Serge Plaza

This study identifies miPEP8 as a regulator of cell size in Drosophila by interacting with ref(2)P/p62 and modulating autophagy.

The paper identifies how Shavenbaby isoforms regulate gene expression and chromatin structure during Drosophila intestinal stem cell differentiation.

The paper identifies a microRNA-encoded peptide (miPEP-8) in Drosophila that acts in parallel to miR-8 to regulate gene expression.

This study shows that Svb, an OvoL factor in Drosophila, integrates signaling inputs to regulate intestinal stem cell self-renewal and differentiation through post-translational processing and context-dependent transcriptional activity.

This study identifies Shavenbaby as a novel Hippo pathway effector critical for adult stem cell survival by activating DIAP1 to prevent apoptosis in Drosophila renal stem cells.