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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🪰 New in #GENETICS: @rajitha91.bsky.social et al. present a gene regulatory network that controls Abd-B expression in #Drosophila larval fat body and provide a molecular mechanism for establishing adipocyte heterogeneity along the anterior–posterior axis. 🔗 buff.ly/QJ2kVhS

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What keeps scientists coming back to the Annual Drosophila Research Conference year after year? From new collaborations to lasting friendships, mentorship and career-changing opportunities, Dros is more than a meeting—it’s a community. 🔗 Read the blog: buff.ly/AX6jwI4

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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Developmental patterning of adipose tissue by abd-A and Abd-B homeotic genes in Drosophila melanogaster #Drosophila

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Developmental patterning of adipose tissue by abd-A and Abd-B homeotic genes in Drosophila melanogaster #Drosophila

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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Congratulations to Rajitha and Mengmeng and all authors. A nice study from my dear old A&M colleagues Jun-yuan Ji (now Tulane) and Keith Maggert (now Arizona). Gene regulatory circuit for developmental specification of adipose tissue

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Rajitha Udakara Sampath Hemba-Waduge @rajitha91.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I’m grateful for the opportunity to share our work at the “67th Annual Drosophila Research Conference” in Chicago, IL. I was also honored to serve as a poster judge for the “Cell Division and Cell Growth” session. #DROS26 #Drosophila #Wnt #Hox #Adipose #Metabolism #EMBOReports

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SeYeon Chung @seyeonchung.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Fly Bayou group at #DROS26! It was great to see many of them in person after monthly virtual meetings.

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Rajitha Udakara Sampath Hemba-Waduge @rajitha91.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Regional adipocyte heterogeneity supports metabolic homeostasis, yet mechanisms remain unclear. This study reveals that the interplay between Wnt/Wingless signaling and Hox proteins (Abd-A and Abd-B) defines the regional heterogeneity in Drosophila. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Adipocyte heterogeneity regulated by the Bithorax Complex-Wnt signaling crosstalk in Drosophila - EMBO Reports

Adipocytes play essential roles in lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis, with regional differences affecting their functions and disease susceptibility. However, the mechanisms underlying this regi...

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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Transcriptional Regulation of Lipid Metabolism by Wnt Signaling and Hox Protein Cues #Drosophila

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Transcriptional Regulation of Lipid Metabolism by Wnt Signaling and Hox Protein Cues #Drosophila

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The Interactive Fly @interactivefly.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

Liu, M., Xie, X. J., Li, X., Ren, X., Sun, J., Lin, Z., Hemba-Waduge, R. U., Ji, J. Y. (2023). Transcriptional coupling of telomeric retrotransposons with the cell cycle. bioRxiv, www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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The Interactive Fly @interactivefly.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Hemba-Waduge, R. U., Liu, M., Li, X., Sun, J. L., Budslick, E. A., Bondos, S. E., Ji, J. Y. (2024). Metabolic control by the Bithorax Complex-Wnt signaling crosstalk in Drosophila. bioRxiv, www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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The Interactive Fly @interactivefly.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Liu, M., Hemba-Waduge, R. U., Li, X., Huang, X., Liu, T. H., Han, X., Wang, Y., Ji, J. Y. (2024)s. Wnt/Wingless signaling promotes lipid mobilization through signal-induced transcriptional repression.. JProc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 121(28):e2322066121 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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Wnt/Wingless signaling promotes lipid mobilization through signal-induced transcriptional repression | PNAS

The Wnt/Wingless signaling pathway plays critical roles in metazoan development and energy metabolism, but its role in regulating lipid homeostasis...

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