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Veerle Vulsteke

KU Leuven

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Patrick CallaertsiD· 3 shared Jason ClementsiD· 2 shared Kurt BuhleriD· 2 shared Mattias WinantiD· 2 shared Sofie De GroefiD· 2 shared Daan Moons· 1 shared El‐Sayed BaziD· 1 shared Federica CalevroiD· 1 shared

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Neprilysin 1 in the Mushroom Body controls Feeding behavior by regulating SIFamide levels in Drosophila melanogaster

El‐Sayed Baz, Daan Moons, Maria Pons-Vizcarra, Veerle Vulsteke, Sofie De Groef, Isabelle Rahioui, Jiajun Zhang, Pedro Da Silva, Thomas Dieter Riemensperger, Federica Calevro, Patrick Callaerts

This study identifies Neprilysin 1 in the mushroom bodies as a regulator of SIFamide levels, which control feeding behavior in Drosophila melanogaster by shaping SIFamidergic signaling.

bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Genome-wide analysis identifies Homothorax and Extradenticle as regulators of insulin in Drosophila Insulin-Producing cells

Mattias Winant, Kurt Buhler, Jason Clements, Sofie De Groef, Korneel Hens, Veerle Vulsteke, Patrick Callaerts

The paper uses GWAS on dilp expression data to identify genetic regulators in Drosophila IPCs, finding Homothorax and Extradenticle as key regulators of dilp expression.

PLoS Genetics · Sep 12, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics

Growth control through regulation of insulin-signaling by nutrition-activated steroid hormone

Kurt Buhler, Jason Clements, Mattias Winant, Lenz Bolckmans, Veerle Vulsteke, Patrick Callaerts

This study identifies a nutrient-dependent mechanism by which 20-hydroxyecdysone regulates insulin signaling in Drosophila through the fat body and IPCs, revealing dual roles of 20E in growth regulation.

Development · Jan 1, 2018Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology