Mary Ellen Heavner

Partial venom gland transcriptome of a Drosophila parasitoid wasp, Leptopilina heterotoma, reveals novel and shared bioactive profiles with stinging Hymenoptera

Mary Ellen Heavner, Gwénaelle Gueguen, Roma Rajwani et al. · Gene · 2013 · 68 citations · Full text

Biology, Developmental Biology, Medicine +9

Novel Organelles with Elements of Bacterial and Eukaryotic Secretion Systems Weaponize Parasites of Drosophila

Mary Ellen Heavner, Johnny R. Ramroop, Gwénaelle Gueguen et al. · Current Biology · 2017 · 41 citations · Full text

Biology, Novel Organelles, Protein Secretion +10

Phylogenetic Co-Occurrence of ExoR, ExoS, and ChvI, Components of the RSI Bacterial Invasion Switch, Suggests a Key Adaptive Mechanism Regulating the Transition between Free-Living and Host-Invading Phases in Rhizobiales

Mary Ellen Heavner, Weigang Qiu, Hai‐Ping Cheng · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 27 citations · Full text

Key Adaptive Mechanism, Microbial Evolution, Phylogenetic Analysis +18

Immune Suppressive Extracellular Vesicle Proteins of<i>Leptopilina heterotoma</i>Are Encoded in the Wasp Genome

Brian Wey, Mary Ellen Heavner, Kameron T. Wittmeyer et al. · G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2019 · 19 citations · Full text

A parasitoid wasp of Drosophila employs preemptive and reactive strategies to deplete its host’s blood cells

Johnny R. Ramroop, Mary Ellen Heavner, Zubaidul H. Razzak et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2021 · 19 citations · Full text