Josefa Steinhauer, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Area of research
- Drosophila genetics and cell biology, aging, and lipidomics
Phone
Location
- Yeshiva University 2495 Amsterdam Avenue Belfer Hall 1408 New York, NY 10033
Selected Publications
iPLA2-VIA is required for healthy aging of neurons, muscle, and the female germline in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 2021;16(9):e0256738. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256738. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34506510; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8432841.
Using Drosophila melanogaster To Discover Human Disease Genes: An Educational Primer for Use with "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Modifiers in Drosophila Reveal the Phospholipase D Pathway as a Potential Therapeutic Target". Genetics. 2020 Nov;216(3):633-641. doi: 10.1534/genetics.120.303495. PubMed PMID: 33158986; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7648582.
Male reproductive aging arises via multifaceted mating-dependent sperm and seminal proteome declines, but is postponable in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jul 21;117(29):17094-17103. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2009053117. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PubMed PMID: 32611817; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7382285.
A course-based undergraduate research experience examining neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster teaches students to think, communicate, and perform like scientists. PLoS One. 2020;15(4):e0230912. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230912. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32282825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7153876.
Combover interacts with the axonemal component Rsp3 and is required for Drosophila sperm individualization. Development. 2019 Sep 2;146(17). doi: 10.1242/dev.179275. PubMed PMID: 31391193; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6765124.
Why is genetics education so important. Trends in genetics : TIG. 2018 January; 34(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.10.006.
New genes often acquire male-specific functions but rarely become essential in Drosophila. Genes Dev. 2017 Sep 15;31(18):1841-1846. doi: 10.1101/gad.303131.117. PubMed PMID: 29051389; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5695085.
Co-culture Activation of MAP Kinase in Drosophila S2 Cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1487:235-241. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6424-6_17. PubMed PMID: 27924571; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5588906.
Separating from the pack: Molecular mechanisms of Drosophila spermatid individualization. Spermatogenesis. 2015 May-Aug;5(2):e1041345. doi: 10.1080/21565562.2015.1041345. eCollection 2015 May-Aug. PubMed PMID: 26413413; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4581072.
Drosophila spermatid individualization is sensitive to temperature and fatty acid metabolism. Spermatogenesis. 2015 Jan-Apr;5(1):e1006089. doi: 10.1080/21565562.2015.1006089. eCollection 2015 Jan-Apr. PubMed PMID: 26413411; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4581069.
Trafficking of the EGFR ligand Spitz regulates its signaling activity in polarized tissues. J Cell Sci. 2013 Oct 1;126(Pt 19):4469-78. doi: 10.1242/jcs.131169. Epub 2013 Jul 31. PubMed PMID: 23902690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3784823.
A screen for X-linked mutations affecting Drosophila photoreceptor differentiation identifies Casein kinase 1α as an essential negative regulator of wingless signaling. Genetics. 2012 Feb;190(2):601-16. doi: 10.1534/genetics.111.133827. Epub 2011 Nov 17. PubMed PMID: 22095083; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3276650.
Drosophila lysophospholipid acyltransferases are specifically required for germ cell development. Mol Biol Cell. 2009 Dec;20(24):5224-35. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e09-05-0382. PubMed PMID: 19864461; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2793297.
Lipid-modified morphogens: functions of fats. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2009 Aug;19(4):308-14. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2009.04.006. Epub 2009 May 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 19442512; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2731821.
Microtubule polarity and axis formation in the Drosophila oocyte. Dev Dyn. 2006 Jun;235(6):1455-68. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20770. Review. PubMed PMID: 16586443.
The RNA-binding protein Squid is required for the establishment of anteroposterior polarity in the Drosophila oocyte. Development. 2005 Dec;132(24):5515-25. doi: 10.1242/dev.02159. Epub 2005 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 16291786.
The unipolar Shigella surface protein IcsA is targeted directly to the bacterial old pole: IcsP cleavage of IcsA occurs over the entire bacterial surface. Mol Microbiol. 1999 Apr;32(2):367-77. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01356.x. PubMed PMID: 10231492.