Faculty of Science School of Botany

Dr Ross Waller

Location
 Botany Bld Rm 218
Phone +61 3 8344 5042
Fax +61 3 9347 5460
Email rossfw@unimelb.edu.au

Research Interests

Research Group

Publications

  1. Patron, N.J., Waller, R.F., Archibald, J.M. and Keeling, P.J. (2005) Complex protein targeting to dinoflagellate plastids. J. Mol. Biol. 348:1015-24  
  2. Waller, R.F. and McFadden, G.I. (2005) The apicoplast: a review of the derived plastid of apicomplexan parasites. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 7: 57-79  
  3. Morita, Y.S., Velasquez, R., Taig, E., Waller, R.F., Patterson, J.H., Tull, D.T., Williams, S.J., Billman-Jacobe, H., McConville, M.J. (2005) Compartmentalization of lipid bioshynthesis in mycobacteria. ( in press J. Biol. Chem. )
  4. Liki, V.A., Peryy, A., Hulett, J., Traven, A., Curran, S., Waller, R.F., Keeling, P.J., Gooley, P.R. and Lithgow, T. (2005) Patterns that define the four domains conserved in known and novel isoforms of the protein import receptor Tom20. J. Mol. Biol. 347: 81-93  
  5. Waller, R.F. and McFadden G.I. (2004) The Apicoplast. In Genomes and the Molecular Cell Biology of Malaria Parasites. (Waters A and Janse C eds) Horizon Scientific Press, Norfolk.
  6. Dodge M.A., Waller, R.F., Chow, L.M.C., Zaman, M.M., Cotton, L.M. McConville, M.J., and Wirth, D.F. (2004) Localization and function of multi-drug resistance protein 1 in the secretory pathway of Leishmania parasites. Mol. Micro. 51: 1563-75  
  7. Waller, R.F., McConville, M.J., and McFadden, G.I. (2004) More plastids in human parasites? Trends Parasitol .20:54-7  
  8. Ralph, S.R., van Dooren, G.G., Waller, R.F., Crawford, M.J., Fraunholz, M., Foth, B.J., Roos, D.S., and McFadden, G.I. (2004) Metabolic maps and functions of the Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast. Nature Rev. Micro. 2: 203-16  
  9. Gentle, I., Gabriel, K., Beech, P., Waller, R.F., and Lithgow, T. (2004) The Omp85 family of proteins is essential for outer membrane biogenesis in mitochondria and bacteria. J. Cell Biol. 164:19-24  
  10. Bandyopadhyay, S., Chatterjee, M., Pal, S., Waller, R.F., Sundar, S., McConville, M.J., Mandal, C. (2004) Purification, characterization of O-acetylated sialoglycoconjugates-specific IgM, and development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis and follow-up of Indian visceral leishmaniasis patients. Diagnostic Micro. Infect. Dis. 50: 15-24  
  11. Waller, R.F., Keeling, P.J., van Dooren, G., and McFadden, G.I. (2003) Comment on a green algal apicoplast ancestoràÏ. Science 301: 49a-50a  
  12. Waller, R.F., Ralph, S.A., Reed, M.B., Su, V., Douglas, J.D., Minnikin, D.E., Cowman, A.F., Besra, G.S., and McFadden, G.I. (2003) A type II pathway for fatty acid biosynthesis presents drug targets in Plasmodium falciparum .Antimicrob. Agents Chemoth. 47: 297-301  
  13. Patterson, J.H., Waller, R.F., Jeevarajah, D., Billman-Jacobe, H. and McConville, M.J (2003) Mannose metabolism is required for mycobacterial growth. Biochem. J. 15: 77-86  
  14. Waller, R.F. and McConville, M.J. (2002) Developmental changes in lysosome morphology and function in Leishmania parasites. Int. J. Parasitol .32: 1435-45  
