Publications
Preprints *:corresponding author; ^:Undergraduate co-author
Mazo-Vargas A, Liang A, Liang B, McDonald J, Martin A, Reed RD. Combinatorial Wnt Signaling induces
Margin Color Elements in Swallowtail Butterfly Ground Plan. bioRxiv; 2024. Available from doi: 10.1101/2024.05.13.593716v1
Livraghi L, Hanly JJ, Evans E, Wright CJ, Loh LS, Mazo-Vargas A, Kamrava K, Carter A, van der Heijden ESM , Reed RD., Papa R, Jiggins CD., Martin A. A long non-coding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies. bioRxiv; 2024. Available from doi:10.1101/2024.02.09.579710v1
Fandino RA, Brady NK, Chatterjee M, McDonald JMC, Livraghi L, Burg KRL van der, Mazo-Vargas A, Markenscoff-Papadimitriou E, Reed RD. The ivory lncRNA regulates seasonal color patterns in buckeye butterflies. bioRxiv; 2024. Available from doi:10.1101/2024.02.09.579733v3
Peer-reviewed
Tendolkar A, Mazo-Vargas A, Livraghi L, Hanly JJ, Van Horne KC, Gilbert LE, Martin A. Cis-regulatory modes of Ultrabithorax inactivation in butterfly forewings. Elife. 2024 Jan 23;12:RP90846. doi: 10.7554/eLife.90846. PMID: 38261357; PMCID: PMC10945631.
Hanly JJ, Loh LS, Mazo-Vargas A, Rivera-Miranda TS, Livraghi L, Day CR, Liutikaite N, Earls EA, Corning OBWH, D'Souza N, Hermina-Perez JJ, Mehta C, Ainsworth JA, Rossi M, Papa R, McMillan WO, Perry MW, Martin A. 2023. Frizzled2 receives WntA signaling during butterfly wing pattern formation. Development 150(18):dev201868.
Cicconardi F, Milanetti E, Pinheiro de Castro EC, Mazo-Vargas A, Van Belleghem SM, Ruggieri AA, Rastas P, Hanly J, Evans E, Jiggins CD, Owen McMillan W, Papa R, Di Marino D, Martin A, Montgomery SH. 2023. Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies. Nat Commun. 14(1):5620.
Heryanto C, Mazo-Vargas A, Martin A. 2022. Efficient hyperactive piggyBac transgenesis in Plodia pantry moths. Front Genome Ed. 4:1074888.
Mazo-Vargas A*, Langmüller AM, Wilder A^, van der Burg KRL, Lewis JJ, Messer PW, Zhang L, Martin A, Reed RD. 2022. Deep cis-regulatory homology of the butterfly wing pattern ground plan. Science 378(6617): 304–308.
Heryanto C, Hanly JJ, Mazo-Vargas A, Tendolkar A, Martin A. 2022. Mapping and CRISPR homology-directed repair of a recessive white eye mutation in Plodia moths. iScience 25(3):103885.
Kolchanova S, Komissarov A, Kliver S, Mazo-Vargas A, Afanador Y, Velez-Valentín J, de la Rosa RV, Castro-Marquez S, Rivera-Colon I, Majeske AJ, Wolfsberger WW, Hains T, Corvelo A, Martinez-Cruzado J-C, Glenn TC, Robinson O, Koepfli K-P, Oleksyk TK. 2021 Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Amazon Parrots in the Greater Antilles. Genes, 12, 608.
van der Burg KRL, Lewis JJ, Brack BJ^, Fandino RA, Mazo-Vargas A, Reed, R.D. 2020. Genomic architecture of a genetically assimilated seasonal color pattern. Science 370, 721–725.
Peng CL^, Mazo-Vargas A, Brack BJ^, Reed RD. 2020. Multiple roles for laccase2 in butterfly wing pigmentation, scale development, and cuticle tanning. Evolution & Development 22, 336–341.
Genova LA, Johnson BB, Castelli FR, Arcila Hernández LM, Chang van Oordt D, Demery A-J, Fletcher NK, Goud EM, Holmes KD, Houtz JL, Howard MM, Hughes JJ, Jensen KH, Kunerth HD, Law EP, Lombardi E, Mazo-Vargas A, McDonald CA, Mittan CS, Ryan TA, Tracy AM, Uehling JJ, Weiss AK, Smith MK 2020. What is speciation, how does it occur, and why is it important for conservation?. CourseSource.
Lewis, JJ., Geltman, R.C., Pollak, P.C., Rondem, K.E., Belleghem, S.MV., Hubisz, M.J, Munn, P.R., Zhang, L., Benson, C., Mazo-Vargas, A., Danko, C.G, Counterman, B.A., Papa, R., Reed, R.D. 2019. Parallel evolution of ancient, pleiotropic enhancers underlies butterfly wing pattern mimicry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116(48): 24174-24183
Mazo-Vargas, A., Concha, C., Livraghi, L., Massardo, D., Wallbank, R.W.R., Zhang, L., Papador, J.D., Martinez-Najera, D., Jiggins, C.D., Kronforst, M.R., Breuker, C.J., Reed, R.D., Patel, N.H., McMillan, W.O., Martin, A. 2017. Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114), 10701–10706.
Zhang, L., Mazo-Vargas, A., Reed, R. D. 2017. A single master regulatory gene coordinates the evolution and development of butterfly color and iridescence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114) 10707–10712
Lewis, J. J., van der Burg, K. R. L., Mazo-Vargas, A., & Reed, R. D. 2016. ChIP- seq-Annotated Heliconius erato genome highlights patterns of cis-regulatory evolution in Lepidoptera. Cell Reports (16), 2855-2863.
Mazo-Vargas, A.; Park, H.; Aydin, M.; Buchler, N.E. 2014. Measuring fast gene dynamics in single cells with timelapse luminescence microscopy. Mol. Biol. Cell 25(22), 3699-3708.
Oleksyk TK, Pombert JF, Siu D, Mazo-Vargas A, Ramos B, Guiblet W, Afanador Y, Ruiz-Rodriguez CT, Nickerson ML, Dean M, Logue D, Valentin R, Figueroa L, Martinez-Cruzado JC. 2012. A locally funded Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) genome sequencing project increases avian data and advances young researcher education. Giga Science, 1(1), 14214.
Miscellaneous
Mazo‐Vargas A. In the Spotlight – Graduate Student. J Exp Zool (Mol Dev Evol). 2020; 1–2. The Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution invite for an interview for the "In the Spotlight" section.
Mazo-Vargas A, Liang A, Liang B, McDonald J, Martin A, Reed RD. Combinatorial Wnt Signaling induces
Margin Color Elements in Swallowtail Butterfly Ground Plan. bioRxiv; 2024. Available from doi: 10.1101/2024.05.13.593716v1
Livraghi L, Hanly JJ, Evans E, Wright CJ, Loh LS, Mazo-Vargas A, Kamrava K, Carter A, van der Heijden ESM , Reed RD., Papa R, Jiggins CD., Martin A. A long non-coding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies. bioRxiv; 2024. Available from doi:10.1101/2024.02.09.579710v1
Fandino RA, Brady NK, Chatterjee M, McDonald JMC, Livraghi L, Burg KRL van der, Mazo-Vargas A, Markenscoff-Papadimitriou E, Reed RD. The ivory lncRNA regulates seasonal color patterns in buckeye butterflies. bioRxiv; 2024. Available from doi:10.1101/2024.02.09.579733v3
Peer-reviewed
Tendolkar A, Mazo-Vargas A, Livraghi L, Hanly JJ, Van Horne KC, Gilbert LE, Martin A. Cis-regulatory modes of Ultrabithorax inactivation in butterfly forewings. Elife. 2024 Jan 23;12:RP90846. doi: 10.7554/eLife.90846. PMID: 38261357; PMCID: PMC10945631.
Hanly JJ, Loh LS, Mazo-Vargas A, Rivera-Miranda TS, Livraghi L, Day CR, Liutikaite N, Earls EA, Corning OBWH, D'Souza N, Hermina-Perez JJ, Mehta C, Ainsworth JA, Rossi M, Papa R, McMillan WO, Perry MW, Martin A. 2023. Frizzled2 receives WntA signaling during butterfly wing pattern formation. Development 150(18):dev201868.
Cicconardi F, Milanetti E, Pinheiro de Castro EC, Mazo-Vargas A, Van Belleghem SM, Ruggieri AA, Rastas P, Hanly J, Evans E, Jiggins CD, Owen McMillan W, Papa R, Di Marino D, Martin A, Montgomery SH. 2023. Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies. Nat Commun. 14(1):5620.
Heryanto C, Mazo-Vargas A, Martin A. 2022. Efficient hyperactive piggyBac transgenesis in Plodia pantry moths. Front Genome Ed. 4:1074888.
Mazo-Vargas A*, Langmüller AM, Wilder A^, van der Burg KRL, Lewis JJ, Messer PW, Zhang L, Martin A, Reed RD. 2022. Deep cis-regulatory homology of the butterfly wing pattern ground plan. Science 378(6617): 304–308.
Heryanto C, Hanly JJ, Mazo-Vargas A, Tendolkar A, Martin A. 2022. Mapping and CRISPR homology-directed repair of a recessive white eye mutation in Plodia moths. iScience 25(3):103885.
Kolchanova S, Komissarov A, Kliver S, Mazo-Vargas A, Afanador Y, Velez-Valentín J, de la Rosa RV, Castro-Marquez S, Rivera-Colon I, Majeske AJ, Wolfsberger WW, Hains T, Corvelo A, Martinez-Cruzado J-C, Glenn TC, Robinson O, Koepfli K-P, Oleksyk TK. 2021 Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Amazon Parrots in the Greater Antilles. Genes, 12, 608.
van der Burg KRL, Lewis JJ, Brack BJ^, Fandino RA, Mazo-Vargas A, Reed, R.D. 2020. Genomic architecture of a genetically assimilated seasonal color pattern. Science 370, 721–725.
Peng CL^, Mazo-Vargas A, Brack BJ^, Reed RD. 2020. Multiple roles for laccase2 in butterfly wing pigmentation, scale development, and cuticle tanning. Evolution & Development 22, 336–341.
Genova LA, Johnson BB, Castelli FR, Arcila Hernández LM, Chang van Oordt D, Demery A-J, Fletcher NK, Goud EM, Holmes KD, Houtz JL, Howard MM, Hughes JJ, Jensen KH, Kunerth HD, Law EP, Lombardi E, Mazo-Vargas A, McDonald CA, Mittan CS, Ryan TA, Tracy AM, Uehling JJ, Weiss AK, Smith MK 2020. What is speciation, how does it occur, and why is it important for conservation?. CourseSource.
Lewis, JJ., Geltman, R.C., Pollak, P.C., Rondem, K.E., Belleghem, S.MV., Hubisz, M.J, Munn, P.R., Zhang, L., Benson, C., Mazo-Vargas, A., Danko, C.G, Counterman, B.A., Papa, R., Reed, R.D. 2019. Parallel evolution of ancient, pleiotropic enhancers underlies butterfly wing pattern mimicry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116(48): 24174-24183
Mazo-Vargas, A., Concha, C., Livraghi, L., Massardo, D., Wallbank, R.W.R., Zhang, L., Papador, J.D., Martinez-Najera, D., Jiggins, C.D., Kronforst, M.R., Breuker, C.J., Reed, R.D., Patel, N.H., McMillan, W.O., Martin, A. 2017. Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114), 10701–10706.
Zhang, L., Mazo-Vargas, A., Reed, R. D. 2017. A single master regulatory gene coordinates the evolution and development of butterfly color and iridescence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114) 10707–10712
Lewis, J. J., van der Burg, K. R. L., Mazo-Vargas, A., & Reed, R. D. 2016. ChIP- seq-Annotated Heliconius erato genome highlights patterns of cis-regulatory evolution in Lepidoptera. Cell Reports (16), 2855-2863.
Mazo-Vargas, A.; Park, H.; Aydin, M.; Buchler, N.E. 2014. Measuring fast gene dynamics in single cells with timelapse luminescence microscopy. Mol. Biol. Cell 25(22), 3699-3708.
Oleksyk TK, Pombert JF, Siu D, Mazo-Vargas A, Ramos B, Guiblet W, Afanador Y, Ruiz-Rodriguez CT, Nickerson ML, Dean M, Logue D, Valentin R, Figueroa L, Martinez-Cruzado JC. 2012. A locally funded Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) genome sequencing project increases avian data and advances young researcher education. Giga Science, 1(1), 14214.
Miscellaneous
Mazo‐Vargas A. In the Spotlight – Graduate Student. J Exp Zool (Mol Dev Evol). 2020; 1–2. The Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution invite for an interview for the "In the Spotlight" section.