"Drosophila melanogaster" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of fruit fly frequently used in genetics because of the large size of its chromosomes.
| Descriptor ID |
D004331
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.310.250.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Drosophila melanogaster" by people in this website by year, and whether "Drosophila melanogaster" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2012 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2013 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 2014 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 2015 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2016 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2020 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2021 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drosophila melanogaster" by people in Profiles.
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Bendless-mediated K63 ubiquitination modulates cellular signalling to regulate Drosophila hematopoiesis. Cell Commun Signal. 2026 Apr 22; 24(1).
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Dopamine neuron specific RNA-sequencing reveals Neprilysin 1 acts downstream of the cohesin complex to suppress learning. Commun Biol. 2026 Feb 16; 9(1).
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Systems genetic dissection of brain gene expression reveals excitotoxic mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Jun; 31(6):3462-3481.
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Drospondin, a glial glycoprotein with similarities to human Reelin/F-spondin, contributes to Drosophila brain development and function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Feb 03; 123(5):e2502307123.
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Rab4 spatially and functionally converges with Rab7 in the degradative endolysosomal network. Mol Biol Cell. 2026 Mar 01; 37(3):ar18.
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Investigating the neuronal role of the proteasomal ATPase subunit gene PSMC5 in neurodevelopmental proteasomopathies. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 26; 16(1):10545.
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Resolving SLC6A1 variable expressivity with deep clinical phenotyping and Drosophila models. HGG Adv. 2026 Jan 15; 7(1):100541.
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Revealing the nervous system requirements of Alzheimer disease risk genes in Drosophila. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Dec 04; 112(12):2870-2887.
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Heterozygous variants in PLCG1 affect hearing, vision, cardiac, and immune function. Elife. 2025 Aug 27; 13.
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Pathogenic XPO1 variants cause a dominant neurodevelopmental disorder. Genet Med. 2025 Nov; 27(11):101555.