DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY

Ann Fallon

Professor

Office:

420 Hodson Hall

Mailing Address:

219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave.
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-3728
Fax: (612) 625-5299
E-mail: fallo002@umn.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Research Interests:

• Molecular biology of insects
• Mosquito cell culture
• Mosquito reproduction

Teaching Interests:

• Medical Entomology, ENT 5275
• Advanced Insect Genetics, ENT 8041
• Toxicology, ENT 8051

Recent Publications

Ma, L., A. Gerenday, K. M. Coley, and A. M. Fallon. 2006. Co-immunoprecipitation of putative proteins that interact with mosquito proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Insect Molecular Biology 15: 197-205.

Fallon, A. M., and T. J. Kurtti. 2005. Cultured cells as a tool for analysis of gene expression, pp. 539-549. In B. J. Beatty and W. C. Marquardt [eds.], Biology of Disease Vectors. Harcourt Academic press, San Diego.

Li, L., and A. M. Fallon. 2005. Recovery of cDNAs encoding ribosomal proteins S9 and L26 from Aedes albopictus mosquito cells and identification of their homologs in the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 60: 44-53.

Zhai, Y., and A. M. Fallon. 2005. PCR cloning of a histone H1 gene from Anopheles stephensi mosquito cells: comparison of the protein sequence with histone H1-like, C-terminal extensions on mosquito ribosomal protein S6. BMC Genomics 6: 8.

Gerenday, A., and A. M. Fallon. 2004. Ecdysone-induced accumulation of mosquito cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Journal of Insect Physiology 50: 831-8.

Jayachandran, G., and A. M. Fallon. 2004. The mosquito ribonucleotide reductase R2 gene: ultraviolet light induces expression of a novel R2 variant with an internal amino acid deletion. Insect Molecular Biology 13: 231-9.

Hernandez, V. P., L. Higgins, and A. M. Fallon. 2003. Characterization and cDNA cloning of an immune-induced lysozyme from cultured Aedes albopictus mosquito cells. Dev Comp Immunol 27: 11-20.

Hernandez, V. P., L. Higgins, M. S. Schwientek, and A. M. Fallon. 2003. The histone-like C-terminal extension in ribosomal protein S6 in Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes is encoded within the distal portion of exon 3. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 33: 901-10.

Jayachandran, G., and A. M. Fallon. 2003. Ribosomal protein P0 from Aedes albopictus mosquito cells: cDNA cloning and analysis of expression. Genetica 119: 1-10.

Nasr, N. M., and A. M. Fallon. 2003. Detection of lysozyme-like enzymatic activity secreted by an immune-responsive mosquito cell line. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 82: 162-6.

Eccleston, E. D., A. Gerenday, and A. M. Fallon. 2002. Leveraging genomic databases: from an Aedes albopictus mosquito cell line to the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae via the Drosophila genome project. Insect Molecular Biology 11: 187-195.

Jayachandran, G., and A. M. Fallon. 2002. Decreased survival of mosquito cells after stable transfection with a Drosophila ecdysteroid response element: possible involvement of a 40 kDa DNA binding protein, pp. 21, Journal of Insect Science.

Jayachandran, G., and A. M. Fallon. 2002. Ultraviolet light sensitivity, unscheduled DNA synthesis and DNA repair in C7-10 Aedes albopictus mosquito cells. Journal of Insect Physiology 48: 133-141.

Niu, L. L., and A. M. Fallon. 2002. A ribosome-free extract from cultured cells improves recovery of polysomes from the mosquito fat body: analysis of vitellogenin and ribosomal protein rpL34 gene expression. Journal of Insect Physiology 48: 835-843.

Schwientek, M. S., L. Higgins, and A. M. Fallon. 2002. Cultured Aedes albopictus mosquito cells accumulate elongation factor-1 alpha (EF-1 alpha) during serum starvation. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 32: 1055-63.

Sun, D., and A. M. Fallon. 2002. Characterization of genomic DNA encoding cecropins from an Aedes albopictus mosquito cell line. Insect Molecular Biology 11: 21-30.

Fallon, A. M. 2001. Special issue: 1999 Entomological Society of America Symposium on Mosquito Immunity Functions. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 31: 217.

Fallon, A. M., and D. X. Sun. 2001. Exploration of mosquito immunity using cells in culture. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 31: 263-278.

Gerenday, A., K. M. Shih, C. C. Herman, and A. M. Fallon. 2001. Increased ribonucleotide reductase activity in hydroxyurea-resistant mosquito cells. Archives of Insect Biochemistry & Physiology 46: 19-25.

Jayachandran, G., and A. M. Fallon. 2001. Antisense expression of the 20-hydroxyecdysone receptor (EcR) in transfected mosquito cells uncovers a new EcR isoform that varies at the C-terminal end. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. Animal 37: 522-529.

Liu, J., and A. M. Fallon. 2001. Effect of nutrient deprivation on ribosomal RNA and ribosomal protein mRNA in cultured mosquito cells. Archives of Insect Biochemistry & physiology 46: 64-72.

Shih, K. M., and A. M. Fallon. 2001. Two-dimensional electrophoretic analysis of Aedes aegypti mosquito fat body proteins during a gonotropic cycle. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 65: 42-46.

Gao, Y., and A. M. Fallon. 2000. Immune activation upregulates lysozyme gene expression in Aedes aegypti mosquito cell culture. Insect Molecular Biology 9: 553-558.

Jayachandran, G., and A. M. Fallon. 2000. Evidence for expression of EcR and USP components of the 20-hydroxyecdysone receptor by a mosquito cell line. Archives of Insect Biochemistry & Physiology 43: 87-96.

Niu, L. L., and A. M. Fallon. 2000. Differential regulation of ribosomal protein gene expression in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes before and after the blood meal. Insect Molecular Biology 9: 613-623.