Anastasia A. Labudina

Loss of cohesin subunit Stag1 in zebrafish limits cell cycle progression and is compensated by altered BMP signalling and metabolic pathways

This study shows that loss of Stag1 in zebrafish impairs cell cycle progression and activates p53, but is compensated by changes in BMP signaling and metabolism.

Cohesin composition and dosage independently affect early development in zebrafish

The paper shows that mutations in cohesin subunits rad21 and stag2b have distinct developmental effects in zebrafish, suggesting independent roles of cohesin quantity and composition in early development.

Cohesin components Stag1 and Stag2 differentially influence haematopoietic mesoderm development in zebrafish embryos

This study shows that Stag1 and Stag2 differentially affect haematopoietic mesoderm development in zebrafish embryos, with stag1a and stag2b mutants showing distinct hematopoietic defects.

STOCHASTIC SINGLE CELL BEHAVIOUR LEADS TO ROBUST HORIZONTAL CELL LAYER FORMATION IN THE VERTEBRATE RETINA

The paper shows that stochastic single cell behavior in zebrafish retina leads to robust horizontal cell layer formation despite heterogeneity in cell dynamics.

Micromanagment of stem cell proliferation by the Drosophila testis stem cell niche

The paper shows the Drosophila testis niche controls stem cell proliferation by repressing Hippo pathway genes without involving a binary fate decision between stemness and differentiation.