Jess Dunleavy

Delta and epsilon tubulin in mammalian development

G Gemma Stathatos, EM Jessica Dunleavy, Jennifer Zenker, K Moira O'Bryan

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Delta (δ-) and epsilon (ε-) tubulin are lesser-known cousins of alpha (α-) and beta (β-) tubulin. They are likely to regulate cent..

Haploid male germ cells-the Grand Central Station of protein transport

Christiane Pleuger, Mari S Lehti, Jessica EM Dunleavy, Daniela Fietz, Moira K O'Bryan

Journal article  |  2020  |  HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

BACKGROUND: The precise movement of proteins and vesicles is an essential ability for all eukaryotic cells. Nowhere is this more e..

The Microtubule Severing Protein Katanin Regulates Proliferation of Neuronal Progenitors in Embryonic and Adult Neurogenesis

Franco L Lombino, Mary Muhia, Jeffrey Lopez-Rojas, Monika S Brill, Edda Thies, Laura Ruschkies, David Lutz, Melanie Richter, Torben J Hausrat, Andre T Lopes, Francis J McNally, Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer, Jessica EM Dunleavy, Sabine Hoffmeister-Ullerich, Michael Frotscher, Thomas Misgeld, Michael R Kreutz, Froylan Calderon de Anda, Matthias Kneussel

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Microtubule severing regulates cytoskeletal rearrangement underlying various cellular functions. Katanin, a heterodimer, consistin..

An optimised STAPUT method for the purification of mouse spermatocyte and spermatid populations

Jessica EM Dunleavy, Anne E O'Connor, Moira K O'Bryan

Journal article  |  2019  |  MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The purification of individual male germ cell populations is integral for the molecular and biochemical characterisation of specif..

Fifty years of reproductive biology in Australia: highlights from the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB)

Elizabeth G Bromfield, Samson N Dowland, Jessica EM Dunleavy, Kylie R Dunning, Olivia J Holland, Brendan J Houston, Michael W Pankhurst, Dulama Richani, Angelique H Riepsamen, Ryan Rose, Michael J Bertoldo

Journal article  |  2019  |  REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

The 2018 edition of the Society for Reproductive Biology’s (SRB) Annual Meeting was a celebration of 50 years of Australian resear..

The cytoskeleton in spermatogenesis

Jessica EM Dunleavy, Moira K O'Bryan, Peter G Stanton, Liza O'Donnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  REPRODUCTION

As germ cells progress through spermatogenesis, they undergo a dramatic transformation, wherein a single, diploid spermatogonial s..

Evidence that fertility trades off with early offspring fitness as males age

Sheri L Johnson, Sylvia Zellhuber-McMillan, Joanne Gillum, Jessica Dunleavy, Jonathan P Evans, Shinichi Nakagawa, Neil J Gemmell

Journal article  |  2018  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Models of ageing predict that sperm function and fertility should decline with age as sperm are exposed to free radical damage and..

Katanin-like 2 (KATNAL2) functions in multiple aspects of haploid male germ cell development in the mouse

Jessica EM Dunleavy, Hidenobu Okuda, Anne E O'Connor, D Jo Merriner, Liza O'Donnell, Duangporn Jamsai, Martin Bergmann, Moira K O'Bryan

Journal article  |  2017  |  PLOS GENETICS

The katanin microtubule-severing proteins are essential regulators of microtubule dynamics in a diverse range of species. Here we ..

Consistent age-dependent declines in human semen quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sheri L Johnson, Jessica Dunleavya, Neil J Gemmell, Shinichi Nakagawa

Journal article  |  2015  |  AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS

Reduced fertility typically occurs among women in their late 30s, but increasing evidence indicates that advanced paternal age is ..