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Kirst King‐Jones

University of AlbertaORCID 0000-0002-9089-8015Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genetics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:perturbation response prediction· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Nhan HuynhiD· 2 shared Gang Cao· 1 shared Hang CheniD· 1 shared Jie ZengiD· 1 shared Juan LiuiD· 1 shared Noah Depner· 1 shared Qin LuiD· 1 shared Raegan T. LarsoniD· 1 shared

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Molecular Arms Race: Tannin Biosynthesis and Laccase-Based Detoxification in the Aphid-Gall System

Qin Lu, Juan Liu, Weiwei Wang, Xin Zhang, Rui He, Gang Cao, Kirst King‐Jones, Hang Chen

This study investigates tannin biosynthesis in plants and detoxification mechanisms in aphids, revealing key genes and enzymes involved in both processes and their evolutionary implications.

bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A versatile toolkit for CRISPR-Cas13-based RNA manipulation in Drosophila

Nhan Huynh, Noah Depner, Raegan T. Larson, Kirst King‐Jones

This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of Cas13 for RNA manipulation in Drosophila, including targeting endogenous transcripts and editing mRNAs.

Genome biology · Nov 17, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

A Drosophila CRISPR/Cas9 toolkit for conditionally manipulating gene expression in the prothoracic gland as a test case for polytene tissues

Nhan Huynh, Jie Zeng, Wen Liu, Kirst King‐Jones

The paper develops CRISPR-Cas9 tools for spatial and temporal gene manipulation in Drosophila prothoracic gland, avoiding lethality caused by Cas9 overexpression.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Nov 1, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics