Publications

2024

 

A Simple Method for Quantifying Larval Locomotion in Drosophila melanogaster.

Lin, J., Mele, S., Piper, M.D.W., Johnson, T.K. 2024. A Simple Method for Quantifying Larval Locomotion in Drosophila melanogaster. In: Dworkin, S. (eds) Neurobiology. Methods in Molecular Biology 2746. Doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3585-8_8

 

 


 

Exome-informed formulations of food proteins enhance body growth and feed efficiency in ad libitum-fed mice.

Wu, T., Baatar, D., O’ Connor, A.E., O’Bryan, M.K., Stringer, J.M., Hutt, K.J., Malimige Aponso, M., Monro, K., Luo, J., Zhu, Y., Ernst, A., Swindells, E.O.K., Alesi, L.R., Nguyen, N.T.T., Piper, M.D.W., Bennett, L.E. 2023. Exome-informed formulations of food proteins enhance body growth and feed efficiency in ad libitum-fed mice. Food Research International. Doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113819

 


 

2023

 

Short-term fasting of a single amino acid extends lifespan.

Fulton, T.L., Wansbrough, M.R., Mirth, C.K., Piper. M.D.W. 2023. Short-term fasting of a single amino acid extends lifespan. bioRxiv 2023.08.10.552880. doi:10.1101/2023.08.10.552880

 


 

Ageing impairs protein leveraging in a sex-specific manner in Drosophila melanogaster.

Rushby, H., Andrews, Z.B., Piper, M.D.W., Mirth, C.K. 2023. Ageing impairs protein leveraging in a sex-specific manner in Drosophila melanogaster. Animal Behaviour 195, pp 43-51. Doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.10.013

 

 


Early-adult methionine restriction reduces methionine sulfoxide and extends lifespan in Drosophila.

Kosakamoto, H., Obata, F., Kuraishi, J., Aikawa, H., Okada, R., Johnstone, J.N., Onuma, T., Piper, M.D.W., Miura, M. 2023. Early-adult methionine restriction reduces methionine sulfoxide and extends lifespan in Drosophila. bioRxiv 2023.03.15.532514. doi:10.1101/2023.03.15.532514

 


 

Biosynthetic constraints on amino acid synthesis at the base of the food chain may determine their use in higher-order consumer genomes.

Gómez Ortega, J., Raubenheimer, D., Tyagi, S., Mirth, C.K., Piper, M.D.W. 2023. Biosynthetic constraints on amino acid synthesis at the base of the food chain may determine their use in higher-order consumer genomes. PLoS Genetics 19(2): e1010635. Doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1010635

 


 

2022

Drosophila as a diet discovery tool for treating amino acid disorders.

Mele, S., Martelli, F., Lin, J., Kanca, O., Christodoulou, J., Bellen, H.J., Piper, M.D.W., Travis K. Johnson, T.K. 2022. Drosophila as a diet discovery tool for treating amino acid disorders. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism. Doi:10.1016/j.tem.2022.12.004

 


 

Drosophila melanogaster females prioritise dietary sterols for producing viable eggs.

Zanco, B., Rapley, L., Johnstone, J.N., Dedman, A., Mirth, C.K., Sgrò, C.M.,  Matthew D.W. Piper, M.D.W. 2022. Drosophila melanogaster females prioritise dietary sterols for producing viable eggs. Journal of Insect Physiology. Doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2022.104472

 


 

Restricting a single amino acid cross-protects D. melanogaster from nicotine poisoning through mTORC1 and GCN2 signalling.

Fulton, T.L., Mirth, C.K., Piper, M.D.W. 2022. Restricting a single amino acid cross-protects D. melanogaster from nicotine poisoning through mTORC1 and GCN2 signalling. Open Biology 12. Doi:10.1098/rsob.220319

 


 

Maternal and paternal sugar consumption interact to modify offspring life history and physiology.

Camilleri, T.-L., Piper, M.D.W., Robker, R.L., Dowling, D.K. 2022. Maternal and paternal sugar consumption interact to modify offspring life history and physiology. Functional Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14024

 


 

Dietary restriction and lifespan: adaptive reallocation or somatic sacrifice?

Piper, M.D.W., Zanco, B., Sgrò, C.M., Adler, M.I., Mirth, C.K. and Bonduriansky, R. 2022. Dietary restriction and lifespan: adaptive reallocation or somatic sacrifice? FEBS Journal. Doi:10.1111/febs.16463

 


 

Target of Rapamycin Drives Unequal Responses to Essential Amino Acid Depletion for Egg Laying in Drosophila Melanogaster.

Alves, A.N., Sgrò, C.M., Piper, M.D.W., Mirth, C.K. 2022. Target of Rapamycin Drives Unequal Responses to Essential Amino Acid Depletion for Egg Laying in Drosophila Melanogaster. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 10:822685. Doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.822685

 


 

2021

 

The Biosynthetic Costs of Amino Acids at the Base of the Food Chain Determine Their Use in Higher-order Consumer Genomes.

Ortega, J.G., Tyagi, S., Mirth, C.K., Piper, M.D.W. 2021. The Biosynthetic Costs of Amino Acids at the Base of the Food Chain Determine Their Use in Higher-order Consumer Genomes. bioRxiv; 2021. Doi: 10.1101/2021.11.03.467059

 


 

A dietary sterol trade-off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster females.

Zanco, B., Mirth, C.K., Sgrò, C.M., Piper, M.D.W. 2021. A dietary sterol trade-off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster females. eLife 10:e62335. Doi:10.7554/eLife.62335

 


 

A dietary sterol trade off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster.

Zanco, B., Mirth, C.K., Sgrò, C.M., Piper, M.D.W. 2020.A dietary sterol trade off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster. bioRxiv 2020.08.21.260489; doi:10.1101/2020.08.21.260489

 


 

Effects of Short-Term Dietary Protein Restriction on Blood Amino Acid Levels in Young Men.

Sjøberg, K.A., Schmoll, D., Piper, M.D.W., Kiens, B., Rose, A.J. 2020. Effects of Short-Term Dietary Protein Restriction on Blood Amino Acid Levels in Young Men. Nutrients 12, pp 2195. doi:10.3390/nu12082195

 


 

 

 


 

Restriction of essential amino acids dictates the systemic metabolic response to dietary protein dilution.

Yap, Y.W., Rusu, P.M., Chan, A.Y. et al. 2020. Restriction of essential amino acids dictates the systemic metabolic response to dietary protein dilution. Nat Commun 11, 2894. Doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16568-z

 


 

Sexual dimorphism in the nutritional requirement for adult lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster.

Wu, Q, Yu, G, Cheng, X, et al. Sexual dimorphism in the nutritional requirement for adult lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Aging Cell. 2020; 00:e13120. doi:10.1111/acel.13120

 

2019

 

Sex-specific transcriptomic responses to changes in the nutritional environment

Camus, M.F., Piper, M.D.W., Reuter, M. 2019. ex-specific transcriptomic responses to changes in the nutritional environment. eLife Evolutionary Biology. Doi:10.7554/eLife.47262

 


 

Transgenerational obesity and healthy ageing in Drosophila. 

Camilleri-Carter, T-L., Dowling, D.K., Robker, R.Piper, M.D.W. 2019. Transgenerational obesity and healthy ageing in Drosophila. The Journals of Gerontology A. Doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz154  

 


 

Branched-chain amino acids impact health and lifespan indirectly via amino acid balance and appetite control

Solon-Biet, S.M, Cogger, V.C., Pulpitel, T., Wahl, D., Clark, X., Bagley, E.E., Gregoriou, G.C., Senior, A.M., Wang, Q-P., Brandon, A.E., Perks, R., O’Sullivan, J., Chin Koay, Y., Bell-Anderson, K., Kebede, M., Yau, B., Atkinson, C., Svineng, G., Dodgson, T., Wali, J.A., Piper, M.D.W., Juricic, P., Partridge, L., Rose, A.J., Raubenheimer, D., Cooney, G.J., Couteur, D.G., Simpson, S.J. 2019. Branched-chain amino acids impact health and lifespan indirectly via amino acid balance and appetite control. Nature Metabolism 1, pp 532–545. Doi: 10.1038/s42255-019-0059-2

 

2018

 

Using Mouse and Drosophila Models to Investigate the Mechanistic Links between Diet, Obesity, Type II Diabetes, and Cancer.

