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Silpol Dhiantravan

Northwestern University

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Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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The microprotein Dafcin resembles influenza HA fusion peptide and regulates the size of storage lysosomes in the germline

Kevin G. Nyberg, Ryder Easterlin, Cooper W.P. Stringer, Hamdi K Kucukengin, Manny J Widuch, Kyung Je Lee, Silpol Dhiantravan, Megan A. Wong, Richard W. Carthew

The paper identifies Dafcin, a microprotein in Drosophila, which resembles the influenza HA fusion peptide and regulates yolk granule size by inducing negative membrane curvature.

bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology