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  1. Crosstalk Between Endo/Exocytosis and Autophagy in Health and Disease

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, March 2020, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  2. Acyl-CoA-binding protein (ACBP): a phylogenetically conserved appetite stimulator

    Article • Cell Death and Disease, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  3. 3,4‐Dimethoxychalcone induces autophagy through activation of the transcription factors TFE 3 and TFEB

    Article • EMBO Molecular Medicine, October 2019, EMBO

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  4. Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein Is a Lipogenic Factor that Triggers Food Intake and Obesity

    Article • Cell Metabolism, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  5. Moderation of neural excitation promotes longevity

    Article • Nature, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  6. Synaptic vesicle fusion is modulated through feedback inhibition by dopamine auto‐receptors

    Article • Synapse, September 2019, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Harbinder Singh Dhillon

  7. SUMOylation in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Article • Gerontology, September 2019, Karger Publishers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  8. Emerging Roles of Lipophagy in Health and Disease

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, September 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  9. Mitochondrial maturation drives germline stem cell differentiation in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  10. Mitophagy inhibits amyloid-β and tau pathology and reverses cognitive deficits in models of Alzheimer’s disease

    Article • Nature Neuroscience, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  11. Nucleophagy: from homeostasis to disease

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  12. Maintenance of Proteostasis by P Body-Mediated Regulation of eIF4E Availability during Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Cell Reports, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  13. Hypoxia and Selective Autophagy in Cancer Development and Therapy

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, September 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  14. Mechanisms of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiology and pathology

    Article • Nature Cell Biology, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  15. Small heat shock proteins and neurodegeneration: recent developments

    Article • BioMolecular Concepts, August 2018, De Gruyter

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  16. Regulation and Roles of Autophagy at Synapses

    Article • Trends in Cell Biology, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  17. The Role of Mitophagy in Innate Immunity

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, June 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  18. Multimodal sensory processing in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Open Biology, June 2018, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  19. Autophagy in Age-Associated Neurodegeneration

    Article • Cells, May 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  20. Mitochondrial contributions to neuronal development and function

    Article • Biological Chemistry, March 2018, De Gruyter

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  21. Sex-specific regulation of aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Aging Cell, March 2018, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  22. Aspirin Recapitulates Features of Caloric Restriction

    Article • Cell Reports, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  23. Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, January 2018, Nature

    Abhishek Garg, Professor David M. Pereira, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  24. Novel Insights Into the Anti-aging Role of Mitophagy

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  25. The PMR1 pump in alpha-synuclein toxicity and neurodegeneration

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  26. Demonstrating Improved Multiple Transport-Mean-Free-Path Imaging Capabilities of Light Sheet Microscopy in the Quantification of Fluorescence Dynamics

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, December 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Matthias Rieckher, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  27. In Vitro and In Vivo Detection of Mitophagy in Human Cells, C. Elegans, and Mice

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, November 2017, MyJove Corporation

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  28. Mitophagy and age-related pathologies: Development of new therapeutics by targeting mitochondrial turnover

    Article • Pharmacology & Therapeutics, October 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  29. Mitophagy in neurodegeneration and aging

    Article • Neurochemistry International, October 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  30. A Brief History of Cocaine

    Article • September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  31. Differential adiponectin signalling couples ER stress with lipid metabolism to modulate ageing in C. elegans

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  32. Modulation of Autophagy by BDNF Underlies Synaptic Plasticity

    Article • Cell Metabolism, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  33. Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Article • The EMBO Journal, June 2017, EMBO

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  34. Small heat shock proteins in ageing and age-related diseases

    Article • Cell Stress and Chaperones, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  35. The role of SUMOylation in ageing and senescent decline

    Article • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  36. Assessing Mitochondrial Selective Autophagy in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  37. Monitoring Autophagic Responses in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  38. Generation of Caenorhabditis elegans Transgenic Animals by DNA Microinjection

    Article • BIO-PROTOCOL, January 2017, Bio-Protocol, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  39. In vivo Mitophagy Monitoring in Caenorhabditis elegans to Determine Mitochondrial Homeostasis

    Article • BIO-PROTOCOL, January 2017, Bio-Protocol, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  40. P-body and Stress Granule Quantification in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • BIO-PROTOCOL, January 2017, Bio-Protocol, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  41. Protein Synthesis Rate Assessment by Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (FRAP)

