Megan Elizabeth Williamson

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Works (4)

2021 journal article

Conditional knockdown of transformer in sheep blow fly suggests a role in repression of dosage compensation and potential for population suppression

PLOS GENETICS, 17(10).

By: M. Williamson, Y. Yan & M. Scott

Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 15, 2021

2020 journal article

Improved transgenic sexing strains for genetic control of the Australian sheep blow fly Lucilia cuprina using embryo-specific gene promoters

MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS, 295(2), 287–298.

By: Y. Yan, M. Williamson, R. Davis n, A. Andere*, C. Picard* & M. Scott

author keywords: Sterile insect technique; Transgenic; Lucilia cuprina; Genetic control; Cellularization gene
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 2, 2019

2020 journal article

Using Moderate Transgene Expression to Improve the Genetic Sexing System of the Australian Sheep Blow Fly Lucilia cuprina

INSECTS, 11(11).

By: Y. Yan, M. Williamson & M. Scott

author keywords: livestock pest; Lucilia cuprina; genetic control; pro-apoptotic gene; sterile insect technique; genetic sexing; tetracycline-off system; insect transgenesis
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 21, 2020

2019 journal article

Specific Gene Disruption in the Major Livestock Pests Cochliomyia hominivorax and Lucilia cuprina Using CRISPR/Cas9

G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, 9(9), 3045–3055.

By: D. Paulo*, M. Williamson, A. Arp*, F. Li, A. Sagel*, S. Skoda*, J. Sanchez-Gallego*, M. Vasquez* ...

author keywords: Functional genomics; reverse genetics; myiasis; New World Screwworm fly; Australian Sheep Blowfly; gene drive; CRISPR; Cas9; brown body; yellow; transformer
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 23, 2019