Publications
Chang AW*, Titus MB*, Olesnicky EC Exploring the diverse functional and regulatory
consequences of alternative splicing in development and disease. Frontiers in Genetics
(2021) https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.775395
Spendier, K, Olesnicky EC, Forand D*, Wolf M, Killian DJ. CPB-3 and CGH-1 localize to
motile particles within dendrites in C. elegans PVD sensory neurons. BMC Research Notes.
2021 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05730-5
Titus MB*#, Wright EG*, Bono JM, Poliakon AK#, Goldstein BR#, Super MK*#, Young LA#,
Manaj M#, Litchforsd M#, Reist NE, Killian DJ, Olesnicky EC. The conserved alternative
splicing factor caper regulates neuromuscular phenotypes during development and
aging. Developmental Biology. 2021. 473 15-32.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.01.011
Olesnicky, EC* & Killian DJ. The cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein
(CPEB), Orb, is important for dendrite development and neuron fate specification in
Drosophila melanogaster. Gene. 2020. 738 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144473
*first and corresponding author
Olesnicky, E.C.*, Antonacci, S., Popitsch, N., Lybecker, M.C., Titus, M.B.,# Valadez, R. #, Derkach, P.G. #, Marean, A., Miller, K. #, Mathai, S.K. #, Killian, D.J. Shep interacts with posttrsnscriptional regulators to control dendrite morphogenesis in sensory neurons. Developmental Biology. In press. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30352216
*first and corresponding author
*This study was covered by the Colorado Springs Gazette in December 2018
Olesnicky EC*, Wright EG. Drosophila as a Model for Assessing the Function of RNA-Binding Proteins during Neurogenesis and Neurological Disease. J Dev Biol. 2018 Aug 18;6(3).*first and corresponding author
Olesnicky E.C.* , Bono J.M., Bell, L., Schachtner, L.T., Lybecker, C. M., The RNA-binding protein Caper is required for sensory neuron development in Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental Dynamics. 2017. 246(8):610-624.
*first and corresponding author
Schachtner ,L.T., Sola, I.E., Forand, D., Antonacci, S., Postovit, A.J., Mortimer, N.T., Killian, D.J., Olesnicky, E.C. Drosophila Shep and C. elegans SUP-26 are RNA-binding proteins that play diverse roles in nervous system development. Development Genes and Evolution. 2015. 225:319-330.
Bono J.M., Olesnicky E.C., Matzkin L.M. Connecting genotypes, phenotypes and fitness: harnessing the power of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. Molecular Ecology. 2015. (15) 3810-22.
Antonacci, S., Forand, D., Wolf, M., Tyus, C., Barney, J., Kellogg, L., Simon, M.A., Kerr, G., Wells, K.L., Younes, S., Mortimer, N.T., Olesnicky, E.C., Killian, D.J. Conserved RNA-Binding Proteins Required for Dendrite Morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans Sensory Neurons. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 2015.
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*highlighted in Genetics 2015 Spotlight issue
Olesnicky, E.C, Killian D.J., Garcia, E., Morton, M.C., Rathjen, A.R., Sola, I.E. and Gavis, E.R. Extensive roles foe RNA binding proteins in Drosophila sensory neuron dendrite development. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 2014. (4) 2:297-306.
Thanawala S.U., Rister J., Goldberg G.W., Zuskov A., Olesnicky E.C., Flowers J.M., Jukan D., Purugganan M.D., Gavis E.R., Desplan C., Johnston R.J. Jr., Regional modulation of a stochastically expressed factor determines photoreceptor subtypes in the Drosophila retina. Developmental Cell 2013. 25:93-105
Olesnicky, E.C., Bhogal, B., and Gavis, E.R. Combinatorial use of translational co-factors for cell type specific regulation during neuronal morphogenesis in Drosophila. Developmental Biology. 2012. 365:208-218.
Olesnicky, E.C., Hernandez-Lagunas, L. and Artinger, K.B. Prdm1a regulates sox10 and islet1 in the development of the neural crest and Rohon-Beard sensory neurons. Genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development. 2010 In press.
*This article was highlighted in the November 2010 issue of Genesis
Birkholz, D.A., Olesnicky Killian, E.C. and Artinger, K.B. prdm1a is necessary for posterior pharyngeal arch development in zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics. 2009 October 238: 2575-2587.
Olesnicky Killian., E.C., Birkholz, D.A. and Artinger, K.B. A role for chemokine signaling in neural crest cell migration and craniofacial development. Developmental Biology. 2009 September 333:161-172.
Olesnicky, E. C. & Desplan,C. Distinct mechanisms for mRNA localization during embryonic axis specification in the wasp Nasonia. Developmental Biology. 2007 June 306(1):134-142.
Olesnicky, E. C. & Desplan,C. Gaining New Insights into Primitive Strategies for Embryonic Axis Specification Using the Wasp Nasonia. Functional Development and Embryology 2007 June 1(1)37-48.
Olesnicky, E. C., Brent, A. E.,Tonnes, L., Walker, M., Pultz, M. A., Leaf, D. and Desplan, C. A caudal mRNA gradient controls posterior development in the wasp Nasonia. Development. 2006 133:3973-3982.
* This article was highlighted by Jane Bradbury in the October 15, 2006 issue of Development.
Lynch, J. A., Olesnicky, E. C. and Desplan, C. Regulation and function of tailless in the long germ wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Development, Genes and Evolution. 2006. 216:493-498.
Scicchitano, D. A., Olesnicky, E. C. and Dimitri, A. Mini Review: Transcription and DNA adducts: what happens when the message gets cut off? DNA Repair. 2004 Dec 2;3(12):1537-1548.