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Liesl G Strand

Stanford MedicineORCID 0000-0003-0602-4591Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Anne M. VilleneuveiD· 2 shared André Pires‐daSilvaiD· 1 shared Anne SustariD· 1 shared Celeste A. BergiD· 1 shared Charlotte P. ChoiiD· 1 shared Emmanuel T. NsambaiD· 1 shared Joanna CollinsiD· 1 shared Lewis StevensiD· 1 shared

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Massive programmed DNA elimination during embryogenesis in the trioecious nematode Auanema rhodense

Pablo Manuel González De la Rosa, Liesl G Strand, Lewis Stevens, Manuela R. Kieninger, Joanna Collins, Margrethe Johansen, Tsz Wai (Bernice) Chan, Sally Adams, Anne M. Villeneuve, André Pires‐daSilva, Mark Blaxter

The paper reports extreme programmed DNA elimination in Auanema rhodense during embryogenesis, revealing extensive loss of germline-specific DNA from somatic cells.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Active maintenance of meiosis-specific chromosome structures in C. elegans by the deubiquitinase DUO-1

Liesl G Strand, Charlotte P. Choi, Savannah McCoy, Emmanuel T. Nsamba, Nicola Silva, Anne M. Villeneuve

This study shows that DUO-1, a deubiquitinase in C. elegans, is essential for maintaining meiotic chromosome structures throughout prophase, ensuring proper meiosis.

bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Imaginal disc growth factors are Drosophila Chitinase-like Proteins with roles in morphogenesis and CO2 response

Anne Sustar, Liesl G Strand, Sandra G Zimmerman, Celeste A. Berg

This study identifies Drosophila CLPs as Imaginal disc growth factors with roles in fertility, viability, epithelial morphogenesis, and CO2 response.

Genetics · Dec 28, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology