Reppert Lab Publications
This collection showcases the journal articles and other publications authored by researchers in the Reppert Lab. The Reppert Lab at the University of Massachusetts Medical School was established in 2001, in the Department of Neurobiology.
Publications from 2018
Demystifying Monarch Butterfly Migration, Steven M. Reppert and Jacobus C. de Roode
Publications from 2017
Dimorphic cocoons of the cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia): Morphological, behavioral, and biophysical differences, Patrick A. Guerra and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2016
Genomic Access to Monarch Migration Using TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis, Matthew J. Markert, Ying Zhang, Metewo Selase Enuameh, Steven M. Reppert, Scot A. Wolfe, and Christine Merlin
Neurobiology of Monarch Butterfly Migration, Steven M. Reppert, Patrick A. Guerra, and Christine Merlin
Neural Integration Underlying a Time-Compensated Sun Compass in the Migratory Monarch Butterfly, Eli Shlizerman, James Phillips-Portillo, Daniel B. Forger, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2015
Sensory basis of lepidopteran migration: focus on the monarch butterfly, Patrick A. Guerra and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2014
A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration, Patrick A. Guerra, Robert J. Gegear, and Steven M. Reppert
The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration, Shuai Zhan, Wei Zhang, Kristjan Niitepold, Jeremy Hsu, Juan Fernandez Haeger, Myron P. Zalucki, Sonia Altizer, Jacobus C. de Roode, Steven M. Reppert, and Marcus R. Kronforst
Publications from 2013
Coldness triggers northward flight in remigrant monarch butterflies, Patrick A. Guerra and Steven M. Reppert
Anatomical basis of sun compass navigation II: The neuronal composition of the central complex of the monarch butterfly, Stanley Heinze, Jeremy Florman, Surainder Asokaraj, Basil el Jundi, and Steven M. Reppert
Efficient targeted mutagenesis in the monarch butterfly using zinc finger nucleases, Christine Merlin, Lauren E. Beaver, Orley R. Taylor, Scot A. Wolfe, and Steven M. Reppert
Are monarch butterflies true navigators? The jury is still out, Karen S. Oberhauser, Orley R. Taylor, Steven M. Reppert, Hugh Dingle, Kelly R. Nail, Robert M. Pyle, and Carl Stenoien
MonarchBase: the monarch butterfly genome database, Shuai Zhan and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2012
Discordant timing between antennae disrupts sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies, Patrick A. Guerra, Christine Merlin, Robert J. Gegear, and Steven M. Reppert
Anatomical basis of sun compass navigation I: the general layout of the monarch butterfly brain, Stanley Heinze and Steven M. Reppert
Unraveling navigational strategies in migratory insects, Christine Merlin, Stanley Heinze, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2011
Human cryptochrome exhibits light-dependent magnetosensitivity, Lauren E. Foley, Robert J. Gegear, and Steven M. Reppert
Sun compass integration of skylight cues in migratory monarch butterflies, Stanley Heinze and Steven M. Reppert
The monarch butterfly genome yields insights into long-distance migration, Shuai Zhan, Christine Merlin, Jeffrey L. Boore, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2010
Animal cryptochromes mediate magnetoreception by an unconventional photochemical mechanism, Robert J. Gegear, Lauren E. Foley, Amy L. Casselman, and Steven M. Reppert
Navigational mechanisms of migrating monarch butterflies, Steven M. Reppert, Robert J. Gegear, and Christine Merlin
Publications from 2009
Casein kinase 1 delta regulates the pace of the mammalian circadian clock, Jean-Pierre Etchegaray, Kazuhiko K. Machida, Elizabeth Noton, Cara M. Constance, Robert Dallmann, Marianne N. Di Napoli, Jason P. DeBruyne, Christopher M. Lambert, Elizabeth A. Yu, Steven M. Reppert, and David R. Weaver
Antennal circadian clocks coordinate sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies, Christine Merlin, Robert J. Gegear, and Steven M. Reppert
