Farewell to Verena

After a very successful time in Weigelworld – first as a diploma, then as a PhD student, Verena is moving on to a new adventure.

She will continue some of her work on guppy color patterns as a Postdoc in … Read the rest

New paper on melanophore development in guppies

Adenylate cyclase 5 is required for melanophore and male pattern development in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Kottler, V. A., Künstner, A., Koch, I., Flötenmeyer, M., Langenecker, T., Hoffmann, M., Sharma, E., Weigel, D., and Dreyer, C.

Guppies (Poecilia Read the rest

In Plant Journal: new microRNA paper on THO2

THO2, core member of the THO/TREX complex, is required for micro RNA production in Arabidopsis

Francisco-Mangilet A.G., Karlsson P., Kim M.H., Eo H.J., Oh S.A., Kim J.H., Kulcheski F.R., Park S.K., Manavella P.A.

The THO/TREX complex mediates the transport of … Read the rest