Jessica E. Garb

Publications

• Diverse Formulas for Spider Dragline Fibers Demonstrated by Molecular and Mechanical Characterization of Spitting Spider Silk
  Biomacromolecules. Oct, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25340514
• Gene Structure, Regulatory Control, and Evolution of Black Widow Venom Latrotoxins
  FEBS Letters. Sep, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25217831
• Dramatic Expansion of the Black Widow Toxin Arsenal Uncovered by Multi-tissue Transcriptomics and Venom Proteomics
  BMC Genomics. 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24916504
• Multi-tissue Transcriptomics of the Black Widow Spider Reveals Expansions, Co-options, and Functional Processes of the Silk Gland Gene Toolkit
  BMC Genomics. 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24916340
• Recruitment and Diversification of an Ecdysozoan Family of Neuropeptide Hormones for Black Widow Spider Venom Expression
  Gene. Feb, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24316130
• Spit and Venom from Scytodes Spiders: a Diverse and Distinct Cocktail
  Journal of Proteome Research. Feb, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24303891
• Molecular Evolution of α-latrotoxin, the Exceptionally Potent Vertebrate Neurotoxin in Black Widow Spider Venom
  Molecular Biology and Evolution. May, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23339183
• Ancient Properties of Spider Silks Revealed by the Complete Gene Sequence of the Prey-wrapping Silk Protein (AcSp1)
  Molecular Biology and Evolution. Mar, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23155003
• Early Events in the Evolution of Spider Silk Genes
  PloS One. 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22761664
• Untangling Spider Silk Evolution with Spidroin Terminal Domains
  BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20696068
• Diversity Despite Dispersal: Colonization History and Phylogeography of Hawaiian Crab Spiders Inferred from Multilocus Genetic Data
  Molecular Ecology. Apr, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19302468
• Characterization of Silk Spun by the Embiopteran, Antipaluria Urichi
  Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Feb, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 18996196
• Actin 5C, a Promising Nuclear Gene for Spider Phylogenetics
  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Jul, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18411063
• Expansion and Intragenic Homogenization of Spider Silk Genes Since the Triassic: Evidence from Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and Their Kin) Spidroins
  Molecular Biology and Evolution. Nov, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17728281
• Blueprint for a High-performance Biomaterial: Full-length Spider Dragline Silk Genes
  PloS One. 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17565367
• Utility of the Nuclear Protein-coding Gene, Elongation Factor-1 Gamma (EF-1gamma), for Spider Systematics, Emphasizing Family Level Relationships of Tarantulas and Their Kin (Araneae: Mygalomorphae)
  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Feb, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 16971146
• Silk Genes Support the Single Origin of Orb Webs
  Science (New York, N.Y.). Jun, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16794073
• Modular Evolution of Egg Case Silk Genes Across Orb-weaving Spider Superfamilies
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Aug, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16061817
• The Black Widow Spider Genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae): Phylogeny, Biogeography, and Invasion History
  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Jun, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15120405