Faculty Profile

JoAnne Engebrecht
Professor
Molecular and Cellular Biology (College of Biological Sciences)
139H BRIGGS
Office (530)754-6034
Lab (530)754-6032
jengebrecht@ucdavis.edu
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Degrees:
1986 - PhD - Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Marine Biology
1981 - BS - University of Washington - Microbiology

Department and Center Affiliations:
Molecular and Cellular Biology

Professional Societies:
Genetics Society of America
The American Society for Cell Bioloy
American Society for Microbiology

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Genetics

Publications:
Morishita, M., R. Mendonsa, J. Wright and J. Engebrecht (2007). Snc1p v-SNARE transport to the prospore membrane during yeast sporulation is dependent on endosomal retrieval pathways. Traffic 8:1231-1245.

Jaramillo-Lambert, A., M. Ellefson, A. Villeneuve, and J. Engebrecht (2007). Differential timing of S phases, X chromosome replication and meiotic prophase in the C. elegans germ line. Dev. Biol. 308:206-221.

Smolikov, S., A. Eizinger, K. Schild-Prufert, A. Hurlburt, K. McDonald, J. Engebrecht, A. Villeneuve, and M. Colaiacovo (2007). SYP-3 restricts synaptonemal complex assembly to bridge paired chromosome axes during meiosis in C. elegans. Genetics 176:2015-2025.

Nakanishi, H., M. Morishita, C. E. Schwartz, A. Coluccio, J. Engebrecht and A. M. Neiman (2006). Phospholipase D and the SNARE, Sso1p, are necessary for vesicle fusion during sporulation in yeast. J. Cell Sci. 119, 1406-1415.

Connolly, J., and J. Engebrecht (2006). The Arf-GAP Gcs1p is essential for sporulation and regulates the phospholipase D, Spo14p. Eukaryot. Cell. 5, 112-124.

Morishita M., and J. Engebrecht (2005). End3p-mediated endocytosis is required for spore wall formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 170, 1561-1574.

Morishita, M., and J. Engebrecht (2005) Phospholipases and cell signaling in yeast. In: Cell Biology and Dynamics of Yeast Lipids, ed. Guenther Daum. Research Signpost 37, 161-177.

Iwamoto, M., S. Fairclough, S. Rudge, and J. Engebrecht (2005). The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sps1p regulates trafficking of enzymes required for spore wall synthesis. Eukaryot. Cell 4,536-44.

Rudge, S., V. Sciorra, M. Iwamoto, C. Zhou, T. Strahl, A. Morris, J. Thorner, and J. Engebrecht (2004). Roles of phosphoinositides and of Spo14p (phospholipase D)-generated phosphatidic acid during yeast sporulation. Mol. Biol. Cell 15, 207-218.

Engebrecht J. (2003). Cell signaling in yeast sporulation. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 306, 325-328.

Sciorra, V., S. Rudge, J. Wang, S. McLaughlin, J. Engebrecht and A. Morris (2002) Distinct requirements for phosphoinositide binding and membrane localization in yeast and mammalian phospholipase D enzymes. J. Cell Biol. 159, 1039-1049.

Rudge, S., C. Zhou and J. Engebrecht (2002). Differential regulation of phospholipase D during sporulation and Sec14-independent growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 160, 1353-1361.

Rudge, S., T. Pettitt, C. Zhou, M. Wakelam and J. Engebrecht (2001). SPO14 Separation-of-function mutations define unique roles for PLD in secretion and cellular differentiation Genetics 158, 1431-1444.

Davis, L., M. Barbera, A. McDonnell, K. McIntyre, R. Sternglanz, Q.-W. Jin, J Loidl and J. Engebrecht (2001). The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUM2 gene interacts with the DNA replication machinery and is required for meiotic levels of DSBs. Genetics 157, 1179-1180.

Research Interests:
Meiosis and cell signaling in yeast and worms

Laboratory Personnel:
Briggs 139 - Rima Mendonsa (Cell & Developmental Biology Graduate Student) Dr. Masayo Morishita (Postdoctoral Fellow) Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert (Genetics Graduate Student)

Courses Taught:
BIS 101 Genetics - Term(s): Spring