Warr, C.G., Shaw, K.H., Azim, A., Piper, M.D.W., Parsons, L.M. 2018. Using Mouse and Drosophila Models to Investigate the Mechanistic Links between Diet, Obesity, Type II Diabetes, and Cancer. International  Journal of  Molecular Sciences.19, 4110. Doi: 10.3390/ijms19124110

 


 

Turning Food Into Eggs: insights from nutritional biology and developmental physiology of Drosophila.

Mirth, C.K., Alves, A.N., Piper, M.D.W. 2018. Turning Food Into Eggs: insights from nutritional biology and developmental physiology of Drosophila. Current Opinion in Insect Science. doi:10.1016/j.cois.2018.08.006.

 


 

Tissue-specific transcriptome profiling of Drosophila reveals roles for GATA transcription factors in longevity by dietary restriction.

Dobson, A.J., He, X., Blanc, E., Bolukbasi, E., Feseha, Y., Yang, M., Piper, M.D.W. 2018. Tissue-specific transcriptome profiling of Drosophila reveals roles for GATA transcription factors in longevity by dietary restriction.NPJ Aging and Mechanisms of Disease 4. doi:10.1038/s41514-018-0024-4

 


 

VideoTagger: User-Friendly Software for Annotating Video Experiments of Any Duration

Rennert, P., Aodha, O.M., Piper, M.D.W.,Brostow, G. 2018.VideoTagger: User-Friendly Software for Annotating Video Experiments of Any Duration. BioRxiv 272468. doi:10.1101/272468

 

 

2017


 

Sex- and genotype-effects on nutrient-dependent fitness landscapes in Drosophila melanogaster.

Camus, M.F., Fowler, K., Piper, M.D.W. & Reuter, M. 2017. Sex- and genotype-effects on nutrient-dependent fitness landscapes in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2237

 

 


 

Drosophila as a model for ageing.

Piper, M.D.W. & Partridge, L. 2017. Drosophila as a model for ageing. BBA: molecular basis of disease. doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.09.016

 

 


 

Using artificial diets to understand the nutritional physiology of Drosophila melanogaster.

Piper, M.D.W. 2017. Using artificial diets to understand the nutritional physiology of Drosophila melanogaster. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 23, 104-111. doi:10.1016/j.cois.2017.07.014


 

Matching complex dietary landscapes with the signalling pathways that regulate life history traits.

Mirth, C., and Piper, M. 2017. Matching complex dietary landscapes with the signalling pathways that regulate lifehistory traits. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 47, 9–16. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.08.001


 

Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction.

Leitão-Gonçalves, R., Carvalho-Santos, Z., Francisco, A.P., Fioreze, G.T., Anjos, M., Baltazar, C., Elias, A.P., Itskov, P.M., Piper, M.D.W., Ribeiro, C. 2017. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. PLoS Biol 15(4): e2000862. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2000862

 

 


 

Matching Dietary Amino Acid Balance to the In Silico-Translated Exome Optimizes Growth and Reproduction without Cost to Lifespan.

Piper, M.W.D., Soultoukis, G.A., Blanc, E., Mesaros, A., Herbert, S.L., Juricic, P., He, X., Atanassov, I., Salmonowicz, H., Yang, M., Stephen J. Simpson, S., J., Ribeiro, C., Partridge, L. 2017. Matching Dietary Amino Acid Balance to the In Silico-Translated Exome Optimizes Growth and Reproduction without Cost to Lifespan. Cell Metabolism 25, pp 610-621. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.02.005

 


 

Both overlapping and independent mechanisms determine how diet and insulin-ligand knockouts extend lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster.

Zandveld, J., van den Heuvel, J., Zwaan, B.J. & Piper, M.D.W. 2017. Both overlapping and independent mechanisms determine how diet and insulin-ligand knockouts extend lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster. NPJ Aging and Mechanisms of Disease. doi:10.1038/s41514-017-0004-0

 


 

Nutritional Programming of Lifespan by FOXO Inhibition on Sugar-Rich Diets

Dobson A.J., Ezcurra, M., Flanagan, C.E., Summerfield, A.C., Piper, M.D.W., Gems, D., Alic, N. 2017. Nutritional Programming of Lifespan by FOXO Inhibition on Sugar-Rich Diets. Cell Reports 18, pp 299–306. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.12.029

 


 

2016

Protocols to Study Aging in Drosophila

Piper, M.D.W., Partridge, L. 2016. Protocols to Study Aging in Drosophila. Methods in Molecular Biology 1478, pp 291-302.  doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-6371-3_18

 

 


 

Nuclear hormone receptor DHR96 mediates the resistance to xenobiotics but not the increased lifespan of insulin-mutant Drosophila.

