By Dr Anne Poljak

Journal articles

Ittner A; Chua SW; Bertz J; Volkerling A; Van Der Hoven J; Gladbach A; Przybyla M; Bi M; Van Hummel A; Stevens CH; Ippati S; Suh LS; Macmillan A; Sutherland G; Kril JJ; Silva APG; Mackay J; Poljak A; Delerue F; Ke YD; Ittner LM, 2016, 'Site-specific phosphorylation of tau inhibits amyloid-β toxicity in Alzheimer's mice', Science, 354, pp. 904 - 908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aah6205

Jayasena T; Poljak A; Braidy N; Zhong L; Rowlands B; Muenchhoff J; Grant R; Smythe G; Teo C; Raftery M; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'Application of targeted mass spectrometry for the quantification of sirtuins in the central nervous system', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 35391 - 35391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35391

Liao Y; Williams TJ; Walsh JC; Ji M; Poljak A; Curmi PMG; Duggin IG; Cavicchioli R, 2016, 'Developing a genetic manipulation system for the Antarctic archaeon, Halorubrum lacusprofundi: Investigating acetamidase gene function', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 34639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34639

Muenchhoff J; Poljak A; Thalamuthu A; Gupta VB; Chatterjee P; Raftery M; Masters CL; Morris JC; Bateman RJ; Fagan AM; Martins RN; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'Changes in the plasma proteome at asymptomatic and symptomatic stages of autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 29078 - 29078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29078

Braidy N; Jugder BE; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Nabavi SM; Sachdev P; Grant R, 2016, 'Resveratrol as a potential therapeutic candidate for the treatment and management of alzheimer’s disease', Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 1951 - 1960, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026616666160204121431

Mather KA; Thalamuthu A; Oldmeadow C; Song F; Armstrong NJ; Poljak A; Holliday EG; McEvoy M; Kwok JB; Assareh AA; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Lee T; Ames D; Wright MJ; Trollor JN; Schofield PW; Brodaty H; Scott RJ; Schofield PR; Attia JR; Sachdev PS; Schofield P, 2016, 'Genome-wide significant results identified for plasma apolipoprotein H levels in middle-aged and older adults', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 23675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23675

Poljak A; Crawford JD; Smythe GA; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Wen W; Mather KA; Assareh AA; Ng PC; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'The relationship between plasma aβ levels, cognitive function and brain volumetrics: Sydney memory and ageing study', Current Alzheimer Research, 13, pp. 243 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205013666151218150202

Chen DL; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Thoma C; Trenell M; Milner B; Jenkins AB; Chisholm DJ; Samocha-Bonet D; Greenfield JR, 2016, 'Erratum: Phenotypic Characterization of Insulin-Resistant and Insulin-Sensitive Obesity (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2015 100(11): (4082-4091)); doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2712', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 101, pp. 757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-4260

Braidy N; Essa MM; Poljak A; Selvaraju S; Al-Adawi S; Manivasagm T; Thenmozhi AJ; Ooi L; Sachdev P; Guillemin GJ, 2016, 'Consumption of pomegranates improves synaptic function in a transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 64589 - 64604, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10905

Yeung ACY; D'Agostino PM; Poljak A; McDonald J; Bligh MW; Waite TD; Neilan BA, 2016, 'Physiological and proteomic responses of continuous cultures of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 to changes in iron bioavailability and growth rate', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82, pp. 5918 - 5929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01207-16

McGill M; Shum A; Poljak A; Tan T; Polly P, 2016, 'Cancer Cachexia Induced Changes in Sarcomeric and Energy Homeostasis: Proteomic Signatures in the Heart', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S99 - S100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.236

Chen DL; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Thoma C; Trenell M; Milner B; Jenkins AB; Chisholm DJ; Samocha-Bonet D; Greenfield JR, 2015, 'Phenotypic characterization of insulin-resistant and insulin-sensitive obesity', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 100, pp. 4082 - 4091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-2712

Braidy N; Poljak A; Grant R; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Chan-Ling T; Smythe G; Sachdev P; Guillemin GJ, 2015, 'Differential expression of sirtuins in the aging rat brain', Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 9, pp. 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2015.00167

Lee P; Birzniece V; Umpleby AM; Poljak A; Ho KKY, 2015, 'Formoterol, a highly β2-selective agonist, induces gender-dimorphic whole body leucine metabolism in humans', Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 64, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2014.12.005

Jayasena T; Poljak A; Braidy N; Smythe G; Raftery M; Hill M; Brodaty H; Trollor J; Kochan N; Sachdev P, 2015, 'Upregulation of glycolytic enzymes, mitochondrial dysfunction and increased cytotoxicity in glial cells treated with Alzheimer's disease plasma', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0116092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116092

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Inestrosa NC; Sachdev PS, 2015, 'Accelerating Alzheimer's research through 'natural' animal models', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 28, pp. 155 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000137

Ertan H; Cassel C; Verma A; Poljak A; Charlton T; Aldrich-Wright J; Omar SM; Siddiqui KS; Cavicchioli R, 2015, 'A new broad specificity alkaline metalloprotease from a Pseudomonas sp. isolated from refrigerated milk: Role of calcium in improving enzyme productivity', Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 113, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2014.12.010

Lazarus J; Mather KA; Armstrong NJ; Song F; Poljak A; Thalamuthu A; Lee T; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Wright MJ; Ames D; Sachdev PS; Kwok JBJ, 2015, 'DNA methylation in the apolipoprotein-A1 gene is associated with episodic memory performance in healthy older individuals', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 44, pp. 175 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141314

Muenchhoff J; Poljak A; Song F; Raftery M; Brodaty H; Duncan M; McEvoy M; Attia J; Schofield PW; Sachdev PS; Smythe G, 2015, 'Plasma protein profiling of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease across two independent cohorts', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 43, pp. 1355 - 1373, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141266

Hou X; McMillan M; Coumans JVF; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Pereg L, 2014, 'Cellular responses during morphological transformation in Azospirillum brasilense and its flcA knockout mutant', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114435

Coumans JVF; Gau D; Poljak A; Wasinger V; Roy P; Moens PDJ, 2014, 'Profilin-1 overexpression in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells is associated with alterations in proteomics biomarkers of cell proliferation, survival, and motility as revealed by global proteomics analyses', OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology, 18, pp. 778 - 791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/omi.2014.0075

Braidy N; Poljak A; Grant R; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Chan-Ling T; Guillemin GJ; Smythe G; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Mapping NAD+ metabolism in the brain of ageing Wistar rats: potential targets for influencing brain senescence', Biogerontology, 15, pp. 177 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10522-013-9489-5

Song F; Poljak A; Kochan N; Raftery M; Brodaty H; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2014, 'Plasma protein profiling of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease using iTRAQ quantitative proteomics', Proteome Science, 12, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-5956-12-5

Coumans JVF; Gau D; Poljak A; Wasinger V; Roy P; Moens P, 2014, 'Green fluorescent protein expression triggers proteome changes in breast cancer cells', Experimental Cell Research, 320, pp. 33 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.07.019

Braidy N; Poljak A; Marjo C; Rutlidge H; Rich A; Jayasena T; Inestrosa NC; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Metal and complementary molecular bioimaging in alzheimer's disease', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 6, pp. 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00138

Curthoys NM; Freittag H; Connor A; Desouza M; Brettle M; Poljak A; Hall A; Hardeman E; Schevzov G; Gunning PW; Fath T, 2014, 'Tropomyosins induce neuritogenesis and determine neurite branching patterns in B35 neuroblastoma cells', Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 58, pp. 11 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2013.10.011

Caplan GA; Poljak A; Hill MA; Hall R; MacLullich A; Raftery M; Tai J; Yan S, 2014, 'Quantitative Proteomics of Delirium Cerebrospinal Fluid', Translational Psychiatry, 4, pp. e477 - e477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2014.114

Siddiqui KS; Ertan H; Charlton T; Poljakc A; Khaled AK; Yang X; Marshall G; Cavicchioli R; Poljak A, 2014, 'Versatile peroxidase degradation of humic substances: Use of isothermal titration calorimetry to assess kinetics, and applications to industrial wastes', Journal of Biotechnology, 178, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.03.002

Petersons CJ; Mangelsdorf BL; Jenkins AB; Poljak A; Smith MD; Greenfield JR; Thompson CH; Burt MG, 2013, 'Effects of low-dose prednisolone on hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and abdominal adiposity in patients with inflammatory rheumatologic disease', Diabetes Care, 36, pp. 2822 - 2829, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-2617

Birzniece V; Umpleby MA; Poljak A; Handelsman DJ; Ho KKY, 2013, 'Oral low-dose testosterone administration induces whole-body protein anabolism in postmenopausal women: A novel liver-targeted therapy', European Journal of Endocrinology, 169, pp. 321 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EJE-13-0406

Ooi L; Sidhu K; Poljak A; Sutherland GT; O''Connor MD; Sachdev PS; Munch G, 2013, 'Induced pluripotent stem cells as tools for disease modelling and drug discovery in Alzheimer's disease', Journal of Neural Transmission, 120, pp. 103 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-012-0839-2

Jayasena T; Braidy N; Sachdev P; Poljak A; Smythe G; Münch G, 2013, 'The role of polyphenols in the modulation of sirtuins and other pathways involved in Alzheimer's disease', Ageing Research Reviews, 12, pp. 867 - 883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2013.06.003

Song F; Poljak A; Crawford J; Kochan NA; Wen W; Cameron B; Lux O; Brodaty H; Mather K; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Plasma apolipoprotein levels are associated with cognitive status and decline in a community cohort of older individuals', PLoS One, 7, pp. e34078 - e34078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034078

Braidy N; Jayasena T; Poljak A; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Sirtuins in cognitive ageing and Alzheimer's disease', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 25, pp. 226 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0b013e32835112c1

Braidy N; Guillemin GJ; Hussein M; Chan-Ling T; Poljak A; Grant RS, 2011, 'Age Related Changes in NAD+ Metabolism Oxidative Stress and Sirt1 Activity in Wistar Rats.', PLoS One, 6, pp. e19194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019194

Williams TJ; Lauro FM; Ertan H; Burg DW; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Cavicchioli R, 2011, 'Defining the response of a microorganism to temperatures that span its complete growth temperature range (-2°C to 28°C) using multiplex quantitative proteomics', Environmental Microbiology, 13, pp. 2186 - 2203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02467.x

Song F; Poljak A; Valenzuela MJ; Mayeux R; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2011, 'Meta-analysis of plasma amyloid-B levels in Alzheimer's disease', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 26, pp. 365 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2011-101977

Song F; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Smythe G; Brodaty H; Kochan N; Sachdev P; Crawford J, 2011, 'P1‐115: Plasma apolipoproteins as biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment in a community‐based sample', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.394

Coumans J; Harvey JE; Backhouse D; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Nehl D; Katz M; Pereg L, 2011, 'Proteomic assessment of host-associated microevolution in the fungus Thielaviopsis basicola', Environmental Microbiology, 13, pp. 576 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02358.x

Lim YA; Rhein V; Baysang G; Meier F; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Guilhaus M; Ittner LM; Eckert A; Götz J, 2010, 'Aβ and human amylin share a common toxicity pathway via mitochondrial dysfunction', Proteomics, 10, pp. 1621 - 1633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200900651

Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; De Francisci D; Guerriero G; Pilak O; Burg DW; Raftery MJ; Parkin DM; Trewhella J; Cavicchioli R, 2010, 'A chemically modified alpha-amylase with a moltenglobule state has entropically driven enhanced thermal stability', Protein Engineering Design and Selection, 23, pp. 769 - 780

Muenchhoff J; Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Barrow KD; Neilan BA, 2010, 'A novel prokaryotic L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase is involved in cylindrospermopsin biosynthesis', FEBS Journal, 277, pp. 3844 - 3860

Lim Y; Rhein V; Baysang G; Meier F; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Guilhaus M; Ittner LM; Eckert A; Götz J, 2010, 'Aβ and human amylin share a common toxicity pathway via mitochondrial dysfunction', PROTEOMICS – Clinical Applications, 4, pp. 768 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prca.201090048

Williams TJ; Burg DW; Raftery MJ; Poljak A; Guilhaus M; Pilak O; Cavicchioli R, 2010, 'Global proteomic analysis of the insoluble, soluble, and supernatant fractions of the psychrophilic archaeon Methanococcoides burtonii. Part I: The effect of growth temperature', Journal of Proteome Research, 9, pp. 640 - 652

Williams TJ; Burg DW; Ertan H; Raftery MJ; Poljak A; Guilhaus M; Cavicchioli R, 2010, 'Global proteomic analysis of the insoluble, soluble, and supernatant fractions of the psychrophilic archaeon Methanococcoides burtonii. Part II: The effect of different methylated growth substrates', Journal of Proteome Research, 9, pp. 653 - 663

Phillips PA; Yang L; Shulkes A; Vonlaufen A; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Warren A; Xu ; Guilhaus M; Pirola R; Apte MV; Wilson JS, 2010, 'Pancreatic stellate cells produce acetylcholine and may play a role in pancreatic exocrine secretion', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, pp. 17397 - 17402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1000359107

Coumans J; Moens PDJ; Poljak A; Al-Jaaidi S; Pereg-Gerk L; Raftery MJ, 2010, 'Plant-extract-induced changes in the proteome of the soil-borne pathogenic fungus Thielaviopsis basicola', Proteomics, 10, pp. 1573 - 1591

Phillips PA; Yang L; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Shulkes A; Vonlaufen A; Xu Z; Guilhaus M; Pirola R; Apte M; Wilson J, 2009, 'Pancreatic Stellate Cells Stimulate Acinar Enzyme Secretion Via the Production of Acetylcholine', PANCREAS, 38, pp. 1038 - 1039, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271225300294&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Phillips PA; Yang L; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Shulkes A; Vonlaufen A; Xu Z; Pirola R; Apte M; Wilson J, 2009, 'Pancreatic stellate cells synthesise and secrete acetylcholine: a potential role in enzyme secretion', JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 24, pp. A335 - A335, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270551200307&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Song F; Poljak A; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Plasma biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease', Brain Research Reviews, 61, pp. 69 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresrev.2009.05.003

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