    Article • BIO-PROTOCOL, January 2017, Bio-Protocol, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  42. The Role of Autophagy in Aging

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  43. Autophagy and the endo/exosomal pathways in health and disease

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  44. Selective and differential interactions of BNN27, a novel C17-spiroepoxy steroid derivative, with TrkA receptors, regulating neuronal survival and differentiation

    Article • Neuropharmacology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  45. 18α-Glycyrrhetinic Acid Proteasome Activator Decelerates Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Progression in Caenorhabditis elegans and Neuronal Cultures

    Article • Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, December 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  46. Ectopic fat deposition contributes to age-associated pathology in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Journal of Lipid Research, November 2016, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  47. Stage dependent nutritional regulation of transgenerational longevity

    Article • Nutrition and Healthy Aging, October 2016, IOS Press

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  48. Differential Protein Distribution between the Nucleus and Mitochondria: Implications in Aging

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, September 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  49. Mitochondrial biogenesis and clearance: a balancing act

    Article • FEBS Journal, August 2016, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  50. Erratum

    Article • Autophagy, February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Janos KristonVizi, Juan Segura-Aguilar, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Reinhard Dechant, Dr Vasilis J Promponas, Professor Marc Lecuit, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Professor Mark Cragg, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Dr Eleonora García Véscovi, Professor Jean-François Beaulieu, Shile Huang, Maria João Sousa, Professor Godefridus J Peters, PD Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Werner J Kovacs

  51. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Article • Autophagy, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor CIRO ISIDORO, Dr Akira Matsuura, Prof Hirokazu Arimoto, Professor Marc Diederich, Maria Vaccaro, Professor Abdel Halim Harrath, Professor Hyun Kyu Song, Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Regina Menezes, Dr Janos KristonVizi, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Juan Segura-Aguilar, Professor Marc Lecuit, Leonardo Travassos, Prof Robert Bryson-Richardson, Isabelle Dugail, PD Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Werner J Kovacs, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Dr Reinhard Dechant, Dr. Sandra Moreno, Maurizio Molinari, Dr Vasilis J Promponas, Professor Günther Weindl, Dr Marc Etienne Poirot, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Maria João Sousa, Dr Janna Morrison, Professor Mark Cragg, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Dr Eleonora García Véscovi, Paula Ludovico, Professor Jean-François Beaulieu, Shile Huang, Professor George Perry, Professor Godefridus J Peters

  52. Multiphoton Fluorescence Light Microscopy

    Article • December 2015, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  53. Mitochondria, autophagy and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases: New insights into a complex interplay

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  54. In vivo imaging of mitophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Protocol Exchange, October 2015, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  55. Balancing mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy to maintain energy metabolism homeostasis

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, September 2015, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  56. Protein synthesis as an integral quality control mechanism during ageing

    Article • Ageing Research Reviews, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  57. FAH Domain Containing Protein 1 (FAHD-1) Is Required for Mitochondrial Function and Locomotion Activity in C. elegans

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  58. Non-linear imaging techniques visualize the lipid profile of C. elegans

    Article • July 2015, SPIE

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  59. Interfacing mitochondrial biogenesis and elimination to enhance host pathogen defense and longevity

    Article • Worm, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  60. Iron-Starvation-Induced Mitophagy Mediates Lifespan Extension upon Mitochondrial Stress in C. elegans

    Article • Current Biology, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Silvia Maglioni

  61. Coupling mitogenesis and mitophagy for longevity

    Article • Autophagy, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  62. Mitophagy: In sickness and in health

    Article • Molecular & Cellular Oncology, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  63. A Customized Light Sheet Microscope to Measure Spatio-Temporal Protein Dynamics in Small Model Organisms

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Matthias Rieckher

  64. Imaging ectopic fat deposition incaenorhabditis elegansmuscles using nonlinear microscopy

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr George Filippidis, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  65. Coordination of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis during ageing in C. elegans

    Article • Nature, April 2015, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  66. Novel inducers of BECN1-independent autophagy:cis-unsaturated fatty acids

    Article • Autophagy, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  67. Unsaturated fatty acids induce non-canonical autophagy

    Article • The EMBO Journal, January 2015, EMBO

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  68. Stress Responses During Ageing: Molecular Pathways Regulating Protein Homeostasis

