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Emma Kristine Beard

UConn Health

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3

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Fertility Gene Introns Harbor Transposable Elements that Shape Y-Loop Architecture

Emma Kristine Beard, Jeffrey P Gamer, Amelie A. Raz, Mayu Inaba

The paper shows that transposable elements in Y-linked fertility genes of Drosophila are transcribed as part of nascent transcripts and contribute to Y-loop structure and male fertility.

bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Diffusible fraction of niche BMP ligand safeguards stem-cell differentiation

Sharif M. Ridwan, Autumn Twillie, Samaneh Poursaeid, Emma Kristine Beard, Muhammed Burak Bener, Matthew Antel, Ann E. Cowan, Shinya Matsuda, Mayu Inaba

The paper shows that BMP ligand diffuses from the niche and has opposing roles in maintaining stem cells and promoting differentiation of their daughter cells.

Nature Communications · Feb 7, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis

Emma Kristine Beard, Rachael P. Norris, Miki Furusho, Mark Terasaki, Mayu Inaba

This study identifies BMP signaling from somatic cells to germ cells as essential for proper spermiogenesis in Drosophila, with defects in sperm head bundling and mitochondrial morphology observed upon disruption.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2024 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology