Ferenc Jankovics

This paper identifies Sov as a scaffold protein linking piRNA recognition of transposon RNA to RNA decay and heterochromatin formation through distinct molecular mechanisms.

The paper shows that Su(var)2-10 regulates gene expression in euchromatin and heterochromatin by establishing H3K9me3 and providing negative feedback.

This study identifies the Drosophila small ovary gene as essential for maintaining germline stem cell niche integrity through transposon silencing and heterochromatin organization.