Bettina Fischer

The paper presents nine T2T genomes of Lake Malawi cichlids, revealing a novel centromeric satellite structure with inverted elements and potential implications for speciation.

The paper investigates the genetic architecture of brain morphology in cichlid fish, showing modular genetic control of brain components and weaker genetic correlations in hybrids.

The paper analyzes 1,375 Malawi cichlid genomes to show that sex-linked chromosomal inversions drive adaptive speciation through introgression and selection on neuro-sensory, physiological, and reproductive genes.

The paper investigates egg-spot formation in Astatotilapia calliptera, showing plasticity in initiation timing and cell-autonomous interactions between iridophores and xanthophores.

The paper uses a pangenomic approach to analyze Lake Malawi cichlid genomes, revealing extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements.

The paper investigates epigenetic divergence in two ecomorphs of Astatotilapia calliptera, finding methylome differences linked to ecological adaptation and showing that these differences can be inherited across generations.

The paper investigates how loss of epithelial polarity and Notch signaling interact in Drosophila neoplastic growth, showing specific transcriptional dependencies and novel factors involved.

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.