Torsten U. Banisch

Fly Cell Atlas: a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly

The paper creates a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly, identifying over 250 cell types and analyzing gene signatures and sexual dimorphism across tissues.

A transitory signaling center controls timing of primordial germ cell differentiation

The paper identifies a hormonal mechanism that coordinates primordial germ cell differentiation with somatic tissue morphogenesis in Drosophila ovaries.

A single cell atlas reveals unanticipated cell type complexity in Drosophila ovaries

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to identify 34 cell types and subtypes in Drosophila ovaries, revealing unexpected diversity in escort cells and follicle cells.

Zebrafish dazl regulates cystogenesis upstream of the meiotic transition and germline stem cell specification and independent of meiotic checkpoints.

This study shows that zebrafish dazl is essential for cystogenesis, germline stem cell specification, and fertility by regulating incomplete cytokinesis and meiotic entry.

A single cell atlas of the developing Drosophila ovary identifies follicle stem cell progenitors

This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to identify novel cell types and lineage markers in the developing Drosophila ovary.