Associate Professor Paul Ebert
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School of the Environment
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Researcher biography
Genetics of mental health (new research)
We are using the genetic model organism, C. elegans, do investigate the genetic basis of both normal and disordered behaviour. Our current interests are identifying the genes responsible for anxiety and depression as well as the genes for eating disoders and addiction. Using C. elegans as a model organism will also allow us to study gene function as it relates to behaviour.
Molecular mechanisms of phosphine resistance (other research)
Genetic mapping of oxidative stress resistance genes. The fumigant phosphine disrupts oxidative metabolism, resulting in the production of reactive oxygen intermediates. This causes the premature ageing and death of targeted pests. Insect pests of stored grain in Australia now exhibit resistance to phosphine at levels more than 200 times the normal lethal dose.
We have genetically mappedf and identified the genes responsible for phosphine resistance in tall major insect pests of stored grain. We are using a systems biology approach in the model organism C. elegans to understand the molecular basis of phosphine action. Our genetic studies have recently shown that resistance to phosphine is associated with an extension of lifespan
Book Chapters
Alzahrani, Saad M. and Ebert, Paul R. (2024). Phosphine toxicology and mode of action. Reference module in biomedical sciences. (pp. 597-604) edited by Philip Wexler. Cham, Switzerland: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-824315-2.01068-x
Schlipalius, David and Ebert, Paul (2020). Advances in detection and management of phosphine resistance in stored grain pests. Advances in postharvest management of cereals and grains. (pp. 67-92) edited by Dirk Maier. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2020.0072.03
Schlipalius, D., Ebert, P. R. and Hunt, G. J. (2008). Honeybee. Genome mapping and genomics in arthropods. (pp. 1-16) edited by Wayne Hunter and Chittaranjan Kole. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-73833-6_1
An, Gynheung, Ebert, Paul R., Mitra, Amitava and Ha, Sam B. (1989). Binary vectors. Plant molecular biology manual. (pp. 29-47) Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-94-009-0951-9_3
An, Gynheung, Ebert, Paul R., Mitra, Amitava and Ha, Sam B. (1988). Binary vectors. Plant molecular biology manual. (pp. 45-63) Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
Journal Articles
Daglish, Gregory J., Singarayan, Virgine T., Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Reid, Robin, Ebert, Paul R. and Nayak, Manoj K. (2024). Seasonal flight activity and associated frequency of rph2 phosphine resistance allele in Rhyzopertha dominica at bulk storage facilities in southern Queensland, Australia. Journal of Stored Products Research, 109 102447, 102447. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2024.102447
Alzahrani, Saad M. and Ebert, Paul R. (2023). Pesticidal toxicity of phosphine and its interaction with other pest control treatments. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 45 (3), 2461-2473. doi: 10.3390/cimb45030161
Nayak, Manoj K., Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Singarayan, Virgine T., Nath, Nisa S., Pavic, Hervoika, Dembowski, Brock, Daglish, Gregory J., Schlipalius, David I. and Ebert, Paul R. (2021). First report of strong phosphine resistance in stored grain insects in a far northern tropical region of Australia, combining conventional and genetic diagnostics. Journal of Stored Products Research, 92 101813, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101813
Ebert, Kathryn M., Arnold, William G., Ebert, Paul R. and Merritt, David J. (2021). Hindgut microbiota reflects different digestive strategies in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87 (5), 1-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02100-20
Singarayan, Virgine T., Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Nayak, Manoj K., Ebert, Paul R. and Daglish, Gregory J. (2021). Gene introgression in assessing fitness costs associated with phosphine resistance in the rusty grain beetle. Journal of Pest Science, 94 (4), 1415-1426. doi: 10.1007/s10340-020-01315-6
Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Schlipalius, David I., Singarayan, Virgine T., Nath, Nisa S., Nayak, Manoj K. and Ebert, Paul R. (2021). Unique genetic variants in dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (dld) gene confer strong resistance to phosphine in the rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 171 104717. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104717