The Circadian Clock in Monarch Butterfly: A Tale of Two CRYs: A Dissertation, Quan Yuan
Defining behavioral and molecular differences between summer and migratory monarch butterflies, Haisun Zhu, Robert J. Gegear, Amy L. Casselman, Sriramana Kanginakudru, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2008
Cryptochrome mediates light-dependent magnetosensitivity in Drosophila, Robert J. Gegear, Amy L. Casselman, Scott Waddell, and Steven M. Reppert
Chasing migration genes: a brain expressed sequence tag resource for summer and migratory monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), Haisun Zhu, Amy L. Casselman, and Steven M. Reppert
Cryptochromes define a novel circadian clock mechanism in monarch butterflies that may underlie sun compass navigation, Haisun Zhu, Ivo Sauman, Quan Yuan, Amy L. Casselman, Myai Emery-Le, Patrick Emery, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2007
CLOCK and NPAS2 have overlapping roles in the suprachiasmatic circadian clock, Jason P. DeBruyne, David R. Weaver, and Steven M. Reppert
Peripheral circadian oscillators require CLOCK, Jason P. DeBruyne, David R. Weaver, and Steven M. Reppert
Formation and function of flavin anion radical in cryptochrome 1 blue-light photoreceptor of monarch butterfly, Sang-Hun Song, Nuri Ozturk, Tracy R. Denaro, N. Ozlem Arat, Ya-Ting Kao, Haisun Zhu, Dongping Zhong, Steven M. Reppert, and Aziz Sancar
Insect cryptochromes: gene duplication and loss define diverse ways to construct insect circadian clocks, Quan Yuan, Danielle Metterville, Adriana D. Briscoe, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2006
A clock shock: mouse CLOCK is not required for circadian oscillator function, Jason P. DeBruyne, Elizabeth Noton, Christopher M. Lambert, Elizabeth S. Maywood, David R. Weaver, and Steven M. Reppert
The polycomb group protein EZH2 is required for mammalian circadian clock function, Jean-Pierre Etchegaray, Xiaoming Yang, Jason P. DeBruyne, Antoine H.F.M. Peters, David R. Weaver, Thomas Jenuwein, and Steven M. Reppert
A colorful model of the circadian clock, Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2005
Connecting the navigational clock to sun compass input in monarch butterfly brain, Ivo Sauman, Adriana D. Briscoe, Haisun Zhu, Dingding Shi, Oren Froy, Julia Stalleicken, Quan Yuan, Amy L. Casselman, and Steven M. Reppert
The two CRYs of the butterfly, Haisun Zhu, Quan Yuan, Adriana D. Briscoe, Oren Froy, Amy L. Casselman, and Steven M. Reppert
Publications from 2004
A rhythmic Ror, Patrick Emery and Steven M. Reppert
Direct association between mouse PERIOD and CKIepsilon is critical for a functioning circadian clock, Choogon Lee, David R. Weaver, and Steven M. Reppert
Polarized light helps monarch butterflies navigate, Steven M. Reppert, Haisun Zhu, and Richard H. White
Publications from 2003
Constructing a feedback loop with circadian clock molecules from the silkmoth, Antheraea pernyi, Dennis C. Chang, Harriet G. McWatters, Julie A. Williams, Anthony L. Gotter, Joel D. Levine, and Steven M. Reppert
A novel C-terminal domain of drosophila PERIOD inhibits dCLOCK:CYCLE-mediated transcription, Dennis C. Chang and Steven M. Reppert
Rhythmic histone acetylation underlies transcription in the mammalian circadian clock, Jean-Pierre Etchegaray, Choogon Lee, Paul A. Wade, and Steven M. Reppert
Illuminating the circadian clock in monarch butterfly migration, Oren Froy, Anthony L. Gotter, Amy L. Casselman, and Steven M. Reppert
Targeted disruption of the mouse Mel(1b) melatonin receptor, Xiaowei Jin, Charlotte von Gall, Rick L. Pieschl, Valentin K. Gribkoff, Jorg H. Stehle, Steven M. Reppert, and David R. Weaver
Publications from 2002
Redox potential: differential roles in dCRY and mCRY1 functions, Oren Froy, Dennis C. Chang, and Steven M. Reppert
Coordination of circadian timing in mammals, Steven M. Reppert and David R. Weaver
Bimodal regulation of mPeriod promoters by CREB-dependent signaling and CLOCK/BMAL1 activity, Zdenka Travnickova-Bendova, Nicolas Cermakian, Steven M. Reppert, and Paolo Sassone-Corsi
Publications from 2001
The circadian clocks of mice and men, Dennis C. Chang and Steven M. Reppert