara, Gregg Roman, Orie Shafer & Justin Blau (2014). Differentially timed extracellular signals synchronize pacemaker neuron clocks. PLOS Biology: 12:e1001959 PMID: 25268747
Dogukan Mizrak, Marc Ruben, Gabrielle Myers, Kahn Rhrissorrakrai, Kristin Gunsalus & Justin Blau (2012). Electrical activity can impose time-of-day on the circadian transcriptome of pacemaker neurons. Current Biology: 22:1871-80 PMID: 22940468
Marc Ruben, Mark Drapeau, Dogukan Mizrak & Justin Blau (2012). A mechanism for circadian control of pacemaker neuron excitability. J. Biol. Rhythms: 27:353-64 PMID: 23010658
Ben Collins, Elizabeth Kane, David Reeves, Myles Akabas & Justin Blau (2012). Balance of activity between LNvs and glutamatergic Dorsal clock neurons promotes robust circadian rhythms in Drosophila. Neuron: 74:706-18 PMID: 22632728
David Dahdal, David Reeves, Marc Ruben, Myles Akabas & Justin Blau (2010). Drosophila pacemaker neurons require G-protein signaling and GABAergic inputs to generate 24hr behavioral rhythms. Neuron: 68:964-77 PMID: 21145008
Alex Keene, Erik Duboué, Daniel McDonald, Monica Dus, Greg Suh, Scott Waddell & Justin Blau (2010). Clock and cycle limit starvation-induced sleep loss in Drosophila. Current Biology: 20:1209-15
Shawn Cyran, Anna Buchsbaum, Karen Reddy, Meng-Chi Lin, Nicholas Glossop, Paul Hardin, Michael Young, Robert Storti & Justin Blau (2003). vrille, Pdp1, and dClock form a second feedback loop in the Drosophila circadian clock. Cell: 112:329-41
Michael Nitabach, Justin Blau & Todd Holmes (2002). Electrical silencing of Drosophila pacemaker neurons stops the free-running circadian clock. Cell: 109:485-95
Justin Blau & Michael Young (1999). Cycling vrille expression is required for a functional Drosophila clock. Cell: 99:661-71
Jeffrey Price*, Justin Blau*, Adrian Rothenfluh, Marla Abodeely, Brian Kloss, & Michael Young (1998). double-time is a novel Drosophila clock gene that regulates PERIOD protein accumulation. Cell: 94:83-95 (*joint first authors)
[One of the 7 “key publications” for the 2017 Nobel prize for Hall, Rosbash and Young.]