PUBLICATIONS
Complete List of Published Work in NCBI
Selected Publications
Soffers JHM, Beck E, Sytkowski DJ, Maughan ME, Devarakonda D, Zhu Y, Wilson BA, Chen YD, Erclik T, Truman JW, Skeath JB, Lacin H. A library of lineage-specific driver lines connects developing neuronal circuits to behavior in the Drosophila ventral nerve cord. Elife. 2025 Jun 10;14:RP106042. doi: 10.7554/eLife.106042. PMID: 40492493; PMCID: PMC12151538.
Lacin H, Zhu Y, DiPaola JT, Wilson BA, Zhu Y, Skeath JB. A genetic screen in Drosophila uncovers a role for senseless-2 in surface glia in the peripheral nervous system to regulate CNS morphology G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 14 (9).2024 Sep 4;14(9).PMID: 38996053;PMCID: PMC11373656
Lacin H, Williamson WR, Card GM, Skeath JB, Truman JW. Unc-4 acts to promote neuronal identity and development of the take-off circuit in the Drosophila CNS. Elife. 2020 Mar 27;9. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55007. PubMed PMID: 32216875; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7156266.
Lacin H, Chen HM, Long X, Singer RH, Lee T, Truman JW. Neurotransmitter identity is acquired in a lineage-restricted manner in the Drosophila CNS. Elife. 2019 Mar 26;8. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43701. PubMed PMID: 30912745; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6504232.
Skeath JB, Wilson BA, Romero SE, Snee MJ, Zhu Y, Lacin H. The extracellular metalloprotease AdamTS-A anchors neural lineages in place within and preserves the architecture of the central nervous system. Development. 2017 Sep 1;144(17):3102-3113. doi: 10.1242/dev.145854. Epub 2017 Jul 31. PubMed PMID: 28760813; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5611953.
Lacin H, Truman JW. Lineage mapping identifies molecular and architectural similarities between the larval and adult Drosophila central nervous system. Elife. 2016 Mar 15;5:e13399. doi: 10.7554/eLife.13399. PubMed PMID: 26975248; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4805552.
Lacin H, Rusch J, Yeh RT, Fujioka M, Wilson BA, Zhu Y, Robie AA, Mistry H, Wang T, Jaynes JB, Skeath JB. Genome-wide identification of Drosophila Hb9 targets reveals a pivotal role in directing the transcriptome within eight neuronal lineages, including activation of nitric oxide synthase and Fd59a/Fox-D. Dev Biol. 2014 Apr 1;388(1):117-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.01.029. Epub 2014 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 24512689; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4003567.
Lacin H, Zhu Y, Wilson BA, Skeath JB. Transcription factor expression uniquely identifies most postembryonic neuronal lineages in the Drosophila thoracic central nervous system. Development. 2014 Mar;141(5):1011-21. doi: 10.1242/dev.102178. PubMed PMID: 24550109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3929408.
Lacin H, Zhu Y, Wilson BA, Skeath JB. dbx mediates neuronal specification and differentiation through cross-repressive, lineage-specific interactions with eve and hb9. Development. 2009 Oct;136(19):3257-66. doi: 10.1242/dev.037242. Epub 2009 Aug 26. PubMed PMID: 19710170; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2739143.
