Recent Publications by Barr, MM.
Found 51 publication(s).

• Ramadan, Y. H., Gu, A., Ross, N., McEwan, S. A., Barr, M. M., Firestein, B. L., & O'Hagan, R. (2021). CCP1, a Tubulin Deglutamylase, Increases Survival of Rodent Spinal Cord Neurons following Glutamate-Induced Excitotoxicity. eNeuro, 8. PubMed
• Akella, J. S., Carter, S. P., Nguyen, K., Tsiropoulou, S., Moran, A. L., Silva, M., Rizvi, F., Kennedy, B. N., Hall, D. H., Barr, M. M., & Blacque, O. E. (2020). Ciliary Rab28 and the BBSome negatively regulate extracellular vesicle shedding. eLife, 9. PubMed
• Power, K. M., Akella, J. S., Gu, A., Walsh, J. D., Bellotti, S., Morash, M., Zhang, W., Ramadan, Y. H., Ross, N., Golden, A., Smith, H. E., Barr, M. M., & O'Hagan, R. (2020). Mutation of NEKL-4/NEK10 and TTLL genes suppress neuronal ciliary degeneration caused by loss of CCPP-1 deglutamylase function. PLoS genetics, 16, e1009052. PubMed
• Walsh, J. D., Boivin, O., & Barr, M. M. (2020). What about the males? the sexually dimorphic nervous system and a CRISPR-based tool to study males in a hermaphroditic species. Journal of neurogenetics, 34, 323-334. PubMed
• Akella, J. S., & Barr, M. M. (2020). The tubulin code specializes neuronal cilia for extracellular vesicle release. Developmental neurobiology. PubMed
• Akella, J. S., Silva, M., Morsci, N. S., Nguyen, K. C., Rice, W. J., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2019). Cell type-specific structural plasticity of the ciliary transition zone in C. elegans. Biology of the cell, 111, 95-107. PubMed
• Barr, M. M., García, L. R., & Portman, D. S. (2018). Sexual Dimorphism and Sex Differences in Neuronal Development and Behavior. Genetics, 208, 909-935. PubMed
• Wang, J., & Barr, M. M. (2018). Cell-cell communication via ciliary extracellular vesicles: clues from model systems. Essays in biochemistry, 62, 205-213. PubMed
• O'Hagan, R., Silva, M., Nguyen, K. C. Q., Zhang, W., Bellotti, S., Ramadan, Y. H., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2017). Glutamylation Regulates Transport, Specializes Function, and Sculpts the Structure of Cilia. Current biology : CB, 27, 3430-3441.e6. PubMed
• Silva, M., Morsci, N., Nguyen, K. C. Q., Rizvi, A., Rongo, C., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2017). Cell-Specific α-Tubulin Isotype Regulates Ciliary Microtubule Ultrastructure, Intraflagellar Transport, and Extracellular Vesicle Biology. Current biology : CB, 27, 968-980. PubMed
• O'Hagan, R., & Barr, M. M. (2016). Kymographic Analysis of Transport in an Individual Neuronal Sensory Cilium in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1454, 107-22. PubMed
• Barr, M. M. (2016). Middle Age Has Its Advantages. PLoS genetics, 12, e1006426. PubMed
• Lockhead, D., Schwarz, E. M., O'Hagan, R., Bellotti, S., Krieg, M., Barr, M. M., Dunn, A. R., Sternberg, P. W., & Goodman, M. B. (2016). The tubulin repertoire of C. elegans sensory neurons and its context-dependent role in process outgrowth. Molecular biology of the cell. PubMed
• Wang, J., & Barr, M. M. (2016). Ciliary Extracellular Vesicles: Txt Msg Organelles. Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 36, 449-57. PubMed
• O'Hagan, R., & Barr, M. M. (2015). A motor relay on ciliary tracks. Nature cell biology, 17, 1517-9. PubMed
• Wang, J., Kaletsky, R., Silva, M., Williams, A., Haas, L. A., Androwski, R. J., Landis, J. N., Patrick, C., Rashid, A., Santiago-Martinez, D., Gravato-Nobre, M., Hodgkin, J., Hall, D. H., Murphy, C. T., & Barr, M. M. (2015). Cell-Specific Transcriptional Profiling of Ciliated Sensory Neurons Reveals Regulators of Behavior and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis. Current biology : CB, 25, 3232-8. PubMed
