Henis-Korenblit, S. and A. Meléndez, 2018. Methods to Determine the Role of Autophagy proteins in C. elegans Aging [Chapter 37], Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1880, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8873-0_37.
Palmisano, N. J. and A. Meléndez, 2018. Autophagy in C. elegans development. Developmental Biology April 24 (17), DOI:10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.04.009.
Palmisano, N., Rosario, N., Wysocki, M., Hong, M., Grant, B., and A. Meléndez (2017) The recycling endosome protein RAB-10 promotes autophagic flux and localization of the transmembrane protein ATG-9. Autophagy 13:10, 1742-1753. Palmisano et al., 2017
Ames, K., Da Cunha, D., Gonzalez, B., Konta, M., Lin, F., Shechter, G., Starikov, L., Wong, L., Buelow, H., and A. Meléndez (2017) A non-cell-autonomous role of BEC-1/BECN1/Beclin1 in coordinating cell-cycle progression and stem cell proliferation during germline development. Current Biology 27, 1-9. pdf
Ames, K., Ames, K. and A. Meléndez (2017) Non-autonomous autophagy in germline stem cell proliferation. Cell Cycle 16:16, 1481-1482. pdf
Zhang, H., Chang, J. T., Guo, B., Hansen, M., Jia, K., Kovács, A. L., Kumsta, C., Lapierre, L., Legouis, R., Lin L., Lu, Q., Meléndez, A., O’Rourke, E. J., Sato, K., Sato, M., Wang, X., Wu, F. (2016) Guidelines for monitoring autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans. Autophagy 11:1, 9-27. pdf
Galluzi, L., et al. (2017) Molecular Definitions of autophagy and related processes. The EMBO Journal
Palmisano, N. J. and A. Meléndez, 2016. Chapter 16: Detection of Autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans. Commisioned by Cold Spring Harbor. Cell Death Techniques. Edited by Ricky Johnstone and John Silke, pp. 437-452. pdf
Palmisano, N. J. and A. Meléndez (2016) Protocol 1:Detection of Autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans Using GFP::LGG-1 as an Autophagy Marker. Commisioned by Cold Spring Harbor. Cell Death Techniques. Edited by Ricky Johnstone and John Silke, pp. 447-453. Protocol 1
Palmisano, N. J. and A. Meléndez (2016) Protocol 2: Detecting Autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos Using Markers of P Granule Degradation. Commisioned by Cold Spring Harbor. Cell Death Techniques. Edited by Ricky Johnstone and John Silke, pp. 454-458. Protocol 2
Palmisano, N. J. and A. Meléndez (2016) Protocol 3: Detection of Autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans by Western Blotting Analysis of LGG-1. Commisioned by Cold Spring Harbor. Cell Death Techniques. Edited by Ricky Johnstone and John Silke, pp. 459-467. Protocol 3
Palmisano, N. J. and A. Meléndez (2016) Protocol 4: RNAi-Mediated Inactivation of Autophagy Genes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Commisioned by Cold Spring Harbor. Cell Death Techniques. Edited by Ricky Johnstone and John Silke, pp. 468-475. Protocol 4
Klionsky, D., et al. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Autophagy 12:1, 1-222. pdf
Hoffman, S., Martin, D., Meléndez, A., & Bargonetti, J. (2014). C. elegans CEP-1/p53 and BEC-1 Are Involved in DNA Repair. PloS one, 9(2), e88828. pdf
Lapierre, L. R., Silvestrini, M. J., Nuñez, L., Ames, K., Wong, S., Le, T. T., … & Meléndez, A. (2013). Autophagy genes are required for normal lipid levels in C. elegans. Autophagy, 9(3), 278-286. pdf
Yang, J., Chen, D., He, Y., Meléndez, A., Feng, Z., Hong, Q., … & Chen, X. (2013). MiR-34 modulates Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan via repressing the autophagy gene atg9. Age, 35(1), 11-22. pdf
Lapierre, L. R., Meléndez, A., & Hansen, M. (2012). Autophagy links lipid metabolism to longevity in C. elegans. Autophagy, 8(1). pdf
Klionsky, D. J., Abdalla, F. C., Abeliovich, H., Abraham, R. T., Acevedo-Arozena, A., Adeli, K., … & Baldini, G. (2012). Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy. Autophagy, 8(4), 445-544. pdf
Lapierre, L. R., Gelino, S., Meléndez, A., & Hansen, M. (2011). Autophagy and lipid metabolism coordinately modulate life span in germline-less C. elegans. Current Biology, 21(18), 1507-1514. pdf
Ruck, A., Attonito, J., Garces, K. T., Núnez, L., Palmisano, N. J., Rubel, Z., … & Meléndez, A. (2011). The Atg6/Vps30/Beclin 1 ortholog BEC-1 mediates endocytic retrograde transport in addition to autophagy in C. elegans. Autophagy, 7(4), 386-400. pdf
Fernando, T., Flibotte, S., Yin, J., Yzeiraj, E., Moerman, D.G., Meléndez, A., and C. Savage-Dunn. 2011. C. elegans ADAMTS ADT-2 regulates body size by modulating TGFbeta signaling and cuticle collagen organization. Developmental Biology 352(1): 92-103. pdf
Meléndez, A., Hall, D. H., & Hansen, M. (2008). Chapter Twenty‐Nine Monitoring the Role of Autophagy in C. elegans Aging. Methods in enzymology, 451, 493-520.pdf
Meléndez, A., & Neufeld, T. P. (2008). The cell biology of autophagy in metazoans: a developing story. Development, 135(14), 2347-2360. pdf
Zakeri, Z., Melendez, A., & Lockshin, R. A. (2008). Chapter Fifteen Detection of Autophagy in Cell Death. Methods in enzymology, 442, 289-306.
Meléndez, A., & Levine, B. (2005). Autophagy in C. elegans. pdf
Meléndez, A., Talloczy, Z., Seaman, M., Eskelinen, E. L., Hall, D. H., & Levine, B. (2003). Autophagy genes are essential for dauer development and life-span extension in C. elegans. Science, 301(5638), 1387-1391. pdf
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