Bianca Pereira

The neuropeptide neuromedin U receptor nmur-1 buffers insulin receptor signaling in bacteria-dependent C. elegans survival

This study shows that the neuropeptide receptor NMUR-1 modulates insulin receptor signaling in C. elegans to buffer survival differences caused by bacterial strains.

Specific sensory neurons and insulin-like peptides modulate food type-dependent oogenesis and fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans

The paper shows that specific sensory neurons and insulin-like peptides in C. elegans influence oogenesis and fertilization based on food type.

RNA polymerase II plays an active role in the formation of gene loops through the Rpb4 subunit

This study shows that the Rpb4 subunit of RNA polymerase II directly participates in gene loop formation by facilitating the TFIIB-Ssu72 interaction, which is essential for gene looping.