Elena A. Mikhaleva

This study identifies Dora as essential for chorion gene amplification and eggshell formation in Drosophila ovarian follicle cells through its role in the TDMD pathway.

The paper investigates target-mediated miRNA degradation (TDMD) in Drosophila ovarian cells, showing that Dora, the Drosophila ortholog of ZSWIM8, mediates miRNA degradation and affects Notch signaling.

The paper shows that Piwi and piRNAs repress transcription of defective rRNA genes with truncated retrotransposon insertions in Drosophila ovaries, preventing aberrant rRNA accumulation.

The paper identifies Elys as a nucleoporin linking peripheral chromatin to nuclear pores in interphase nuclei and shows its role in chromatin organization and gene regulation.

The paper investigates germline-specific NAC paralogs in Drosophila, showing their association with centrosomes and their role in proteostasis and fertility.

The paper investigates how Udd protein and heterochromatin regulate rRNA gene transcription in Drosophila germline, showing Udd's role in distinguishing active from silent rDNA units.

The paper identifies a germinal cell-specific NAC paralog in Drosophila with expanded intrinsically disordered regions and shows it can suppress the lethal effect of losing the ubiquitous NAC-β subunit.