Nicola Illing

Supergene control of chiral development in mirror-image flowers

The paper identifies a supergene controlling floral handedness in butterfly lilies, explaining how genetic factors influence left-right organ placement for cross-pollination.

Functional characterization of bat limb regulatory elements

The paper identifies key regulatory elements in bat limb development by comparing bat and mouse genomic datasets and swapping enhancer sequences to observe phenotypic changes.

Transcriptional regulation of the response to water availability in the resurrection plant Xerophyta elegans

This study identifies gene families and transcription factors involved in the desiccation tolerance of the resurrection plant Xerophyta elegans through genome and transcriptome analysis.

Selective contexts favouring asymmetry: a theoretical and empirical study of pollen transfer in mirror-image flowers

This study examines how floral asymmetry affects pollen transfer and mating outcomes, finding that dimorphic enantiostyly enhances outcrossing but increases stochasticity in pollen transfer.

Style deflection is determined by the handedness of phyllotaxis and auxin-induced differential cell elongation in a species with mirror-image flowers

This study identifies that floral handedness in Cyanella alba is determined by phyllotactic spiral direction and auxin-induced differential cell elongation, not genetics.

Bat Accelerated Regions Identify a Bat Forelimb Specific Enhancer in the HoxD Locus

The paper identifies bat-specific enhancer regions in the HoxD locus that show differential activity in bat and mouse limbs, potentially contributing to bat wing development.