Ahmad, Waqar and Ebert, Paul R. (2020). Suppression of a core metabolic enzyme dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (dld) protects against amyloid beta toxicity in C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease. Genes and Diseases, 8 (6), 849-866. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.08.004
Constantin, Myrna, Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Chandra, Kerri, Ebert, Paul and Nayak, Manoj K (2020). Synergism between phosphine (PH3) and carbon dioxide (CO2): implications for managing PH3 resistance in rusty grain beetle (Laemophloeidae: Coleoptera). Journal of Economic Entomology, 113 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa081
Nayak, Manoj K., Daglish, Gregory J., Phillips, Thomas W. and Ebert, Paul R. (2020). Resistance to the fumigant phosphine and its management in insect pests of stored products: a global perspective. Annual Review of Entomology, 65 (1), 333-350. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-011019-025047
Alzahrani, Saad M. and Ebert, Paul R. (2019). Attenuation of radiation toxicity by the phosphine resistance factor dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD). Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 6455, 6455. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42678-w
Schlipalius, David I., Tuck, Andrew G., Pavic, Hervoika, Daglish, Gregory J., Nayak, Manoj K. and Ebert, Paul R. (2019). A high-throughput system used to determine frequency and distribution of phosphine resistance across large geographical regions: next-generation markers for phosphine resistance. Pest Management Science, 75 (4), 1091-1098. doi: 10.1002/ps.5221
Alzahrani, Saad M. and Ebert, Paul R. (2019). Oxygen and arsenite synergize phosphine toxicity by distinct mechanisms. Toxicological Sciences, 167 (2), 419-425. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfy248
Puckering, Timothy, Thompson, Jake, Sathyamurthy, Sushruth, Sukumar, Sinduja, Shapira, Tirosh and Ebert, Paul (2019). Automated WormScan [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 6 192, 192. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.10767.3
Witting, Michael, Hastings, Janna, Rodriguez, Nicolas, Joshi, Chintan J., Hattwell, Jake P. N., Ebert, Paul R., van Weeghel, Michel, Gao, Arwen W., Wakelam, Michael J. O., Houtkooper, Riekelt H., Mains, Abraham, Le Novère, Nicolas, Sadykoff, Sean, Schroeder, Frank, Lewis, Nathan E., Schirra, Horst-Joachim, Kaleta, Christoph and Casanueva, Olivia (2018). Modeling meets metabolomics— the WormJam consensus model as basis for metabolic studies in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 5 (NOV) 96, 96. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2018.00096
Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Singarayan, Virgine T, Chandra, Kerri, Ebert, Paul R and Nayak, Manoj K (2018). Potential of co-fumigation with phosphine (PH3) and sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) for the management of strongly phosphine-resistant insect pests of stored grain. Journal of Economic Entomology, 111 (6), 2956-2965. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy269
Ahmad, Waqar and Ebert, Paul R (2018). 5-Methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (MICA) suppresses Aβ-mediated pathology in C. elegans. Experimental Gerontology, 108, 215-225. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.04.021
Alzahrani, Saad M. and Ebert, Paul R. (2018). Stress pre-conditioning with temperature, UV and gamma radiation induces tolerance against phosphine toxicity. PLoS One, 13 (4) e0195349, e0195349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195349
Schlipalius, David I., Tuck, Andrew G., Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Nguyen, Tam, Kaur, Ramandeep, Subramanian, Sabtharishi, Barrero, Roberto, Nayak, Manoj and Ebert, Paul R. (2018). Variant linkage analysis using de novo transcriptome sequencing identifies a conserved phosphine resistance gene in insects. Genetics, 209 (1), 281-290. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300688
Hastings, Janna, Mains, Abraham, Artal-Sanz, Marta, Bergmann, Sven, Braeckman, Bart P., Bundy, Jake, Cabreiro, Filipe, Dobson, Paul, Ebert, Paul, Hattwell, Jake, Hefzi, Hooman, Houtkooper, Riekelt H., Jelier, Rob, Joshi, Chintan, Kothamachu, Varun B., Lewis, Nathan, Lourenço, Artur Bastos, Nie, Yu, Norvaisas, Povilas, Pearce, Juliette, Riccio, Cristian, Rodriguez, Nicolas, Santermans, Toon, Scarcia, Pasquale, Schirra, Horst Joachim, Sheng, Ming, Smith, Reuben, Suriyalaksh, Manusnan, Towbin, Benjamin ... Casanueva, Olivia (2017). WormJam: A consensus C. elegans Metabolic Reconstruction and Metabolomics Community and Workshop Series. Worm, 6 (2), e1373939-00. doi: 10.1080/21624054.2017.1373939
