Anupama Prakash

The paper shows that routine strain handling of Komagataeibacter rhaeticus exposes recurrent genome reduction at a dynamic accessory locus, leading to phenotypic variation.

The paper investigates genes involved in extracellular matrix development in butterfly scales using RNA-seq and proteomics, identifying key genes affecting scale morphology and structure.

The paper constructs a single-cell RNA-seq atlas of Bicyclus anynana butterfly pupal forewings to identify molecular identities of scale and sensory cell types and their regulators.

The paper identifies Antennapedia and optix as regulators of metallic silver wing scale development and cell shape in Bicyclus anynana butterflies using single-cell analysis of crispant mutants.

This study identifies apterous A as a key regulator of surface-specific wing pattern differentiation in butterflies, showing its dual role in repressing ventral patterns and promoting dorsal sexual ornaments.