Nunes, R. D., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Dopamine production in the central nervous system is important for follicle survival and interacts with genetic background and a high sugar diet during Drosophila oogenesis. Genetics 232:iyaf239, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf239
Wessel, E., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Glycolysis is intrinsically required in the follicle stem cell lineage but not in female germline stem cells or their early progeny in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics (in press), 2026.
Wessel, E. M., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Insect oogenesis and its physiological control. In: Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science, Atkinson, P. W., Yamanaka, N., eds., 1:391-416, Elsevier, 2026. Download Chapter
2023
Gandara, A. C. P., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Chronic exposure to warm temperature causes low sperm abundance and quality in Drosophila melanogaster. Scientific Reports 13:12331, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39360-7
Nunes, R. D., Drummond-Barbosa, D. A high sugar diet, but not obesity, reduces female fertility in Drosophila melanogaster. Development 150:dev201769, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.201769
2022
Gandara, A. C. P., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Warm and cold temperatures have distinct germline stem cell lineage effects during Drosophila oogenesis. Development 149, dev200149, 2022.
2021
Weaver, L. N., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Hormone receptor 4 is required in muscles and distinct ovarian cell types to regulate specific steps of Drosophila oogenesis. Development 148, dev198663, 2021. Featured in Development Research Highlights
2020
Ma, T., Matsuoka, S., Drummond-Barbosa, D. RNAi-based screens uncover a potential new role for the orphan neuropeptide receptor Moody in Drosophila female germline stem cell maintenance. PLoS ONE 15(12):e0243756, 2020.
Weaver, L. N., Drummond-Barbosa, D. The nuclear receptor Seven Up regulates genes involved in immunity and xenobiotic response in the adult Drosophila female fat body. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 10:4625-4635, 2020.
Weaver, L. N., Ma, T., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Analysis of Gal4 expression patterns in adult Drosophila females. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 10:4147-4158, 2020. Featured G3 Article
Drummond-Barbosa, D., Tennessen, J. M. Reclaiming Warburg: using developmental biology to gain insight into human metabolic diseases. Development 147:dev189340.doi: 10.1242/dev.189340, 2020.
2019
Weaver, L. N., Drummond-Barbosa, D. The nuclear receptor Seven up functions in adipocytes and oenocytes to control distinct steps of Drosophila oogenesis. Dev. Biol. 456:179-189, 2019.
Drummond-Barbosa, D. Local and physiological control of germline stem cell lineages in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 213:9-26, 2019.
2018
Weaver, L. N., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Maintenance of proper germline stem cell number requires adipocyte collagen in adult Drosophila females. Genetics 209:1155-1166, 2018.
Armstrong, A. R., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Insulin signaling acts in adult adipocytes via GSK-3b and independently of FOXO to control Drosophila female germline stem cell numbers. Dev. Biol. 440:31-39, 2018.
2017
Matsuoka, S., Armstrong, A. R., Sampson, L. L., Laws, K. M., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Adipocyte metabolic pathways reprogrammed by diet control the female germline stem cell lineage in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 206:953-971, 2017. Featured in Genetics Highlights.
Hsu, H.-J., Drummond-Barbosa, D. A visual screen for diet-regulated proteins in the Drosophila ovary using GFP protein trap lines. Gene Expression Patterns 23-24:13-21, 2017.
Laws, K. M., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Control of germline stem cell lineages by diet and physiology. In: Oocyte development, ovulation, oocyte-to-embryo transition and signaling, Arur, S. ed., 59:67-99. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, Springer, 2017.
Ables, E.*, Drummond-Barbosa, D.* Steroid hormones and the physiological regulation of tissue-resident stem cells: lessons from the Drosophila ovary. Current Stem Cell Reports 3:9-18, 2017. *Co-corresponding authors.
2016
Laws, K., Drummond-Barbosa, D. AMP-activated protein kinase has diet-dependent and –independent roles in Drosophila oogenesis. Dev. Biol. 420:90-99, 2016.
Ables, E. T., Hwang, G. H., Finger, D. S., Hinnant, T. D., Drummond-Barbosa, D. A genetic mosaic screen reveals ecdysone-responsive genes regulating Drosophila oogenesis. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 8:2629-2642, 2016.
2015
Weaver, L. N., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Haemocytes aid gut healing. Nature Cell Biol. 17:707-709, 2015.
Ables, E. T., Bois, K. E., Garcia, C. A., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Ecdysone response gene E78 controls ovarian germline stem cell niche formation and follicle survival in Drosophila. Dev. Biol. 400:33-42, 2015.
Laws, K., Sampson, L. L., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Insulin-independent role of adiponectin receptor signaling in Drosophila germline stem cell maintenance. Dev. Biol. 399:226-236, 2015.
Laws, K. M., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Genetic mosaic analysis of stem cell lineages in the Drosophila ovary. In: Drosophila oogenesis: Methods and Protocols, McNeil, G., Bratu, D. eds., v. 1328:57-72. Methods in Molecular Biology series, Springer, 2015.
2014
Armstrong, A. R., Laws, K., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Adipocyte amino acid sensing controls adult germline stem cell number via the amino acid response pathway and independently of Target of Rapamycin signaling in Drosophila. Development 141:4479-4488, 2014.
