Amelie A. Raz

The paper shows that Drosophila germ cells maintain totipotency by transcribing an embryo-like program but repressing its translation through Nanos.

The paper shows that transposable elements in Y-linked fertility genes of Drosophila are transcribed as part of nascent transcripts and contribute to Y-loop structure and male fertility.

The paper shows that defective transcription of AAGAG satellite DNA in Drosophila spermatocytes leads to sex-ratio meiotic drive by causing Y chromosome-containing spermatid death.

The paper shows how Drosophila male germline stem cells maintain potency through inherited mRNAs and niche signals that define distinct identities.

The paper shows insulin signaling represses R2 retrotransposon expression, which is necessary for rDNA copy number maintenance in Drosophila germline stem cells.

The paper provides single nucleus and single cell RNA-seq data from Drosophila testes to study spermatogenesis, identifying rare cell types and developmental transitions.