L. B. Pedersen

Ancient environmental DNA reveals the distinct fingerprints of whaling and climate change on Antarctic marine biodiversity

This study uses ancient environmental DNA to show how whaling and climate change impacted Antarctic marine biodiversity over two centuries.

DLG1 functions upstream of SDCCAG3 and IFT20 to control ciliary targeting of polycystin-2

This study shows DLG1 regulates ciliary protein trafficking in kidney cells, with loss of DLG1 causing ciliary elongation and cysts, and a specific DLG1 variant linked to kidney disease.

Angiomotin isoform 2 promotes binding of PALS1 to KIF13B at the base of primary cilia and suppresses ciliary elongation

This study identifies Angiomotin isoform 2 as a KIF13B interactor that recruits PALS1 to the base of primary cilia, regulating ciliary length by modulating KIF13B cargo binding.

Transient accumulation and bidirectional movement of KIF13B in primary cilia

The paper shows KIF13B moves bidirectionally in human primary cilia, independent of IFT, and identifies its motor domain requirement and cell-type specificity.

Detecting flying insects using mega-nets and meta-barcoding

This study uses car nets and DNA metabarcoding to sample and analyze flying insect diversity across Denmark, detecting 15 out of 19 insect orders and 319 new species.

CEP78 functions downstream of CEP350 to control biogenesis of primary cilia by negatively regulating CP110 levels

This study identifies CEP78's role in ciliogenesis by showing it interacts with CEP350 and the EDD1 ubiquitin ligase complex to regulate CP110 levels.

Contrasting impacts of urban and farmland cover on flying insect biomass

This study finds urban land cover negatively affects flying insect biomass, while farmland has a positive effect, with varying impacts across spatial scales in Denmark and Germany.

Concerted action of kinesins KIF5B and KIF13B promotes efficient secretory vesicle transport to microtubule plus ends

The paper shows that KIF5B and KIF13B work together to transport secretory vesicles to microtubule plus ends, with KIF5B playing a dominant role and KIF13B assisting in reaching newly polymerized ends.