Dorothy A. Lerit

This study identifies Orb2 as a regulator of brain size in Drosophila by modulating Brain tumor protein levels through its RNA-binding and poly-Q domains.

The paper investigates how Plp mRNA localizes to centrosomes, showing that its coding sequence is necessary and sufficient for localization and that PCM scaffold interactions facilitate this process.

This study shows arsenic exposure impairs Drosophila neural stem cell mitosis and adult sleep behavior, linking it to neurotoxicity and tauopathy.

This study identifies a mechanism by which Centrocortin mRNA is co-translationally localized to centrosomes via dynein, microtubules, and a conserved dynein-binding motif.

The paper investigates mRNA localization to centrosomes in Drosophila embryos, identifying FMRP's role in regulating centrosomal RNA and its impact on spindle formation and genome stability.

This study identifies the small ovary (sov) gene in Drosophila, which encodes a zinc-finger protein required for ovarian differentiation by repressing cell signaling and transposons.