David W. J. McQuarrie

LARP1-DM15/Sgt is a reader for cap-adjacent 2`-O-ribose methylation in TOP ribosomal protein mRNAs required for localization to synapses

Rapid promoter evolution of male accessory gland genes is accompanied by divergent expression in closely related Drosophila species

The paper investigates rapid promoter evolution and expression divergence of male accessory gland genes in closely related Drosophila species, showing cis-regulatory changes drive expression differences.

DOA/CLK2 phosphorylates Fl(2)d/WTAP to enhance m6A mRNA methyltransferase complex activity

The paper identifies DOA/CLK2 as a kinase that phosphorylates Fl(2)d/WTAP to enhance m6A methyltransferase complex activity, crucial for dosage compensation and splicing regulation.

Memory consolidation in honey bees is enhanced by down-regulation of Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule and changes its alternative splicing

This study shows that reducing Dscam expression enhances memory retention in honey bees and alters its alternative splicing during memory consolidation.

Structure-optimized sgRNA selection with PlatinumCRISPr for efficient Cas9 generation of knock-outs

The paper develops PlatinumCRISPr, a tool for selecting efficient sgRNAs for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, identifies design constraints, and reports unintended DNA insertions from deletions.