Publications

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2009

Waller, R.F. and Jackson, C.J. (2009) Dinoflagellate mitochondrial genomes: stretching the rules of molecular biology. BioEssays 31(2):237-45 (Abstract) (PDF)

Waller, R.F., Jabbour, C., Chan, N.C., Celik, N., Likić, V.A., Mulhern, T.D. and Lithgow, T. (2009) Evidence of a reduced and modified mitochondrial protein import apparatus in microsporidian mitosomes. Euk. Cell 8: 19-26 (Abstract) (PDF)

Osborne, S.E., Walthers, D., Tomljenovic, A.M., Mulder, D.T., Silphaduang, U., Duong, N., Lowden, M.J., Wickham, M.E., Waller, R.F., Kenney, L.J. and Coombes, B.K (2009) Pathogenic adaptation of intracellular bacteria by rewiring a cis-regulatory input function. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 106(10):3982-7 (Abstract) (PDF)

Pusnik, M., Charriere, F., Maser, P., Waller, R.F., Dagley, M., Lithgow, T. and Schneider, A. (2009) The single mitochondrial porin of Trypanosoma brucei is the main metabolite transporter in the outer mitochondrial membrane. Mol. Biol. Evol. (in press) (Abstract) (PDF)

2008

Gould, S.B., Tham, W-H., Cowman, A.F., McFadden, G.I. and Waller, R.F. Alveolins, a New Family of Cortical Proteins that Define the Protist Infrakingdom Alveolata. Mol. Biol. Evol. 25:1219-30 (Abstract) (PDF)

Gould, S.B., Waller, R.F. and McFadden, G.I. (2008) Plastid Evolution. Ann. Rev. Plant Biol. 59:491-517 (Abstract) (PDF)

Perry, A.J., Rimmer, K.A., Mertens, J.D., Waller, R.F., Mulhern, T.D., Lithgow, T. and Gooley, P.R. Structure, topology and function of the translocase of the outer membrane of mitochondria. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 46:265-74 (Abstract) (PDF)

2007

Jackson, C.J., Norman, J.E., Schnare, M.N., Gray, M.W., Keeling, P.J. and Waller, R.F. (2007) Broad genomic and transcriptional analysis reveals a highly derived genome in dinoflagellate mitochondria. BMC Biology 5:41 (Abstract) (full text)

Patron, N.J. and Waller, R.F. (2007) Transit peptide diversity and divergence: a global analysis of plastid targeting signals. BioEssays 29:1048-58 (Abstract) (PDF)

Patron, N.J., Waller, R.F., Conzijnsen, A.J., Straney, D.C., Gardiner, D.M., Nierman, W.C. and Howlett, B.J. (2007) Origin and distribution of epipolythiodioxopiperazine (ETP) gene clusters in filamentous ascomycetes. BMC Evol. Biol. 7:174 (Abstract) (full text)

Carpenter, K.J., Waller, R.F. and Keeling, P.J. (2007) Surface morphology of Saccinobaculus (Oxymonadida): implications for character evolution and function in oxymonads. Protist (in press) (Abstract) (PDF)

2006

Waller, R.F. and Keeling, P.J. (2006) Alveolate and chlorophycean mitochondrial cox2 genes split twice independently. Gene 383: 33-37 (Abstract) (PDF)

Morita, Y.S., Sena, C.B.C., Waller, R.F., Kurokawa, K., Sernee, M.F., Nakatani, F., Haites, R.E., Billman-Jacobe, H., McConville, M.J., and Maeda, Y. (2006) PimE is a polyprenol-phosphate-mannose-dependent mannosyltransferase that transfers the fifth mannose of phosphatidylinositol mannoside in mycobacteria. J. Biol. Chem. 281:25143-55 (Abstract) (PDF)

Eisen, J.A., et al. (2006) Macronuclear genome sequence of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, a model eukaryote. PLoS Biology 4:e286 (Abstract) (PDF)

Waller, R.F., Slamovitz, C.H. and Keeling, P.J. (2006) Lateral gene transfer of a multi-gene region from cyanobacteria to dinoflagellates resulting in a novel plastid-targeted fusion protein. Mol. Biol. Evol. 23:1437-43 (Abstract) (PDF)

Waller, R.F., Patron, N.J. and Keeling, P.J. (2006) Phylogenetic history of plastid-targeted proteins in peridinin-containing dinoflagellate Heterocapsa triquestra. Int. J. Sys. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1439-1447 (Abstract) (PDF)

Patron, N.J., Waller, R.F. and Keeling, P.J. (2006) A tertiary plastid uses genes from two endosymbionts. J. Mol. Biol. 357:1373-82 (Abstract) (PDF)

Chan, N.C., Likić, V.A., Waller, R.F., Mulhern, T.D. and Lithgow, T. (2006) The C-terminal TPR domain of Tom70 defines a family of mitochondrial protein import receptors found only in animals and fungi. J. Mol. Biol. 358:1010-22. (Abstract) (PDF)

2005

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 21645-52 (Abstract) (PDF)

Likić, 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 (Abstract) (PDF)

2004

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.

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

Waller, R.F., McConville, M.J., and McFadden, G.I. (2004) More plastids in human parasites? Trends Parasitol. 20:54-7 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

2003

Waller, R.F., Keeling, P.J., van Dooren, G., and McFadden, G.I. (2003) Comment on a green algal apicoplast ancestor. Science 301: 49a-50a (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

2002

Waller, R.F. and McConville, M.J. (2002) Developmental changes in lysosome morphology and function in Leishmania parasites. Int. J. Parasitol. 32: 1435-45 (Abstract) (PDF)

2000

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

Waller, R.F. and McFadden, G.I. (2000) In situ hybridization for electron microscopy. Methods. Mol. Biol. 123: 259-277. (Abstract)

1999

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

McFadden G.I. and Waller R.F. (1999) Response to Bodyl. Trends Microbiol. 7:267-8 (Abstract) (PDF)

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

1998

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

1997

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 (Abstract) (PDF)

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.

McFadden, G.I. & Waller, R.F. (1997) Malaria and toxoplasmosis unmasked: new handles on old enemies. Today's Life Sci. 9: 24-28

McFadden, G.I. and Waller, R.F. (1997) Bloodthirsty plants. New Scientist 5 April: 56.

McFadden, G.I. and Waller, R.F. (1997) Plastids in parasites of humans. BioEssays 19 (11): 1-8 (Abstract)

1995

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 (PDF)

McFadden, G.I., Gilson, P.R. and Waller, R.F.. (1995) Molecular phylogeny of chlorarachniophytes based on plastid rRNA and rbcL sequences. Archiv. Protistenk. 145: 231-239.

Gilson, P.R., Waller, R.F.. and McFadden, G.I. (1995) Preliminary characterisation of chlorarachniophyte mitochondrial DNA. J. Euk. Microbiol. 42: 696-701 (Abstract)