Recent Publications from Michael Strand’s Lab:
- Strand, M.R., and G. R. Burke. 2015. The Polydnaviridae: from discovery to current insights. Virology. 0: 393-402.
- Strand, M. R. 2014. The study of parasitoid physiology begins to mature. Curr. Op. Insect Science. 6: vi-ix.
- Strand, M. R. 2014. Teratocytes and functions in parasitoids. Curr. Op. Insect Science. 6: 68-73.
- Hilyer, J. F., and M. R. Strand. 2014. Mosquito hemocyte-mediated immune responses. Curr. Op. Insect Science. 3: 14-21
- Burke, G. R., K. O. O. Walden, J. Whitfield, H. Robertson, and M. R. Strand. 2014. Widespread genome reorganization of an obligate virus mutualist. PLoS Genetics. 10: e10044660.
- Strand, M. R. and G. R. Burke. 2014. Polydnaviruses: nature’s genetic engineers. Annu. Rev. Virology. 1: 333-354.
- Bowker, C. L., K. G. Ross, and M. R. Strand. 2014. The metabolic enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase affects the outcome of intraspecific competition in a polyembryonic wasp. Ecol. Ent. 39: 648-655.
- Dunn, J., D. W. Dunn, M. R. Strand, and I. C. W. Hardy. 2014. Higher aggression towards closer relatives by soldier larvae in a polyembryonic wasp. Biol. Letters. 10, 20140229.
- Coon, K. L., K. J. Vogel, M. R. Brown, M. R. Strand. 2014. Mosquitoes rely on their gut microbiota for development. Mol. Ecol. 23: 2727-2739.
- Burke, G. R., and M. R. Strand. 2014. Systematic analysis of a wasp parasitism arsenal. Mol. Ecol. 23: 890-901.
- Vogel, K. D., M. R. Brown, and M. R. Strand. 2013. Phylogenetic investigation of peptide hormone and growth factor receptors in five dipteran genomes. Frontiers in Endocrinol. 4: 193 (doi: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00193).
- Dhara, A., J.-H. Eum, A. Robertson, M. Gulia-Nuss, K. J. Vogel, K. D. Clark, R. Graf, M. R. Brown and M. R. Strand. 2013. Ovary ecdysteroidogenic hormone functions independently of the insulin receptor in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insect Bich. Mol. Biol. 43: 1100-1108.
- Strand, M. R., and G. R. Burke. 2013. Polydnavirus-wasp associations: evolution, genome organization, and function. Curr. Opin. Virol. 3: 587-594.
- White, J. A., M. Giorgini, M. R. Strand, and F. Pennacchio. 2013. Arthropod symbiosis and evolution. In: Arthropod Biology and Evolution (Minelli, A. et al., Eds.). Springer-Verlag. Heidelberg. pp. 441-475.
- Burke, G. R., S. A. Thomas, J.-H. Eum, and M. R. Strand. 2013. Polydnaviruses share essential replication gene functions with pathogenic ancestors. PLoS Pathogens. 9: e1003348.
- Weldon, S. R., M. R. Strand, and K. M. Oliver. 2013. Phage loss and the breakdown of a defensive symbiosis in aphids. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. 280: 20122103.
- Strand, M. R. 2013. Embryology. In: The Insects-Structure and Function, 5th S. Simpson and A. E. Douglas Eds. pp. 347-397. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- Strand, M. R. and Burke G. R. 2012. Polydnaviruses as symbionts and gene delivery systems. PLoS Pathogens. 8: e1002757.
- Bitra, K., R. J. Suderman and M. R. Strand. 2012. Polydnavirus Ank proteins function as IkB mimics that subvert the insect Imd signaling pathway. PLoS Pathogens. 8(5): e1002722.
- Burke, G. R. and M. R. Strand. 2012. Polydnaviruses of parasitic wasps: domestication of viruses to act as gene delivery vectors. Insects 3, 91-119.
- Burke, G. R. and M. R. Strand. 2012. Deep sequencing identifies viral and wasp genes with potential roles in replication of Microplitis demolitor J. Virol. 86, 3293-3306.
- Strand, M. R. and J.-M. Drezen. 2012. The Polydnaviridae. In: Virus Taxonomy: IXth Report on Viral Taxonomy and Classification, A. M. Q. King, M. J. Adams, E. B. Carstens, and E. J. Lefkowitz (eds.). pp. 268-278. Academic Press, Amsterdam.
- Strand, M. R. 2012. Polydnavirus gene products that interact with the host immune system. In: Polydnaviruses (Beckage, N.B., Drezen, J.-M. (eds.), pp. 149-157. Elsevier, San Diego, CA.
- Strand, M. R. 2012. Polydnavirus gene expression profiling: what we know now. In: Polydnaviruses (Beckage, N.B., Drezen, J.-M. (eds.) pp. 137-145. Elsevier, San Diego, CA. pp.
- Beck, M. R., S. Zhang, S. Bitra, G. R. Burke and M. R. Strand. 2011. The encapsidated genome of Microplitis demolitor bracovirus integrates into the host Pseudoplusia includens. Virol. 85, 11685-11696.
- Castillo, J., M. R. Brown, and M. R. Strand. 2011. Blood feeding and insulin peptide 3 stimulate proliferation of hemocytes in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. PLoS Pathogens. 7(10), e1002274.
- Bitra, K., S. Zhang, and M. R. Strand. 2011. Transcriptomic profiling of Microplitis demolitor bracovirus reveals host, tissue, and stage-specific patterns of activity. J. Gen. Virol. 92, 2060-2071.