D. B. Wilburn

This study identifies intrinsically disordered regions in BRCA1/BARD1 that mediate chromatin recruitment and ubiquitylation, enhancing DNA damage repair and transcriptional regulation.

This study characterizes salamander gametes using transcriptomics and proteomics, revealing recurrent co-option and recombination of cytokine and three-finger proteins in reproductive tissues across evolution.

The paper shows that FITZAP, a sperm protein in abalone, coevolves with lysin to maintain binding despite rapid changes in the lysin-VERL interface, driven by sexual selection.

This study presents the solution structure of sperm lysin from red abalone and identifies a VERL binding interface shaped by positive selection and structural flexibility.