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  69. Autophagy in the physiology and pathology of the central nervous system

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, December 2014, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  70. Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for cancer research

    Article • Molecular & Cellular Oncology, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  71. Proteasome activation as anti-aging and anti-aggregation strategy

    Article • The FASEB Journal, November 2014, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Dr Niki Chondrogianni, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  72. Spermidine protects against α-synuclein neurotoxicity

    Article • Cell Cycle, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  73. Optical projection tomography and light sheet microscopy for imaging in biological specimens a comparison study

    Article • October 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  74. Enhanced proteasome degradation extends Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan and alleviates aggregation-related pathologies

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  75. Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, September 2014, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, MD, PhD Klas Blomgren

  76. Mitochondrial homeostasis: The interplay between mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  77. Longevity pathways and memory aging

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, June 2014, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  78. Cellular and molecular longevity pathways: the old and the new

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  79. Label-Free Imaging of Lipid Depositions in C. elegans Using Third-Harmonic Generation Microscopy

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Dr George Filippidis, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  80. Necrotic Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  81. Necrotic Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  82. Crosstalk between apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  83. Endonuclease G mediates α-synuclein cytotoxicity during Parkinson's disease

    Article • The EMBO Journal, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  84. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial protein quality control in aging

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  85. Corrigendum to “Autophagy induction extends lifespan and reduces lipids content in response to frataxin silencing in C. elegans” [Exp. Gerontol. 48 (2013) 191–201]

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  86. Enhanced proteasome degradation extendsCaenorhabditis elegans lifespan and amelioratesneurodegeneration

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  87. Anthranilate Fluorescence Marks a Calcium-Propagated Necrotic Wave That Promotes Organismal Death in C. elegans

    Article • PLoS Biology, July 2013, PLOS

    Alexandre Benedetto, Dr Frank John Slack, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  88. The nucleotide-binding proteins Nubp1 and Nubp2 are negative regulators of ciliogenesis

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  89. Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Dynamics in Neurodegeneration: A Causative Relationship

    Article • Neurochemical Research, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  90. Autophagy induction extends lifespan and reduces lipid content in response to frataxin silencing in C. elegans

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  91. Spermidine promotes mating and fertilization efficiency in model organisms

    Article • Cell Cycle, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  92. The contactin RIG-6 mediates neuronal and non-neuronal cell migration in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Developmental Biology, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  93. Metabolic Control by Target of Rapamycin and Autophagy during Ageing - A Mini-Review

    Article • Gerontology, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  94. GPA-14, a Gαi subunit mediates dopaminergic behavioral plasticity in C. elegans

    Article • Behavioral and Brain Functions, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Harbinder Singh Dhillon

  95. Autophagy and ageing: Insights from invertebrate model organisms

    Article • Ageing Research Reviews, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  96. Heat shock response and ionstasis: axis against neurodegeneration

    Article • Aging, December 2012, Impact Journals, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  97. The Ca2+/Mn2+ ion-pump PMR1 links elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ levels to α-synuclein toxicity in Parkinson’s disease models

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, November 2012, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  98. High-Throughput and Longitudinal Analysis of Aging and Senescent Decline in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  99. Assessing Aging and Senescent Decline in Caenorhabditis elegans: Cohort Survival Analysis

    Article • November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  100. Small heat-shock proteins protect from heat-stroke-associated neurodegeneration

    Article • Nature, September 2012, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  101. Embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation as a tool in neurobiology

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  102. Downregulation of lung mitochondrial prohibitin in COPD

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  103. Automated Motion Correction for In Vivo Optical Projection Tomography

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, July 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Matthias Rieckher

  104. Necrotic cell death and neurodegeneration

    Article • Worm, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  105. Multiphoton Fluorescence Light Microscopy

    Article • June 2012, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  106. The second international conference "genetics of aging and longevity"

    Article • Aging, May 2012, Impact Journals, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  107. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Article • Autophagy, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dave Bridges, Professor CIRO ISIDORO, Professor George Perry, Dr Takeshi Noda, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Matthias Gaestel, Dr Francesca Demarchi, Maria Vaccaro, Juan Segura-Aguilar, Leonardo Travassos, Manoj B Menon, Isabelle Dugail, Dr Legembre Patrick, Dr Marc Etienne Poirot, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Professor Godefridus J Peters