• Maguire, J. E., Silva, M., Nguyen, K. C., Hellen, E., Kern, A. D., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2015). Myristoylated CIL-7 regulates ciliary extracellular vesicle biogenesis. Molecular biology of the cell, 26, 2823-32. PubMed
• Warburton-Pitt, S. R., Silva, M., Nguyen, K. C., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2014). The nphp-2 and arl-13 genetic modules interact to regulate ciliogenesis and ciliary microtubule patterning in C. elegans. PLoS genetics, 10, e1004866. PubMed
• O'Hagan, R., Wang, J., & Barr, M. M. (2014). Mating behavior, male sensory cilia, and polycystins in Caenorhabditis elegans. Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 33, 25-33. PubMed
• Barr, M. M. (2014). C. elegans male mating behavior. Introduction. Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 33, 1-2. PubMed
• Sengupta, P., & Barr, M. M. (2014). New insights into an old organelle: meeting report on biology of cilia and flagella. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark), 15, 717-26. PubMed
• Wang, J., Silva, M., Haas, L. A., Morsci, N. S., Nguyen, K. C., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2014). C. elegans ciliated sensory neurons release extracellular vesicles that function in animal communication. Current biology : CB, 24, 519-25. PubMed
• Silva, M., & Barr, M. M. (2014). Tomography gives a new dimension to an ancient organelle. eLife, 3, e02589. PubMed
• Schroeder, N. E., Androwski, R. J., Rashid, A., Lee, H., Lee, J., & Barr, M. M. (2013). Dauer-specific dendrite arborization in C. elegans is regulated by KPC-1/Furin. Current biology : CB, 23, 1527-35. PubMed
• Barrios, A., Ghosh, R., Fang, C., Emmons, S. W., & Barr, M. M. (2012). PDF-1 neuropeptide signaling modulates a neural circuit for mate-searching behavior in C. elegans. Nature neuroscience, 15, 1675-82. PubMed
• Warburton-Pitt, S. R., Jauregui, A. R., Li, C., Wang, J., Leroux, M. R., & Barr, M. M. (2012). Ciliogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans requires genetic interactions between ciliary middle segment localized NPHP-2 (inversin) and transition zone-associated proteins. Journal of cell science, 125, 2592-603. PubMed
• Morsci, N. S., Haas, L. A., & Barr, M. M. (2011). Sperm status regulates sexual attraction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 189, 1341-6. PubMed
• O'Hagan, R., Piasecki, B. P., Silva, M., Phirke, P., Nguyen, K. C., Hall, D. H., Swoboda, P., & Barr, M. M. (2011). The tubulin deglutamylase CCPP-1 regulates the function and stability of sensory cilia in C. elegans. Current biology : CB, 21, 1685-94. PubMed
• Morsci, N. S., & Barr, M. M. (2011). Kinesin-3 KLP-6 regulates intraflagellar transport in male-specific cilia of Caenorhabditis elegans. Current biology : CB, 21, 1239-44. PubMed
• Wang, J., Schwartz, H. T., & Barr, M. M. (2010). Functional specialization of sensory cilia by an RFX transcription factor isoform. Genetics, 186, 1295-307. PubMed
• Bae, Y. K., Kim, E., L'hernault, S. W., & Barr, M. M. (2009). The CIL-1 PI 5-phosphatase localizes TRP Polycystins to cilia and activates sperm in C. elegans. Current biology : CB, 19, 1599-607. PubMed
• Muley, P. D., McNeill, E. M., Marzinke, M. A., Knobel, K. M., Barr, M. M., & Clagett-Dame, M. (2008). The atRA-responsive gene neuron navigator 2 functions in neurite outgrowth and axonal elongation. Developmental neurobiology, 68, 1441-53. PubMed
