The University of Queensland

Down-regulation of a cytokine secreted from peripheral fat bodies improves visual attention while reducing sleep in Drosophila

Ertekin, Deniz, Kirszenblat, Leonie, Faville, Richard and van Swinderen, Bruno (2020). Down-regulation of a cytokine secreted from peripheral fat bodies improves visual attention while reducing sleep in Drosophila. PLOS Biology, 18 (8) 3000548, e3000548. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000548

Proportional downscaling of glutamatergic release sites by the general anesthetic propofol at Drosophila motor nerve terminals

Karunanithi, Shanker, Cylinder, Drew, Ertekin, Deniz, Zalucki, Oressia H., Marin, Leo, Lavidis, Nickolas A., Atwood, Harold L. and van Swinderen, Bruno (2020). Proportional downscaling of glutamatergic release sites by the general anesthetic propofol at Drosophila motor nerve terminals. eNeuro, 7 (1) ENEURO.0422-19.2020, ENEURO.0422-14. doi: 10.1523/eneuro.0422-19.2020

Innate visual preferences and behavioral flexibility in Drosophila

Grabowska, Martyna J., Steeves, James, Alpay, Julius, van de Poll, Matthew, Ertekin, Deniz and van Swinderen, Bruno (2018). Innate visual preferences and behavioral flexibility in Drosophila. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 (23) jeb185918, jeb185918. doi: 10.1242/jeb.185918

Sleep regulates visual selective attention in Drosophila

Kirszenblat, Leonie, Ertekin, Deniz, Goodsell, Joseph, Zhou, Yanqiong, Shaw, Paul J. and van Swinderen, Bruno (2018). Sleep regulates visual selective attention in Drosophila. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 (24) jeb191429, jeb.191429. doi: 10.1242/jeb.191429

Acute control of the sleep switch in Drosophila reveals a role for gap junctions in regulating behavioral responsiveness

Troup, Michael, Yap, Melvyn H. W., Rohrscheib, Chelsie, Grabowska, Martyna J, Ertekin, Deniz, Randeniya, Roshini, Kottler, Benjamin, Larkin, Oife, Munro, Kelly, Shaw, Paul J and van Swinderen, Bruno (2018). Acute control of the sleep switch in Drosophila reveals a role for gap junctions in regulating behavioral responsiveness. eLife, 7 e37105. doi: 10.7554/eLife.37105

Birth order dependent growth cone segregation determines synaptic layer identity in the Drosophila visual system

Kulkarni, Abhishek, Ertekin, Deniz, Lee, Chi-Hon and Hummel, Thomas (2016). Birth order dependent growth cone segregation determines synaptic layer identity in the Drosophila visual system. Elife, 5 (MARCH2016) e13715, e13715. doi: 10.7554/eLife.13715

The effects of diet on sleep and visual selective attention in Drosophila melanogaster

Ertekin, Deniz (2020). The effects of diet on sleep and visual selective attention in Drosophila melanogaster. PhD Thesis, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/bf7dff7