Melinda Bence

The multifunctional scaffold protein Small ovary couples piRNA-guided transposon recognition to nuclear RNA decay and heterochromatin formation

This paper identifies Sov as a scaffold protein linking piRNA recognition of transposon RNA to RNA decay and heterochromatin formation through distinct molecular mechanisms.

Drosophila small ovary gene ensures germline stem cell maintenance and differentiation by silencing transposons and organising heterochromatin

This study identifies the Drosophila small ovary gene as essential for maintaining germline stem cell niche integrity through transposon silencing and heterochromatin organization.