Publications

 1. Morgan J, McCourt P, Rankin L, Swain E, Rice LM, and Nickels Jr. JT. 2009. Altering sphingolipid
     metabolism in yeast cells lacking the amphiphysin ortholog, Rvs161, re-initiates sugar transporter
     endocytosis. Eukaryot Cell, 8(5): 779-789. 

2. McCourt P, Morgan J, Nickels Jr. JT. 2009. Stress-induced ceramide-activated protein phosphatase can     compensate for loss of amphipysin-like activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and functions to reinitiate     endocytosis. J Biol Chem, 284(18): 11930-11941. 

3. McCourt P, Morgan J, Nickels Jr JT. 2009. Stress-induced ceramide-activated protein phosphatase can     compensate for loss of amphiphysin-like activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and functions to reinitiate     endocytosis. J Biol Chem. In press.

Abstracts & Presentations

1. McCourt PC, Nickels JT. Molecular Analysis of the Candida albicans Arv1 Ortholog of Saccharomyces     cerevisiae. American Society of Microbiology Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. May 17-21, 2009.

2. Villasmil ML, Bower M, Ansbach A, Nickels JT. The putative lipid transporter, Arv1, is required for mating in     Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Toronto, Canada. July 22-27,     2008.

3. Gallo C, Bower M, Shirzadi R, Nickels JT. The SRE-dependant and –independent transcriptional regulation
    of sterol gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting,     Toronto, Canada. July 22-27, 2008.

4. Rice LM, Nickels JT. PP2A is required for SREBP2 transcription factor activity. Keystone Symposia –     Metabolism and Cardiovascular Risk. September 23-28, 2008