Peter Refsing Andersen

The paper shows the piRNA pathway in Drosophila undergoes a developmental switch to target different transposon families at distinct germline stages.

The paper introduces nxReLo, a cell culture-based assay to identify nuclear protein interactions, and applies it to study the RDC complex in Drosophila, combining it with AlphaFold for structural insights.

This study shows that sociality in spiders is linked to lower germline mutation rates, despite small population sizes and reduced selection pressure.

This study identifies convergent evolution of H4K16ac-mediated dosage compensation in a ZW species and links it to sex-dependent lifespan differences.

The paper studies the evolution of protein interactions in the Drosophila piRNA pathway, revealing conserved and co-evolved interactions that support evolutionary adaptation.

The paper shows that testis-specific PAF1C paralogs (tPAF) are essential for transcription termination and cell type-specific gene expression in Drosophila spermatocytes.

This study identifies a heterochromatin-specific RNA export pathway for piRNA precursors in Drosophila, revealing how these transcripts bypass nuclear surveillance for cytoplasmic processing.