Dr Duka Skalamera
Senior Technical Officer (Plant Science)
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Journal Articles
Fernando, Madushan, Duijf, Pascal H. G., Proctor, Martina, Stevenson, Alexander J., Ehmann, Anna, Vora, Shivam, Skalamera, Dubravka, Adams, Mark and Gabrielli, Brian (2021). Dysregulated G2 phase checkpoint recovery pathway reduces DNA repair efficiency and increases chromosomal instability in a wide range of tumours. Oncogenesis, 10 (5) 41, 41. doi: 10.1038/s41389-021-00329-8
Škalamera, Dubravka, Stevenson, Alexander J., Ehmann, Anna, Ainger, Stephen A., Lanagan, Catherine, Sturm, Richard A. and Gabrielli, Brian (2019). Melanoma mutations modify melanocyte dynamics in co-culture with keratinocytes or fibroblasts. Journal of Cell Science, 132 (24) jcs234716, jcs234716. doi: 10.1242/jcs.234716
Pavey, Sandra, Pinder, Alex, Fernando, Winnie, D'Arcy, Nicholas, Matigian, Nicholas, Skalamera, Dubravka, Lê Cao, Kim-Anh, Loo-Oey, Dorothy, Hill, Michelle M., Stark, Mitchell, Kimlin, Michael, Burgess, Andrew, Cloonan, Nicole, Sturm, Richard A. and Gabrielli, Brian (2019). Multiple interaction nodes define the post-replication repair response to UV-induced DNA damage that is defective in melanomas and correlated with UV signature mutation load. Molecular Oncology, 14 (1) 1878-0261.12601, 22-41. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.12601
Oo, Zay Yar, Proctor, Martina, Stevenson, Alexander J., Nazareth, Deborah, Fernando, Madushan, Daignault, Sheena M., Lanagan, Catherine, Walpole, Sebastian, Bonazzi, Vanessa, Škalamera, Dubravka, Snell, Cameron, Haass, Nikolas K., Larsen, Jill E. and Gabrielli, Brian (2019). Combined use of subclinical hydroxyurea and CHK1 inhibitor effectively controls melanoma and lung cancer progression, with reduced normal tissue toxicity compared to gemcitabine. Molecular Oncology, 13 (7) 1878-0261.12497, 1503-1518. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.12497
Oo, Zay Yar, Stevenson, Alexander J., Proctor, Martina A., Daignault, Sheena M., Walpole, Sebastian, Lanagan, Catherine, Chen, James, Skalamera, Dubravka, Spoerri, Loredana, Ainger, Stephen, Sturm, Richard A, Haass, Nikolas K and Gabrielli, Brian (2018). Endogenous replication stress marks melanomas sensitive to CHEK1 inhibitors in vivo. Clinical Cancer Research, 24 (12), 2901-2912. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-2701
Stevenson, Alexander J., Ager, Eleanor I., Proctor, Martina A., Škalamera, Dubravka, Heaton, Andrew, Brown, David and Gabrielli, Brian G. (2018). Mechanism of action of the third generation benzopyrans and evaluation of their broad anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 22882, 5144. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22882-w
Lee, Won Jae, Skalamera, Dubravka, Dahmer-Heath, Mareike, Shakhbazov, Konstanin, Ranall, Max V., Fox, Carly, Lambie, Duncan, Stevenson, Alexander J., Yaswen, Paul, Gonda, Thomas J. and Gabrielli, Brian (2017). Genome-wide overexpression screen identifies genes able to bypass p16-mediated senescence in melanoma. SLAS Discovery, 22 (3), 298-308. doi: 10.1177/1087057116679592
Skalamera, Dubravka, Dahmer-Heath, Mareike, Stevenson, Alexander J., Pinto, Cletus, Shah, Esha T., Daignault, Sheena M., Said, Nur Akmarina B. M., Davis, Melissa, Haass, Nikolas K., Williams, Elizabeth D., Hollier, Brett G., Thompson, Erik W., Gabrielli, Brian and Gonda, Thomas J. (2016). Genome-wide gain-of-function screen for genes that induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer. Oncotarget, 7 (38), 61000-61020. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11314
Spoerri, Loredana, Brooks, Kelly, Chia, KeeMing, Grossman, Gavriel, Ellis, Jonathan J., Dahmer-Heath, Mareike, Skalamera, Dubravka, Pavey, Sandra, Burmeister, Bryan and Gabrielli, Brian (2016). A novel ATM-dependent checkpoint defect distinct from loss of function mutation promotes genomic instability in melanoma. Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research, 29 (3), 329-339. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12466
Shah, Esha T., Upadhyaya, Akanksha, Philp, Lisa K., Tang, Tiffany, Skalamera, Dubravka, Gunter, Jennifer, Nelson, Colleen C., Williams, Elizabeth D. and Hollier, Brett G. (2016). Repositioning “old” drugs for new causes: identifying new inhibitors of prostate cancer cell migration and invasion. Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, 33 (4), 385-399. doi: 10.1007/s10585-016-9785-y
Gabrielli, Brian, Bokhari, Fawzi, Ranall, Max V., Oo, Zay Yar, Stevenson, Alexander J., Wang, Weili, Murrell, Melanie, Shaikh, Mushfiq, Fallaha, Sora, Clarke, Daniel, Kelly, Madison, Sedelies, Karin, Christensen, Melinda, McKee, Sara, Leggatt, Graham, Leo, Paul, Skalamera, Dubravka, Soyer, H. Peter, Gonda, Thomas J. and McMillan, Nigel A. J. (2015). Aurora A is critical for survival in HPV-transformed cervical cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 14 (12), 2753-2761. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-15-0506
Gagoski, Dejan, Mureev, Sergey, Giles, Nichole, Johnston, Wayne, Dahmer-Heath, Mareike, Skalamera, Dubravka, Gonda, Thomas J. and Alexandrov, Kirill (2015). Gateway-compatible vectors for high-throughput protein expression in pro- and eukaryotic cell-free systems. Journal of Biotechnology, 195, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.12.006
Ainger, Stephen A., Yong, Xuan L., Wong, Shu S., Skalamera, Dubravka, Gabrielli, Brian, Leonard, J. Helen and Sturm, Richard A. (2014). DCT protects human melanocytic cells from UVR and ROS damage and increases cell viability. Experimental Dermatology, 23 (12), 916-921. doi: 10.1111/exd.12574
Sierecki, Emma, Stevers, Loes M., Giles, Nichole, Polinkovsky, Mark E., Moustaqil, Mehdi, Mureev, Sergey, Johnston, Wayne A., Dahmer-Heath, Mareike, Skalamera, Duka, Gonda, Thomas J., Gabrielli, Brian, Collins, Brett M., Alexandrov, Kirill and Gambin, Yann (2014). Rapid mapping of interactions between human SNX-BAR proteins measured in vitro by AlphaScreen and single-molecule spectroscopy. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 13 (9), 2233-2245. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M113.037275
Skalamera, Dubravka, Dahmer, Mareike, Purdon, Amy S., Wilson, Benjamin M., Ranall, Max V., Blumenthal, Antje, Gabrielli, Brian and Gonda, Thomas J. (2012). Generation of a genome scale lentiviral vector library for EF1α promoter-driven expression of hman ORFs and identification of human genes affecting viral titer. PloS One, 7 (12) e51733, e51733.1-e51733.15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051733
Škalamera, Dubravka, Ranall, Max V., Wilson, Benjamin M., Leo, Paul, Purdon, Amy S., Hyde, Carolyn, Nourbakhsh, Ehsan, Grimmond, Sean M., Barry, Simon C., Gabrielli, Brian and Gonda, Thomas J. (2011). A high-throughput platform for lentiviral overexpression screening of the human ORFeome. PLoS One, 6 (5) e20057, e20057.1-e20057.14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020057
Škalamera, D. and Hardham, A. R. (2006). PnCcp, a Phytophthora nicotianae protein containing a single complement control protein module, is sorted into large peripheral vesicles in zoospores. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35 (6), 593-603. doi: 10.1071/AP06063
Skalamera, D., Wasson, A. P. and Hardham, A. R. (2004). Genes expressed in zoospores of Phytophthora nicotianae. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 270 (6), 549-557. doi: 10.1007/s00438-003-0946-8
Skalamera, D. and Heath, M. C. (1998). Changes in the cytoskeleton accompanying infection-induced nuclear movements and the hypersensitive response in plant cells invaded by rust fungi. Plant Journal, 16 (2), 191-200. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1998.00285.x
Skalamera, Dubravka, Jibodh, Stefan and Heath, Michael C. (1997). Callose deposition during the interaction between cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and the monokaryotic stage of the cowpea rust fungus (Uromyces vignae). New Phytologist, 136 (3), 511-524. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00760.x
Heath, MC and Skalamera, D (1997). Cellular interactions between plants and biotrophic fungal parasites. Advances in Botanical Research Incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology, Vol 24, 24, 195-225.
Skalamera, D and Heath, MC (1996). Cellular mechanisms of callose deposition in response to fungal infection or chemical damage. Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique, 74 (8), 1236-1242.
Skalamera, D and Heath, MC (1995). Changes in the Plant Endomembrane System Associated with Callose Synthesis During the Interaction Between Cowpea (Vigna-Unguiculata) and the Cowpea Rust Fungus (Uromyces-Vignae). Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique, 73 (11), 1731-1738.
Conference Papers
Lee, W. J., Skalamera, D., Dahmer, M., Shakhbazov, K., Purdon, A., Wilson, B., Ranall, M, Pinder, A., Pavey, S., Gonda, T. and Gabrielli, B. (2012). A Genome-wide Human ORF Gain-of-function Screen to Identify Genes that can Bypass p16INK4a-mediated Cellular Senescence. 6th Australian High Content Screening Group Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 13th July 2012.
Lee, W. J., Skalamera, D. and Gabrielli, B. (2011). A high-coverage and high-content human ORF overexpression screen to identify pathways that can bypass p16INK4a-mediated cellular senescence. 5th Australian High Content Screening Group Meeting, Melbourme, Australia, 15 July 2011.
Lee, W. J., Skalamera, D., Dahmer, M., Shakhbazov, K., Ranall, M., Purdon, A., Wilson, B., Pinder, A., Pavey, S., Gonda, T. and Gabrielli, B. (2011). A functional genomics approach to identify genes and pathways that can bypass p16INK4a-mediated cellular senescence. 14th Annual Australian Cell Cycle Workshop, Noosa, Australia, 24 October 2011.
Heath, IB and Skalamera, D (2001). Regulation of tip morphogenesis by the cytoskeleton and calcium ions. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Cell Biology of Plant and Fungal Tip Growth, Siena Italy, Jun 19-23, 2000. AMSTERDAM: IOS PRESS.