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Chloe J. Welch

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0002-8330-4901Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Jill WildongeriD· 2 shared Adam Alfareh· 1 shared Alain Hu· 1 shared Aliyah Penn· 1 shared Angelo Niosi· 1 shared Any Ardon-Castro· 1 shared Darren NguyeniD· 1 shared Eliza J. MorrisiD· 1 shared

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Mutating different α-tubulin acetylation sites has distinct effects on axon terminal morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

Helen Than, Chloe J. Welch, Ethan Schauer, Sophia P Trujillo, Jill Wildonger

Molecular Biology of the Cell · Jun 18, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

ACETYLATED α-TUBULIN LYSINE 394 IS CRITICAL FOR AXON OUTGROWTH IN THE ADULT MUSHROOM BODIES OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Chloe J. Welch, Liam O’Connor Mueller, Sophia P. Trujillo, Jill Wildonger

This study shows that acetylation of α-tubulin lysine 394 is essential for axon outgrowth in Drosophila mushroom bodies, with interactions involving Tau protein.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Kismet/CHD7/CHD8 affects gut biomechanics, the gut microbiome, and gut-brain axis in Drosophila melanogaster

Angelo Niosi, Nguyên Henry Võ, Punithavathi Sundar, Chloe J. Welch, Aliyah Penn, Yelena Yuldasheva, Adam Alfareh, Kaitlin Rausch, Takhmina Rukhsar, Jeffery Cavanaugh, Prince Yadav, Stephanie Peterson, Raina Brown, Alain Hu, Any Ardon-Castro, , Kimberly A. Mulligan

This study shows that kismet mutants in Drosophila have altered gut mechanics, microbiota, and behavior, linking gut physiology to the gut-brain axis.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology