For most updated list of publications, see here:
Guha, S., Re, J., Grégoire, S. et al. Evolutionary conservation analysis reveals a primordial function of STING as a regulator of lipid metabolism via FADS2. Nat Commun (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76833-5
Li, Y., Toyoda, H., Fernandez, S.G., Tiwari, B., McNairy, C., Woznica, A., Kranzusch, K. (2025). A choanoflagellate cGLR-STING pathway reveals evolutionary links between bacterial and animal immunity. bioRxiv 2025.09.04.674280
Woznica, A. (2024) What choanoflagellates can teach us about symbiosis. PLoS Biol 22(4): e3002561. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002561
Woznica A., Kumar A., Sturge C.R., Xing C., King N., Pfeiffer J.K. (2021) STING mediates immune responses in the closest living relatives of animals. eLife. e2021;10:e70436.
Ireland EV, Woznica A., King N. (2020) Synergistic cues from diverse bacteria enhance multicellular development in a choanoflagellate. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 86(11):e02920-19.
Woznica, A., King, N. (2018) Lessons from simple marine models on the bacterial regulation of eukaryotic development. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 43: 108-116.
Woznica, A., Gerdt, J.P., Hulett, R.E., Clardy, J., King, N. (2017) Mating in the closest living relatives of animals is induced by a bacterial chondroitinase. Cell, 170(6): 1175-1183.
Woznica, A., Cantley, A.M.*, Beemelmanns, C., Freinkman, E., Clardy, J., King, N. (2016) Bacterial lipids activate, synergize, and inhibit a developmental switch in choanoflagellates. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 113(28): 7894-7899.
Cantley, A.M., Woznica, A., Beemelmanns, C., King, N., Clardy, J. (2016) Isolation and synthesis of a bacterially-produced inhibitor of rosette development in choanoflagellates. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138(13): 4326-4329.
Anderson, D. P., Whitney, D. S., Hanson-Smith, V., Woznica, A., Campodonico-Burnett, W., Volkman, B. F., et al. (2016) Evolution of an ancient protein function involved in organized multicellularity in animals. eLife, 5: 483.
Beemelmanns, C., Woznica, A., Alegado, R. A., Cantley, A. M., King, N., & Clardy, J. (2014) Synthesis of the rosette-inducing factor RIF-1 and analogs. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136(29): 10210–10213.
Woznica, A., Haeussler, M., Starobinska, E., Jemmett, J., Li, Y., Mount, D., & Davidson, B. (2012) Initial deployment of the cardiogenic gene regulatory network in the basal chordate, Ciona intestinalis. Dev Biol, 368(1): 127–139.
