Christine Merlin

Seasonal blood-brain barrier plasticity links environmental cues to migratory behavior in monarch butterflies

This study shows that cold exposure changes the blood-brain barrier in monarch butterflies, linking temperature to migratory behavior through altered ECM signaling.

Single-Cell Multiomic Analysis of Circadian Rhythmicity in Mouse Liver

This study uses single-nucleus multiomics to analyze circadian rhythms in mouse liver, revealing gene expression and chromatin accessibility patterns across the day.

Monarch butterfly Cryptochrome 1 loss-of-function mutants reveal differences in light entrainment of 24-hour behavioral rhythms in insects

This study shows that loss of functional dpCry1 in monarch butterflies disrupts circadian eclosion and flight activity rhythms, but not temperature entrainment, indicating a unique role for dpCRY1 in light entrainment.

Weighting of celestial and terrestrial cues in the monarch butterfly central complex

This study investigates how monarch butterfly central complex neurons integrate celestial and terrestrial cues during navigation, finding dynamic weighting between cues.

Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network

This study investigates how flight modulates heading representation in the monarch butterfly's central complex, revealing it functions as a global compass during flight.

Isoform-specific regulation of rhythmic gene expression by alternative polyadenylation

The paper shows that rhythmic gene expression in mouse liver is largely regulated by isoform-specific alternative polyadenylation, with rhythmic APA isoforms generating 24-hour rhythms in 3' UTR length.