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Anna T. Chao

Duke University

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:simulation· 1

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Rapid transcriptional response to a dynamic morphogen by time integration

Susanna E. Brantley, Jacqueline Janssen, Anna T. Chao, Massimo Vergassola, Shelby A. Blythe, Stefano Di Talia

The paper shows that cells interpret dynamic morphogen signals through temporal integration and spatial competence, using Drosophila BMP gradients to demonstrate this mechanism.

Current Biology · May 17, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Phased ERK-responsiveness and developmental robustness regulate teleost skin morphogenesis

Nitya Ramkumar, Christian Richardson, Makinnon O’Brien, Faraz Ahmed Butt, Jieun Park, Anna T. Chao, Michel Bagnat, Kenneth D. Poss, Stefano Di Talia

The paper studies ERK signaling dynamics in zebrafish periderm during axial elongation, finding stage-dependent responsiveness and developmental robustness.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 5, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

The cell cycle oscillator and spindle length set the speed of chromosome separation in Drosophila embryos

Yitong Xu, Anna T. Chao, Melissa Rinaldin, Alison Kickuth, Jan Brugués A, Stefano Di Talia

The paper shows that spindle length and the cell cycle oscillator regulate the speed of chromosome separation during Drosophila blastoderm cleavage divisions.

Current Biology · Jan 9, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Scale-independent topological interactions drive the first fate decision in the Drosophila embryo

Woonyung Hur, Arghyadip Mukherjee, Luke Hayden, Ziqi Lu, Anna T. Chao, Noah Mitchell, Sebastian J. Streichan, Massimo Vergassola, Stefano Di Talia

The paper shows that topological spindle-spindle interactions, not internuclear distance, control spindle orientation and nuclear fate in Drosophila embryos.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Cullin-5 regulates nuclear positioning and reveals insights on the sensing of the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio in Drosophila embryogenesis

Luke Hayden, Anna T. Chao, Victoria E. Deneke, Alberto Puliafito, Stefano Di Talia

This study identifies Cul-5 as a regulator of nuclear positioning in Drosophila embryos and shows how the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio is sensed to control the mid-blastula transition.

bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology