Steven R. H. Russell

This study identifies Drosophila nAChR subunits interacting with insecticidal toxins using CRISPR/Cas9 and pull-down assays, providing insights for insecticide design.

This study examines Sox gene repertoires and regulation of segmentation in arachnids, finding Sox21b-1 plays distinct roles in prosomal and opisthosomal segmentation.

This study investigates caspase cleavage of Drosophila Sgg-PD proteoforms, revealing their role in cytoskeletal and cell junction regulation and unexpected retention of cleaved N-terminal domains.

The paper characterizes protein isoforms of the Drosophila sgg gene, revealing distinct localization, interactions, and functions for different proteoforms during development.

This study shows that chromatin accessibility determines Hox protein binding selectivity in vivo, independent of cofactors, and proposes a model where affinity-based competition with nucleosomes drives target selection.

This study investigates the role of a SoxB gene in spider segmentation, finding it regulates posterior segment addition and interacts with Wnt8 and Delta-Notch signaling.

This study examines Sox gene duplication and divergence in spiders, finding retained duplicates, neofunctionalization, and conserved roles in CNS development and segmentation.