Publications
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2019
The minds of two worms (Neural networks mapped in both sexes of the worm)
Portman DS.
Nature. 2019 Jul;571(7763):40-42. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02006-8.
The Makorin lep-2 and the lncRNA lep-5 regulate lin-28 to schedule sexual maturation of the C. elegans nervous system
Lawson H, Vuong E, Miller RM, Kiontke K, Fitch DH, Portman DS.
Elife. 2019 Jul 2;8:e43660. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43660.
The Long Non-Coding RNA lep-5 Promotes the Juvenile-to-Adult Transition by Destabilizing LIN-28
Kiontke KC, Herrera RA, Vuong E, Luo J, Schwarz EM, Fitch DHA, Portman DS.
Dev Cell. 2019 May 20;49(4):542-555.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Apr 4.
Timing mechanism of sexually dimorphic nervous system differentiation
Pereira L, Aeschimann F, Wang C, Lawson H, Serrano-Saiz E, Portman DS, Großhans H, Hobert O.
Elife. 2019 Jan 1;8:e42078. doi: 10.7554/eLife.42078.
2018
A Single-Neuron Chemosensory Switch Determines the Valence of a Sexually Dimorphic Sensory Behavior
Fagan KA, Luo J, Lagoy RC, Schroeder FC, Albrecht DR, Portman DS.
Curr Biol. 2018 Mar 19;28(6):902-914.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.029. Epub 2018 Mar 8.
Sexual Dimorphism and Sex Differences in Caenorhabditis elegans Neuronal Development and Behavior
Barr MM, García LR, Portman DS.
Genetics. 2018 Mar;208(3):909-935. doi: 10.1534/genetics.117.300294.
2017
Sexual modulation of sex-shared neurons and circuits in Caenorhabditis elegans
Portman DS.
J Neurosci Res. 2017 Jan 2;95(1-2):527-538. doi: 10.1002/jnr.23912.
2016
Neurobiology: Wired for sex
Portman DS.
Nature. 2016 May 12;533(7602):188-9. doi: 10.1038/nature17898. Epub 2016 May 4.
Neuter No More: Fly Stem Cells Know Their Sex
Portman DS, Biteau B.
Cell Stem Cell. 2016 Apr 7;18(4):429-30. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.03.009.
Neural circuits for sexually dimorphic and sexually divergent behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans
García LR, Portman DS.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2016 Jun;38:46-52. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2016.02.002. Epub 2016 Mar 3.
2014
Sex, age, and hunger regulate behavioral prioritization through dynamic modulation of chemoreceptor expression
Ryan DA, Miller RM, Lee K, Neal SJ, Fagan KA, Sengupta P, Portman DS.
Curr Biol. 2014 Nov 3;24(21):2509-17. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.032. Epub 2014 Oct 16.
Sexual modulation of neural circuits and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans
Fagan KA, Portman DS.
Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2014 Sep;33:3-9. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.06.007. Epub 2014 Jun 14.