Afschar, S., Toivonen, J.M., Hoffmann, J., Tain, L.S., Wieser, D., Finlayson, A.J., Dreige, Y., Alic, N., Emran, S., Stinn, J., Froehlich, J., Piper, M.D.W.* & Partridge, L.* [2016] Nuclear hormone receptor DHR96 mediates the resistance to xenobiotics but not the increased lifespan of insulin-mutant Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, doi:10.1073/pnas.1515137113 (*co-corresponding author)

 


 

2015

Quantifly: robust trainable software for automated Drosophila egg counting.

Waithe, D., Rennert, P., Brostow, G. & Piper, M.D.W. [2015] Quantifly: robust trainable software for automated Drosophila egg counting. PLoS One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127659

 

 


 

2014

Using doubly-labelled water to measure energy expenditure in an important small ectotherm Drosophila melanogaster.

Piper, M.D.W., Selman, C., Speakman, J.R. & Partridge, L [2014] Using doubly-labelled water to measure energy expenditure in an important small ectotherm Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 41, 505-512. doi:doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2014.07.004

 

 


 

Target of Rapamycin Signalling Mediates the Lifespan-Extending Effects of Dietary Restriction by Essential Amino Acid Alteration.

Emran, S., Yang, M., He, X., Zandveld, J. & Piper, M.D.W. [2014] Target of Rapamycin Signalling Mediates the Lifespan-Extending Effects of Dietary Restriction by Essential Amino Acid Alteration. Aging, 6, 1-9.

 

 


 

A holidic medium for Drosophila melanogaster.

Piper, M.D.W., Blanc, E., Leitão-Gonçalves, R., Yang, M, He, X, Linford, N.J., Hoddinott, M.P., Hopfen, C, Soultoukis, G.A., Niemeyer, C, Kerr, F, Pletcher, S.D., Ribeiro, C. & Partridge, L [2014] A holidic medium for Drosophila melanogasterNature Methods, 11, 100-105. doi:10.1038/nmeth.2731

 

 


 

2013

Analysing variation in Drosophila ageing across independent experimental studies – a meta-analysis of survival data.

Zeihm, M, Piper, M.D.W., & Thornton, J.M. [2013] Analysing variation in Drosophila ageing across independent experimental studies – a meta-analysis of survival data. Aging Cell, 12, 917-922. doi:10.1111/acel.12123

 


 

2012

Detrimental effects of RNAi: a cautionary note on its use in Drosophila ageing studies.

Alic, N., Hoddinott, M.H., Foley, A., Slack, C., Piper, M.D.W. & Partridge, L. [2012] Detrimental effects of RNAi: a cautionary note on its use in Drosophila ageing studies. PloS One, 7, e45367. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045367

 


2011

Dietary restriction and ageing: a unifying perspective.

Piper, M.D.W., Partridge, L., Raubenheimer, D. & Simpson, S.J. [2011] Dietary restriction and ageing: a unifying perspective. Cell Metabolism, 14, 154-160. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2011.06.013

 


 

Absence of effects of Sir2 over-expression on lifespan in C. elegans and Drosophila.

Valentini, S., Burnett, C., Cabreiro, F., Goss, M., Somogyvari, M., Piper, M.D., Hoddinott, M., Sutphin, G., Leko, V., McElwee, J.J., Bedalov, A., Howard, K., Kaeberlein, M., Pletcher, S., Soti, C., Partridge, L., Gems, D. [2011] Absence of effects of Sir2 over-expression on lifespan in C. elegans and Drosophila. Nature, 477, 482-U136. doi:10.1038/nature10296  (Nominated as ‘Must Read’ (score 15) on Faculty of 1000 website)

 


 

Ageing in Drosophila: The role of insulin/Igf and TOR signaling network

Partridge, L., Alic, N., Bjedov, I. & Piper, M.D.W. [2011] Ageing in Drosophila: The role of insulin/Igf and TOR signaling network. Experimental Gerontology, 46, 376-381. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2010.09.003

 


 

Dietary restriction delays ageing, but not neuronal dysfunction, in Drosophila models of Alzheimer’s disease.

