Natalia V. Akulenko

This study identifies Dora as essential for chorion gene amplification and eggshell formation in Drosophila ovarian follicle cells through its role in the TDMD pathway.

The paper investigates target-mediated miRNA degradation (TDMD) in Drosophila ovarian cells, showing that Dora, the Drosophila ortholog of ZSWIM8, mediates miRNA degradation and affects Notch signaling.

The paper investigates germline-specific NAC paralogs in Drosophila, showing their association with centrosomes and their role in proteostasis and fertility.

The paper identifies a germinal cell-specific NAC paralog in Drosophila with expanded intrinsically disordered regions and shows it can suppress the lethal effect of losing the ubiquitous NAC-β subunit.

This study shows that piRNAs are essential for telomere chromatin maintenance and nuclear positioning in Drosophila germline, with implications for heterochromatic component stability.