Publications

2009

• Those other mammals: The immunoglobulins and T cell receptors of marsupials and monotremes.
  Miller, R. D. Seminars in Immunology in press.
  
  
• On the genomics of immunoglobulins in the gray, short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
  Wang, X., Olp, J. J., and Miller, R. D. Immunogenetics 61:581–596.
  
  
• Hatching time for monotreme immunology
  Wong, E. S. W., Papenfuss, A. T., Miller, R. D. and Belov, K. Australian Journal of Zoology 57:185–198.
  
  
• Evolution of the opossum MHC: Evidence for diverse alternative splice patterns and low polymorphism among class I genes
  Baker, M. L., Melman, S. D., Huntley, J., and Miller, R. D. Immunology 128: e418–e431.
  
  
• TCRμ recombination and transcription relative to the conventional TCR during postnatal development in opossums
  Parra, Z. E., Baker, M. L., Lopez, A. M., Trujillo, J., Volpe, J. M and Miller, R. D. Journal of Immunology 182:154-163.
  
  

  2008

• Comparative genomic analysis and evolution of the T cell receptor loci in the opossum Monodelphis domestica.
  Parra, Z.E., Baker, M. L., Hathaway, J., Lopez, A. M., Trujillo, J., Sharp, A. and Miller, R.D. BMC Genomics 9:111.
  
  

  2007

• A unique T cell receptor discovered in marsupials.
  Parra, Z.E., Baker, M. L., Schwarz, R., Deakin, J. E., Lindblad-Toh K., and Miller, R.D. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 104:9776-9781.
  
  
• Genome of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica reveals lineage-specific innovation in coding sequences.
  Mikkelsen, T.S., Wakefield, M.J., Aken, B., Amemiya, C.T., Chang, J.L., Duke, S., Garber, M., Gentles, A.J., Goodstadt, L., Heger, A., Jurka, J., Kamal, M., Mauceli, E., Searle, S.M.J., Sharpe, T., Baker, M.L., Batzer, M.A., Benos, P.V., Belov, K., Clamp, M., Cook, A., Cuff, J., Das, R., Davidow, L., Deakin, J.E., Fazzari, M.J., Glass J.L., Grabherr, M., Greally, J.M., Gu, W., Hore, T.A., Huttley G.A., Jirtle, R.L., Koina, E., Lee J.T., Mahony, S., Marra, M.A., Miller, R.D., Nicholls, R.D., Oda, M., Papenfuss, A.T., Parra, Z.E., Pollock, D.D., Ray, D.A., Schein, J.E., Speed, T.P., Thompson, K., VandeBerg, J.L., Wade, C.M., Walker, Waters, P.D., J.A., Webber, C., Weidman, J.R., Xie, X., Zody, M.C., Broad Institute Genome Sequencing Platform, Broad Institute Whole Genome Assembly Team, Marshall Graves, J.A., Ponting, C.P., Breen, M., Samollow, P.B., Lander, E.S., and Lindblad-Toh, K.S. Nature 447:167-178.
  
  
• Evolution of mammalian CD1: Marsupial CD1 is not orthologous to the eutherian isoforms and is a pseudogene in the opossum Monodelphis domestica.
  Baker, M. L. and Miller, R. D. Immunology 121:113-121
  
  
• Analysis of a set of Australian northern brown bandicoot expressed sequence tags with comparison to the genome sequence of the South American grey short tailed opossum.
  Baker, M. L., Indiviglio, S., Nyberg A. M., Rosenberg, G. H., Lindblad-Toh K., Miller, R. D., and Papenfuss, A. T. BMC Genomics 8:50.
  
  

  2006

• Modo-UG, a marsupial non-classical MHC class I locus.
  Gouin, N., Wright, A. M., Miska, K. B., Parra, Z. E., Samollow, P. B., Baker, M. L., and Miller, R. D. Immunogenetics 58:396-406.
  
  
• Isolation of major histocompatibility complex Class I genes from the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii).
  Siddle, H. V., Deakin, J. E., Baker, M. L., Miller, R. D. and Belov, K. Immunogenetics 58:487-493.
  
  
• Physical mapping of immunoglobulin loci IGH@, IGK@, and IGL@ in the opossum (Monodelphis domestica).
  Deakin, J. E., Olp, J.J., Graves, J.A.M., Miller, R. D. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 114:94H.
  
  
• Reconstructing an ancestral mammalian immune supercomplex from a marsupial MHC.
  Belov, K., Deakin, J. E., Papenfuss, A. T., Baker, M. L., Melman, S. D., Siddle, H. V., Gouin N., Goode, D. L., Sargeant, T. J., Robinson, M. D., Wakefield, M. J., Mahony, S., Cross, J. G. R. Benos, P. V., Samollow, P. B., Speed, T. P. Graves, J. A. M., and Miller, R. D. PLoS Biology 4(3):e46.
  
  
• Major Histocompatibility Complex alleles, sexual responsiveness, and unfaithfulness in romantic couples.
  Garver-Apgar, C. E., Gangestad, S. W., Thornhill, R., Miller, R. D., Olp, J. J. Psychological Science 17:830-835.
  
  
• Physical mapping of T cell receptor loci (TRA@, TRB@, TRD@ and TRG@) in the opossum (Monodelphis domestica).
  Deakin, J. E., Parra, Z.E., Graves, J.A.M., Miller, R. D. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 112:342K.
  
  
• TCR gamma chain diversity in the spleen of the duckbill platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
  Parra, Z.E., Arnold, T., Nowak, M.A., Hellman, L. Miller, R. D. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 30:699-710.
  
  
• Linkage mapping and physical localization of the major histocompatibility complex region of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica.
  Gouin, N., Deakin, J. E., Miska, K.B., Miller, R. D., Kammerer, C.M., Graves, J.A.M., VandeBerg, J.L. and Samollow, P.B. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 112:277-285.
  
  

  2005

• High variability in complementarity-determining regions compensate for a low number of V gene families in the lambda light chain locus of the egg-laying mammals.
  Johansson , J., Salazar , J. N., Aveskogh, M., Munday, B., Miller, R. D., and Hellman, L. European Journal of Immunology 35:3008-3019.
  
  
• Unusually similar patterns of antibody V segment diversity in distantly related marsupials.
  Baker, M. L., Belov, K., and Miller, R. D. Journal of Immunology 174:5665-5671.
  
  
• Phylogeny of the gut associated lymphoid tissue.
  MacDonald, T. T. and Miller, R. D. In: Mucosal Immunology, 3rd Ed. J. Mestecky, J. Bienenstock, M. E. Lamm, L. Mayer, J. R. McGhee and W. Strober. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, p. 323-334.
  
  
  

  2004

• Major histocompatibility complex I polymorphism in a cetacean: the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
  Flores-Ramirez, S., Miller, R. D., and Urban-Ramirez, J. Marine Mammal Science 20:262-273.
  
  
• The relationship of the marsupial families and the mammalian subclasses based on recombination activating gene-1.
  Baker, M. L., Wares, J. P., Harrison G. A., and Miller, R. D. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 11:1-16.
  
  
• Molecular cloning and characterisation of the polymorphic MHC class II DBB from the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii).
  Browning, T. L., Belov, K., Miller, R. D., and Eldridge, M. D. B. Immunogenetics 55:791-795.
  
  
• Isolation of monotreme T cell receptor alpha and beta chains.
  Belov, K., Miller, R. D., Ilijeski, A., Hellman, L., and Harrison, G. A. Immunogenetics 56:164-169.
  
  
• Analysis of a marsupial MHC region containing two recently duplicated class I loci.
  Miska, K. B., Wright, A, Lundgren, R., McCleese, R., Osterman, A., Gale, J., and Miller, R. D. Mammalian Genome 15:851-864.
  
  
• The complexity of expressed kappa light chains in the egg-laying mammals.
  Nowak, M. A., Parra, Z. E., Hellman, L., and Miller, R. D. Immunogenetics 56:555-563.
  
  
  

  2003

• Ancient DNA Gives Green Light to Galapagos Land Iguana Repatriation.
  Hofkin, B. V., Wright, A., Altenbach, J., Rassmann, K., Snell, H. M., Miller, R. D., Stone, A. C., and Snell H. L. Conservation Genetics 4:105-108.
  
  
• Characterization of beta2-microglobulin coding sequence from three non-placental mammals: the duckbill platypus, the short-beaked echidna, and the grey short-tailed opossum.
  Miska, K. B., Hellman, L., and Miller, R. D. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 27:247-256.
  
  
• Major Histocompatibility Complex genes, symmetry and body scent attractiveness in men and woman.
  Thornhill, R., Gangestad, S. W., Miller, R., Scheyd, G., McCollough, J., and Franklin, M. Behavioral Ecology 14:668-678.
  
  
• A Survey of Type I Interferons from a Marsupial and Monotreme: Implications for the Evolution of the Type I Interferon Gene Family in Mammals.
  Harrison, G. A., Young, L. J., Watson, C. M., Miska, K. B., Miller, R. D. and Deane, E. M. Cytokine 21:105-119.
  
  
• Primary Structure and Variation of the T-Cell Receptor delta Chain from a Marsupial, Macropus eugenii.
  Harrison, G. A., Taylor, C. L., Miller, R. D. and Deane, E. M. Immunology Letters 88:117-125.
  
  
  

  2002

• Molecular cloning of four lambda light chain cDNAs from the Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
  Belov, K., Harrison, G. A., Miller, R. D., and Cooper, D. W. European Journal of Immunogenetics 29:95-99.
  
  
• The Major Histocompatibility Complex in monotremes: An analysis of the evolution of Mhc class I genes across all three mammalian subclasses.
  Miska, K. B., Harrison, G. A., Hellman, L., and Miller, R. D. Immunogenetics 54:381-393.
  
  
  

  2001

• Further characterization of T cell receptor chains of marsupials
  Baker, M. L., Rosenberg G. H., Zuccolotto, P., Harrison, G. A. , Deane E. M., and Miller, R. D.Developmental and Comparative Immunology 25:495-507.
  
  
• Avian malaria and Marek's disease: Potential threats to Galapagos penguins
  Miller, G. D., Hofkin, B.V., Hahn, A., Snell, H. L., and Miller, R. D.Marine Ornithology 29:43-46.
  
  
• Characterisation of the kappa light chain of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
  Belov, K., Harrison, G. A., Miller, R. D., and Cooper, D. W. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 78:317-324.
  
  
  

  2000

• Major Histocompatibility Complex class I loci from the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
  Flores-Ramirez, S., Urban-Ramirez, J., and Miller, R. D. Journal of Heredity 91:279-282
  
  
• Immunoglobulin genetics of marsupials
  Miller, R. D. and Belov, K. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 24:485-490
  
  
• Marsupial immunology: out of the pouch (editorial),
  Deane, E. M. and Miller, R. D. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 24:443-444.
  
  
  

  1999

• Molecular cloning of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) immunglobulin E heavy chain constant region
  Belov, K., Harrison, G. A., Miller, R. D., and Cooper, D. W. Molecular Immunology 36:1255-1261
  
  
• Marsupial Light Chains: Igk with four V families in the opossum Monodelphis domestica
  Miller, R. D., Bergemann, E. R., and Rosenberg, G. H. Immunogenetics 50:329-335
  
  
• Isolation and comparison of the IgM heavy chain constant region from Australian (Trichosurus vulpecula) and American (Monodelphis domestica) marsupials.
  Belov, K., Harrison, G. A., Rosenberg, G. H., Miller, R. D., and Cooper, D. W. Developmental and Comparative Immunology23:649-656
  
  
• Marsupial Mhc class I: Classical sequences from the opossum Monodelphis domestica
  Miska, K. B. and Miller, R. D. Immunogenetics50:89-93
  
  
• Isolation and sequence of a cDNA coding for the heavy chain constant region of IgG from the Australian brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula.
  Belov, K., Harrison, G. A., Miller, R. D., and Cooper, D. W. Molecular Immunology 36:535-541
  
  
• Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in ultraviolet radiation-induced corneal sarcomas of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica
  Kusewitt, D. E. , Sherburn, T. E., Miska, K. B., Tafoya, G. B., Gale, J. M., and Miller, R. D. Carcinogenesis 20:963-968
  
  
• Sequence-ready physical map of the mouse chromosome 16 region with conserved synteny to the human velocardiofacial syndrome region on 22q11.2
  Lund, J. Roe, B., Chen, F., Budarf, M., Galili, N., Riblet, R., Miller, R. D., Emanuel, B. S., and Reeves, R. H. Mammalian Genome 10:438-443
  
  
  

  1998

• Marsupial light chains: complexity and conservation of lambda in the opossum Monodelphis domestica
  Lucero, J. E., Rosenberg, G. H., and Miller, R. D. Journal of Immunology, 161:6724-6732
  
  
• Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase gene.
  Guth, A.M., Rosenberg, G. H. and Miller, R. D. Immunogenetics, 47:487-490
  
  
• The V_H Repertoire of a Marsupial (Monodelphis domestica)
  Miller, R. D., Grabe, H., and Rosenberg, G. H. Journal of Immunology, 160:259-265
  
  
  

  1997

• First report of penguins nesting on Isla Floreana.
  Vargas, H., Snell, H., Snell, H., Miller, G., Miller, R., and Serrano H. Noticias de Galapagos, 58:30-32
  
  
• A family of fibrinogen-related proteins that precipitates parasite-derived molecules is produced by an invertebrate after infection.
  Adema, C.M., Hertel, L.A., Miller, R. D. and Loker, E.S. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 94:8691-8696
  
  
• Expressed sequences from conidial, mycelial and sexual stages of Neurospora crassa.
  Nelson, M. A., Kang, S., Braun, E. L., Crawford, M. E., Dolan, P. L., Leonard, P. M., Mitchell, J., Armijo, A. M., Bean, L., Blueyes, E., Cushing, T., Errett, A., Fleharty, M., Gorman, M., Judson, K., Miller, R., Ortega, J., Pavlova, I., Perea, J., Todisco, J., Trujillo, R., Valentine, J., Wells, A., Werner-Washburne, M., Yazzie, S., Natvig, D. O. Fungal Genetics and Biology 21:348-363.
  
  
• Recombination activating gene-1 of the opossum Monodelphis domestica.
  Miller, R. D. and Rosenberg, G. H. Immunogenetics 45:341-342
  
  
  

  1996

• Variation and evolution of class-I MHC in sexual and parthenogenetic geckos
  Radtkey, R. R., Becker, B., Miller, R. D., Riblet, R., and Case, T. J. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B-Biological Sciences 263:1023-1032
  
  
  

  1995

• The gene for the catalytic subunit of mouse DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) maps to the scid locus.
  Miller, R. D., Hogg, J., Ozaki, J. H., Gell, D., Jackson, S. P., and Riblet, R. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 92:10792-95
  
  
• Improved phenol emulsion DNA reassociation technique (PERT) using thermal cycling.
  Miller, R.D. and Riblet, R. Nucleic Acids Research 23:2339-40,
  
  
  

  1994

• Selection of anti-arsonate idiotype (CRIA) in A/J mice by the immune network.
  Brait, M., Ryelandt, M., Ismaili, J., Miller, R., Vansantem, G., Riblet R., and Urbain, J. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 355:45-9,
  
  
• A backcross panel typed for several immunoglobulin gene superfamily members on MMU9
  Miller, R. D., Ozaki, J. H., and Riblet, R. Mouse Genome 92:694-5.
  
  
  

  1993

• Mouse chromosome 16
  Reeves, R. H., Irving, N. G., and Miller, R. D. Mammalian Genome 4:S223-S229
  
  
• The mouse severe combined immune deficiency (scid) mutation is closely linked to the B-cell-specific developmental genes VpreB and lambda 5.
  Miller, R.D., Ozaki, J. H., and Riblet, R. Genomics 16:740-4,
  
  
• Orientation of mahoganoid relative to Prm-2.
  Miller, R. D. and Riblet, R. Mouse Genome 91:133
  
  
  

  1988 - 1992

• Mouse chromosome 16.
  Reeves, R. H. and Miller, R. D. (1992) Mammalian Genome 3:S233-S240
  
  
• Expression and regulation of a recurrent anti-erythrocyte autoantibody idiotype in spleen cells from neonatal and adult BALB/c mice.
  Miller, R. D., Caulfield, M. J., and Calkins, C. E. (1992) Journal of Immunology, 148:2452-2455
  
  Mouse chromosome 16
  Reeves, R. H., Miller, R. D., and Riblet, R. (1991) Mammalian Genome 3:S233-S240
  
  
• A private idiotype can become recurrent through genetic recombination and gene(s) unlinked to the Igh locus governs its expression.
  Mertens, F., Berek, C., Andris, F., Willems, F., Brait, M., Miller, R., Riblet, R. J., Slaoui, M., and Urbain, J. (1990) European Journal of Immunology 20:1815-23
  
  
• Evidence for regulation of the autoimmune anti-erythrocyte response by idiotype-specific suppressor T cells in NZB mice.
  Calkins, C. E., Cochran, S. A., Miller, R. D., and Caulfield, M. J. (1990) International Immunology 2:127-33,
  
  
• Genetic mapping of mouse T3d and T3e between Apoa1 and Ncam.
  Miller, R. D., Ozaki, J. H., Riblet, R. J., and Gold, D. P. (1989) Immunogenetics 30:511-4,
  
  
• A phage-linked immunoabsorbant system for the detection of pathologically relevant antigens.
  Block, T., Miller, R., Korngold, R., and Jungkind, D. (1989) Biotechniques, 7:756-61
  
  
• Active T cell regulation of autoimmune responses in autoimmune and nonautoimmune spleen cell populations.
  Calkins, C.E., Miller, R.D., Cochran, S.A., Rothermel, A.L., Moore, J.S. and Caulfield, M.J. (1988) In: Lymphocyte Activation and Differentiation (J.C. Mani and J. Dornand, eds.), Walter de Grayter and Company, Berlin-New York, pp. 327-330.
  
  
• Development of self-tolerance in normal mice. Appearance of suppressor cells that maintain adult self-tolerance follows the neonatal autoantibody response.
  Miller, R. D. and Calkins, C. E, (1988) Journal of Immunology 141:2206-10,
  
  
• Suppressor T cells and self-tolerance. Active suppression required for normal regulation of anti-erythrocyte autoantibody responses in spleen cells from nonautoimmune mice.
  Miller, R. D.and Calkins, C. E, (1988) Journal of Immunology, 140:3779-85,
  
  
• Active role of T cells in promoting an in vitro autoantibody response to self erythrocytes in NZB mice.
  Miller, R. D.and Calkins, C. E, (1988) Immunology 63:625-30,