Antonio Colavita, University of Ottawa

Research

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C. Elegans Planar Cell Polarity Morphogenesis Cadherins Cell Sorting Nerve Cord Time Lapse Microscopy Wnt Pathway

Latest papers

Nuclear hormone receptor regulation of PAL-1/Caudal mediates ventral nerve cord assembly in C. elegans.
Developmental biology · 2025 · senior author
IPPK-1 and IP6 contribute to ventral nerve cord assembly in C. elegans.
Developmental biology · 2025 · senior author
VNC-Dist: A machine learning-based semi-automated pipeline for quantification of neuronal position in the C. elegans ventral nerve cord.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Establishing C. elegans Ventral Nerve Cord Formation as a Model for Cell Positioning and Sorting
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$772,650
Genetic analysis of the adenylate forming domain protein DIP-2 in C. elegans neuronal development
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$216,000
C. elegans ventral nerve cord (VNC) assembly as a model for neural tube formation and pathology
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$757,350

All 6 grants and awards

14 publications.

01

Nuclear hormone receptor regulation of PAL-1/Caudal mediates ventral nerve cord assembly in C. elegans.

Noblett N, Roenspies T, Flibotte S, Colavita A

Developmental biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.08.023 PMID: 40902841

02

IPPK-1 and IP6 contribute to ventral nerve cord assembly in C. elegans.

Noblett N, Roenspies T, Kirezi CB, Stubbert C, Flibotte S, Shah PK, Colavita A

Developmental biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.07.007 PMID: 40685063

03

VNC-Dist: A machine learning-based semi-automated pipeline for quantification of neuronal position in the C. elegans ventral nerve cord.

Saharkhiz S, Chan W, Kirezi CB, Petite M, Roenspies T, Perkins TJ, Colavita A

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0331188 PMID: 40875629

04

Dopey-dependent regulation of extracellular vesicles maintains neuronal morphology.

Park S, Noblett N, Pitts L, Colavita A, Wehman AM, Jin Y, Chisholm AD

Current biology : CB2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.018 PMID: 39378880

05

Dopey-dependent regulation of extracellular vesicles maintains neuronal morphology.

Park S, Noblett N, Pitts L, Colavita A, Wehman AM, Jin Y, Chisholm AD

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.07.591898 PMID: 38766017

06

DIP-2 suppresses ectopic neurite sprouting and axonal regeneration in mature neurons.

Noblett N, Wu Z, Ding ZH, Park S, Roenspies T, Flibotte S, Chisholm AD, Jin Y, Colavita A

The Journal of cell biology2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201804207 PMID: 30396999

07

Mitigating Motor Neuronal Loss in C. elegans Model of ALS8.

Zhang W, Colavita A, Ngsee JK

Scientific reports2017

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11798-6 PMID: 28912432

08

A novel small RNA is important for biofilm formation and pathogenicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Taylor PK, Van Kessel ATM, Colavita A, Hancock REW, Mah TF

PloS one2017

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182582 PMID: 28771593

09

PCP and SAX-3/Robo Pathways Cooperate to Regulate Convergent Extension-Based Nerve Cord Assembly in C. elegans.

Shah PK, Tanner MR, Kovacevic I, Rankin A, Marshall TE, Noblett N, Tran NN, Roenspies T, Hung J, Chen Z, Slatculescu C, Perkins TJ, Bao Z, Colavita A

Developmental cell2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.03.024 PMID: 28441532

10

A Farnesyltransferase Acts to Inhibit Ectopic Neurite Formation in C. elegans.

Carr D, Sanchez-Alvarez L, Imai JH, Slatculescu C, Noblett N, Mao L, Beese L, Colavita A

PloS one2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157537 PMID: 27300162