Puckering, Timothy, Thompson, Jake, Sathyamurthy, Sushruth, Sukumar, Sinduja, Shapira, Tirosh and Ebert, Paul (2017). Automated wormscan [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 6 192, 192. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.10767.1
Nguyen, Tam T., Kaur, Ramandeep, Schlipalius, David I., Collins, Patrick J. and Ebert, Paul R. (2016). Effect of diet on phosphine toxicity, rate of development and reproduction of the rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus). Journal of Stored Products Research, 69, 221-226. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2016.08.012
Ahmad, Waqar and Ebert, Paul R. (2016). Metformin attenuates Aβ pathology mediated through levamisole sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in a C. elegans model of Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Neurobiology, 54 (7), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12035-016-0085-y
Walter, G. H., Chandrasekaran, S., Collins, P. J., Jagadeesan, R., Mohankumar, S., Alagusundaram, K., Ebert, P. R., Daglish, G. J., Nayak, M. K., Mohan, S., Srivastava, Chitra, Chadda, I. C., Rajagopal, A., Reid, R. and Subramanian, S. (2016). The grand challenge of food security - general lessons from a comprehensive approach to protecting stored grain from insect pests in Australia and India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 78 (special), 7-16. doi: 10.5958/0974-8172.2016.00020.1
Nguyen, Tam T., Collins, Patrick J., Duong, Tu M., Schlipalius, David I. and Ebert, Paul R. (2016). Genetic conservation of phosphine resistance in the rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae (L.). Journal of Heredity, 107 (3), 228-237. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esw001
Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Collins, Patrick J., Nayak, Manoj K., Schlipalius, David I. and Ebert, Paul R. (2016). Genetic characterization of field-evolved resistance to phosphine in the rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Laemophloeidae: Coleoptera). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 127, 67-75. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.09.008
Nguyen, Tam T., Collins, Patrick J. and Ebert, Paul R. (2015). Inheritance and Characterization of Strong Resistance to Phosphine in Sitophilus oryzae (L.). PLoS One, 10 (4) e0124335, e0124335. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124335
Kocak, Erhan, Schlipalius, David, Kaur, Ramandeep, Tuck, Andrew, Ebert, Paul, Collins, Pat and Yilmaz, Abdullah (2015). Determining phosphine resistance in rust red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) populations from Turkey. Turkiye Entomoloji Dergisi, 39 (2), 129-136. doi: 10.16970/ted.17464
Kaur, R., Subbarayalu, M., Jagadeesan, R., Daglish, G. J., Nayak, M. K., Naik, H. R., Ramasamy, S., Subramanian, C., Ebert, P. R. and Schlipalius, D. I. (2015). Phosphine resistance in India is characterised by a dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase variant that is otherwise unobserved in eukaryotes. Heredity, 115 (3), 188-194. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2015.24
Kaur, Ramandeep, Ebert, Paul R., Walter, Gimme H., Swain, Anthony J. and Schlipalius, David I. (2013). Do phosphine resistance genes influence movement and dispersal under starvation?. Journal of Economic Entomology, 106 (5), 2259-2266. doi: 10.1603/EC13234
Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Fotheringham, Amelia, Ebert, Paul R. and Schlipalius, David I. (2013). Rapid genome wide mapping of phosphine resistance loci by a simple regional averaging analysis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Bmc Genomics, 14 (1) 650, 650.1-650.11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-650
Kaur, Ramandeep, Daniels, Emily V., Nayak, Manoj K., Ebert, Paul R. and Schlipalius, David I. (2013). Determining changes in the distribution and abundance of a Rhyzopertha dominica phosphine resistance allele in farm grain storages using a DNA marker. Pest Management Science, 69 (6), 685-688. doi: 10.1002/ps.3514
Reilly, Beau D., Schlipalius, David I., Cramp, Rebecca L., Ebert, Paul R. and Franklin, Craig E. (2013). Frogs and estivation: transcriptional insights into metabolism and cell survival in a natural model of extended muscle disuse. Physiological Genomics, 45 (10), 377-388. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00163.2012