Kerr, F., Augustin, H., Piper, M.D.W., Gandy, C., Allen, M.J., Lovestone, S., Partridge, L. [2011] Dietary restriction delays ageing, but not neuronal dysfunction, in Drosophila models of Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 32, 1977-1989. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.10.015

 


 

2010

Water independent effects of dietary restriction in Drosophila lifespan, comment on Water- and nutrient-dependent effects of dietary restriction in Drosophila lifespan” by Ja et al

Piper, M.D.W., Wong, R., Grandison, R.C., Bass, T.M., Martinez, P.M. & Partridge, L. [2010] Water independent effects of dietary restriction in Drosophila lifespan, comment on Water- and nutrient-dependent effects of dietary restriction in Drosophila lifespan” by Ja et al, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 107, E54-E56. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0914686107

 


 

2009

Amino acid imbalance and not resource reallocation explains extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in Drosophila.

Grandison, R.C.*, Piper, M.D.W.* & Partridge, L. [2009] Amino acid imbalance and not resource reallocation explains extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in DrosophilaNature, 462, 1061-1064. doi:10.1038/nature08619  (equal first author contribution. Nominated as ‘outstanding’ (score 15) on Faculty of 1000 website )

 


 

Chemical changes in aging Drosophila melanogaster.

Iqbal, A., Piper, M.D.W., Faragher, R.G.A., Naughton, D.P., Partridge, L. & Ostler, E.L. [2009] Chemical changes in aging Drosophila melanogasterAge, 31, 343-351. doi:10.1007/s11357-009-9105-4

 


 

Quantification of food intake in Drosophila.

Wong, R., Piper, M.D.W., Wertheim, B. & Partridge, L. [2009] Quantification of food intake in DrosophilaPublic Library of Science: One, 4, e6063. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006063

 


 

Effect of a standardized dietary restriction protocol on multiple laboratory strains of Drosophila melanogaster.

Grandison, R.C., Wong, R, Bass, T.M., Partridge, L. & Piper, M.D.W. [2009] Effect of a standardized dietary restriction protocol on multiple laboratory strains of Drosophila melanogasterPublic Library of Science: One, 4, e4067. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004067

 


 

2008

Diet and Aging.

Piper, M.D.W. & Bartke A. [2008] Diet and Aging. Cell Metabolism, 8:99-104. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2008.06.012

 

 


 

Pitfalls of measuring feeding rate in Drosophila melanogaster.

Wong. R.*, Piper, M.D.W.*, Blanc, E., Martinez, P. & Partridge, L. [2008] Letter to the editor of Nature Methods: Pitfalls of measuring feeding rate in Drosophila melanogasterNature Methods.  5, 214-215. doi:10.1038/nmeth0308-214. (equal first author contribution)

 


 

Separating cause from effect: how does insulin/IGF1 signalling control lifespan in worms, flies and mice?

Piper, M.D.W., Selman, C., McElwee, J.J., Partridge, L. [2008] Separating cause from effect: how does insulin/IGF1 signalling control lifespan in worms, flies and mice? Journal of Internal Medicine, 263: 179-191. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01906.x

 


 

Evidence for lifespan extension and delayed age-related biomarkers in insulin receptor substrate 1 null mice.

Selman, C., Lingard, S.,Choudhury, A., Batterham, R.L., Claret, M., Clements, M., Ramadani, F., Okkenhaug, K., Schuster, E., Blanc, E., Piper, M.D.W., Al-Qassab, H., Speakman, J.R., Carmignac, D., Robinson, I.C.A., Thornton, J.M., Gems, D., Partridge, L., Withers, D.J. [2008] Evidence for lifespan extension and delayed age-related biomarkers in insulin receptor substrate 1 null mice. FASEB J. 22, 807-818. doi:10.1096/fj.07-9261com

 


 

2007

Optimisation of dietary restriction protocols in Drosophila.

Bass, T.M., Grandison, R.C., Wong, R., Martinez, P., Partridge, L. & Piper, M.D.W. [2007] Optimisation of dietary restriction protocols in DrosophilaJournal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences. 62A, 1071-1081.

 


 

Evolutionarily conservation of regulated longevity assurance mechanisms.

