Woo Jae Kim

The paper identifies the SIFamide circuit in Drosophila as the functional homolog of the mammalian vagus nerve, showing its role in integrating metabolic and reproductive signals.

The paper identifies a consistent, driver-independent tdTomato signal in adult Drosophila proventriculus from the lexAop-tdTomato.nls reporter line, observed without lexA drivers or antibody staining.

The paper compares genomic and epigenomic features of neuropeptide and receptor genes, finding that receptor loci have longer transcripts, more regulatory elements, and higher epigenetic complexity.

This paper introduces an automated system to measure multiple timing metrics in Drosophila courtship behavior with high accuracy and minimal manual effort.

This study shows that membrane-tethering of honeybee defensin1 in Drosophila boosts antimicrobial efficacy but increases host vulnerability under stress.

The paper identifies a CLK/CYC-dependent circuit in Drosophila that regulates interval timing independently of circadian rhythms.

This study identifies miR-9a as a regulator of sensory neuron morphology and mating behavior in Drosophila, showing its role in non-cell autonomous and cell-intrinsic mechanisms.

This study shows apamin, a honeybee venom peptide, has antimicrobial effects in Drosophila by targeting harmful bacteria and promoting beneficial ones, improving gut health and barrier integrity.

This study identifies a synthetic peptide, PAN4, with antimicrobial, stress-tolerant, and anti-tumor properties in Drosophila, showing potential for improving honeybee health and resilience.

This study investigates how transcriptional regulation of neuropeptide receptors influences context-dependent behavioral and physiological responses across species.

This study identifies a male-specific sNPF-sNPF-R neuron-glia circuit in Drosophila that regulates mating duration through energy balance by encoding sexual experience-related information.

This study identifies YL neurons and their molecular pathways as essential for sexual experience-dependent long-term memory in Drosophila.

This study identifies the N-terminal domain of SPR as critical for its axonal localization in Drosophila neurons and reveals homology with BTB domain-containing proteins.

This study shows that miR-9a regulates sensory hypersensitivity and female receptivity in Drosophila by modulating target genes involved in neuronal development.

This study investigates the foraging gene's role in mating duration in Drosophila by analyzing variant phenotypes and gene expression in specific neurons.

This study identifies SIFa neurons in Drosophila that integrate internal and external signals to regulate energy balance, sleep, and mating behavior through context-dependent feedback loops.

This study identifies the SIFa-SIFaR/Crz-CrzR neuropeptide relay pathway as essential for context-dependent interval timing behaviors in Drosophila.

This study identifies CG11000 as an astrocyte-enriched gene in Drosophila, showing its role in development, locomotion, and lifespan through single-cell RNA sequencing and functional assays.

This study shows that glia-specific Lgr4 expression is essential for Drosophila development, adult behavior, and lifespan, with no effect when knocked down in neurons.

Male Drosophila melanogaster adjust mating duration based on multisensory inputs from sexual experience to optimize reproductive investment.

The paper uses computational docking to show that 15d-PGJ2 binds to eIF4A, blocking eIF4G interaction and forming stress granules, with conserved binding sites across species.

The paper identifies a behavioral plasticity in male fruit flies called Shorter-Mating-Duration (SMD) and shows it depends on specific neurons, brain regions, and neuropeptide signaling.