Journal Articles:

2005
O'Brochta, D. A., Subramanian, R. A., Orsetti, J., Peckham, E., Nolan, N., Arensberger, P, Atkinson, P.W., Charlwood, D. (in press). hAT element population genetics in Anophelesgambiae s.l. in Mozambique. Genetica.

Sethuraman, N., O'Brochta, D. A. (2005). The Drosophila melanogaster cinnabar gene is a cell autonomous genetic marker in Aedesaegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Ent. 42:716-718

Arensburger P, Kim YJ, Orsetti J, Aluvihare C, O'Brochta DA, Atkinson PW. (2005) An Active Transposable Element, Herves, From the African Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Genetics. 169(2):697-708.

2004
Rowan, K., Orsetti, Atkinson, P.W., and D. A.O'Brochta. (2004). Tn5 as an insect gene vector. Insect Bioch. Molec. Biol. 34:695-705.

Irvin, N., M. S. Hoddle, D. A. O'Brochta, B. Carey and P. W. Atkinson. (2004) Assessing fitness costs for transgenic Aedes aegypti expressing the green fluorescent protein marker and transposase genes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1001:891-896.

Kim, W., H. Koo, A. M. Richman, D. Seeley, J. Vizioli, A. D. Klocko and D. A. O'Brochta. (2004) Ectopic expression of a cecropin transgene in the human malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): Effects on susceptibility to Plasmodium. J. Med. Ent. 41:447-455

2003
O'Brochta, D. A., N. Sethuraman, R. Wilson, R. H. Hice, A. C. Pinkerton, C. S. Levesque, D. K. Bideshi, N. Jasinskiene, C. J. Coates, A. A. James, M. J. Lehane and P. W. Atkinson. (2003). Gene vector and transposable element behavior in mosquitoes. J. Exp. Biol. 206:3823-3834.

Michel, K. D., D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson. (2003) The C-terminus of the Hermes transposase contains a protein dimerization domain. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 33:959-70.

Wilson, R., Orsetti, J., Klocko, A. D., Aluvihare, C., Peckham, E., Atkinson, P. W., Lehane, M. J. and D. A.O'Brochta. (2003). Post-integration behavior of a mariner gene vector in Aedesaegypti. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol 33:853-63.

Guimond, N., D. K. Bideshi, A. C. Pinkerton, P.W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta. (2003). Patterns of Hermes transposition in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol. Gen. Genomics. 268:779-90.

2002
Holt R. A., G. M. Subramanian, A. Halpern , G. G. Sutton, R. Charlab, D. R. Nusskern, P. Wincker, A. G. Clark, J. M. Ribeiro, R. Wides, S. L. Salzberg, R. Loftus, M. Yandell, W. H. Majoros, D. B. Rusch, Z. Lai, C. L. Kraft, J. F. Abril, V. Anthouard, P. Arensburger, P. W. Atkinson, H. Baden, V. de Berardinis, D. Baldwin, V. Benes, J. Biedler, C. Blass, R. Bolanos, D. Boscus, M. Barnstead, S. Cai, A. Center, K. Chaturverdi, G. K. Christophides, M. A. Chrystal, M. Clamp, A. Cravchik, V. Curwen, A. Dana, A. Delcher, I. Dew, C. A. Evans, M. Flanigan, A. Grundschober-Freimoser, L. Friedli , Z. Gu, P. Guan, R. Guigo, M. E. Hillenmeyer, S. L. Hladun, J. R.Hogan, Y. S. Hong, J. Hoover, O. Jaillon, Z. Ke, C. Kodira, E. Kokoza, A. Koutsos, I. Letunic, A. Levitsky, Y. Liang, J. J. Lin, N. F. Lobo, J. R. Lopez, J. A. Malek, T. C. McIntosh, S. Meister, J. Miller, C. Mobarry, E. Mongin, S. D. Murphy, D. A.O'Brochta, C. Pfannkoch, R. Qi, M. A. Regier, K. Remington, H. Shao, M. V. Sharakhova, C. D. Sitter, J. Shetty, T. J. Smith, R. Strong, J. Sun, D. Thomasova, L. Q. Ton, P. Topalis, Z. Tu, M. F.Unger, B. Walenz, A. Wang, J. Wang, M. Wang, X. Wang, K. J. Woodford, J. R. Wortman, M. Wu, A. Yao, E. M. Zdobnov, H. Zhang, Q. Zhao, S. Zhao, S. C. Zhu, I. Zhimulev, M. Coluzzi, A. della Torre, C. W. Roth, C. Louis, F. Kalush, R. J. Mural, E. W. Myers, M. D. Adams, H. O. Smith, S. Broder, M. J. Gardner, C. M. Fraser, E. Birney, P. Bork, P. T. Brey, J. C. Venter, J. Weissenbach, F. C. Kafatos, F. H. Collins, S. L. Hoffman. (2002). The genome sequence of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Science. 298:129-49.

Michel, K., D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson. (2002). Does the DES motif form the active center in the Hermes transposase? Gene.29:141-146

2001
Allen, M. L., D. A.O'Brochta, P. W. Atkinson and C. S. Levesque, (2001). Stable, germ-line transformation of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 38:701-710.

Michel, K., A. Stamenova, A. C. Pinkerton, G. Franz, A. S. Robinson, A. Gariou-Papalexiou, A. Zacharopoulou, D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson, (2001). Hermes-mediated germ-line transformation of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Insect. Molec. Biol. 10:155-62..

2000
O'Brochta, D. A., P. W. Atkinson and M. J. Lehane, (2000). Transformation of Stomoxys calcitrans with a Hermes gene vector. Insect. Molec. Biol. 9:531-538.

Pinkerton, A. C., K. Michel, D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson, (2000). Green fluorescent protein as a genetic marker in transgenic Aedes aegypti. Insect Molec. Biol. 9:1-10.

1999
A. C. Pinkerton,, Whyard, S., H. A. Mende, C. J. Coates, D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1999) The Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, contains multiple members of the hAT family of transposable elements. Insect Molec. Biol. 8:423-434

Saville, K. J., W. D. Warren, P. W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta (1999). Integration specificity of the hobo element of Drosophila melanogaster is dependent on sequences flanking the target site. Genetica. 105:133-147.

Sundararajan, P., P. W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta, (1999). Transposable element interactions in insects: Crossmobilization of Hermes and hobo. Insect Molec. Biol. . 8:359-368.

1997
Coates, C. J., C. L. Turney, M. Frommer, D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1997) Interplasmid transposition of the mariner transposable element in non-drosophilid insects. Molec. Gen. Genet. 253: 728-733.

Sarkar, A., C. C. Coates, S. Whyard, U. Willhoeft, P. W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta, (1997) The Hermes element from Musca domestica can transpose in four families of cyclorrhaphan flies. Genetica 99: 15-29.

Sarkar, A., K. Yardley, P. W. Atkinson, A. A. James and D. A.O'Brochta, (1997) Transposition of the Hermes element in embryos of the vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 27: 359-363.

1996
Coates, C. J., K. N. Johnson, H. D. Perkins, A. J. Howells, D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) The hermit transposable element of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, belongs to the hAT family of transposable elements. Genetica 97: 23-31.

Coates, C. J., A. J. Howells, D. A.O'Brochta and P. A. Atkinson, (1996) The 5' regulatory region from the Drosophila pseudoobscura hsp82 gene results in a high level of reporter gene expression in Lucilia cuprina embryos. Gene 175: 199-201.

O'Brochta, D. A., W. D. Warren, K. J. Saville and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) Hermes , a functional non-drosophilid insect gene vector from Musca domestica. Genetics. 142: 907-914.

Pinkerton, A. C., D. A.O'Brochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) Mobility of hAT transposable elements in the Old World American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Insect Molec. Biol. 5: 223-227.

White, L. D., J. C. Coates, P. W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta, (1996) An eye color gene for the detection of transgenic non-drosophilid insects. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 26: 641-644.

1995
Coates, C. J., C. L. Truney, M. Frommer, D. A.O'Brochta, W. D. Warren and P. W. Atkinson, (1995) Mariner can excise in non-drosophilid insects. Molec. Gen. Genet. 249: 246-252.

Warren, W. D., P. W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta, (1995) The Australian bushfly Musca vetustissima. contains a sequence related to transposons of the hobo, Ac and Tam3 family. Gene 154: 133-134.

1994
O'Brochta, D. A., W. D. Warren, K. J. Saville and P. W. Atkinson, (1994) Interplasmid transposition of Drosophilahobo elements in non-drosophilid insects. Molec. Gen. Genet. 244: 9-14.

Warren, W. D., P. W. Atkinson and D. A.O'Brochta, (1994) The Hermes transposable element from the housefly, Musca domestica, is a short inverted repeat-type element of the hobo, Ac, and Tam3 (hAT) element family. Genetical Res. Camb. 64: 87-97.

1993
Atkinson, P. W., W. D. Warren and D. A.O'Brochta, (1993) The hobo transposable element of Drosophila can be cross-mobilized in houseflies and excises like the Ac element of maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 9693-9697.

Handler, A. M., S. P. Gomez and D. A.O'Brochta, (1993) A functional analysis of the P element gene transfer vector in insects. Arch. Insect Biochem 22: 373-384.

Handler, A. M., S. P. Gomez and D. A.O'Brochta, (1993) Negative regulation of P-elements in Drosophila melanogaster. Molec. Gen. Genet. 237: 145-151.

1992
Atkinson, P.W. and O'Brochta, D.A. (1992). In vivo expression of two highly conserved Drosophila genes in the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 22:423-431.

1991
O'Brochta, D.A., Gomez, S.P. and Handler, A.M. (1991). P-element excision in Drosophila melanogaster and related drosophilids. Mol. Gen. Genet. 225:387-394.

Handler, A.M. and O'Brochta, D.A. (1991). Prospects for gene transformation in insects. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 36:159-183.

1990
O'Brochta, D.A. (1990). Genetic transformation and its potential for insect pest control. Bull. Entomol. Res. 80:3-6.

1988
O'Brochta, D.A. and Handler, A.M. (1988). Mobility of P-elements in drosophilids and non-drosophilids. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:6052-6056.

Stanfield, S.W., Ielpe, L., O'Brochta, D., Helinski, D.R. and Ditta G. S. (1988). The ndv A gene product in Rhizobium meliloti is required for -(1-2) glucan production and has homology to the ATP-binding export protein HylB. J. Bact. 170:3523-3530.

1987
O'Brochta, D.A. and Bryant, P.J. (1987). Patterns of growth during the regeneration of Drosophila imaginal wing discs. Develop. Biol. 119:137-142.

1985
O'Brochta, D.A. and Bryant, P.J. (1985). A zone of non-proliferating cells at a cell lineage restriction boundary in Drosophila. Nature 313:138-141.

O'Brochta, D.A. (1985). The patterns of growth during the development and regeneration of Drosophila melanogaster imaginal discs. Ph.D. Thesis, University of California at Irvine.

1983
O'Brochta, D.A. and Bryant, P.J. (1983). Cell degeneration and elimination in the imaginal wing disc caused by the mutations vestigial and Ultravestigial of Drosophila melanogaster. Wilhelm. Roux's Arch. 192:285-294.

1982
Wells, D.E., Bruskin, A.M., O'Brochta, D.A. and Raff, R.A. (1982). Prevalent RNA sequences of mitochondrial origin of an extremely prevalent set of transcripts in sea urchin embryos. Develop. Biol. 92:557-562.

1981
O'Brochta, D.A., Speith, J., Raff, R.A., Brandhorst, B.P., Klein, W.H. and Wells, D. (1981). Mitochondrial origin of an extremely prevalent set of transcripts in sea urchin embryos. Biol. Bull. 161-321.

1980
O'Brochta, D. (1980). Cell degeneration in the vestigial mutant of Drosophila melanogaster. Amer. Zool. 20:913.

Review Articles and Book Chapters:

Handler, A.M., and O'Brochta, D.A. (2005). Transposable Elements for Insect Transformation. In: Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology, (L.I. Gilbert, K. Iatrou, and S. Gill, eds.) Elsevier Limited, Oxford.

O'Brochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson. (2004). Transformation systems in insects. In: Mobile genetic elements: Protocols and genomic applications. (W. J. Miller , P. Capy, eds) Humana Press. Pp227-254

O'Brochta, D. A. (2003). Transgenic mosquitoes: The state of the art. In: Ecological aspects for application of genetically modified mosquitoes. (W. Takken, T. W. Scott, eds) Frontis Wageningen International Nucleus for Strategic Expertise Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands

O'Brochta, D. A. (2002). Transgenic Insects: Programs, Technology, Benefits and Risks. In: LMOs and the Environment: Proceedings of an International Conference. (C. R. Roseland ed.) Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France.

Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. O'Brochta. (2002). Genetic engineering in insects. In Encyclopedia of Insects, (R. T. Carde and V. H. Resh, eds), Academic Press. Pp471-488.

Atkinson, P. W., A. C. Pinkerton and D. A.O'Brochta, (2001). Genetic transformation systems in insects. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 46: 317-346

Atkinson, P. W. and D. A.O'Brochta. (2001). Hermes and other hAT elements as gene vectors in insects. In: Transgenic Insects: Methods and Applications. (A. M. Handler, A. A. James, eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 213-235.

Atkinson, P. W. and D. A.O'Brochta. (2000). Arriving at the age of insect pest transgenesis. In: Area-wide control of fruit flies and other pest insects. (K.-H. Tan, ed), Penerbit Universiti Sains, Penang, Malayasia, pp 251-261.

Atkinson, P. W. and D. A.O'Brochta, (1999). Genetic transformation of non-drosophilid insects by transposable elements. Annals of the Entomological Society of America.92:930-936

O'Brochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson, (1998) Transgenic insects. Scientific American. 279:60-65

O'Brochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson, (1997) Recent developments in transgenic insect technology. Parasitology Today 13: 99-104.

O'Brochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) Transposable elements and gene transformation in non-drosophilid insects. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 26: 739-753.

Atkinson, P.W., Coates, C.J., Pinkerton, A.C., Mende, H.A., Howels, A.J. and O'Brochta, D.A. (1993). Prospects for non-drosophilid germline transformation. In. Management of Insect Pests: Nuclear and Related Molecular and Genetic Techniques, ASO/IAEA.

O'Brochta, D.A. and Handler, A.M. (1993). Prospects and possibilities for gene transfer techniques in insects. In: Molecular Entomology (M. Whitten, J. Oakeshott, eds.), Springer Verlag, pp. 451-488.

Handler, A.M. and O'Brochta, D.A. (1989). Molecular genetic approaches to genetic sexing. In: Fruit flies of Economic Importance (ed. R. Cavalloro), A.A. Balkema Pub., Netherlands.

Shirk, P.D., O'Brochta, D.A., Roberts, E.P. and Handler, A.M. (1988). Sex specific selection using chimeric genes. In: Biotechnology in Crop Protection (eds. P. A. Hedin, J. H. Menn and R. Hollingworth), ACS Books, Washington, D.C.

Bryant, P.J. and O'Brochta, D.A. (1986). Growth patterns in Drosophila imaginal discs. In: Progress in Developmental Biology 217A (ed. A.C. Slavkin), Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, pp. 305-308.

Technical Reports:

O'Brochta, D. A., M. L. Allen, M. Dushay, G. Franz, A. Gariou-Papalexiou, M. J. Lehane, C. S. Levesque, K. Michel, A. C. Pinkerton, A. S. Robinson, A. Stamenova, A. Zacharopoulou, and P. W. Atkinson. 2000.Continuing Efforts to Develop Hermes into an Insect Gene Vector: Host Range Studies and the Use of Hermes as a Genetic Drive System. In: Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques. Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 14-18, 2000. 8 pp.

O'Brochta, D. A., M. Lehane, P. Sundararajan, and P. W. Atkinson. 1998. hAT Transposable Elements as Broad Host Range Insect Gene Vectors: Host Influences and Intrafamily Interactions. 1998. Presented at the Joint FAO/IAEA Division Second Research Co-Ordination Meeting on Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques. Penang, Malaysia, May 26-30, 1998. 11 pp.

Atkinson, P. W., and D. A. O'Brochta. 1998. Arriving at the Age of Pest Insect

Transgenesis. FAO/IAEA International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the Sterile Insect and Related and Other Techniques. Penang, Malaysia, May 28- June 2, 1998. 8 pp.

Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. O'Brochta. 1996. Hermes Mobility in Insects. 1996. Presented at the Joint FAO/IAEA Division First Research Co-Ordination Meeting on Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques. Vienna, Austria, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 1996. 19 pp.

Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. O'Brochta. 1996. Transposable Elements as Gene Vectors in Insects. 1996. Presented at the Joint FAO/IAEA Division First Research Co-Ordination Meeting on Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques. Vienna, Austria, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 1996. 12 pp.

O'Brochta, D.A., W. D. Warren, K .J. Saville, S. Whyard, H.A. Mende, A.C. Pinkerton, C. J. Coates, and P. W. Atkinson. 1994. Hobo-Like Transposable Elements as Non-Drosophilid Gene Vectors. International Atomic Energy Agency meeting on Genetic Engineering and the Improvement of the SIT, Vienna, Austria, 1994, pp. 25-29.

Atkinson, P.W., W.D. Warren, S. Whyard, K.J. Saville, H.A. Mende, A.C. Pinkerton, C.J. Coates, and D.A. O'Brochta. 1994. Mobility of hobo Transposable Elements in Non-Drosophilid Insects. International Atomic Energy Agency meeting on Genetic Engineering and the Improvement of the SIT, Vienna, Austria, 1994, pp. 17-24.

Atkinson, P.W., C.J. Coates, A.C. Pinkerton, H.A. Mende, A.J. Howells, and D.A.O'Brochta. 1993. Prospects for Non-Drosophild Germ-Line Transformation. In: Management of Insect Pests: Nuclear and Related Molecular and Genetic Techniques. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, pp. 93-100.