Dr Selim Terhzaz

  • Research Associate (Virology)

telephone: 01413305069
email: Selim.Terhzaz@glasgow.ac.uk

RI III, Centre for Virus Research, Henry Wellcome Building, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-6558

Biography

I initially graduated with an MRes in Neurosciences and Neuropharmacology at the University of Bordeaux in France (1999). I then studied neuroendocrinology and molecular biology during my PhD with Prof Jan Veenstra at the same institution. My PhD thesis involved the biochemical isolation, characterisation and molecular genetics analysis of several Drosophila melanogaster neuropeptides.

After completing my PhD in 2003, I moved to the University of Glasgow and joined Profs Julian Dow and Shireen Davies's laboratory to pursue my interest in Drosophila molecular genetics of neuropeptide signalling. I have continuously been funded by BBSRC, initially as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant, then Research Associate (2007) and as a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow with Researcher Co-Investigator status (2013-2020). In 2020, I moved to Prof Alain Kohl and Dr Emilie Pondeville’s group at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.

Research interests

The Bunyaviridae is a large order comprising hundreds of viruses able to infect a broad range of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Some members of this order are re-emerging etiological agents and recognized as posing an increasing threat to human health (e.g., encephalitis and haemorrhagic fever), and to livestock animals (e.g., foetal abnormalities and abortions). Most Bunyaviridae viruses are transmitted by arthropod vectors and Aedes mosquitoes are the main vectors for arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), including Bunyamwera virus (BUNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV).

Our research focuses on better characterising the fundamental processes governing the immune responses of mosquitoes to arboviruses. We aim to understand how arbovirus infection affects the physiology of mosquito vectors by deciphering BUNV and RVFV replication, dissemination, and transmission in Aedes aegypti. Ultimately, these studies will increase our understanding of vector competence and facilitate the development of novel control strategies.

Prior to joining the group of Prof Alain Kohl and Dr Emilie Pondeville at the CVR, my research focuses on the central role of neuropeptides and their G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the physiology and behaviour of insects. Using molecular genetic techniques, functional genomics, and insect physiology, my research has contributed to the identification and characterisation of novel insect neurohormones and the use of neuropeptide GPCR as a target for the development of insect-control agents against agriculturally and biomedically relevant pest species.

Publications

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Number of items: 28.

2021

Almire, F., Terhzaz, S. , Terry, S., McFarlane, M. , Gestuveo, R. J., Szemiel, A. M., Varjak, M. , McDonald, A., Kohl, A. and Pondeville, E. (2021) Sugar feeding protects against arboviral infection by enhancing gut immunity in the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. PLoS Pathogens, 17(9), e1009870. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009870) (PMID:34473801) (PMCID:PMC8412342)

Koyama, T., Terhzaz, S. , Naseem, M. T., Nagy, S., Rewitz, K., Dow, J. A.T. , Davies, S. A. and Halberg, K. V. (2021) A nutrient-responsive hormonal circuit mediates an inter-tissue program regulating metabolic homeostasis in adult Drosophila. Nature Communications, 12, 5178. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25445-2) (PMID:34462441) (PMCID:PMC8405823)

2020

Cabrero, P. , Terhzaz, S. , Dornan, A. J. , Ghimire, S., Holmes, H. L., Turin, D. R., Romero, M. F., Davies, S. and Dow, J. A.T. (2020) Specialized stellate cells offer a privileged route for rapid water flux in Drosophila renal tubule. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(3), pp. 1779-1787. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1915943117) (PMID:31907321) (PMCID:PMC6983416)

2019

Ghimire, S., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Romero, M. F., Davies, S. and Dow, J. A.T. (2019) Targeted renal knockdown of Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor Sip1 produces uric acid nephrolithiasis in Drosophila. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 317(4), F930-F940. (doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00551.2018) (PMID:31364377) (PMCID:PMC6843049)

Martinez Corrales, G., Cabrero, P. , Dow, J. A.T. , Terhzaz, S. and Davies, S. (2019) Novel roles for GATAe in growth, maintenance and proliferation of cell populations in the Drosophila renal tubule. Development, 146(9), dev178087. (doi: 10.1242/dev.178087) (PMID:31036543)

Dow, J. A.T. , Halberg, K. A., Terhzaz, S. and Davies, S. A. (2019) Drosophila as a model for neuroendocrine control of renal homeostasis. In: Ludwig, M. and Levkowitz, G. (eds.) Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology. Series: INF masterclass in neuroendocrinology series. Wiley: Hoboken, pp. 81-100. ISBN 9781119390947 (doi: 10.1002/9781119391128.ch4)

2018

Terhzaz, S. , Alford, L., Yeoh, J. G.C. , Marley, R., Dornan, A. J. , Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S. A. (2018) Renal neuroendocrine control of desiccation and cold tolerance by Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science, 74(4), pp. 800-810. (doi: 10.1002/ps.4663) (PMID:28714258) (PMCID:PMC5888198)

2016

Cannell, E., Dornan, A. J. , Halberg, K. A., Terhzaza, S. , Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S. A. (2016) The corticotropin-releasing factor-like diuretic hormone 44 (DH44) and kinin neuropeptides modulate desiccation and starvation tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Peptides, 80, (doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.02.004) (PMID:26896569) (PMCID:PMC4889782)

2015

Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Brinzer, R. A. , Halberg, K. A., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S.-A. (2015) A novel role of Drosophila cytochrome P450-4e3 in permethrin insecticide tolerance. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 67, pp. 38-46. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.06.002) (PMID:26073628) (PMCID:PMC4673087)

Halberg, K., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Davies, S. A. and Dow, J. A.T. (2015) Tracing the evolutionary origins of insect renal function. Nature Communications, 6, 6800. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7800) (PMID:25896425) (PMCID:PMC4410669)

Terhzaz, S. , Teets, N., Cabrero, P. , Henderson, L., Richie, M. G., Nachman, R. J., Dow, J. A. T. , Denlinger, D. L. and Davies, S.-A. (2015) The insect capa neuropeptides impact desiccation and cold tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(9), pp. 2882-2887. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1501518112) (PMID:25730885) (PMCID:PMC4352776)

2014

Cabrero, P. , Terhzaz, S. , Romero, M. F., Davies, S. A. , Blumenthal, E. M. and Dow, J. A. T. (2014) Chloride channels in stellate cells are essential for uniquely high secretion rates in neuropeptide-stimulated Drosophila diuresis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(39), pp. 14301-14306. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1412706111) (PMID:25228763) (PMCID:PMC4191759)

Terhzaz, S. , Overend, G. , Sebastian, S., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S.-A. (2014) The D. melanogaster capa-1 neuropeptide activates renal NF-kB signaling. Peptides, 53, pp. 218-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.08.004)

Davies, S.A. , Cabrero, P. , Overend, G. , Aitchison, L., Sebastian, S., Terhzaz, S. and Dow, J.A.T. (2014) Cell signalling mechanisms for insect stress tolerance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(1), pp. 119-128. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.090571) (PMID:24353211)

2013

Davies, S.A. , Cabrero, P. , Povsic, M., Johnston, N.R., Terhzaz, S. and Dow, J.A.T. (2013) Signaling by drosophila capa neuropeptides. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 188, pp. 60-66. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.03.012)

Brown, K.M. et al. (2013) Phosphodiesterase-8A binds to and regulates Raf-1 kinase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(16), E1533-E1542. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1303004110)

2012

Davies, S.A. , Overend, G. , Sebastian, S., Cundall, M., Cabrero, P. , Dow, J.A.T. and Terhzaz, S. (2012) Immune and stress response 'cross-talk' in the Drosophila Malpighian tubule. Journal of Insect Physiology, 58(4), pp. 488-497. (doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.01.008) (PMID:22306292)

Chintapalli, V., Terhzaz, S. , Wang, J., Al Bratty, M., Watson, D.G., Herzyk, P. , Davies, S.A. and Dow, J.A.T. (2012) Functional correlates of positional and gender-specific renal asymmetry in drosophila. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e32577. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032577) (PMID:22496733) (PMCID:PMC3319558)

Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Robben, J.H., Radford, J.C., Hudson, B.D. , Milligan, G. , Dow, J.A.T. and Davies, S.A. (2012) Mechanism and function of drosophila capa GPCR: a desiccation stress-responsive receptor with functional homology to human neuromedinU receptor. PLoS ONE, 7(1), e29897. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029897) (PMID:22253819) (PMCID:PMC3256212)

2010

Terhzaz, S., Finlayson, A. J., Stirrat, L., Yang, J., Tricoire, H., Woods, D. J., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S. A. (2010) Cell-specific inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate 3-kinase mediates epithelial cell apoptosis in response to oxidative stress in Drosophila. Cellular Signalling, 22(5), pp. 737-748. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.12.009) (PMID:20060894)

Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Chintapalli, V.R., Davies, S.A. and Dow, J.A.T. (2010) Mislocalization of mitochondria and compromised renal function and oxidative stress resistance in Drosophila SesB mutants. Physiological Genomics, 41(1), pp. 33-41. (doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00147.2009) (PMID:20009008) (PMCID:PMC2841493)

2009

Davies, S.A. and Terhzaz, S. (2009) Organellar calcium signalling mechanisms in Drosophila epithelial function. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(3), pp. 387-400. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.024513)

2007

Terhzaz, S. , Rosay, P., Goodwin, S.F. and Veenstra, J.A. (2007) The neuropeptide SIFamide modulates sexual behavior in Drosophila. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 352, pp. 305-310. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.11.030)

Yang, J., McCart, C., Woods, D. J., Terhzaz, S. , Greenwood, K. G., Ffrench-Constant, R. H. and Dow, J. A.T. (2007) A Drosophila systems approach to xenobiotic metabolism. Physiological Genomics, 30(3), pp. 223-231. (doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00018.2007) (PMID:17488889)

2006

Southall, T. D., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Chintapalli, V. R., Evans, J. M., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S.-A. (2006) Novel subcellular locations and functions for secretory pathway Ca2+/Mn2+-ATPases. Physiological Genomics, 26(1), pp. 35-45. (doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00038.2006) (PMID:16609144)

Terhzaz, S. , Southall, T. D., Lilley, K. S., Kean, L., Allan, A. K., Davies, S. A. and Dow, J. A.T. (2006) Differential gel electrophoresis and transgenic mitochondrial calcium reporters demonstrate spatiotemporal filtering in calcium control of mitochondria. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281, pp. 18849-18858. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M603002200) (PMID:16670086)

2004

Radford, J.H.C., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Davies, S.A. and Dow, J.A.T. (2004) Functional characterisation of the Anopheles leucokinins and their cognate G-protein coupled receptor. Journal of Experimental Biology, 207, pp. 4573-4586. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.01317) (PMID:15579553)

1999

Terhzaz, S. , O'Connell, F. C., Pollock, V. P., Kean, L., Davies, S. A. , Veenstra, J. A. and Dow, J. A. (1999) Isolation and characterization of a leucokinin-like peptide of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology, 202(Pt 24), pp. 3667-3676. (PMID:10574744)

This list was generated on Fri Dec 27 04:52:22 2024 GMT.
Number of items: 28.

Articles

Almire, F., Terhzaz, S. , Terry, S., McFarlane, M. , Gestuveo, R. J., Szemiel, A. M., Varjak, M. , McDonald, A., Kohl, A. and Pondeville, E. (2021) Sugar feeding protects against arboviral infection by enhancing gut immunity in the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. PLoS Pathogens, 17(9), e1009870. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009870) (PMID:34473801) (PMCID:PMC8412342)

Koyama, T., Terhzaz, S. , Naseem, M. T., Nagy, S., Rewitz, K., Dow, J. A.T. , Davies, S. A. and Halberg, K. V. (2021) A nutrient-responsive hormonal circuit mediates an inter-tissue program regulating metabolic homeostasis in adult Drosophila. Nature Communications, 12, 5178. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25445-2) (PMID:34462441) (PMCID:PMC8405823)