  108. Mitophagy in neurodegeneration and aging

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  109. Calcium homeostasis in aging neurons

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  110. Endocytosis and intracellular trafficking contribute to necrotic neurodegeneration inC. elegans

    Article • The EMBO Journal, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  111. Generalized matrix models and AGT correspondence at all genera

    Article • Journal of High Energy Physics, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  112. Longevity-relevant regulation of autophagy at the level of the acetylproteome

    Article • Autophagy, June 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  113. Cellular stress response pathways and ageing: intricate molecular relationships

    Article • The EMBO Journal, May 2011, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  114. Microscopic Optical Projection Tomography In Vivo

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2011, PLOS

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Matthias Rieckher

  115. The role of autophagy in genetic pathways influencing ageing

    Article • Biogerontology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  116. Spermidine and resveratrol induce autophagy by distinct pathways converging on the acetylproteome

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, February 2011, Rockefeller University Press

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  117. KIT receptor activation by autocrine and paracrine stem cell factor stimulates growth of merkel cell carcinoma in vitro

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  118. Cell tracking in live Caenorhabditis elegans embryos via third harmonic generation imaging microscopy measurements

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2011, SPIE

    Dr George Filippidis, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  119. Opposing function of mitochondrial prohibitin in aging

    Article • Aging, December 2010, Impact Journals, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  120. Modeling human diseases in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  121. Molecular Modeling of Mechanosensory Ion Channel Structural and Functional Features

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2010, PLOS

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  122. Can autophagy promote longevity?

    Article • Nature, September 2010, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  123. Correction for specimen movement and rotation errors for in-vivo Optical Projection Tomography

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, July 2010, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Matthias Rieckher

  124. Imaging Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis by third-harmonic generation microscopy

    Article • Micron, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  125. Non-apoptotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  126. Necrosis in yeast

    Article • APOPTOSIS, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  127. The life span-prolonging effect of Sirtuin-1 is mediated by autophagy

    Article • Autophagy, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  128. Roles for SUMO Modification during Senescence

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  129. Caloric restriction and resveratrol promote longevity through the Sirtuin-1-dependent induction of autophagy

    Article • Cell Death and Disease, January 2010, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  130. Protein Metabolism and Homeostasis in Aging

    Article • January 2010

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  131. Autophagy and Aging: Lessons from Progeria Models

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  132. Autophagy and Longevity: Lessons from C. elegans

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  133. Confronting Cellular Heterogeneity in Studies of Protein Metabolism and Homeostasis in Aging Research

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  134. Mitochondrial Protein Quality Control Systems in Aging and Disease

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  135. Post-Translational Modification of Cellular Proteins by Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like Molecules: Role in Cellular Senescence and Aging

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  136. Proteasome Function Determines Cellular Homeostasis and the Rate of Aging

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  137. Protein Homeostasis in Models of Aging and Age-Related Conformational Disease

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  138. Protein Metabolism and Lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  139. Protein Synthesis and the Antagonistic Pleiotropy Hypothesis of Aging

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  140. Regulation of Muscle Atrophy in Aging and Disease

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  141. Regulation of Protein Turnover by Longevity Pathways

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  142. Regulation of mRNA Translation as a Conserved Mechanism of Longevity Control

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  143. Sensory Influence on Homeostasis and Lifespan: Molecules and Circuits

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  144. Synthesis, Modification and Turnover of Proteins during Aging

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  145. Autophagy mediates pharmacological lifespan extension by spermidineand resveratrol

    Article • Aging, December 2009, Impact Journals, LLC

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  146. SUMOylation and cell signalling

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, December 2009, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  147. In vivo imaging of cell morphology and cellular processes in Caenorhabditis elegans, using non-linear phenomena

    Article • Micron, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  148. The Genomes On Line Database (GOLD) in 2009: status of genomic and metagenomic projects and their associated metadata

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, November 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  149. Prohibitin couples diapause signalling to mitochondrial metabolism during ageing in C. elegans

    Article • Nature, October 2009, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  150. Induction of autophagy by spermidine promotes longevity

    Article • Nature Cell Biology, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniela Weiskopf, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  151. Prohibitin and mitochondrial biology

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  152. Caspase-Independent Cell Death Mechanisms in Simple Animal Models

