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Aldrin B. Lugena

Texas A&M UniversityORCID 0000-0003-3387-0507Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJan 20, 2026

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

Aldrin B. Lugena, Kayla M. Goforth, Vinaya Shetty…·Christine Merlin

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

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.16.699996

Drosophilabulk RNA-seq

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintAug 4, 2023

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

Samantha E. Iiams, Guijun Wan, Jiwei Zhang…·Christine Merlin

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.

DOI 10.1101/2023.08.04.552044

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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