• Bae, Y. K., Lyman-Gingerich, J., Barr, M. M., & Knobel, K. M. (2008). Identification of genes involved in the ciliary trafficking of C. elegans PKD-2. Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 237, 2021-9. PubMed
• Bae, Y. K., & Barr, M. M. (2008). Sensory roles of neuronal cilia: cilia development, morphogenesis, and function in C. elegans. Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library, 13, 5959-74. PubMed
• Jauregui, A. R., Nguyen, K. C., Hall, D. H., & Barr, M. M. (2008). The Caenorhabditis elegans nephrocystins act as global modifiers of cilium structure. The Journal of cell biology, 180, 973-88. PubMed
• Knobel, K. M., Peden, E. M., & Barr, M. M. (2008). Distinct protein domains regulate ciliary targeting and function of C. elegans PKD-2. Experimental cell research, 314, 825-33. PubMed
• Hu, J., Wittekind, S. G., & Barr, M. M. (2007). STAM and Hrs down-regulate ciliary TRP receptors. Molecular biology of the cell, 18, 3277-89. PubMed
• Liu, T., Kim, K., Li, C., & Barr, M. M. (2007). FMRFamide-like neuropeptides and mechanosensory touch receptor neurons regulate male sexual turning behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 27, 7174-82. PubMed
• Bae, Y. K., Qin, H., Knobel, K. M., Hu, J., Rosenbaum, J. L., & Barr, M. M. (2006). General and cell-type specific mechanisms target TRPP2/PKD-2 to cilia. Development (Cambridge, England), 133, 3859-70. PubMed
• Barr, M. M., & Garcia, L. R. (2006). Male mating behavior. WormBook : the online review of C. elegans biology. PubMed
• Hu, J., Bae, Y. K., Knobel, K. M., & Barr, M. M. (2006). Casein kinase II and calcineurin modulate TRPP function and ciliary localization. Molecular biology of the cell, 17, 2200-11. PubMed
• Wang, J., & Barr, M. M. (2005). RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods in enzymology, 392, 36-55. PubMed
• Qin, H., Burnette, D. T., Bae, Y. K., Forscher, P., Barr, M. M., & Rosenbaum, J. L. (2005). Intraflagellar transport is required for the vectorial movement of TRPV channels in the ciliary membrane. Current biology : CB, 15, 1695-9. PubMed
• Jauregui, A. R., & Barr, M. M. (2005). Functional characterization of the C. elegans nephrocystins NPHP-1 and NPHP-4 and their role in cilia and male sensory behaviors. Experimental cell research, 305, 333-42. PubMed
• Peden, E. M., & Barr, M. M. (2005). The KLP-6 kinesin is required for male mating behaviors and polycystin localization in Caenorhabditis elegans. Current biology : CB, 15, 394-404. PubMed
• Hu, J., & Barr, M. M. (2005). ATP-2 interacts with the PLAT domain of LOV-1 and is involved in Caenorhabditis elegans polycystin signaling. Molecular biology of the cell, 16, 458-69. PubMed
• Barr, M. M. (2005). Caenorhabditis elegans as a model to study renal development and disease: sexy cilia. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 16, 305-12. PubMed
• Barr, M. M. (2003). Super models. Physiological genomics, 13, 15-24. PubMed
• Barr, M. M., DeModena, J., Braun, D., Nguyen, C. Q., Hall, D. H., & Sternberg, P. W. (2001). The Caenorhabditis elegans autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease gene homologs lov-1 and pkd-2 act in the same pathway. Current biology : CB, 11, 1341-6. PubMed
• Qin, H., Rosenbaum, J. L., & Barr, M. M. (2001). An autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease gene homolog is involved in intraflagellar transport in C. elegans ciliated sensory neurons. Current biology : CB, 11, 457-61. PubMed
• Barr, M. M., & Sternberg, P. W. (1999). A polycystic kidney-disease gene homologue required for male mating behaviour in C. elegans. Nature, 401, 386-9. PubMed