McElwee, J.J., Schuster, E., Blanc, E., Piper, M.D.W., Thomas, J.H., Patel, D.S., Selman, C., Thornton, J.M., Withers, D.J., Partridge, L. & Gems, D. [2007] Evolutionarily conservation of regulated longevity assurance mechanisms. Genome Biology 8. R132. doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-7-r132

 


 

Dietary restriction in Drosophila: delayed ageing or experimental artefact?

Piper, M.D.W. and Partridge, L. [2007] Dietary restriction in Drosophila: delayed ageing or experimental artefact? Public Library of Science: Genetics, 3: e57. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030057

 


 

Counting calories in Drosophila dietary restriction

Piper, M.D.W., Mair, W. & Partridge, L. [2007] Letter to the Editor of Experimental Gerontology, commenting on: Min, K.J., Flatt, T., Kulaots, I., and Tatar, M. (2006) “Counting calories in Drosophila dietary restriction”. Experimental Gerontology, 42, 253-255. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2007.01.002

 


 

Transcriptional responses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to preferred and non-preferred nitrogen sources in glucose-limited chemostat cultures.

Boer, V.M., Tai, S.L., Vuralhan, Z., Arifin, Y., Walsh, M.C., Piper, M.D.W., de Winde, J.H., Pronk, J.T. & Daran, J.M. [2007] Transcriptional responses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to preferred and non-preferred nitrogen sources in glucose-limited chemostat cultures. FEMS Yeast Research. 7, 604-620. doi:10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00220.x

 


2006

Coordinated multitissue transcriptional and plasma metabonomic profiles following acute caloric restriction in mice.

Selman, C., Kerrison, N.D, Cooray, A., Piper, M.D.W., Lingard, S.J., Barton, R.H., Schuster, E.F., Blanc, E., Gems, D., Nicholson, J.K., Thornton, J.M., Partridge, L. & Withers, D.J. [2006] Coordinated multitissue transcriptional and plasma metabonomic profiles following acute caloric restriction in mice. Physiological Genomics. 27, 187-200. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00084.2006

 


2005

Models of insulin signaling and longevity.

Piper, M.D.W., Selman, C., McElwee, J.J & Partridge, L. [2005] Models of insulin signaling and longevity. Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models. 2, 249-256. doi:10.1016/j.ddmod.2005.11.001

 


 

Diet, metabolism and lifespan in Drosophila.

Piper, M.D.W., Skorupa, D. & Partridge, L. [2005] Diet, metabolism and lifespan in DrosophilaExperimental Gerontology. 40, 857-862. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2005.06.013

 

 


 

Dietary restriction in Drosophila.

Partridge, L., Piper, M.D.W. & Mair, W. [2005] Dietary restriction in DrosophilaMechanisms of Ageing and Development. 126, 938-950. doi:10.1016/j.mad.2005.03.023

 

 


 

Calories do not explain extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in Drosophila.

Mair, W., Piper, M.D.W. & Partridge, L. [2005] Calories do not explain extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in DrosophilaPublic Library of Science: Biology. 3(7), e223. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030223 (Nominated as ‘Must Read’ (score 8) on Faculty of 1000 Biology website)

 


 

Counting the calories: the role of specific nutrients in extension of lifespan by food restriction.

Piper, M.D.W., Mair, W. & Partridge, L. [2005] Counting the calories: the role of specific nutrients in extension of lifespan by food restriction. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences 60, 549-555. doi:10.1093/gerona/60.5.549

 


 

Longer lifespan, altered metabolism and stress resistance in Drosophila from ablation of cells making insulin-like ligands.

Broughton, S.J.*, Piper, M.D.W.*, Ikeya, T., Bass, T.M., Jacobson, J., Driege, Y.,  Martinez, P., Hafen, E., Withers, D.J., Leevers, S. & Partridge, L. [2005] Longer lifespan, altered metabolism and stress resistance in Drosophila from ablation of cells making insulin-like ligands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 102, 3105-3110. doi:10.1073/pnas.0405775102. (equal first author contribution)


2004

Prolonged maltose-limited chemostat cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae selects for cells with improved maltose affinity and hypersensitivity.

