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  1. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus lef8 gene: effects of deletion and implications for gene transduction applications

    Article • Journal of General Virology, March 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  2. A comprehensive analysis of the chorion locus in silkmoth

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2015, Nature

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  3. Construction, complete sequence, and annotation of a BAC contig covering the silkworm chorion locus

    Article • Scientific Data, November 2015, Nature

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  4. Inhibition of Anopheles gambiae Odorant Receptor Function by Mosquito Repellents

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2015, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  5. Chorion Genes: A Landscape of Their Evolution, Structure, and Regulation

    Article • Annual Review of Entomology, January 2015, Annual Reviews

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  6. Expression of a Highly Antigenic and Native-Like Folded Extracellular Domain of the Human α1 Subunit of Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Suitable for Use in Antigen Specific Therapies for Myasthenia Gravis

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2013, PLOS

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  7. Functional Characterization of a Juvenile Hormone Esterase Related Gene in the Moth Sesamia nonagrioides through RNA Interference

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  8. A simple technique to enhance the humoral immune response to intracellular protein antigens in genetic immunizations

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  9. BmVMP90, a large vitelline membrane protein of the domesticated silkmoth Bombyx mori, is an essential component of the developing ovarian follicle

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  10. Bombyx mori DNA/RNA non-specific nuclease: Expression of isoforms in insect culture cells, subcellular localization and functional assays

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  11. Differential inhibition of BmRelish1-dependent transcription in lepidopteran cells by bracovirus ankyrin-repeat proteins

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  12. RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Eleftherianos, Professor Kostas Iatrou, Dr Alexie Papanicolaou

  13. Expression and Membrane Topology of Anopheles gambiae Odorant Receptors in Lepidopteran Insect Cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2010, PLOS

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  14. Cooperative interactions between odorant-binding proteins of Anopheles gambiae

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  15. Soluble forms of the cell adhesion molecule L1 produced by insect and baculovirus-transduced mammalian cells enhance Schwann cell motility

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  16. Baculoviruses deficient in ie1 gene function abrogate viral gene expression in transduced mammalian cells

    Article • Virology, October 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  17. Comparison of the activity of non-steroidal ecdysone agonists between dipteran and lepidopteran insects, using cell-based EcR reporter assays

    Article • Pest Management Science, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  18. The Anopheles gambiae Odorant Binding Protein 1 (AgamOBP1) Mediates Indole Recognition in the Antennae of Female Mosquitoes

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2010, PLOS

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  19. Assessment of species specificity of moulting accelerating compounds in Lepidoptera: comparison of activity between Bombyx mori and Spodoptera littoralis by in vitro reporter and in vivo toxicity assays

    Article • Pest Management Science, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  20. BmCAP, a silkmoth gene encoding multiple protein isoforms characterized by SoHo and SH3 domains: Expression analysis during ovarian follicular development

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  21. Endoparasitoid wasp bracovirus-mediated inhibition of hemolin function and lepidopteran host immunosuppression

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  22. Non-steroidal ecdysteroid agonist chromafenozide: Gene induction activity, cell proliferation inhibition and larvicidal activity

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  23. Ecdysteroid signaling in ecdysteroid-resistant cell lines from the polyphagous noctuid pest Spodoptera exigua

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  24. Sex-biased expression of odorant receptors in antennae and palps of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  25. Juvenile hormone analogs do not affect directly the activity of the ecdysteroid receptor complex in insect culture cell lines

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  26. Prostaglandin signaling and ovarian follicle development in the silkmoth, Bombyx mori

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, August 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  27. 7 th International Workshop on the Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, May 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  28. 16 th International Ecdysone Workshop: July 10–14, 2006, Ghent University, Belgium

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, March 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  29. High-throughput screening of ecdysone agonists using a reporter gene assay followed by 3-D QSAR analysis of the molting hormonal activity

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, February 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  30. Stably Transformed Insect Cell Lines: Tools for Expression of Secreted and Membrane‐anchored Proteins and High‐throughput Screening Platforms for Drug and Insecticide Discovery

    Article • January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  31. Transformed lepidopteran cells expressing a protein of the silkmoth fat body display enhanced susceptibility to baculovirus infection and produce high titers of budded virus in serum-free media

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  32. Introduction

    Article • January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  33. Insect Cell Culture and Recombinant Protein Expression Systems

    Article • January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  34. Vitellogenesis and Post-Vitellogenic Maturation of the Insect Ovarian Follicle

    Article • January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  35. Transfected insect cells in suspension culture rapidly yield moderate quantities of recombinant proteins in protein-free culture medium

    Article • Protein Expression and Purification, August 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  36. The ecdysone regulatory cascade and ovarian development in lepidopteran insects: insights from the silkmoth paradigm

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  37. An ovarian follicular epithelium protein of the silkworm (Bombyx mori) that associates with the vitelline membrane and contributes to the structural integrity of the follicle

    Article • FEBS Letters, July 2002, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  38. The orphan nuclear receptor BmHR3A of Bombyx mori: hormonal control, ovarian expression and functional properties