    Article • September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Matthias Rieckher

  153. Autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  154. In vivo polarization dependant Second and Third harmonic generation imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans pharyngeal muscles

    Article • Laser Physics, July 2009, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  155. The NemaGENETAG initiative: large scale transposon insertion gene-tagging in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Genetica, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  156. Cell-Specific Monitoring of Protein Synthesis In Vivo

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2009, PLOS

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  157. Aging: Invertebrate Models of Normal Brain Aging

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  158. Transgenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Matthias Rieckher

  159. 2 Common Aging Mechanisms: Energy Metabolism and Longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  160. Editorial: Brain Matters

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  161. A synaptic DEG/ENaC ion channel mediates learning in C. elegans by facilitating dopamine signalling

    Article • The EMBO Journal, November 2008, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  162. In vivo imaging of neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans by third harmonic generation microscopy

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  163. The effects of p53 on whole organism longevity are mediated by autophagy

    Article • Autophagy, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  164. In vivo imaging of cellular structures and processes in Caenorhabditis elegans, using non-linear microscopy

    Article • September 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  165. Autophagy and cell death in model organisms

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, August 2008, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  166. A dual role of p53 in the control of autophagy

    Article • Autophagy, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  167. Regulation of autophagy by cytoplasmic p53

    Article • Nature Cell Biology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paolo Pinton, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, MD, PhD Klas Blomgren

  168. Ageing and the regulation of protein synthesis: a balancing act?

    Article • Trends in Cell Biology, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  169. Monitoring protein synthesis by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) in vivo

    Article • Protocol Exchange, March 2008, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  170. No death without life: vital functions of apoptotic effectors

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, February 2008, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  171. Autophagy and Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, January 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  172. Mechanisms of aging and energy metabolism inCaenorhabditis elegans

    Article • IUBMB Life, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  173. In vivo imaging of cellular structures in Caenorhabditis elegans by combined TPEF, SHG and THG microscopy

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  174. The Genomes On Line Database (GOLD) in 2007: status of genomic and metagenomic projects and their associated metadata

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  175. Protein Synthesis Is a Novel Determinant of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, November 2007, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  176. Autophagy is required for necrotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, September 2007, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  177. In vivo imaging of anatomical features of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans using non-linear (TPEF-SHG-THG) microscopy

    Article • July 2007, SPIE

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  178. Protein Synthesis and Aging: eIF4E and the Soma vs. Germline Distinction

    Article • Cell Cycle, May 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  179. Editorial: Diseases of the brain – neuronal function and dysfunction

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, May 2007, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  180. Functional and physical interaction between Bcl-XL and a BH3-like domain in Beclin-1

    Article • The EMBO Journal, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  181. Non-developmentally programmed cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Seminars in Cancer Biology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  182. Cardiomyocyte necrosis: Alternative mechanisms, effective interventions

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  183. eIF4E function in somatic cells modulates ageing in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Nature, February 2007, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  184. Nemo: a computational tool for analyzing nematode locomotion

    Article • BMC Neuroscience, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  185. Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  186. Genome-wide investigation reveals pathogen-specific and shared signatures in the response of Caenorhabditis elegans to infection

    Article • Genome Biology, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  187. Caenorhabditis elegans: A versatile platform for drug discovery

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, December 2006, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  188. The role of synaptic ion channels in synaptic plasticity

    Article • EMBO Reports, November 2006, EMBO

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  189. Signaling pathways regulating protein synthesis during ageing

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  190. Lysosomal biogenesis and function is critical for necrotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, April 2006, Rockefeller University Press

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  191. Germ line transformation of the olive fly Bactrocera oleae using a versatile transgenesis marker

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, February 2006, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  192. The Genomes On Line Database (GOLD) v.2: a monitor of genome projects worldwide

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  193. First identification of a phosphorylcholine-substituted protein from Caenorhabditis elegans: isolation and characterization of the aspartyl protease ASP-6

    Article • Biological Chemistry, January 2006, De Gruyter

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  194. Imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans samples and sub-cellular localization of new generation photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, using non-linear microscopy

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, July 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  195. The Vacuolar H+-ATPase Mediates Intracellular Acidification Required for Neurodegeneration in C. elegans

    Article • Current Biology, July 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  196. Proteolytic mechanisms in necrotic cell death and neurodegeneration

    Article • FEBS Letters, April 2005, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  197. Imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans neurons by second-harmonic generation and two-photon excitation fluorescence

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2005, SPIE

    Dr George Filippidis, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  198. Neurodegenerative conditions associated with ageing: a molecular interplay?

