Alex Sutton Flynt

The paper analyzes RNAi pathway evolution in Drosophila, finding recurrent AGO2 expansion and testis-biased expression of RNAi factors, suggesting a role in sex chromosome conflicts.

This study evaluates sRNA biogenesis in mollusks, finding no endogenous siRNA pathway but abundant piRNAs, with implications for RNAi applications in this phylum.

The paper shows that Dicer processes SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNAs in bat cells, limiting viral replication, and highlights distinct antiviral mechanisms in bats compared to other mammals.

MiSiPi-Rna is an R package that characterizes small regulatory RNA processing, providing tools for analyzing pre-selected loci and identifying Dicer processing in small RNA pathways.

This study identifies differentially expressed miRNAs in Ixodes scapularis salivary glands after Borrelia burgdorferi infection using small RNA sequencing and qRT-PCR.

The paper identifies RNaseP as essential for processing 5-tailed mirtrons and links their biogenesis to tRNA fragment accumulation.

This study assesses RNAi efficiency in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae by analyzing small RNA processing and identifies challenges in using dietary RNAs for gene regulation.

The paper generates a comprehensive sRNA catalog across 12 Drosophila species to study miRNA diversity, evolution, and functional variation.