Rajitha-Udakara-Sampath Hemba-Waduge

The paper identifies transcriptional regulators of abd-A and Abd-B in Drosophila adipocytes, revealing a feedback circuit involving Lola, Piragua, Seven up, and Wnt signaling that controls adipose tissue patterning.

The paper identifies a genetic crosstalk between Bithorax Complex genes and Wnt signaling that drives regional metabolic differences in Drosophila adipocytes.

This study identifies Mediator complex subunits, Scalloped, and E2F1-Dp as regulators of telomeric retrotransposon transcription and telomere length in Drosophila, linking TR expression to the cell cycle.

This study investigates the distinct roles of CDK8 module subunits in Drosophila, showing that Med12-Med13 disruption severely impacts ribosome biogenesis and growth, while CDK8-CycC affects cell-cycle progression.

This study identifies CDK8-CycC's role in Drosophila wing vein patterning by interacting with the Dpp/TGF{beta} pathway and regulating Mad-dependent transcription.