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  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

James R. Priess is a researcher affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Aging, Biochemistry, and Plant Science.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Priess has published multiple papers in leading scientific venues. These include:

  • "Nuclear lipid droplets and nuclear damage in Caenorhabditis elegans," 2021, PLoS Genetics
  • "The CERV protein of Cer1, a C. elegans LTR retrotransposon, is required for nuclear export of viral genomic RNA and can form giant nuclear rods," 2023, PLoS Genetics
  • "RNA-silencing induces target gene relocalization toward a specialized nuage domain," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Priess include:

  • Craig C. Mello
  • José Verdezoto Mosquera
  • Meghan C. Bacher
  • Bing Sun
  • Haram Kim

Priess's research has been published predominantly in the journal PLoS Genetics as well as in bioRxiv hosted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Among professional recognitions, James R. Priess was named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Wnt Signaling and an APC-Related Gene Specify Endoderm in Early C. elegans Embryos

    Christian E. Rocheleau;William D. Downs;William D. Downs;Rueyling Lin;Rueyling Lin;Claudia Wittmann

  • A Putative Catenin–Cadherin System Mediates Morphogenesis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Embryo

    Michael Costa;William Raich;Cristina Agbunag;Ben Leung

  • The PIE-1 protein and germline specification in C. elegans embryos

    Craig C. Mello;Craig C. Mello;Charlotte Schubert;Charlotte Schubert;Bruce Draper;Bruce Draper;Wei Zhang

  • Repression of gene expression in the embryonic germ lineage of C. elegans

    Geraldine Seydoux;Craig C. Mello;Craig C. Mello;Jonathan Pettitt;Jonathan Pettitt;William B. Wood

  • The glp-1 locus and cellular interactions in early C. elegans embryos.

    James R. Priess;Heinke Schnabel;Ralf Schnabel

  • par-6, a gene involved in the establishment of asymmetry in early C. elegans embryos, mediates the asymmetric localization of PAR-3

    Jennifer L. Watts;Bijan Etemad-Moghadam;Su Guo;Lynn Boyd

  • MEX-5 and MEX-6 Function to Establish Soma/Germline Asymmetry in Early C. elegans Embryos

    Charlotte M Schubert;Charlotte M Schubert;Rueyling Lin;Rueyling Lin;Corry J de Vries;Ronald H.A Plasterk

  • MEX-3 Is a KH Domain Protein That Regulates Blastomere Identity in Early C. elegans Embryos

    Bruce W Draper;Craig C Mello;Bruce Bowerman;Jeff Hardin

  • WRM-1 Activates the LIT-1 Protein Kinase to Transduce Anterior/Posterior Polarity Signals in C. elegans

    Christian Ernest Rocheleau;Jun Yasuda;Jun Yasuda;Tae Ho Shin;Rueyling Lin

  • Genetic analysis of lysosomal trafficking in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Greg J. Hermann;Lena K. Schroeder;Caroline A. Hieb;Aaron M. Kershner

  • end-1 encodes an apparent GATA factor that specifies the endoderm precursor in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos

    Jiangwen Zhu;Russell J. Hill;Paul J. Heid;Masamitsu Fukuyama;Masamitsu Fukuyama

  • Actin-dependent cytoplasmic streaming in C. elegans oogenesis

    Uta Wolke;Uta Wolke;Erin A. Jezuit;Erin A. Jezuit;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

  • Perinuclear P granules are the principal sites of mRNA export in adult C. elegans germ cells.

    Ujwal Sheth;Ujwal Sheth;Jason Pitt;Jason Pitt;Shannon Dennis;Shannon Dennis;Shannon Dennis;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

  • P granules in the germ cells of Caenorhabditis elegans adults are associated with clusters of nuclear pores and contain RNA.

    Jason N. Pitt;Jennifer A. Schisa;Jennifer A. Schisa;Jennifer A. Schisa;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

  • ATX-2, the C. elegans ortholog of ataxin 2, functions in translational regulation in the germline

    Rafal Ciosk;Rafal Ciosk;Michael DePalma;Michael DePalma;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

  • The role of actin filaments in patterning the Caenorhabditis elegans cuticle.

    Michael Costa;Bruce W. Draper;Bruce W. Draper;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

  • A Role for the Centrosome and PAR-3 in the Hand-Off of MTOC Function during Epithelial Polarization

    Jessica L. Feldman;Jessica L. Feldman;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

  • The C. elegans E2F- and DP-Related Proteins Are Required for Embryonic Asymmetry and Negatively Regulate Ras/MAPK Signaling

    Barbara D Page;Susana Guedes;David Waring;James R Priess;James R Priess;James R Priess

  • Specification of Cell Fates in the Early Embryo

    Ralf Schnabel;James R Priess

  • The REF-1 family of bHLH transcription factors pattern C. elegans embryos through Notch-dependent and Notch-independent pathways.

    Alexandre Neves;Alexandre Neves;James R. Priess;James R. Priess;James R. Priess

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig C. Mello
Craig C. Mello University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Joel H. Rothman
Joel H. Rothman University of California, Santa Barbara
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ronald H. A. Plasterk
Ronald H. A. Plasterk University of Amsterdam
Kenneth J. Kemphues
Kenneth J. Kemphues Cornell University
Su Guo
Su Guo University of California, San Francisco
Jeff Hardin
Jeff Hardin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barth D. Grant
Barth D. Grant Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University

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