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52. Chen, J., Liu, X., Guo, P., Teets, N.M., Zhou, J.C., Chen, W., Luo, Q., Kanjana, N., Li, Y., Zhang, L. 2023. Regulation of forkhead box O transcription factor by insulin signaling pathway controls the reproductive diapause of the lady beetly, Concinella septempunctata.International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128104
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51. Perez-Galvez, F.R., Zhou, S., Wilson, A.C., Cornwell, C.L., Awde, D.N., Teets, N.M. 2023. Scoring thermal limits in small insects using open-source, computer-assisted motion detection.Journal of Experimental Biology 226, jeb246548. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.246548

50. McCabe, E., Unfried, L.N., Teets, N.M. 2023. Survival and nutritional requirements for overwintering Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Kentucky.Environmental Entomology, nvad094. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad094.

49. AL-Bakri, A., AL-Amery, M., Su, K., Geneve, R., Crocker, M., Teets, N.M., Armstrong, P., Kachroo, P., Hildebrand, D. 2023. Development of a rapid and simple protocol for oil quantification of small (mg) mass oil seed samples.Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 50, 102715

48. Enriquez, T., Teets, N.M. 2023. Lipid metabolism in response to cold. EcoEvoRxiv, https://doi.org/10.32942/X2VS3F. 

47. Teets, N.M., Marshall, K.E., Reynolds, J.A. 2022. Molecular mechanisms of winter survival. Annual Review of Entomology, 68, 319-339. doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-120120-095233
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46. Devlin, J.J., Unfried, K., Lecheta, M.C., McCabe, E.A., Gantz, J.D., Kawarasaki, Y., Elnitsky, M.A., Hotaling, S., Michel, A.P., Convey, P., Hayward, S.A.L., Teets, N.M. Simulated winter warming negatively impacts survival of Antarctica’s only endemic insect. Functional Ecology 36, 1949-1960. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14089

45. Nadeau, E.A.W., Lecheta, M.C., Obrycki, J.J., Teets, N.M. 2022. Transcriptional regulation of diapause in the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens.Insects 13, 343. doi.org/10.3390/insects13040343

44. Dias, V.S., Caceres, A.G., Parker, A.G., Pereira, R., Demirbas-Uzel, G., Abd-Alla, A.M.M., Teets, N.M., Schetelig, M.F., Handler, A.M., Hahn, D.A. 2021. Mitochondrial superoxide dismutase overexpression and low oxygen conditioning hormesis improve the performance of irradiated sterile males. Scientific Reports 11, 1-15. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99594-1

43. Spacht, D.E., Gantz, J.D., Devlin, J.J., McCabe, E.A., Lee, R.E., Denlinger, D.L. Teets, N.M. 2021. Fine-scale variation in microhabitat conditions influences physiology and metabolism in an Antarctic insect.Oecologia, 197, 373-385. doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05035-1

42. Teets, N.M., Hayward, S.A.L. 2021. Editorial on combatting the cold: Comparative physiology of low temperature and related stressors in arthropods. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 257, 111037. doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111037

41. Littler, A.S., Garcia, M.J., Teets, N.M. 2021. Laboratory diet influences cold tolerance in a genotype-dependent manner in Drosophila melanogaster.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 257, 110948 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.110948​

40. Teets, N.M., Meuti, M.E. 2021. Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: A Tutorial of Nanda-Hamner Protocols. Journal of Biological Rhythms 36 (3), 221-225 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0748730421998469

39. Potts, L.J., Koštál, V., Simek, P., Teets, N.M. 2020. Energy balance and metabolic changes in an overwintering wolf spider, Schizocosa stridulans. Journal of Insect Physiology 126, 104112 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104112

38. Potts, L.J., Gantz J.D., Kawarasaki, Y., Philip, B.N., Gonthier, D.J., Law, A.D., Moe, L., Unrine, J.M., McCulley, R., Lee, R.E., Denlinger, D,L., Teets, N.M. 2020. Environmental factors influencing fine-scale distribution of Antarctica’s only endemic insect. Oecologia DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04714-9

37. Lecheta, M.C., Awde, D.N., O’Leary, T.S., Unfried, L.N., Jacobs, N.A., Whitlock, M.H., McCabe, E., Powers, B., Bora, K., Waters, J.S., Axen, H.J., Frietze, S., Lockwood, B.L., Teets, N.M., Cahan, S.H. 2020. Integrating GWAS and transcriptomics to identify the molecular underpinnings of thermal stress responses in Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Genetics 11 (658) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00658

36. Awde, D.N., Fowler, T.E., Pérez-Gálvez, F., Garcia, M.J., Teets, N.M. 2020. High-Throughput Assays of Critical Thermal Limits in Insects. JoVE 160, e61186 DOI: 10.3791/61186

35. Garcia, M.J., Littler, A.S., Sriram, A., Teets, N.M. 2020. Distinct cold tolerance traits independently vary across genotypes in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 74, 1437-1450 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14025

34. Teets, N.M., Gantz J.D., Kawarasaki, Y. 2020. Rapid cold hardening: ecological relevance, physiological mechanisms and new perspectives. Journal of Experimental Biology 223 (3) DOI: 10.1242/jeb.203448

33. Gantz J.D., Philip, B.N., Teets, N.M., Kawarasaki, Y., Potts, L.J., Spacht, D.E., Benoit, J.B., Denlinger, D.L., Lee, R.E. 2020. Brief exposure to a diverse range of environmental stress enhances stress tolerance in the polyextremophilic Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. bioRxiv DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.01.887414

32. Teets, N.M., Dalrymple, E.G., Hillis, M.H., Spacht, D.E., Lee, R.E., Denlinger, D.L. 2020. Changes in Energy Reserves and Gene Expression Elicited by Freezing and Supercooling in the Antarctic Midge, Belgica antarctica. Insects 11, 18.   

31. Mercer, N.H., Teets, N.M., Bessin, R.T., Obrycki, J.J. 2019. Supplemental Foods Affect Energetic Reserves, Survival, and Spring Reproduction in Overwintering Adult Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environmental Entomology, nvz137.   

30. Maythem, A.L.A., Downie, B., DeBolt, S., Crocker, M., Urschel, K., Goff, B., Teets, N., Gollihue, J., Hildebrand, D. 2019. Proximate composition of enhanced DGAT high oil, high protein soybeans. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 21, 101303. 

29. Teets, N.M., Kawarasaki, Y., Potts, L.J., Gantz J.D., Philip, B.N., Denlinger, D.L., Lee, R.E. 2019. Rapid cold hardening protects against sublethal freezing injury in an Antarctic insect. Journal of Experimental Biology DOI: 10.1242/jeb.206011

28. Garcia, M.J., and Teets, N.M. 2019. Cold stress results in sustained locomotor and behavioral deficits in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 331, 192-200.

27. Nadeau, E.A.W and Teets, N.M. 2019. Evidence for a rapid cold hardening response in cultured Drosophila S2 cells. Journal of Experimental Biology DOI: 10.1242/jeb.212613

26. Teets, N.M., Dias, V.S., Pierce, B.K., Schetelig, M.F., Handler, A.M., and Hahn, D.A. 2019. Overexpression of an antioxidant enzyme improves male mating performance after stress in a lek-mating fruit fly. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286, 20190531.

25. Kawarasaki, Y., Teets, N.M., Philip, B.N., Potts, L.J., Gantz, J.D., Denlinger, D.L., Lee, R.E. 2019. Characterization of drought-induced rapid cold-hardening in the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. Polar Biology 42, 1147-1156.

24. Garcia, M.J., and Teets, N.M. 2018. Cold stress results in sustained locomotor and behavioral deficits in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 331, 192-200.

23. Spacht, D.E., Teets, N.M., and Denlinger, D.L. 2018. Two isoforms of Pepck in Sarcophaga bullata and their distinct expression profiles through development, diapause, and in response to stresses of cold and starvation. Journal of Insect Physiology 111, 41- 46. 

22. Halbritter, D.A., Teets, N.M., Williams, C.M., and Daniels, J.C. 2018. Differences in winter cold hardiness reflect the geographic range disjunction of Neophasia menapia and Neophasia terlooii (Lepidoptera: Piereidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 107, 204-211.

21. Teets, N.M. and Hahn, D.A. 2018. Genetic variation in the shape of cold-survival curves in a single fly population suggests potential for selection from climate variability. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 31, 543-555. 

20. Teets, N.M. and Denlinger, D.L. 2016. Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals signaling mechanisms associated with rapid cold hardening in a chill-tolerant fly. Journal of Proteome Research 16, 2855-2862.

19. Dean, C.A.E., Teets, N.M., Kostal, V., Simek, P., Denlinger, D.L. 2016. Enhanced stress tolerance and metabolic adjustments linked to diapause and the onset of migration in the large milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus. Physiological Entomology 41, 152-161. ​

18. Terhzaz, S., Teets, N.M., Cabrero, P., Henderson, L., Ritchie, M.G., Nachman, R.J., Dow, J.A.T., Denlinger, D.L., Davies, S.A. 2015. Insect capa neuropeptides impact desiccation and cold tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 112, 2882-2887.

17. Kelley, J. L., Peyton, J. T., Fiston-Lavier, A.-S., Teets, N. M., Yee, M. C., Johnston, J. S., Bustamante, C. D., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2014. Compact genome of the Antarctic midge is likely an adaptation to an extreme environment. Nature Communications 5, 4611.

16. Kawarasaki, Y., Teets, N. M., Denlinger, D. L. and Lee, R. E. 2014. Alternative overwintering strategies in an Antarctic midge: freezing versus cryoprotective dehydration. Functional Ecology 28, 933-943.

15. Kawarasaki, Y., Teets, N. M., Denlinger, D. L. and Lee, R. E. 2014. Wet hibernacula promote inoculative freezing and limit the potential for cryoprotective dehydration in the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. Polar Biology 37, 753-761.

14. Teets, N. M. and Denlinger, D. L. 2014. Surviving in a frozen desert: Environmental stress physiology of terrestrial Antarctic arthropods. Journal of Experimental Biology 217, 84-93. 

13. Kawarasaki, Y., Teets, N. M., Denlinger, D. L. and Lee, R. E. 2013. The protective effect of rapid cold-hardening develops more quickly in frozen versus supercooled larvae of the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. Journal of Experimental Biology 216, 3937-3945.

12. Teets, N. M. and Denlinger, D. L. 2013. Physiological mechanisms of seasonal and rapid cold-hardening in insects. Physiological Entomology 38, 105-116.

11. Teets, N. M., Yi, S. X., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2013. Calcium signaling mediates cold sensing in insect tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 110, 9154-9159.

10. Teets, N. M. and Denlinger, D. L. 2013. Autophagy in Antarctica: Combating dehydration stress in the world’s southernmost insect. Autophagy 9, 629-631. 

9. Teets, N. M., Kawarasaki, Y., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2013. Expression of genes involved in energy mobilization and osmoprotectant synthesis during thermal and desiccation stress in the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 183, 189-201.

8. Teets, N. M., Peyton, J. T., Colinet, H., Renault, D., Kelley, J. L., Kawarasaki, Y., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2012. Gene expression changes governing extreme dehydration tolerance in an Antarctic insect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 109, 20744-20749. Recommended by Faculty of 1000

7. Teets, N. M., Peyton, J. T., Ragland, G. J., Colinet, H., Renault, D., Hahn, D. A. and Denlinger, D. L. 2012. Combined transcriptomic and metabolomic approach uncovers molecular mechanisms of cold tolerance in a temperate flesh fly. Physiological Genomics 44, 764-777. Recommended by Faculty of 1000

6. Teets, N. M., Kawarasaki, Y., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2012. Energetic consequences of repeated and prolonged dehydration in the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica.Journal of Insect Physiology 58, 498-505. Featured in a New Scientist magazine article as well as “Outside JEB” in the Journal of Experimental Biology

5. Goto, S. G., Philip, B. N., Teets, N. M., Kawarasaki, Y., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2011. Functional characterization of an aquaporin in the Antarctic midge Belgica antarctica. Journal of Insect Physiology 57, 1106-1114.

4. Teets, N. M., Kawarasaki, Y., Lee, R. E. and Denlinger, D. L. 2011. Survival and energetic costs of repeated cold exposure in the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica: a comparison between frozen and supercooled larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 806-814.

3. Michaud, M. R., Teets, N. M., Peyton, J. T., Blobner, B. M. and Denlinger, D. L. 2011. Heat shock response to hypoxia and its attenuation during recovery in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis. Journal of Insect Physiology 57, 203-210.

                 
2. Benoit, J. B., Lopez-Martinez, G., Teets, N. M., Phillips, S. A. and Denlinger, D. L. 2009. Responses of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius, to temperature extremes and dehydration: levels of tolerance, rapid cold hardening and expression of heat shock proteins. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23, 418-425.

1. Teets, N. M., Elnitsky, M. A., Benoit, J. B., Lopez-Martinez, G., Denlinger, D. L. and Lee, R. E. 2008. Rapid cold-hardening in larvae of the Antarctic midge Belgica antarctica: cellular cold-sensing and a role for calcium. American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 294, R1938-R1946. Featured in “Outside JEB” in the Journal of Experimental Biology