Ling Sheng Loh

This study identifies araucan as a transcription factor that regulates butterfly wing iridescence by coordinating scale structure and pigmentation through pattern-specific effects.

The paper identifies ivory:mir-193 as a master regulator of scale type differentiation in Heliconius butterflies, showing it converts Type II scales to Type I and influences Type III scale development through readthrough transcription.

This study uses single-nucleus transcriptomics to investigate sex-specific gene expression in wing scale cells of Colias eurytheme butterflies, revealing regulatory mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism.

This study identifies the genetic basis of silver iridescence polymorphism in Mormon Fritillary butterflies, linking it to the optix gene and showing evidence of selection and introgression.

This study shows that lepidopteran scale cells originate from sensory organ precursors through a canonical lineage, supported by live imaging and single-nucleus RNA sequencing.

This study identifies a long non-coding RNA, ivory, at the cortex locus that controls adaptive colouration in butterflies by modulating pigmentation patterns through CRISPR mutagenesis.

The paper shows that WntA and Frizzled2 form a signaling axis that instructs butterfly color patterning, with Fz2 acting as a morphogen receptor and other Frizzleds having distinct roles in wing development.

The paper identifies two interacting QTLs explaining 70% of heritable variation in butterfly wing color using interspecific crosses and automated color quantification.