Cabrero, P. , Terhzaz, S. , Dornan, A. J. , Ghimire, S., Holmes, H. L., Turin, D. R., Romero, M. F., Davies, S. and Dow, J. A.T. (2020) Specialized stellate cells offer a privileged route for rapid water flux in Drosophila renal tubule. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(3), pp. 1779-1787. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1915943117) (PMID:31907321) (PMCID:PMC6983416)

Ghimire, S., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Romero, M. F., Davies, S. and Dow, J. A.T. (2019) Targeted renal knockdown of Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor Sip1 produces uric acid nephrolithiasis in Drosophila. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 317(4), F930-F940. (doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00551.2018) (PMID:31364377) (PMCID:PMC6843049)

Martinez Corrales, G., Cabrero, P. , Dow, J. A.T. , Terhzaz, S. and Davies, S. (2019) Novel roles for GATAe in growth, maintenance and proliferation of cell populations in the Drosophila renal tubule. Development, 146(9), dev178087. (doi: 10.1242/dev.178087) (PMID:31036543)

Terhzaz, S. , Alford, L., Yeoh, J. G.C. , Marley, R., Dornan, A. J. , Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S. A. (2018) Renal neuroendocrine control of desiccation and cold tolerance by Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science, 74(4), pp. 800-810. (doi: 10.1002/ps.4663) (PMID:28714258) (PMCID:PMC5888198)

Cannell, E., Dornan, A. J. , Halberg, K. A., Terhzaza, S. , Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S. A. (2016) The corticotropin-releasing factor-like diuretic hormone 44 (DH44) and kinin neuropeptides modulate desiccation and starvation tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Peptides, 80, (doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.02.004) (PMID:26896569) (PMCID:PMC4889782)

Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Brinzer, R. A. , Halberg, K. A., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S.-A. (2015) A novel role of Drosophila cytochrome P450-4e3 in permethrin insecticide tolerance. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 67, pp. 38-46. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.06.002) (PMID:26073628) (PMCID:PMC4673087)

Halberg, K., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Davies, S. A. and Dow, J. A.T. (2015) Tracing the evolutionary origins of insect renal function. Nature Communications, 6, 6800. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7800) (PMID:25896425) (PMCID:PMC4410669)

Terhzaz, S. , Teets, N., Cabrero, P. , Henderson, L., Richie, M. G., Nachman, R. J., Dow, J. A. T. , Denlinger, D. L. and Davies, S.-A. (2015) The insect capa neuropeptides impact desiccation and cold tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(9), pp. 2882-2887. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1501518112) (PMID:25730885) (PMCID:PMC4352776)

Cabrero, P. , Terhzaz, S. , Romero, M. F., Davies, S. A. , Blumenthal, E. M. and Dow, J. A. T. (2014) Chloride channels in stellate cells are essential for uniquely high secretion rates in neuropeptide-stimulated Drosophila diuresis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(39), pp. 14301-14306. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1412706111) (PMID:25228763) (PMCID:PMC4191759)

Terhzaz, S. , Overend, G. , Sebastian, S., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S.-A. (2014) The D. melanogaster capa-1 neuropeptide activates renal NF-kB signaling. Peptides, 53, pp. 218-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.08.004)

Davies, S.A. , Cabrero, P. , Overend, G. , Aitchison, L., Sebastian, S., Terhzaz, S. and Dow, J.A.T. (2014) Cell signalling mechanisms for insect stress tolerance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(1), pp. 119-128. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.090571) (PMID:24353211)

Davies, S.A. , Cabrero, P. , Povsic, M., Johnston, N.R., Terhzaz, S. and Dow, J.A.T. (2013) Signaling by drosophila capa neuropeptides. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 188, pp. 60-66. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.03.012)

Brown, K.M. et al. (2013) Phosphodiesterase-8A binds to and regulates Raf-1 kinase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(16), E1533-E1542. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1303004110)

Davies, S.A. , Overend, G. , Sebastian, S., Cundall, M., Cabrero, P. , Dow, J.A.T. and Terhzaz, S. (2012) Immune and stress response 'cross-talk' in the Drosophila Malpighian tubule. Journal of Insect Physiology, 58(4), pp. 488-497. (doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.01.008) (PMID:22306292)

Chintapalli, V., Terhzaz, S. , Wang, J., Al Bratty, M., Watson, D.G., Herzyk, P. , Davies, S.A. and Dow, J.A.T. (2012) Functional correlates of positional and gender-specific renal asymmetry in drosophila. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e32577. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032577) (PMID:22496733) (PMCID:PMC3319558)

Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Robben, J.H., Radford, J.C., Hudson, B.D. , Milligan, G. , Dow, J.A.T. and Davies, S.A. (2012) Mechanism and function of drosophila capa GPCR: a desiccation stress-responsive receptor with functional homology to human neuromedinU receptor. PLoS ONE, 7(1), e29897. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029897) (PMID:22253819) (PMCID:PMC3256212)

Terhzaz, S., Finlayson, A. J., Stirrat, L., Yang, J., Tricoire, H., Woods, D. J., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S. A. (2010) Cell-specific inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate 3-kinase mediates epithelial cell apoptosis in response to oxidative stress in Drosophila. Cellular Signalling, 22(5), pp. 737-748. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.12.009) (PMID:20060894)

Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Chintapalli, V.R., Davies, S.A. and Dow, J.A.T. (2010) Mislocalization of mitochondria and compromised renal function and oxidative stress resistance in Drosophila SesB mutants. Physiological Genomics, 41(1), pp. 33-41. (doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00147.2009) (PMID:20009008) (PMCID:PMC2841493)

Davies, S.A. and Terhzaz, S. (2009) Organellar calcium signalling mechanisms in Drosophila epithelial function. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(3), pp. 387-400. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.024513)

Terhzaz, S. , Rosay, P., Goodwin, S.F. and Veenstra, J.A. (2007) The neuropeptide SIFamide modulates sexual behavior in Drosophila. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 352, pp. 305-310. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.11.030)

Yang, J., McCart, C., Woods, D. J., Terhzaz, S. , Greenwood, K. G., Ffrench-Constant, R. H. and Dow, J. A.T. (2007) A Drosophila systems approach to xenobiotic metabolism. Physiological Genomics, 30(3), pp. 223-231. (doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00018.2007) (PMID:17488889)

Southall, T. D., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Chintapalli, V. R., Evans, J. M., Dow, J. A.T. and Davies, S.-A. (2006) Novel subcellular locations and functions for secretory pathway Ca2+/Mn2+-ATPases. Physiological Genomics, 26(1), pp. 35-45. (doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00038.2006) (PMID:16609144)

Terhzaz, S. , Southall, T. D., Lilley, K. S., Kean, L., Allan, A. K., Davies, S. A. and Dow, J. A.T. (2006) Differential gel electrophoresis and transgenic mitochondrial calcium reporters demonstrate spatiotemporal filtering in calcium control of mitochondria. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281, pp. 18849-18858. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M603002200) (PMID:16670086)

Radford, J.H.C., Terhzaz, S. , Cabrero, P. , Davies, S.A. and Dow, J.A.T. (2004) Functional characterisation of the Anopheles leucokinins and their cognate G-protein coupled receptor. Journal of Experimental Biology, 207, pp. 4573-4586. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.01317) (PMID:15579553)

Terhzaz, S. , O'Connell, F. C., Pollock, V. P., Kean, L., Davies, S. A. , Veenstra, J. A. and Dow, J. A. (1999) Isolation and characterization of a leucokinin-like peptide of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology, 202(Pt 24), pp. 3667-3676. (PMID:10574744)

Book Sections

Dow, J. A.T. , Halberg, K. A., Terhzaz, S. and Davies, S. A. (2019) Drosophila as a model for neuroendocrine control of renal homeostasis. In: Ludwig, M. and Levkowitz, G. (eds.) Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology. Series: INF masterclass in neuroendocrinology series. Wiley: Hoboken, pp. 81-100. ISBN 9781119390947 (doi: 10.1002/9781119391128.ch4)

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Functional analysis of insect neuropeptide G protein-coupled receptors
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2017 - 2020
     
  • Functional Genomics of the enigmatic stellate cell.
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2013 - 2016