    Article • Mechanisms of Development, May 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  39. Secretion of cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins from animal cells using novel secretion modules

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, October 2000, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  40. DETERMINANTS OF THE FUNCTIONAL INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SOLUBLE GM-CSF RECEPTOR AND THE GM-CSF RECEPTOR β-SUBUNIT

    Article • Cytokine, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  41. Secretion of cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins from animal cells using novel secretion modules

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  42. Transformed lepidopteran insect cells: New sources of recombinant human tissue plasminogen activator

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, August 1999, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  43. Transformed lepidopteran insect cells: New sources of recombinant human tissue plasminogen activator

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, August 1999, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  44. High-level expression of secreted glycoproteins in transformed lepidopteran insect cells using a novel expression vector

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, December 1998, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  45. The orphan receptor BmHNF-4 of the silkmoth Bombyx mori: ovarian and zygotic expression of two mRNA isoforms encoding polypeptides with different activating domains

    Article • Mechanisms of Development, March 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  46. Characterization of a domain of the genome of BmNPV containing a functional gene for a small capsid protein and harboring deletions eliminating three open reading frames that are present in AcNPV

    Article • Gene, January 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  47. Trans-Activation of a Cell Housekeeping Gene Promoter by the IE1 Gene Product of Baculoviruses

    Article • Virology, April 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  48. Bombyx EcR (BmEcR) and Bombyx USP (BmCF1) combine to form a functional ecdysone receptor

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, March 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  49. The silkmoth homolog of the Drosophila ecdysone receptor (BI Isoform): Cloning and analysis of expression during follicular cell differentiation

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, July 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  50. Optimum infection conditions for recombinant protein production in insect cell (Bm5) suspension culture

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, November 1994, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  51. Transfer vectors for maximal expression of passenger genes in theBombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus expression system

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, December 1993, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  52. Silk moth chorion pseudogenes: Hallmarks of genomic evolution by sequence duplication and gene conversion

    Article • Journal of Molecular Evolution, August 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  53. Baculovirus expression vectors: A laboratory manual

    Article • Cell, July 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  54. A two-stage bioreactor system for the production of recombinant proteins using a genetically engineered baculovirus/insect cell system

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, July 1993, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  55. Investigation of reduced serum and serum-free media for the cultivation of insect cells (Bm5) and the production of baculovirus (BmNPV)

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, December 1992, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  56. A cellular promoter-based expression cassette for generating recombinant baculoviruses directing rapid expression of passenger genes in infected insects

    Article • Virology, October 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  57. Early establishment and autonomous implementation of a developmental program controlling silkmoth chorion gene expression

    Article • Developmental Biology, March 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  58. Developmental regulation of covalent modification of double-stranded RNA during silkmoth oogenesis

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, April 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  59. Synergistic interactions of silkmoth chorion promoter-binding factors.

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biology, April 1991, ASM Journals

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  60. Growth characteristics of aBombyx moriinsect cell line in stationary and suspension cultures

    Article • The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, April 1991, Wiley

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  61. Silkmoth chorion antisense RNA

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, May 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  62. Chorion antisense RNA during oogenesis in

    Article • Cell Differentiation and Development, August 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  63. GrB deletion of the chorion locus of the silkmoth Bombyx mori

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, February 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  64. Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus-based vectors for expressing passenger genes in silkmoth cells under viral or cellular promoter control

    Article • Gene, January 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  65. Identification of a transcriptionally active pseudogene in the chorion locus of the silkmoth Bombyx mori

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, October 1988, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  66. Infection of silkmoth follicular cells with Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus

    Article • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, July 1986, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  67. Developmental classes and homologous families of chorion genes in Bombyx mori

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, May 1982, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  68. Molecular analysis of the protamine multi-gene family in rainbow trout testis

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 1981, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  69. Molecular analysis of the GrB mutation in Bombyx mori through the use of a chorion cDNA library

    Article • Cell, July 1980, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  70. Protamine messenger RNA: partial purification and characterization of a heterogeneous family of polyadenylated messenger components

    Article • Canadian Journal of Biochemistry, June 1979, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  71. Translation of partially purified poly(A)+ protamine messenger RNA components in wheat germ and rabbit reticulocyte cell-free systems Evidence for translational control mechanisms

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis, May 1979, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  72. Protamine messenger RNA: Evidence for early synthesis and accumulation during spermatogenesis in rainbow trout

    Article • Developmental Biology, May 1978, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  73. Isolation and characterization of trout testis protamine mRNAs lacking Poly(A)

    Article • Cell, March 1977, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  74. The distribution of poly(A)+ and poly(A)− protamine messenger RNA sequences in the developing trout testis

    Article • Cell, March 1977, Elsevier

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  75. Ecdysteroids and Ecdysteroid Signaling Pathways During Insect Oogenesis

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  76. Applications of RNA Interference in Ecdysone Research

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kostas Iatrou

  77. Engineered baculoviruses: molecular tools for lepidopteran developmental biology and physiology and potential agents for insect pest control

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Kostas Iatrou