Schlipalius, David I., Valmas, Nicholas, Tuck, Andrew G., Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Ma, Li, Kaur, Ramandeep, Goldinger, Anita, Anderson, Cameron, Kuang, Jujiao, Zuryn, Steven, Mau, Yosep S., Cheng, Qiang, Collins, Patrick J., Nayak, Manoj K., Schirra, Horst Joachim, Hilliard, Massimo A. and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). A core metabolic enzyme mediates resistance to phosphine gas. Science, 338 (6108), 807-810. doi: 10.1126/science.1224951
Kaur, Ramandeep, Schlipalius, David I., Collins, Patrick J., Swain, Anthony J. and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). Inheritance and relative dominance, expressed as toxicity response and delayed development, of phosphine resistance in immature stages of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). Journal of Stored Products Research, 51, 74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2012.08.002
Mau, Yosep S., Collins, Patrick J., Daglish, Gregory J., Nayak, Manoj K. and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). The rph2 gene is responsible for high level resistance to phosphine in independent field strains of Rhyzopertha dominica. Plos One, 7 (3) e34027, e34027.1-e34027.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034027
Mathew, Mark D., Mathew, Neal D. and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). WormScan: A technique for high-throughput phenotypic analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans. Plos One, 7 (3) e33483, e33483.1-e33483.6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033483
Kuang, Jujiao and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). The failure to extend lifespan via disruption of complex II is linked to preservation of dynamic control of energy metabolism. Mitochondrion, 12 (2), 280-287. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2011.10.003
Mau, Yosep S., Collins, Patrick J., Daglish, Gregory J., Nayak, Manoj K., Pavic, Hervoika and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). The rph1 gene is a common contributor to the evolution of phosphine resistance in independent field isolates of Rhyzopertha dominica. PLoS One, 7 (2) e31541, e31541.1-e31541.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031541
Jagadeesan, Rajeswaran, Collins, Patrick J., Daglish, Gregory J., Ebert, Paul R. and Schlipalius, David I. (2012). Phosphine resistance in the rust red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Inheritance, gene interactions and fitness costs. PloS One, 7 (2) e31582, e31582.1-e31582.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031582
Johnston, Andrew D. and Ebert, Paul R. (2012). The redox system in C. elegans, a phylogenetic approach. Journal of Toxicology, 2012 546915, 546915.1-546915.20. doi: 10.1155/2012/546915
Nath, Nisa S., Bhattacharya, Ishita, Tuck, Andrew G., Schlipalius, David I. and Ebert, Paul R. (2011). Mechanisms of phosphine toxicity. Journal of Toxicology, 2011 494168, 494168.1-494168.9. doi: 10.1155/2011/494168
Mathew, Neal D., Schlipalius, David I. and Ebert, Paul R. (2011). Sulfurous gases as biological messengers and toxins: Comparative genetics of their metabolism in model organisms. Journal of Toxicology, 2011 394970, 394970.1-394970.14. doi: 10.1155/2011/394970
Zuryn, Steven, Kuang, Jujiao, Tuck, Andrew and Ebert, Paul R. (2010). Mitochondrial dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans causes metabolic restructuring, but this is not linked to longevity. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 131 (9), 554-561. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2010.07.004
Valmas, Nicholas, Zuryn, Steven and Ebert, Paul R. (2008). Mitochondrial uncouplers act synergistically with the fumigant phosphine to disrupt mitochondrial membrane potential and cause cell death. Toxicology, 2008 (252), 33-39. doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2008.07.060
Schlipalius, D. I., Chen, W., Collins, P.J., Nguyen, T., Reilly, P.E.B. and Ebert, P. R. (2008). Gene interactions constrain the course of evolution of phosphine resistance in the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica. Heredity, 100 (5), 506-516. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2008.4
Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium and Ebert, Paul R. (2008). The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum. Nature, 452 (7190), 949-955. doi: 10.1038/nature06784
Zuryn, Steven, Kuang, Jujiao and Ebert, Paul (2008). Mitochondrial modulation of phosphine toxicity and resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxicological Sciences, 102 (1), 179-186. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm278
Cha'on, Ubon, Valmas, Nicholas, Collins, Patrick J., Reilly, Paul E. B., Hammock, Bruce D. and Ebert, Paul R. (2007). Disruption of iron homeostasis increases phosphine toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxicological Sciences, 96 (1), 194-201. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfl187
Valmas, N. and Ebert, P R (2006). Comparative toxicity of fumigants and a phosphine synergist using a novel containment chamber for the safe generation of concentrated phosphine gas. Plos One, 1 (2 Articfle e130) e130, 1-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000130
Schlipalius, D., Collins, P. J., Maul, Y. and Ebert, P. R. (2006). New tools for management of phosphine resistance. Outlooks on Pest Management, 17 (2), 52-56. doi: 10.1564/16apr02
Remans, Tony, Grof, Christopher P. L., Ebert, Paul R. and Schenk, Peer M. (2005). Functional promoter analysis using an approach based on an in vitro evolution strategy. Biotechniques, 38 (2), 209-216. doi: 10.2144/05382ST01
Remans, T., Grof, C. P. L., Ebert, P. R. and Schenk, P. M. (2005). Identification of functional sequences in the pregenomic RNA promoter of the Banana streak virus Cavendish strain (BSV-Cav). Virus Research, 108 (1-2), 177-186. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2004.09.005
Anderson, Jonathan P., Badruzsaufari, Ellet, Schenk, Peer M., Manners, John M., Desmond, Olivia J., Ehlert, Christina, Maclean, Donald J., Ebert, Paul R. and Kazan, Kemal (2004). Antagonistic interaction between abscisic acid and jasmonate-ethylene signaling pathways modulates defense gene expression and disease resistance in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 16 (12), 3460-3479. doi: 10.1105/tpc.104.025833
Cheng, Q., Valmas, N., Reilly, P. E. B., Collins, P. J., Kopittke, R. and Ebert, P. R. (2003). Caenorhabditis elegans mutants resistant to phosphine toxicity show increased longevity and cross-resistance to the synergistic action of oxygen. Toxicological Sciences, 73 (1), 60-65. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfg049
Humphries, Merideth, Mustard, Julie A., Hunter, Stacey J., Mercer, Alison R., Ward, Vernon and Ebert, Paul R. (2003). Invertebrate D2 type dopamine receptor exhibits age-based plasticity of expression in the mushroom bodies of the honeybee brain. Journal of Neurobiology, 55 (3), 315-330. doi: 10.1002/neu.10209
Mustard, J. A., Blenau, W., Hamilton, I. S., Ward, V. K., Ebert, PR and Mercer, A. R. (2003). Analysis of two D1-like dopamine receptors from the honey bee Apis mellifera reveals agonist-independent activity. Molecular Brain Research, 113 (1-2), 67-77. doi: 10.1016/S0169-328X(03)00091-3
Campbell, Emma J., Schenk, Peer M. P., Kazan, Kemal, Penninckx, Iris A. M. A., Anderson, Jonathan P., Maclean, Don J., Cammue, Bruno P. A., Ebert, Paul R. and Manners, John M. (2003). Pathogen-responsive expression of a putative ATP-binding cassette transporter gene conferring resistance to the diterpenoid sclareol is regulated by multiple defense signaling pathways in arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 133 (3), 1272-1284. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.024182
Grohmann, L., Blenau, W., Erber, J., Ebert, P. R., Strunker, T. and Baumann, A. (2003). Molecular and functional characterization of an octopamine receptor from honeybee (Apis mellifera) brain. Journal of Neurochemistry, 86 (3), 725-735. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01876.x
Schlipalius, David I., Cheng, Qiang, Reilly, Paul E., Collins, Patrick J. and Ebert, Paul R. (2002). Genetic linkage analysis of the lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica identifies two loci that confer high-level resistance to the fumigant phosphine. Genetics, 161 (2), 773-782. doi: 10.1093/genetics/161.2.773
Briand, L., Swasdipan, N., Nespoulous, C., Bezirard, V., Blon, F., Huet, J. C., Ebert, P. and Pernollet, J. C. (2002). Characterization of a chemsensory protein (ASP3c) from honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) as a brood pheromone carrier. European Journal of Biochemistry, 269 (18), 4586-4596. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03156.x
Eisenhardt, D., Fiala, A., Braun, P., Rosenboom, H., Kress, H., Ebert, P. R. and Menzel, R. (2001). Cloning of a catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase from the honeybee (Apis mellifera) and its localization in the brain. Insect Molecular Biology, 10 (2), 173-181. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2001.00252.x
Schlipalius, D. I., Waldron, J., Carroll, B. J., Collins, P. J. and Ebert, P. R. (2001). A DNA fingerprinting procedure for ultra high-throughput genetic analysis of insects. Insect Molecular Biology, 10 (6), 579-585. doi: 10.1046/j.0962-1075.2001.00297.x
Schenk, P. M., Remans, T., Sagi, L., Elliott, A. R., Dietzgen, R. G., Swennen, R., Ebert, P. R., Grof, C. P. L. and Manners, J. M. (2001). Promoters for pregenomic RNA of banana streak badnavirus are active for transgene expression in monocot and dicot plants. Plant Molecular Biology, 47 (3), 399-412. doi: 10.1023/A:1011680008868
Neilsen, David I., Ebert, Paul R., Hunt, Greg J., Guzmán-Novoa, Ernesto, Kinnee, Scott A. and Page Jnr., Robert E. (1999). Identification of africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) incorporating morphometrics and an improved polymerase chain reaction mitotyping procedure. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 92 (2), 167-174. doi: 10.1093/aesa/92.2.167
Kojay, Ilona C., Ebert, Paul R., Kirchhof, Barbara S. and Mercer, Alison R. (1999). Distribution of dopamine receptors and dopamine receptor homologs in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. Microscopy Research and Techniques, 44 (2-3), 179-189. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19990115/01)44:2/3<179::AID-JEMT9>3.0.CO;2-K
Ebert, P. R., Rowland, J. E. and Toma, D. P. (1998). Isolation of seven unique biogenic amine receptor clones from the honey bee by library scanning. Insect Molecular Biology, 7 (2), 151-162. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.72059.x
Ebert, Paul R. (1996). Isolation of megabase-sized DNA fragments from the honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome. Journal of Apicultural Research, 35 (3-4), 124-125. doi: 10.1080/00218839.1996.11100924
Murfett, Jane, Ebert, Paul R., Haring, Volker and Clarke, Adrienne E. (1995). An S-RNase promoter from Nicotiana alata functions in transgenic N. alata plants but not Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Molecular Biology, 28 (5), 957-963. doi: 10.1007/bf00042080
Ebert, P. R., Hileman, J. P. and Nguyen, H. T. (1995). Primary sequence, copy number, and distribution of mariner transposons in the honey bee. Insect Molecular Biology, 4 (2), 69-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1995.tb00010.x
Murfett, Jane, Cornish, Edwina C., Ebert, Paul R., Bonig, Ingrid, McClure, Bruce A. and Clarke, Adrienne E. (1992). Expression of a self-incompatibility glycoprotein (S2-Ribonuclease) from Nicotiana alata in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum. The Plant Cell, 4 (9), 1063-1074. doi: 10.2307/3869475
Mcclure, B.A., Haring, V., Ebert, P.R., Anderson, M.A., Bacic, A. and Clarke, A.E. (1990). Molecular genetics and biology of self-incompatibility in Nicotiana alata, an ornamental tobacco. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 17 (3), 345-353. doi: 10.1071/pp9900345
Ebert, Paul R. and Clarke, Adrienne E. (1990). Transformation and regeneration of the self-incompatible species Nicotiana alata Link & Otto. Plant Molecular Biology, 14 (5), 815-824. doi: 10.1007/bf00016514
McClure, Bruce A., Haring, Volker, Ebert, Paul R., Anderson, Marilyn A., Simpson, Richard J., Sakiyama, Fumio and Clarke, Adrienne E. (1989). Style self-incompatibility gene products of Nicotlana alata are ribonucleases. Nature, 342 (6252), 955-957. doi: 10.1038/342955a0
Ebert, P.R., Ha, S.B. and An, G. (1987). Identification of an essential upstream element in the nopaline synthase promoter by stable and transient assays. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 84 (16), 5745-5749. doi: 10.1073/pnas.84.16.5745
Winans, S. C., Ebert, P. R., Stachel, S. E., Gordon, M. P. and Nester, E. W. (1986). A gene essential for Agrobacterium virulence is homologous to a family of positive regulatory loci. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 83 (21), 8278-8282. doi: 10.1073/pnas.83.21.8278
An, Gynheung, Ebert, Paul R., Yi, Bu-Young and Choi, Chul-Hi (1986). Both TATA box and upstream regions are required for the nopaline synthase promoter activity in transformed tobacco cells. Molecular & General Genetics, 203 (2), 245-250. doi: 10.1007/bf00333961
Das, A., Stachel, S., Ebert, P., Allenza, P., Montoya, A. and Nester, E. (1986). Promoters of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti-plasmid virulence genes. Nucleic Acids Research, 14 (3), 1355-1364. doi: 10.1093/nar/14.3.1355
Conference Papers
Ahmad, Waqar and Ebert, Paul (2013). dld-1 suppression attenuates the detrimental effects of amyloid beta deposition in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Neurodegeneration: Basic biology and disease pathways, Cannes, France, 10-12 September 2013. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/1750-1326-8-s1-p3
Schlipalius, D.I., Jagadeesan, R., Mau, Y., Collins, P.J. and Ebert, P.R. (2008). DNA testing for phosphine resistance - the future of resistance monitoring and management. 8th International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Chengdu, China, 21-26 September 2008. China: Sichuan Publishing house of Science & Technology.
Kuang, J., Zuryn, S., Valmas, N., Cha'on, U, Cui, Y.W., Cheng, Q., Tuck, A., Collins, P.J. and Ebert, P.R. (2008). Biochemical mechanisms of phosphine action and resistance. 8th International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Chengdu, China, 21-26 September 2008. China: Sichuan Publishing house of Science & Technology.
Miller, V., Oldfield, E. G., O'Brien, M., Hughes, C. P. and Ebert, P. R. (2006). Should peers be the face of first year learning?. 9th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, Griffith University Gold Coast, Qld, Australia, 12-14 July, 2006.
Ebert, P. R., Cheng, Q., Valmas, N., Zuryn, S. J., Cha'on, U., Schlipalius, D., Collins, P., Mau, Y., Chen, W., Whan, A. P., Huang, Y. and Chiu, H. (2004). Molecular mechanisms of phosphine toxicity and the genetics of resistence. Entomology Strength in Diversity, Brisbane, Australia, 11-15 August. Australia: Carillon Conference Management.
Ebert, P. R. (2004). Genomic strategies in the study of nutrition. Nutrition Society of Australia 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, 11-13 Aug, 2004.
Schenk, P. M. P., Anderson, J., Badruzsaufari, B., Desmond, O. J., Thomas-Hall, S. R., McGrath, K. C., Timmins, M., Maclean, D. J., Ebert, P. R., Manners, J. and Kazan, K. (2004). Plant defence signaling in Arabidopsis. ComBio2004, Perth, Australia, 26-30 September, 2004. Kent Town, Australia: ASBMB.
Ebert, P. R., Reilly, P. E., Mau, Y. S., Schlipalius, D.I. and Collins, P.J. (2003). The molecular genetics of phosphine resistance in the lesser grain borer and implications for management. Australian Postharvest Technical Conference, Canberra, 25-27 June, 2003. Canberra: CSIRO.
Humphries, M. and Ebert, P. R. (1999). A unique D1-like dopamine receptor gene in honey bees shows age related expression in mushroom body intrinsic cells. XIII International Congress of IUSSI: IUSSI 1999, Adelaide, S. Aust., 29 December, 1998 - 4 January, 1999. America: IUSSI.
Dutton, P., Mccart, A., Whitehall, V. L. and Ebert, P. R. (1999). Comparative genomic and detailed structural analysis of the GABA neurotransmitter transporter gene family between vertebrates and the invertebrates, Apis Mellifera and C.elegans. ComBio 99, Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, 27-30 September, 1999. Kent Town, SA: Aust. Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Ebert, P. R., Meadows, B., Humphries, M., Swasdipan, N., Whitehall, V. L. and Doan, T. (1999). Structural features of the biogenic amine receptor genes. XIII International Congress of IUSSI: IUSSI 1999, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 29 December 1998 - 4 January 1999. United States: IUSSI.
Remans, T., Schenk, P. M., Elliot, A. R., Sagi, L., Geering, A. D., McMichael, L. A., Thomas, J.E., Swennen, R. L., Grof, C. P., Manners, J. and Ebert, P.R. (1999). Promoters from Australian Banana streak Badna-Virus (BSV) isolates drive transgene expression in Banana, Sugarcane and Tobacco. ComBio 99, Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, 27-30 September, 1999. Kent Town, SA: Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Patent
Anderson, Jonathan P., Ebert, Paul R., Kazan, Kemal, Maclean, Donald J., Manners, John M. and Schenk, Peer M. P. (2003). Negative Regulators of Plant Defence and Methods of Use. AU2003901711A0.