Marta Moreira

Weckle is a molecular switch that diverts Toll signalling from innate immunity towards growth by engaging Yki

This paper identifies Weckle as a molecular switch that redirects Toll signalling from innate immunity to growth by interacting with Yki, revealing a mechanism for brain plasticity and potential implications for regeneration and cancer.

The neurotrophin DNT-2 regulates cell survival and connectivity via the Toll-2 receptor during visual system development of Drosophila

This study identifies DNT-2 and Toll-2 as regulators of cell survival and connectivity in Drosophila visual system development through trophic signaling.

A neurotrophin functioning with a Toll regulates structural plasticity in a dopaminergic circuit

This study shows that DNT-2 and its receptors Toll-6 and Kek-6 regulate structural plasticity in dopaminergic circuits in Drosophila, affecting behavior and connectivity.

Regenerative neurogenic response from glia requires insulin driven neuron-glia communication

This study identifies a neuron-glia communication pathway involving Ia-2 and Dilp-6 that drives glial cell regeneration and neurogenesis in Drosophila.

Kek-6: A Truncated Trk-Like Receptor For Drosophila Neurotrophin 2 Regulates Structural Synaptic Plasticity

This study identifies Kek-6, a truncated Trk-like receptor in Drosophila, as a functional receptor for DNT2 that regulates synaptic structural plasticity through CaMKII and VAP33A, suggesting evolutionary conservation of this mechanism.