    Article • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  199. Genetic Models of Mechanotransduction: The Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Physiological Reviews, October 2004, American Physiological Society

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  200. Calcium-dependent and aspartyl proteases in neurodegeneration and ageing in C. elegans

    Article • Ageing Research Reviews, October 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  201. The biochemistry of neuronal necrosis: rogue biology?

    Article • Nature Reviews Neuroscience, August 2003, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  202. Specific aspartyl and calpain proteases are required for neurodegeneration in C. elegans

    Article • Nature, October 2002, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  203. Death by necrosis

    Article • EMBO Reports, July 2002, EMBO

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  204. Ageing research in Greece

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, June 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  205. Induction of RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans by RNAs derived from plants exhibiting post-transcriptional gene silencing

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  206. Eating less to live longer

    Article • February 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  207. Interfering with RNA interference

    Article • February 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  208. Caloric restriction and lifespan: a role for protein turnover?

    Article • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  209. More neuropeptides in C. elegans

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  210. Necrotic Cell Death in C. elegans Requires the Function of Calreticulin and Regulators of Ca2+ Release from the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Article • Neuron, September 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  211. Structural and functional features of the intracellular amino terminus of DEG/ENaC ion channels

    Article • Current Biology, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  212. Mechanotransduction in Caenorhabditis elegans: The Role of DEG/ENaC Ion Channels

    Article • Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  213. Article • Nature Neuroscience, December 2000, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  214. Acquisition of a potential marker for insect transformation: isolation of a novel alcohol dehydrogenase gene from Bactrocera oleae by functional complementation in yeast

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, February 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  215. Heritable and inducible genetic interference by double-stranded RNA encoded by transgenes

    Article • Nature Genetics, February 2000, Nature

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  216. Caenorhabditis ElegansDegenerins and Vertebrate Enac Ion Channels Contain an Extracellular Domain Related to Venom Neurotoxins

    Article • Journal of Neurogenetics, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  217. UNC-4/UNC-37-dependent repression of motor neuron-specific genes controls synaptic choice in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Genes & Development, November 1999, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  218. The SPFH domain: implicated in regulating targeted protein turnover in stomatins and other membrane-associated proteins

    Article • Trends in Biochemical Sciences, November 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  219. Genetically targeted cell disruption in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 1997, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr. Harbinder Singh Dhillon

  220. MOLECULAR MODELING OF MECHANOTRANSDUCTION IN THE NEMATODE CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

    Article • Annual Review of Physiology, October 1997, Annual Reviews

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  221. unc-8, a DEG/ENaC Family Member, Encodes a Subunit of a Candidate Mechanically Gated Channel That Modulates C. elegans Locomotion

    Article • Neuron, January 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  222. The DNA target sequence influences the dependence of the yeast transcriptional activator Gcn4 on co-factors

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  223. Genetic evidence for functional specificity of the yeast GCN2 kinase

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, July 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  224. Sequence Analysis of a 40·7 kb Segment from the Left Arm of Yeast Chromosome X Reveals 14 Known Genes and 13 New Open Reading Frames Including Homologues of Genes Clustered on the Right Arm of Chromosome XI

    Article • Yeast, June 1996, Wiley

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  225. Gene overexpression reveals alternative mechanisms that induce GCN4 mRNA translation

    Article • Gene, January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  226. Genetic evidence for functional specificity of the yeast GCN2 kinase

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  227. Amplification and non-isotopic detection of specific DNA sequences in a single microtitre well

    Article • Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease, December 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  228. A Transient GCN4 mRNA Destabilization Follows GCN4 Translational Derepression

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 1995, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  229. A recombinatorial method useful for cloning dominant alleles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  230. Transcriptional interference caused by GCN4 overexpression reveals multiple interactions mediating transcriptional activation

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  231. Detection of anti-Rev antibodies in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 patients using a recombinant 18kD Rev protein

    Article • Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease, July 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

  232. The Role of DEG/ENaC Ion Channels in Sensory Mechanotransduction

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis