J. Crocker

Pervasive sublethal effects of agrochemicals as contributing factors to insect decline

This study shows sublethal agrochemical exposure harms insect behavior, survival, and reproduction, with effects amplified by temperature changes, contributing to insect population decline.

Mutational scans reveal differential evolvability of Drosophila promoters and enhancers

The paper investigates the evolvability of Drosophila promoters and enhancers by analyzing mutation effects on gene expression patterns.

Dense encoding of developmental regulatory information may constrain evolvability

The paper investigates the evolutionary potential of regulatory changes in developmental enhancers by analyzing mutations in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that most mutations affect gene expression and suggest dense regulatory information that may constrain evolvability.

Nuclear Microenvironments Modulate Transcription From Low-Affinity Enhancers

The paper shows that low-affinity enhancer binding by Ubx is efficient in nuclear microenvironments with high Ubx concentration, aided by cofactor Hth.