Manfred Frasch

This study identifies Tey, a nuclear factor related to the RNF220 domain, as essential for the migration and differentiation of longitudinal visceral muscles in Drosophila.

The paper shows that a single DPE core promoter motif mutation in Drosophila affects cardiac function by disrupting Tinman's regulatory network.

The paper expands an RNAi screen in Tribolium castaneum to assess gene function diversity between beetles and flies, finding that 50% of functions are shared while others are specific to one species.

This paper identifies Yorkie and JNK as key factors initiating lineage reprogramming of alary muscles into myoblasts in Drosophila, revealing their role in dedifferentiation and transdifferentiation.

The paper identifies F-BAR proteins as critical for myoblast fusion and midgut morphogenesis in insects through RNAi screening in Tribolium.

The paper reports a large-scale RNAi screen in Tribolium castaneum identifying novel genes involved in insect muscle development, with results showing both shared and distinct genes compared to Drosophila.