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Robert Saint is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia, contributing to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's recent papers showcase their involvement in genetic engineering and molecular biology techniques. Notable publications include:

  • Precise single base substitution in the shibire gene by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated homology directed repair in Bactrocera tryoni, 2020, published in BMC Genetics
  • Maintenance of Cell Fate by the Polycomb Group Gene Sex Combs Extra Enables a Partial Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Drosophila, 2020, published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Amanda Choo
  • Elisabeth Fung
  • Isabel Y. Chen
  • Peter A. Crisp
  • Simon W. Baxter

Robert Saint's research addresses a variety of interconnected topics such as:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Their publications have appeared in journals such as BMC Genetics and G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their scientific inquiries. The research often involves complex genetic modification methods, molecular mechanisms of insect biology, and cancer-related molecular pathways.

Best Publications

  • Cyclin E controls S phase progression and its down-regulation during Drosophila embryogenesis is required for the arrest of cell proliferation

    Juergen A. Knoblich;Karsten Sauer;Lynn M. Jones;Helena E. Richardson

  • Chaperone-assisted selective autophagy is essential for muscle maintenance

    Verena Arndt;Nikolaus Dick;Riga Tawo;Michael Dreiseidler

  • EST Analysis of the Cnidarian Acropora millepora Reveals Extensive Gene Loss and Rapid Sequence Divergence in the Model Invertebrates

    R.Daniel Kortschak;R.Daniel Kortschak;Gabrielle Samuel;Robert Saint;Robert Saint;David J Miller

  • Maintenance of ancestral complexity and non-metazoan genes in two basal cnidarians

    Ulrich Technau;Stephen Rudd;Peter Maxwell;Paul M. Gordon

  • A RhoGEF and Rho family GTPase-activating protein complex links the contractile ring to cortical microtubules at the onset of cytokinesis.

    W. Gregory Somers;Robert B. Saint

  • Identification and characterization of the STIM (stromal interaction molecule) gene family: coding for a novel class of transmembrane proteins.

    Richard T. Williams;Shehnaaz S. M. Manji;Nigel J. Parker;Manuela S. Hancock

  • A putative exchange factor for Rho1 GTPase is required for initiation of cytokinesis in Drosophila

    Sergei N Prokopenko;Anthony Brumby;Louise O'Keefe;Leanne Prior

  • RNAi-induced phenotypes suggest a novel role for a chemosensory protein CSP5 in the development of embryonic integument in the honeybee (Apis mellifera).

    Joanna Maleszka;Sylvain Foret;Robert Saint;Ryszard Maleszka

  • Immune sera recognize on erythrocytes a Plasmodium falciparum antigen composed of repeated amino acid sequences

    Ross L. Coppel;Alan F. Cowman;Robin F. Anders;Albert Edward Bianco

  • Expression of Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigens in Escherichia coli: detection with antibodies from immune humans

    David J. Kemp;Ross L. Coppel;Alan F. Cowman;Robert B. Saint

  • Regions of variant histone His2AvD required for Drosophila development

    Michael John Clarkson;Julian R. E. Wells;Frank Gibson;Robert Saint

  • Expression of distinct RNAs from 3′ untranslated regions

    Tim R. Mercer;Dagmar Wilhelm;Marcel E. Dinger;Giulia Soldà

  • Ectopic cyclin E expression induces premature entry into S phase and disrupts pattern formation in the Drosophila eye imaginal disc.

    Helena E. Richardson;Louise V. O'Keefe;Thomas Marty;Robert B. Saint

  • A His2AvDGFP fusion gene complements a lethal His2AvD mutant allele and provides an in vivo marker for Drosophila chromosome behavior.

    Michael Clarkson;Robert Saint

  • Isolate-specific S-antigen of Plasmodium falciparum contains a repeated sequence of eleven amino acids.

    Ross L. Coppel;Alan F. Cowman;Klaus R. Lingelbach;Graham V. Brown

  • ARID proteins come in from the desert

    R.Daniel Kortschak;Philip W Tucker;Robert Saint

  • A highly conserved novel family of mammalian developmental transcription factors related to Drosophila grainyhead.

    Tomasz Wilanowski;Annabel Tuckfield;Loretta Cerruti;Sinead O'Connell

  • Characterization of the dead ringer gene identifies a novel, highly conserved family of sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins.

    S L Gregory;R D Kortschak;B Kalionis;R Saint

  • Localization of the ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (resa) of Plasmodium Falciparum in merozoites and ring-infected erythrocytes

    G V Brown;J G Culvenor;P E Crewther;A E Bianco

  • Structure and expression of a family of Ultrabithorax mRNAs generated by alternative splicing and polyadenylation in Drosophila.

    K Kornfeld;R B Saint;P A Beachy;P J Harte

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
Robin F. Anders
Robin F. Anders La Trobe University
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Graham F. Mitchell
Graham F. Mitchell Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Graham Brown
Graham Brown University of Melbourne
David J. Kemp
David J. Kemp Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Eldon E. Ball
Eldon E. Ball James Cook University
Helena E. Richardson
Helena E. Richardson La Trobe University
Peter M. Waterhouse
Peter M. Waterhouse Queensland University of Technology
Hugo J. Bellen
Hugo J. Bellen Baylor College of Medicine

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