William Kelly, PhD

Research Program

Cell and Molecular Biology
Phone Number

404-727-6461
Email Address

william.kelly@emory.edu

Biography

Willam G. Kelly, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biology at Emory University. Dr. Kelly is a member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship.

Education

Dr. Kelly obtained his PhD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Prior to earning his PhD, he received his MS from the University of Maryland.

Titles & Roles

Professor, Department of Biology

Emory University

Research

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Biochemical functions and structure of Caenorhabditis elegans ZK177.8 protein: Aicardi-Goutières syndrome SAMHD1 dNTPase ortholog. The Journal of biological chemistry	T Maehigashi, C Lim, LR Wade, NE Bowen, KM Knecht, NN Alvarez, WG Kelly, RF Schinazi, DH Kim, Y Xiong, B Kim	09/01/2023
A motor independent requirement for dynein light chain in Caenorhabditis elegans meiotic synapsis. Genetics	SM Fielder, T Kent, H Ling, EJ Gleason, WG Kelly	01/04/2022
KDM1A/LSD1 regulates the differentiation and maintenance of spermatogonia in mice. PloS one	DA Myrick, MA Christopher, AM Scott, AK Simon, PG Donlin-Asp, WG Kelly, DJ Katz	01/01/2017
A Conserved Nuclear Cyclophilin Is Required for Both RNA Polymerase II Elongation and Co-transcriptional Splicing in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS genetics	JH Ahn, A Rechsteiner, S Strome, WG Kelly	08/01/2016
Multigenerational chromatin marks: no enzymes need apply. Developmental cell	WG Kelly	10/27/2014
A role for WDR5 in TRA-1/Gli mediated transcriptional control of the sperm/oocyte switch in C. elegans. Nucleic acids research	T Li, WG Kelly	05/01/2014
Transgenerational epigenetics in the germline cycle of Caenorhabditis elegans. Epigenetics & chromatin	WG Kelly	03/29/2014
Phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II is independent of P-TEFb in the C. elegans germline. Development (Cambridge, England)	EA Bowman, CR Bowman, JH Ahn, WG Kelly	09/01/2013
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: how important is it? Nature reviews. Genetics	U Grossniklaus, WG Kelly, B Kelly, AC Ferguson-Smith, M Pembrey, S Lindquist	03/01/2013
Epigenetic patterns maintained in early Caenorhabditis elegans embryos can be established by gene activity in the parental germ cells. PLoS genetics	JK Arico, DJ Katz, J van der Vlag, WG Kelly	06/01/2011
A role for Set1/MLL-related components in epigenetic regulation of the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line. PLoS genetics	T Li, WG Kelly	03/01/2011
Trans-generational epigenetic regulation of C. elegans primordial germ cells. Epigenetics & chromatin	H Furuhashi, T Takasaki, A Rechtsteiner, T Li, H Kimura, PM Checchi, S Strome, WG Kelly	08/12/2010
Regulation of heterochromatin assembly on unpaired chromosomes during Caenorhabditis elegans meiosis by components of a small RNA-mediated pathway. PLoS genetics	X She, X Xu, A Fedotov, WG Kelly, EM Maine	08/01/2009
The wisdom of Weismann: epigenetic erasure mechanisms and germ line immortality. Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)	WG Kelly, DJ Katz	07/15/2009
A C. elegans LSD1 demethylase contributes to germline immortality by reprogramming epigenetic memory. Cell	DJ Katz, TM Edwards, V Reinke, WG Kelly	04/17/2009