  15. Waller, R.F., Reed, M.B., Cowman, A.F. and McFadden, G.I. (2000) Protein trafficking to the plastid of Plasmodium falciparum is via the secretory pathway. EMBO J. 19: 1794-1802  
  16. Van Dooren, G.G., Waller, R.F., Joiner, K.A., Roos, D.S. and McFadden, G.I (2000) Protein transport in Plasmodium falciparum : Traffic jams. Parasitol. Today 16:421-7  
  17. Baldi, D.L., Andrews, K.T., Waller, R.F., Roos, D.S., Howard, R.F., Crabb, B.S. and Cowman, A.F. (2000) RAP1 controls rhoptry targeting of RAP in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum .EMBO J. 19: 2435-2443  
  18. Waterkeyn, J.G., Wickham, M.E., Davern, K.M., Cooke, B.M., Coppel, R.L., Reeder, J.C., Culvenor, J.G., Waller, R.F. and Cowman, A.F (2000) Targeted mutagenesis of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 3 (PfEMP3) disrupts cytoadherence of malaria-infected red blood cells. EMBO J. 19: 2813-2823  
  19. Waller, R.F. and McFadden, G.I. (2000) In situ hybridization for electron microscopy. Methods. Mol. Biol. 123: 259-277.  
  20. Keeling, P.J., Palmer, J.D.. Donald, R. G. K , Roos, D.S., Waller, R.F. & McFadden, G.I.  (1999) Shikimate in apicomplexa. Nature 397: 219-220  
  21. McFadden G.I. and Waller R.F. (1999) Response to Bodyl .Trends Microbiol.  7:267-8  
  22. Waller, R.F., McFadden, G.I. (1999) High resolution in situ hybridization.  In: In situ hybridization protocols. (Darby I ed) Methods in Molecular Biology Series, vol. 123, Humana Press, Totowa pp 259-277
  23. Waller, R.F., Keeling, P.J., Donald, R.G.K., Striepen, B., Handman, E., Lang-Unnasch, N., Cowman, A.F., Besra, G.S., Roos D.S. and McFadden G.I. (1998) Nuclear-encoded proteins target to the plastid in Toxoplamsa gondii and Plasmodium falciparum . Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 95: 12352-57  
  24. Crabb, B.S., Cooke, B.M., Reeder, J.C., Waller, R.F., Caruana, S.R., Davern, K.M., Wickham, M.E., Brown, G.V., Coppel, R.L. and Cowman, A.F. (1997)  Targeted gene disruption shows that knobs enable malaria-infected red cells to cytoadhere under physiological shear stress.  Cell 89: 287-296  
  25. McFadden, G.I., Waller, R.F., Reith, M., Munhollan D.J. and Lang-Unnasch, N. (1997)  The plastid of apicomplexan parasites.  In:  The evolution of the algae and their plastids , Bhattacharya, D. (ed), Springer Verlag, Pl. Syst. Evol. [Suppl.] 11: 261-287.
  26. McFadden, G.I. & Waller, R.F. (1997) Malaria and toxoplasmosis unmasked: new handles on old enemies.  Today's Life Sci. 9: 24-28
  27. McFadden, G.I. and Waller, R.F. (1997) Bloodthirsty plants. New Scientist 5 April: 56.
  28. McFadden, G.I. and Waller, R.F. (1997) Plastids in parasites of humans.  BioEssays 19 (11): 1-8  
  29. Waller, R.F. and McFadden, G.I. (1995)  Morphological and cytochemical analysis of the nucleus/pyrenoid association in a unicellular red alga.  Protoplasma  186: 131-141
  30. McFadden, G.I., Gilson, P.R. and Waller, R.F.. (1995)  Molecular phylogeny of chlorarachniophytes based on plastid rRNA and rbc L sequences.  Archiv. Protistenk. 145: 231-239.
  31. Gilson, P.R., Waller, R.F.. and McFadden, G.I. (1995)  Preliminary characterisation of chlorarachniophyte mitochondrial DNA.  J. Euk. Microbiol. 42: 696-701  

 

 

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