Daniel Gebert

Ribosome abundance, not paralogue composition, is essential for germline development

This study shows that ribosome abundance, not paralogue-specific functions, is essential for germline development in Drosophila.

Analysis of 30 chromosome-level Drosophila genome assemblies reveals dynamic evolution of centromeric satellite repeats

The paper analyzes 30 chromosome-level Drosophila genome assemblies to study the evolutionary dynamics of centromeric satellite repeats and identifies the ananassae subgroup as a model for centromere evolution.

Tolerance thresholds underlie responses to DNA damage during germline development

The paper shows that germ cells in Drosophila tolerate DNA damage during meiosis but are sensitive to it during mitosis, revealing a threshold for DNA damage tolerance in germline development.

Two distinct waves of transcriptome and translatome remodelling drive germline stem cell differentiation

This study identifies two distinct waves of transcriptome and translatome changes during Drosophila female germline stem cell differentiation.

Mitotic heritability of DNA methylation at intermediately methylated sites is imprecise

The paper measures mitotic DNA methylation inheritance at single CpG sites and finds that intermediate methylation is imprecise due to DNMT1 activity, challenging the stability of DNA methylation as an epigenetic mark.

unitas: the universal tool for annotation of small RNAs

unitas provides a comprehensive tool for small RNA annotation, supporting over 800 species and outperforming existing tools in accuracy and ease of use.