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Identification of X chromatin is modulated by complementary pathways in Drosophila melanogaster. (G3 (Bethesda))
Reporter for recruitment of the Male Specific Lethal dosage compensation complex.
Rapid evolution of promoters from germline-specifically expressed genes including transposon silencing factors. (BMC Genomics)
Gene level promoter evolution rates of genes implicated in transposon silencing, as well as germ cell-specific and somatic cell-specific genes and their relative interspecies expression divergence between D. melanogaster and D. yakuba.
Egg multivesicular bodies elicit an LC3-associated phagocytosis-like pathway to degrade paternal mitochondria after fertilization. (Nat. Commun.)
Expansion microscopy (ExM) The following transgenic fly lines: dj-(MTS)tdTomato (red-MD) dj-CPV (sperm plasma membrane) UASp-eGFP-hCD63 rubicon-tdTomato (endogenous tag) UASz-rubicon-eGFP UASz-hCD63-tdTomato
Filamin protects myofibrils from contractile damage through changes in its mechanosensory region. (PLoS Genet.)
We generated a number of GFP-tagged alleles of the Cheerio gene including point mutations that affect the mechanical signalling of filamin and small deletion that remove one or more protein domains.
Conditional Inhibition of Eip75B Eliminates the Effects of Mating and Mifepristone on Lifespan in Female Drosophila. (Cells)
Tripartite FLP recombinase-based conditional transgene expression
siRNA that participates in Drosophila dosage compensation is produced by many 1.688X and 359 bp repeats. (Genetics)
Strains that express dsRNA to additional 1.688 repeats
Calcium plays an essential role in early-stage dendrite injury detection and regeneration. (Prog. Neurobiol.)
Expressing a human KCNJ2 transgene (either classically-used GFP-tagged version or more recently created HA-tagged version; BDSC #6595 or #92026, respectively) inhibits injury-induced calcium influx in neurons and possibly other cell types.
The relationship between morphology and flight in Drosophila: a study of two pairs of sibling species from a natural population. (Insect Sci.)
We have designed and manufactured a device to study a highly complex trait such as flight. This device is relatively easy to make and use, as well as inexpensive. We have also developed a suitable software to analyze the traits derived from the videos in a more automated manner.
Tuning Biocompatibility and Bactericidal Efficacy as a Function of Doping of Gold in ZnO Nanocrystals. (ACS Omega)
In this paper, we present Au-doped ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) with enhanced biocompatibility. The study reveals luminescent properties of ZnO:Au NCs, suggesting potential for bioimaging and drug delivery tracking.