2013
Ables, E., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Cyclin E controls Drosophila female germline stem cell maintenance independently of its roles in proliferation by modulating responsiveness to niche signals. Development 140:530-540, 2013.
2012
Kim, M.-Y.*, Bucciarelli, E.*, Morton, D. G., Williams, B. C., Blake-Hodek, K., Pellicani, C., Von Stetina, J. R., Hu, X., Somma, M. P., Drummond-Barbosa, D.**, Goldberg, M. L.** Bypassing the Greatwall-Endosulfine pathway: plasticity of a pivotal cell cycle regulatory module in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 191:1181-1197, 2012. *Co-first authors; **Co-corresponding authors.
Ables, E. T., Laws, K., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Control of adult stem cells in vivo by a dynamic physiological environment: diet-dependent systemic factors in Drosophila and beyond. WIREs Dev. Biol. 1:657-674, 2012. Doi: 10.1002/wdev.48.
2011
Von Stetina, J. R., LaFever, K. S., Rubin, M., Drummond-Barbosa, D. A genetic screen for dominant enhancers of the cell cycle regulator a-Endosulfine identifies matrimony as a strong functional interactor in Drosophila. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 1:607-613, 2011.
Ables, E. T., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Food for thought: neural stem cells on a diet. Cell Stem Cell 8:352-354, 2011.
Zou, S., Chang, J., LaFever, L., Tang, W., Johnson, E. L., Hu, J., Wilk, R., Krause, H. M., Drummond-Barbosa, D., Irusta, P. M. Identification of dAven, a Drosophila melanogaster ortholog of the cell cycle regulator Aven. Cell Cycle 10(6):1-10, 2011.
Hsu, H.-J., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Insulin signals control the competence of the Drosophila female germline stem cell niche to respond to Notch ligands. Dev. Biol. 350:290-300, 2011.
2010
Ables, E. T., Drummond-Barbosa, D. A steroid hormone functions with chromatin remodeling factors to control germline stem cells in Drosophila. Cell Stem Cell 7:581-592, 2010.
LaFever, L., Feoktistov, A., Hsu, H.-J., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Specific roles of Target of rapamycin in the control of stem cells and their progeny in the Drosophila ovary. Development 137:2117-2126, 2010.
2009
Hsu, H.-J., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Insulin levels control female germline stem cell maintenance via the niche in Drosophila. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 106(4), 1117-1121, 2009. Highlighted in Nature Reports Stem Cells
2008
Drummond-Barbosa, D. Stem cells, their niches and the systemic environment: an aging network. Genetics 180(4), 1787-1797, 2008.
Von Stetina, J. R., Tranguch, S., Dey, S. K., Lee, L. A., Cha, B., Drummond-Barbosa, D. a-Endosulfine is a conserved protein required for oocyte meiotic maturation in Drosophila. Development 135(22), 3697-3706, 2008.
Hsu, H.-J., LaFever, L., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Diet controls normal and tumorous germline stem cells via insulin-dependent and -independent mechanisms in Drosophila. Dev. Biol. 313(2), 700-712, 2008.
2005
LaFever, L., Drummond-Barbosa, D. Direct control of stem cell division and germ line development by neural insulin in Drosophila. Science 309(5737), 1071-1073, 2005.
Drummond-Barbosa, D. Regulation of stem cell populations. In: Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Meyers, R. A. ed., v 12, 2005.
2004
Drummond-Barbosa, D.*, Spradling, A. C. a-Endosulfine, a potential regulator of insulin secretion, is required for adult tissue growth control in Drosophila. Dev. Biol., 266(2), 310-21, 2004. *Corresponding author.
Drummond-Barbosa, D., Spradling, A. C. Stem cells and their progeny respond to nutritional changes during Drosophila oogenesis. Dev. Biol., 231(1), 265-78, 2001.
Spradling, A., Drummond-Barbosa, D., Kai, T. Stem cells find their niche. Nature, 414(6859), 98-104, 2001.
Spradling, A. C., de Cuevas, M., Drummond-Barbosa, D., Keyes, L., Lilly, M., Pepling, M., Xie, T. The Drosophila germarium: stem cells, germ line cysts, and oocytes. Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol., 62, 25-34, 1997.
Drummond-Barbosa, D., DiMaio, D. Virocrine transformation. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1332(1), M1-17, 1997.
Nilson, L. A., Petti, L. M., Drummond-Barbosa, D., Riese, D. J., II, Hwang, E.-S., Nottoli, T., Henningson, C., Jr, Polack, G. W., Kegler-Ebo, D. M., DiMaio, D. The role of the cellular platelet-derived growth factor receptor in cell transformation by the bovine papillomavirus E5 protein. In: Current Developments in Animal Virology, Jameel, S., Wagner, R. K. eds., 313-323, 1996.
Drummond-Barbosa, D., Vaillancourt, R. R., Kazlauskas, A., DiMaio, D. Ligand-independent activation of the platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor: requirements for bovine papillomavirus E5-induced mitogenic signaling. Mol. Cell. Biol., 15(5), 2570-81, 1995.
Rao, R., Drummond-Barbosa, D., Slayman, C. W. Transcriptional regulation by glucose of the yeast PMA1 gene encoding the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase. Yeast, 9(10), 1075-84, 1993.