Lisa Baumgartner

This study identifies a mechanism in fission yeast that discriminates exogenous DNA by converting it into heterochromatin via RNAi, leading to its unequal partitioning and elimination during mitosis.

This study identifies an amino acid change in the HP1 protein Rhino that disrupts its interaction with Kipferl, altering chromatin binding and piRNA profiles in Drosophila.

This study identifies Kipferl as a cofactor that recruits Rhino to piRNA clusters by binding DNA motifs and interacting with Rhino's chromodomain, revealing DNA sequence as a determinant of piRNA source loci.

The paper reveals how the piRNA pathway connects to the heterochromatin machinery in Drosophila through SUMOylation of Panoramix and its interaction with Sov.