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Laura C Fricke

University of MinnesotaORCID 0009-0003-1536-2813Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Amelia R. I. LindseyiD· 3 shared Anna Youtsey· 1 shared Chia‐Hua LueiD· 1 shared Christopher D. FaulkiD· 1 shared Jack A CulottaiD· 1 shared Jeremy S. DavisiD· 1 shared Lauren Eads· 1 shared Lydia J. BorjoniD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 15, 2026

Multipolar spindle assembly and mitotic slippage underlie symbiont-mediated asexual reproduction

Laura C Fricke, Michael A. Gelaw, Jack A Culotta, Amelia R. I. Lindsey

The paper investigates how Wolbachia induces asexual reproduction in parasitoid wasps by causing mitotic failure and slippage through altered microtubule organizing center biology.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.11.731681

experimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyGeneticsPeer-reviewedJan 31, 2026

Genomics and reproductive biology of Leptopilina n. sp. Buffington, Lue, Davis & Tracey sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Figitidae): An asexual parasitoid of Caribbean Drosophila

Amelia R. I. Lindsey, Chia‐Hua Lue, Jeremy S. Davis…·William Daniel Tracey

This paper describes a new parasitoid wasp species, Leptopilina n. sp., and presents its genome, Wolbachia endosymbiont, and reproductive biology.

3 citations

Drosophilawhole-genome sequencing

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Evolutionary BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedFeb 22, 2024

Identification of parthenogenesis-inducing effector proteins in Wolbachia

Laura C Fricke, Amelia R. I. Lindsey

The paper identifies two Wolbachia proteins associated with parthenogenesis induction, showing structural homology to eukaryotic factors and functional effects in yeast.

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proteomicsgenetic perturbation / CRISPR

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