Jansen, M.L.A., Daran-Lapujade, P., de Winde, J.H., Piper, M.D.W. & Pronk, J.T. [2004] Prolonged maltose-limited chemostat cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae selects for cells with improved maltose affinity and hypersensitivity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70, 1956-1963. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.4.1956-1963.2004


Identification of a novel one-carbon metabolism regulon in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Gelling, C.L., Piper, M.D.W., Hong, S.-P., Kornfeld, G.D. & Dawes, I.W. [2004] Identification of a novel one-carbon metabolism regulon in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeJournal of Biological Chemistry 279, 7072-7081. doi:10.1074/jbc.M309178200


Directed evolution of pyruvate decarboxylase-negative Saccharomyces cerevisiae, yielding a C2-independent, glucose tolerant, and pyruvate-hyperproducing yeast.

van Maris, A.J.A., Geertman, J.M., Vermeulen, A., Groothuizen, M., Winkler, A.A., Piper, M.D.W., van Dijken, J.P. & Pronk, J.T. [2004] Directed evolution of pyruvate decarboxylase-negative Saccharomyces cerevisiae, yielding a C2-independent, glucose tolerant, and pyruvate-hyperproducing yeast. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70, 159-166. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.1.159-166.2004


2003

Comparative genotyping of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK 113-7D and S288C using oligonucleotide microarrays.

Daran-Lapujade, P., Daran, J-M., Kotter, P., Petit, T., Piper, M.D.W. & Pronk, J.T. [2003] Comparative genotyping of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK 113-7D and S288C using oligonucleotide microarrays. FEMS Yeast Research 4, 259-269. doi:10.1016/S1567-1356(03)00156-9


Identification and characterization of the genes required for phenylpyruvate decarboxylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Vuralhan, Z., Morais, M., Tai, S.L., Piper, M.D.W. & Pronk, J.T. [2003] Identification and characterization of the genes required for phenylpyruvate decarboxylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeApplied and Environmental Microbiology 69, 4534-4541. doi:0.1128/AEM.69.8.4534-4541.2003


The genome-wide transcriptional responses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on glucose in aerobic chemostat cultures limited for carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus or sulfur.

Boer, V.M., de Winde, H., Pronk, J.T. & Piper, M.D.W. [2003] The genome-wide transcriptional responses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on glucose in aerobic chemostat cultures limited for carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus or sulfur. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278, 3265-3274. doi:10.1074/jbc.M209759200


Hap4p overexpression in glucose-grown Saccharomyces cerevisiae induces cells to enter a novel metabolic state.

Lascaris, R., Bussemaker, H.J., Boorsma, A., Piper, M.D.W., van der Spek, H., Grivell, L. & Blom, J. [2003] doi:10.1186/gb-2002-4-1-r3


2002

Reproducibility of oligonucleotide microarray transcriptome analyses: an interlaboratory comparison using chemostat cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Piper, M.D.W., Daran-Lapujade, P., Bro, C., Regenberg, B., Knudsen, S., Nielsen, J. & Pronk, J.T. [2002] Reproducibility of oligonucleotide microarray transcriptome analyses: an interlaboratory comparison using chemostat cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiaeJournal of Biological Chemistry 277, 37001-37008. doi:10.1074/jbc.M204490200


Regulation of the yeast glycine cleavage genes is responsive to the presence of multiple nutrients.

Piper, M.D.W., Hong, S.P., Eiβing, T., Sealey, P. & Dawes, I.W. [2002] Regulation of the yeast glycine cleavage genes is responsive to the presence of multiple nutrients. FEMS Yeast Research 2, 59-71. doi:10.1111/j.1567-1364.2002.tb00069.x


2000

Regulation of the balance of one-carbon metabolism in Saccharomyces cereveisiae.

Piper, M.D., Hong, S-P., Ball, G.E & Dawes, I.W. [2000] Regulation of the balance of one-carbon metabolism in Saccharomyces cereveisiaeJournal of Biological Chemistry  275,  30987-30995. doi:10.1074/jbc.M004248200


1999

Control of expression of one-carbon metabolism genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mediated by a tetrahydrofolate-responsive protein binding to a glycine regulatory region including a core 5’-CTTCTT-3’ motif.

Hong, S-P., Piper, M.D., Sinclair, D.A. & Dawes, I.W. [1999] Control of expression of one-carbon metabolism genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mediated by a tetrahydrofolate-responsive protein binding to a glycine regulatory region including a core 5’-CTTCTT-3’ motif. Journal of Biological Chemistry 274, 10523-10532. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.15.10523