Dr Harriet Lo
Research Fellow
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
+61 7 344 39145
Book Chapter
Lim, Ye-Wheen, Lo, Harriet P., Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2020). Live confocal imaging of zebrafish notochord cells under mechanical stress in vivo. Caveolae: methods and protocols. (pp. 175-187) edited by Cedric M. Blouin. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0732-9_16
Journal Articles
Wu, Yeping, Lim, Ye-Wheen, McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Martel, Nick, Rae, James, Lo, Harriet P., Gao, Ya, Tillu, Vikas, Larsson, Elin, Lundmark, Richard, Levic, Daniel S., Bagnat, Michel, Lim, Junxian, Fairlie, David P., Pol, Albert, Collins, Brett M., Ariotti, Nicholas, Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2025). Pro-ferroptotic lipids as key control points for caveola formation and disassembly. Cell Reports, 44 (6) 115789, 115789-6. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115789
Alonso-Bivou, Mariano, Pol, Albert and Lo, Harriet P. (2025). Moving the fat: Emerging roles of rab GTPases in the regulation of lipid droplet contact sites. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 93 102466, 102466-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2025.102466
Hall, Thomas E., Ariotti, Nicholas, Lo, Harriet P., Rae, James, Ferguson, Charles, Martel, Nick, Lim, Ye-Wheen, Giacomotto, Jean and Parton, Robert G. (2023). Cell surface plasticity in response to shape change in the whole organism. Current Biology, 33 (19), 4276-4284. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.068
Wu, Yeping, Lim, Ye-Wheen, Stroud, David A., Martel, Nick, Hall, Thomas E., Lo, Harriet P., Ferguson, Charles, Ryan, Michael T., McMahon, Kerrie-Ann and Parton, Robert G. (2023). Caveolae sense oxidative stress through membrane lipid peroxidation and cytosolic release of CAVIN1 to regulate NRF2. Developmental Cell, 58 (5), 376-397.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.02.004
Lamboley, Cedric R., Pearce, Luke, Seng, Crystal, Meizoso-Huesca, Aldo, Singh, Daniel P., Frankish, Barnaby P., Kaura, Vikas, Lo, Harriet P., Ferguson, Charles, Allen, Paul D., Hopkins, Philip M., Parton, Robert G., Murphy, Robyn M., van der Poel, Chris, Barclay, Christopher J. and Launikonis, Bradley S. (2021). Ryanodine receptor leak triggers fiber Ca2+ redistribution to preserve force and elevate basal metabolism in skeletal muscle. Science Advances, 7 (44) eabi7166, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abi7166
Lo, Harriet P., Lim, Ye-Wheen, Xiong, Zherui, Martel, Nick, Ferguson, Charles, Ariotti, Nicholas, Giacomotto, Jean, Rae, James, Floetenmeyer, Matthias, Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Gao, Ya, Tillu, Vikas A., Xia, Di, Wang, Huang, Rahnama, Samira, Nixon, Susan J., Bastiani, Michele, Day, Ryan D., Smith, Kelly A., Palpant, Nathan J., Johnston, Wayne A., Alexandrov, Kirill, Collins, Brett M., Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2021). Cavin4 interacts with Bin1 to promote T-tubule formation and stability in developing skeletal muscle. Journal of Cell Biology, 220 (12) e201905065. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201905065
Xiong, Zherui, Lo, Harriet P., McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Parton, Robert G. and Hall, Thomas E. (2021). Proximity dependent biotin labelling in zebrafish for proteome and interactome profiling. Bio-protocol, 11 (19) e4178, e4178. doi: 10.21769/BIOPROTOC.4178
McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Stroud, David A., Gambin, Yann, Tillu, Vikas, Bastiani, Michele, Sierecki, Emma, Polinkovsky, Mark E., Hall, Thomas E., Gomez, Guillermo A., Wu, Yeping, Parat, Marie-Odile, Martel, Nick, Lo, Harriet P., Khanna, Kum Kum, Alexandrov, Kirill, Daly, Roger, Yap, Alpha, Ryan, Michael T. and Parton, Robert G. (2021). Cavin3 released from caveolae interacts with BRCA1 to regulate the cellular stress response. eLife, 10 e61407, 1-35. doi: 10.7554/elife.61407
Xiong, Zherui, Lo, Harriet P., McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Martel, Nick, Jones, Alun, Hill, Michelle M., Parton, Robert G. and Hall, Thomas E. (2021). In vivo proteomic mapping through GFP-directed proximity-dependent biotin labelling in zebrafish. eLife, 10 e64631, 1-21. doi: 10.7554/elife.64631
Gormal, Rachel S., Padmanabhan, Pranesh, Kasula, Ravikiran, Bademosi, Adekunle T., Coakley, Sean, Giacomotto, Jean, Blum, Ailisa, Joensuu, Merja, Wallis, Tristan P., Lo, Harriet P., Budnar, Srikanth, Rae, James, Ferguson, Charles, Bastiani, Michele, Thomas, Walter G., Pardon, Els, Steyaert, Jan, Yap, Alpha S., Goodhill, Geoffrey J., Hilliard, Massimo A., Parton, Robert G. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2020). Modular transient nanoclustering of activated β2-adrenergic receptors revealed by single-molecule tracking of conformation-specific nanobodies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (48), 30476-30487. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007443117
Hall, Thomas E., Martel, Nick, Ariotti, Nicholas, Xiong, Zherui, Lo, Harriet P., Ferguson, Charles, Rae, James, Lim, Ye-Wheen and Parton, Robert G. (2020). In vivo cell biological screening identifies an endocytic capture mechanism for T-tubule formation. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 3711, 3711. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17486-w
Tillu, Vikas A., Lim, Ye-Wheen, Kovtun, Oleksiy, Mureev, Sergey, Ferguson, Charles, Bastiani, Michele, McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Lo, Harriet P., Hall, Thomas E., Alexandrov, Kirill, Collins, Brett M. and Parton, Robert G. (2018). A variable undecad repeat domain in cavin1 regulates caveola formation and stability. EMBO Reports, 19 (9) e45775. doi: 10.15252/embr.201845775
Lim, Ye-Wheen, Lo, Harriet P., Ferguson, Charles, Martel, Nick, Giacomotto, Jean, Gomez, Guillermo A., Yap, Alpha S., Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2017). Caveolae protect notochord cells against catastrophic mechanical failure during development. Current Biology, 27 (13), 1968-1981.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.067
Hall, Thomas E., Martel, Nick, Lo, Harriet P., Xiong, Zherui and Parton, Robert G. (2017). A plasmid library of full-length zebrafish rab proteins forcell biology. Cellular Logistics, 7 (1), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/21592799.2017.1301151
Lo, Harriet P., Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2016). Mechanoprotection by skeletal muscle caveolae. BioArchitecture, 6 (1), 22-27. doi: 10.1080/19490992.2015.1131891
Lo, Harriet P., Nixon, Susan Jane, Hall, Thomas Edward, Cowling, Belinda Simone, Ferguson, Charles, Morgan, Garry Patrick, Schieber, Nicole Louise, Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel Alejandro, Bastiani, Michele, Floetenmeyer, Matthias, Martel, Nick, Laporte, Jocelyn, Pilch, Paul F. and Parton, Robert (2015). The caveolin–cavin system plays a conserved and critical role in mechanoprotection of skeletal muscle. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 212 (10), 833-849. doi: 10.1084/jem.21210oia80
Lo, Harriet P., Nixon, Susan J., Hall, Thomas E., Cowling, Belinda S., Ferguson, Charles, Morgan, Garry P., Schieber, Nicole L., Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel A., Bastiani, Michele, Floetenmeyer, Matthias, Martel, Nick, Laporte, Jocelyn, Pilch, Paul F. and Parton, Robert G. (2015). The caveolin-cavin system plays a conserved and critical role in mechanoprotection of skeletal muscle. Journal of Cell Biology, 210 (5), 833-849. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201501046
Faggi, Fiorella, Codenotti, Silvia, Poliani, Pietro Luigi, Cominelli, Manuela, Chiarelli, Nicola, Colombi, Marina, Vezzoli, Marika, Monti, Eugenio, Bono, Federica, Tulipano, Giovanni, Fiorentini, Chiara, Zanola, Alessandra, Lo, Harriet P., Parton, Robert G., Keller, Charles and Fanzani, Alessandro (2015). MURC/cavin-4 Is Co-Expressed with Caveolin-3 in Rhabdomyosarcoma Tumors and Its Silencing Prevents Myogenic Differentiation in the Human Embryonal RD Cell Line. PLoS One, 10 (6) e0130287, e0130287-e0130287. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130287
Chaudhary, Natasha, Gomez, Guillermo A., Howes, Mark T., Lo, Harriet P., McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Rae, James A., Schieber, Nicole L., Hill, Michelle M., Gaus, Katharina, Yap, Alpha S. and Parton, Robert G. (2014). Endocytic Crosstalk: Cavins, Caveolins, and Caveolae Regulate Clathrin-Independent Endocytosis. PLoS Biology, 12 (4) e1001832, e1001832.1-e1001832.20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001832
Fernández Rojo, Manuel, Gongora, Milena, Fitzsimmons, Rebecca L., Martel, Nick, Martin, Sheree D., Nixon, Susan, Brooks, Andrew J., Ikonomopoulou, Maria P., Martin, Sally, Lo, Harriet P., Myers, Stephen A., Restall, Christina, Ferguson, Charles, Pilch, Paul F., McGee, Sean L., Anderson, Robin L., Waters, Michael J., Hancock, John F., Grimmond, Sean M., Muscat, George E. and Parton, Robert G. (2013). Caveolin-1 is necessary for hepatic oxidative lipid metabolism: evidence for crosstalk between caveolin-1 and bile acid signaling. Cell Reports, 4 (2), 238-247. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.06.017
Jayasinghe, Isuru D., Lo, Harriet P., Morgan, Garry P., Baddeley, David, Parton, Robert G., Soeller, Christian and Launikonis, Bradley S. (2013). Examination of the subsarcolemmal tubular system of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. Biophysical Journal, 104 (11), L19-L21. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.029
Das, Debapratim, Tnimov, Zakir, Nguyen, Uyen T. T., Thimmaiah, Govindaraju, Lo, Harriet, Abankwa, Daniel, Wu, Yaowen, Goody, Roger S., Waldmann, Herbert and Alexandrov, Kirill (2012). Flexible and general synthesis of functionalized phosphoisoprenoids for the study of prenylation in vivo and in vitro. ChemBioChem, 13 (5), 674-683. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201100733
Rae, James, Fontaine, Frank, Salim, Angela A., Lo, Harriet P., Capon, Robert J., Parton, Robert G. and Martin, Sally (2011). High-throughput screening of Australian marine organism extracts for bioactive molecules affecting the cellular storage of neutral lipids. PLoS One, 6 (8) e22868, e22868.1-e22868.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022868
Lo, Harriet P., Bertini, Enrico, Mirabella, Massimiliano, Domazetovska, Ana, Dale, Russell C., Petrini, Stefania, D'Amico, Adele, Valente, Enza Maria, Barresi, Rita, Roberts, Marl, Tozzi, Giulia, Tasca, Giorgio, Cooper, Sandra T., Straub, Volker and North, Kathryn N. (2011). Mosaic caveolin-3 expression in acquired rippling muscle disease without evidence of myasthenia gravis or acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies. Neuromuscular Disorders, 21 (3), 194-203. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.11.015
Evesson, Frances J., Peat, Rachel A., Lek, Angela, Brilot, Fabienne, Lo, Harriet P., Dale, Russell C., Parton, Robert G., North, Kathryn N. and Cooper, Sandra T. (2010). Reduced plasma membrane expression of dysferlin mutants is attributed to accelerated endocytosis via a syntaxin-4-associated pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285 (37), 28529-28539. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.111120
Bastiani, M, Liu, L, Hill, M. M., Jedrychowski, M. P., Nixon, S. J., Lo, H. P., Abankwa, D, Luetterforst, R, Fernandez-Rojo, M, Breen, M. R., Gygi, S. P., Vinten, J, Walser, P. J., North, K. N., Hancock, J. F., Pilch, P. F. and Parton, R. G. (2009). MURC/Cavin-4 and cavin family members form tissue-specific caveolar complexes. The Journal of Cell Biology, 185 (7), 1259-1273. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200903053
Nixon, S. J., Webb, R. I., Floetenmeyer, M., Schieber, N., Lo, H. P. and Parton, R.G. (2009). A single method for cryofixation and correlative light, electron microscopy and tomography of zebrafish embryos. Traffic, 10 (2), 131-136. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2008.00859.x
Martin, Paul T., Shelton, G. Diane, Dickinson, Peter J., Sturges, Beverly K., Xua, Rui, LeCouteur, Richard A., Guo, Ling T., Grahn, Robert A., Lo, Harriet P., Northe, Kathryn N., Malik, Richard, Engvallg, Eva and Lyons, Leslie A. (2008). Muscular dystrophy associated with α-dystroglycan deficiency in Sphynx and Devon Rex cats. Neuromuscular Disorders, 18 (12), 942-952. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.08.002
Au, Carol G., Butler, Tanya L., Egan, Jonathan R., Cooper, Sandra T., Lo, Harriet P., Compton, Alison G., North, Kathryn N. and Winlaw, David S. (2008). Changes in skeletal muscle expression of AQP1 and AQP4 in dystrophinopathy and dysferlinopathy patients. Acta Neuropathologica, 116 (3), 235-246. doi: 10.1007/s00401-008-0369-z
Lo, Harriet P., Cooper, Sandra T., Evesson, Frances J., Seto, Jane T., Chiotis, Maria, Tay, Valerie, Compton, Alison G., Cairns, Anita G., Corbett, Alistair, MacArthur, Daniel G., Yang, Nan, Reardon, Katrina and North, Kathryn N. (2008). Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy: Diagnostic evaluation, frequency and clues to pathogenesis. Neuromuscular Disorders, 18 (1), 34-44. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.08.009
Cooper, Sandra T., Kizana, Eddy, Yates, Jonathon D., Lo, Harriet P., Yang, Nan, Wu, Zhan H., Alexander, Ian E. and North, Kathryn N. (2007). Dystrophinopathy carrier determination and detection of protein deficiencies in muscular dystrophy using lentiviral MyoD-forced myogenesis. Neuromuscular Disorders, 17 (4), 276-284. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2006.12.010
Roberts, Helene L., Day, Bruce, Lo, Harriet, McLean, Catriona and North, Kathryn (2006). Rippling muscle disease. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 13 (5), 576-578. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.06.015
Hernandez-Deviez, D. J., Martin, S., Laval, S. H., Lo, H. P., Cooper, S. T., North, K. N., Bushby, K. and Parton, RG (2006). Aberrant dysferlin trafficking in cells lacking caveolin or expressing dystrophy mutants of caveolin-3. Human Molecular Genetics, 15 (1), 129-142. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddi434
Au, Carol G., Cooper , Sandra T., Lo, Harriet P., Compton, Alison G., Yang, Nan, Wintour, E. Marelyn, North, Kathryn N. and Winlaw, David S. (2004). Expression of Aquaporin 1 in Human Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 36 (5), 655-666. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2004.01.009
Cooper, Sandra T., Lo, Harriet P. and North, Kathryn N. (2003). Single Section Western Blot: Improving the Molecular Diagnosis of the Muscular Dystrophies.. Neurology, 61 (1), 93-97. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000069460.53438.38
Conference Paper
Ariens, Miriam, Ullmann, Jeremy, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Lo, Harriet, Reutens, David and Vegh, Viktor (2012). Diffusion weighted imaging of zebrafish embryos using dedicated radio frequency coils. 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Melbourme, VIC, Australia, 5-11 May 2012.