Nicholas S. Sokol

The RNA binding protein Swm is critical for Drosophila melanogaster intestinalprogenitor cell maintenance

This study shows that the RNA-binding protein Swm is essential for maintaining intestinal progenitor cell identity and function in Drosophila.

miR-125-chinmo pathway regulates dietary restriction dependent enhancement of lifespan in Drosophila

This study identifies miR-125 and its target chinmo as regulators of dietary restriction-induced lifespan extension in Drosophila, highlighting their role in fat metabolism and longevity.

Identification of split-GAL4 drivers and enhancers that allow regional cell type manipulations of the Drosophila melanogaster intestine

The paper identifies split-GAL4 drivers and enhancers for regional cell type manipulation in Drosophila melanogaster intestine, enabling precise gene expression control.

I-KCKT allows dissection-free RNA profiling of adult Drosophila intestinal progenitor cells

The paper introduces a dissection-free method to profile RNA-protein interactions in Drosophila intestinal progenitor cells using a GAL4 driver and UV cross-linked whole animal lysate, achieving high transcript capture with low background noise.

Lactate and glycerol-3-phosphate metabolism cooperatively regulate growth and redox balance during Drosophila melanogaster larval development

This study shows that dLDH is dispensable for larval growth but its absence is compensated by increased G3P production, which affects redox balance and interacts with GPDH1 to influence development.