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A/PROF MERYL DAVIS



Contact Details

Organization: Genetics
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER
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Homepage: http://www.genetics.unimelb.edu.au/person/academics/md.html
Work: 8344 6266
Fax: 8344 5139
Room: 212
Level: 02
Building: Genetics Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Gene regulation Filamentous fungi, gene regulation, transcription factors, carbon and nitrogen sources Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science La Trobe University
Doctor of Philosophy La Trobe University

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Genetics Scoiety of America Ordinary Member, Genetics Society of America 24-Feb-2007

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Molecular genetic analysis of genes regulating metabolism in the fungus aspergillus nidulans Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2003
Regulation of nuclear localisation of the area transcription factor in aspergillus nidulans Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2005

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Cloning and sequence characterization of a non-reducing polyketide synthase gene from the lichen Xanthoparmelia semiviridis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Mycological Research
    Volume: 112
    Page numbers: 147-161
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  • Genetic analysis of the role of peroxisomes in the utilization of acetate and fatty acids in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Genetics
    Volume: 178
    Page numbers: 1355-1369
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  • Recent advances in nitrogen regulation: a comparison between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and filamentous fungi
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Eukaryotic Cell
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 917-925
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  • Sumoylation in Aspergillus nidulans: sumO inactivation, overexpression and live-cell imaging
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Fungal Genetics and Biology
    Volume: 45
    Page numbers: 728-737
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Genetic manipulation of Asperfillus nidulans: meiotic progeny for genetic analysis and strain construction
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Nature Protocols
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 811-21
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  • Genetic manipulation of Aspergillus nidulans: heterokaryons and diploids for dominance, complementation and haploidization analyses
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Nature Protocols
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 822-830
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  • Transcriptional Control of Gluconeogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Genetics
    Volume: 176
    Page numbers: 139-150
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  • Transcriptional control of nmrA by the bZIP transcription factor MeaB reveals a new level of nitrogen regulation in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Molecular Microbiology
    Volume: 66
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 534-551
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Differential expression of Aspergillus nidulans ammonium permease genes is regulated by GATA transcription factor AreA
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Eukaryotic Cell
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 226-237
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  • Regulatory genes controlling fatty acid catabolism and peroxisomal functions in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Eukaryotic Cell
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 794-805
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Amino acid catabolism by an areaA-regulated gene encoding an L-amino acid oxidase with broad substrate specificity in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    Volume: 71
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 3551-3555
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  • Nuclear accummulation of the GATA factor areA in response to complete nitrogen starvation by regulation of nuclear export
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Eukaryotic Cell
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 1646-1653
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • Regulation of the amdS Gene in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2004
    Book: The Mycota III- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(Berlin)
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Journal Articles

  • TamA interacts with LeuB, the homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Leu3p, to regulate gdhA expression in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
    Volume: 272
    Page numbers: 452-459
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • A Gene from Aspergillus nidulans with Similarity to URE2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Encodes a Glutathione S-Transferase Which Contributes to Heavy Metal and Xenobiotic Resistance
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    Volume: 68
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 2802-2808
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • Isolation and Characterization of Two Ammonium Permease Genes, meaA and mepA, from Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Eukaryotic Cell
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 85-94
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • Mutation and functional analysis of the Aspergillus nidulans ammonium permase MeaA and evidence for interaction with itself and MepA
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Fungal Genetics and Biology
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 35-46
    Publisher: Academic Press(San Diego)
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  • Regulation of the acuF Gene, Encoding Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase in the Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Bacteriology
    Volume: 184
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 183-190
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • The Genes gmdA, Encoding an Amidase, and bzuA, Encoding a Cytochrome P450, Are Required for Benzamide Utilization in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Fungal Genetics and Biology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 135-146
    Publisher: Academic Press(San Diego)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • A Single Gene Produces Mitochondrial, Cytoplasmic, and Peroxisomal NADP-dependent Isocitrate Dehydrogenase in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry
    Volume: 276
    Issue: 40
    Page numbers: 37722-37729
    Publisher: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology(Maryland)
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  • AoHapB, AoHapC and AoHapE, subunits of the Aspergillus oryzae CCAAT-binding complex, are functionally interchangeable with the corresponding subunits in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Current Genetics
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 175-182
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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  • Functional analysis of TamA, a coactivator of nitrogen-regulated gene expression in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
    Volume: 265
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 636-646
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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  • Role of Glutamine Synthetase in Nitrogen Metabolite repression in Aspergillus nidulans
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Bacteriology
    Volume: 183
    Issue: 20
    Page numbers: 5826-5833
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • The Formamidase Gene of Aspergillus nidulans: Regulation by Nitrogen Metabolite Repression and Transcriptional Interference by an Overlapping Upstream Gene
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Genetics
    Volume: 157
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 119-131
    Publisher: Genetic Society of America(Maryland)
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