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Cécile Courret

University of RochesterORCID 0000-0001-5849-8014Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:long-read sequencing· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Amanda M. LarracuenteiD· 3 shared Xiaolu WeiiD· 2 shared A. Amjad· 1 shared Anton A. StrunoviD· 1 shared Aurélie Hua‐VaniD· 1 shared B. Santinello· 1 shared Barbara G. MelloneiD· 1 shared Beatriz M. Navarro-DomíngueziD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedSep 1, 2026

Evolutionary persistence of a highly prevalent multicopy mitochondrial-derived nuclear insertion (Mega-NUMT) in Neotropical Drosophila flies

Mercè Montoliu-Nerin, Anton A. Strunov, Eleanor R. Heyworth…·Wolfgang J. Miller

The paper identifies a high-prevalence Mega-NUMT in Drosophila paulistorum using long-read sequencing, suggesting its persistence due to balancing selection.

DOI 10.1093/molbev/msag227

Drosophilalong-read sequencing

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Cell BiologyGenome biologyPeer-reviewedNov 18, 2024

Transcription of a centromere-enriched retroelement and local retention of its RNA are significant features of the CENP-A chromatin landscape

B. Santinello, Rong Sun, A. Amjad…·Barbara G. Mellone

This study investigates Jockey-3 retroelement transcription and RNA localization at centromeres in Drosophila, showing its correlation with CENP-A and potential role in centromere maintenance.

15 citations

Drosophilalong-read sequencing

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintNov 25, 2022

Centromere-associated retroelement evolution in Drosophila melanogaster reveals an underlying conflict

Lucas W. Hemmer, Sherif Negm, Xuewen Geng…·Amanda M. Larracuente

The paper studies the evolution of G2/Jockey-3, a retroelement associated with centromeres in Drosophila melanogaster, finding it is likely a selfish element that targets centromeres to evade host defenses.

4 citations

Drosophilawhole-genome sequencing

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GeneticsPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewedSep 1, 2022

The nanoCUT&RUN technique visualizes telomeric chromatin in Drosophila

Tao Chen, Xiaolu Wei, Cécile Courret…·Yikang S. Rong

The paper introduces nanoCUT&RUN, a modified CUT&RUN technique for mapping chromatin protein binding sites in Drosophila, showing its effectiveness for TRL, HipHop, and HOAP proteins.

5 citations

DrosophilaChIP-seq

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