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Shireen A. Davies is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology, and Environmental Science. Subfields of study include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Ecology, Insect Science, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in their work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shireen A. Davies include:

  • Julian A. T. Dow
  • Selim Terhzaz
  • Kenneth A. Halberg
  • Takashi Koyama
  • Muhammad Tayyib Naseem

Shireen A. Davies's published work appears in a range of scientific venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Pest Management Science, and the Journal of Pest Science.

Recent papers by Shireen A. Davies include:

  • A nutrient-responsive hormonal circuit mediates an inter-tissue program regulating metabolic homeostasis in adult Drosophila (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Specialized stellate cells offer a privileged route for rapid water flux in Drosophila renal tubule (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Assessment of insecticidal effects and selectivity of CAPA-PK peptide analogues against the peach-potato aphid and four beneficial insects following topical exposure (2020, Pest Management Science)
  • Transcriptome analysis of neuropeptides in the beneficial insect lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) identifies kinins as a selective pesticide target: a biostable kinin analogue with activity against the peach potato aphid Myzus persicae (2022, Journal of Pest Science)
  • A nutrient-responsive hormonal circuit controls energy and water homeostasis in Drosophila (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Best Publications

  • Normal p21N-ras couples bombesin and other growth factor receptors to inositol phosphate production.

    Michael J. O. Wakelam;Shireen A. Davies;Miles D. Houslay;Ian McKay

  • FlyAtlas 2: a new version of the Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data

    David P Leader;Sue A Krause;Aniruddha Pandit;Shireen A Davies

  • Function-informed transcriptome analysis of Drosophila renal tubule

    Jing-jing Wang;Laura Kean;Jingli Yang;Adrian K Allan

  • Two nitridergic peptides are encoded by the gene capability in Drosophila melanogaster

    Laura Kean;William Cazenave;Laurence Costes;Kate E. Broderick

  • Resistance to fungicides in the Qol-STAR cross-resistance group: current perspectives.

    S. P. Heaney;A. A. Hall;S. A. Davies;G. Olaya

  • Hormonally controlled chloride movement across Drosophila tubules is via ion channels in stellate cells

    Michael J. O’Donnell;Mark R. Rheault;Shireen A. Davies;Phillipe Rosay

  • Cell-type specific calcium signalling in a Drosophila epithelium

    Philippe Rosay;Shireen A. Davies;Yong Yu;M. Ali Sözen

  • Isolation and characterization of a leucokinin-like peptide of Drosophila melanogaster

    S. Terhzaz;F.C. O'Connell;V.P. Pollock;L. Kean

  • Systematic G-protein-coupled receptor analysis in Drosophila melanogaster identifies a leucokinin receptor with novel roles.

    Jonathan C. Radford;Shireen A. Davies;Julian A.T. Dow

  • CAP2b, a cardioacceleratory peptide, is present in Drosophila and stimulates tubule fluid secretion via cGMP.

    S. A. Davies;G. R. Huesmann;S. H. P. Maddrell;M. J. O'donnell

  • The Malpighian tubule: rapid insights from post-genomic biology.

    Julian A.T. Dow;Shireen A. Davies

  • The Dh gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes a diuretic peptide that acts through cyclic AMP.

    Pablo Cabrero;Jonathan C. Radford;Kate E. Broderick;Laurence Costes

  • Resolution of the insect ouabain paradox

    Leah S. Torrie;Jonathan C. Radford;Tony D. Southall;Laura Kean

  • Nitric oxide signalling in insects.

    Shireen-A. Davies

  • Analysis and Inactivation of vha55, the Gene Encoding the Vacuolar ATPase B-subunit in Drosophila melanogaster Reveals a Larval Lethal Phenotype

    S. A. Davies;S. F. Goodwin;D. C. Kelly;Z. Wang

  • Genome-wide survey of V-ATPase genes in Drosophila reveals a conserved renal phenotype for lethal alleles.

    Adrian K. Allan;Juan Du;Shireen A. Davies;Julian A. T. Dow

  • Integrative physiology and functional genomics of epithelial function in a genetic model organism.

    Julian A. T. Dow;Shireen A. Davies

  • Insect renal tubules constitute a cell-autonomous immune system that protects the organism against bacterial infection

    J. McGettigan;R.K.J. McLennan;K.E. Broderick;L. Kean

  • Molecular mechanism and functional significance of acid generation in the Drosophila midgut.

    Gayle Overend;Yuan Luo;Louise Henderson;Angela E. Douglas

  • Neuropeptide stimulation of the nitric oxide signaling pathway in Drosophila melanogaster Malpighian tubules.

    Shireen A. Davies;Eric J. Stewart;Graham Rowell Huesmann;Nicholas J.V. Skaer

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian A. T. Dow
Julian A. T. Dow University of Glasgow
Miles D. Houslay
Miles D. Houslay King's College London
Ronald J. Nachman
Ronald J. Nachman United States Department of Agriculture
Michael J. O. Wakelam
Michael J. O. Wakelam Babraham Institute
Jan A. Veenstra
Jan A. Veenstra University of Bordeaux
Pawel Herzyk
Pawel Herzyk University of Glasgow
Alan Hall
Alan Hall Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lisa C. Ranford-Cartwright
Lisa C. Ranford-Cartwright University of Glasgow
Godfrey L. Smith
Godfrey L. Smith University of Glasgow

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