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Bilal R. Malik

Cardiff UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5522-4990Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 9, 2026

Phosphoinositide turnover through PLCγ regulates Draper-dependent engulfment in glia

Freya Storer, E. A. MacKinnon, Hannah J Lucas-Clarke…·Gaynor Ann Smith

This study shows that PLCγ-dependent phosphoinositide turnover regulates Draper-mediated glial engulfment in Drosophila, linking PLCG2 to neurodegenerative disease risk.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.04.729572

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NeuroscienceFrontiers in Cellular NeurosciencePeer-reviewedJun 11, 2019

Mis-expression of the Alzheimers disease associated gene Ankyrin causes memory loss and shortened lifespan in Drosophila

James P. Higham, Bilal R. Malik, Edgar Buhl…·James J. L. Hodge

This paper shows that reducing Ank2 expression in Drosophila neurons causes AD-like features, suggesting ANK1 may be a therapeutic target.

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