• S. Biswas, K. Gurdziel and V. H. Meller (2024) siRNA that participates in Drosophila dosage compensation is produced by many 1.688^X and 359 bp repeats. Genetics, iyae074, https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyae074
• Makki, R. and Meller, V. H. (2024) Identification of X chromatin is modulated by complementary pathways in Drosophila melanogaster. G3, 2024, jkae057  https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae057
• Lauria Sneideman, M. and Meller, V.H. (2023) Master regulatator of a mosquito X chromosome discovered. Nature doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-02972-0
• Lauria Sneideman, M. and Meller, V. H. (2021) Drosophila Satellite Repeats at the Intersection of Chromatin, Gene Regulation and Evolution. Prog Mol Subcell Biol 60: 1-26.
• Makki, R. and Meller, V. H. (2021) When down is up: heterochromatin, nuclear organization and X upregulation. Cells 10(12): 3416.
• Makki, R. and Meller, V. H. (2019) A factor to control Medfly sex.  Science 365, 1380-81.
• Deshpande, N. and Meller, V.H. (2018) Chromatin that guides dosage compensation is modulated by the siRNA pathway in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 209, 1085-1097.
• Joshi, S. S. and Meller, V. H. (2017) Satellite repeats identify X chromatin for dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster males. Current Biology 27, 1393-1402. Featured article. See linked minireview, Current Biology 27, R378-97.
• Larracuente, A. and Meller, V. H. (2016) Male-killers exposed: Spiroplasma hijack essential host machinery. Current Biology 26, R429-R431.
• Meller, V. H., Joshi, S.* and Deshpande, N.* (2015) Non-coding RNA and chromatin modification. Annual Review of Genetics 49, 673-95.
• Menon, D. U.* and Meller, V. H. (2015) Identification of the Drosophila X chromosome: the long and the short of it. RNA Biology 12, 1088-93.
• Koya, S.K.* and Meller, V.H. (2015) Modulation of heterochromatin by Male Specific Lethal proteins and roX RNA in Drosophila melanogaster males. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0140259. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140259
• Apte, M.* and Meller, V. H. (2015) Sex differences in Drosophila melanogaster heterochromatin are regulated by non-sex specific factors. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128114.
• Menon, D.U.,* Coarfa, C., Xiao, W., Gunaratne, P.H. and Meller, V.H. (2014) siRNAs from an X-linked satellite repeat promote X chromosome recognition in Drosophila melanogaster. PNAS, 111, 16460-65. Recommended by Faculty of 1000.
• Joshi, S.,* Cheong, H.* and Meller, V. H. (2014) A strategy for generation and balancing of autosome:Y chromosome translocations. Fly 8, 58-62.
• Apte, M.*, Moran, V.#, Menon, D.*, Rattner, B.*, Barry, K. H. #, Zunder, R. #, Kelley, R. and Meller, V. (2014) Generation of a useful roX1 allele by Targeted Gene Conversion. G3 4, 155-162. Cover illustration.
• Menon, D. U.* and Meller, V. H. (2012) A role for siRNA in X-chromosome dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics, 191, 1023-1028.
• Menon, D. U.* and Meller, V. H. (2009) Imprinting of the Y chromosome influences dosage compensation in roX1 roX2 Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 183, 811-20. Featured article.
• Deng, X.*, Koya, S. K.*, Kong, Y.* and Meller, V. H. (2009) Coordinated regulation of heterochromatic genes in Drosophila melanogaster males. Genetics 182, 481-91. Featured article.
• Deng, X.* and Meller, V. H. (2008) Molecularly severe roX1 mutations contribute to dosage compensation in Drosophila. Genesis 47, 49-54.
• Deng, X.* and Meller, V. H. (2006) roX RNAs are required for increased expression of X-linked genes in Drosophila melanogaster males. Genetics 174,1859-1866. Featured article.
• Deng, X.*, Rattner, B. P.*, Souter, S. and Meller, V. H. (2005) The severity of roX1 mutations is predicted by MSL localization on the X chromosome. Mechanisms of Development 122, 1094-1105.
• Rattner, B. P.* and Meller, V. H. (2004) Drosophila MSL2 protein controls sex-specific expression of the roX genes. Genetics 166, 1825-1832.
• Meller, V. H. (2003) Initiation of dosage compensation in Drosophila embryos depends on expression of the roX RNAs. Mechanisms of Development 120, 759-767.
• Stuckenholz, C., Meller, V. H. and Kuroda, M. I. (2003) Functional redundancy within roX1, a non-coding RNA involved in dosage compensation in Drosophila. Genetics 164, 1003-1014.
• Park, Y., Mengus, G., Bai, X., Kageyama, Y., Meller, V., Becker, P. and Kuroda, M. (2003) Sequence-specific targeting of Drosophila roX genes by the MSL dosage compensation complex. Molecular Cell 11, 977-986.
• Park, Y., Kelley, R. L., Oh, H., Kuroda, M. I. and Meller, V. H. (2002) Extent of chromatin spreading determined by roX RNA recruitment of MSL proteins. Science 298, 1620-1623.
• Meller, V. H. and Rattner, B.* (2002) The roX genes encode redundant male-specific lethal transcripts required for targeting of the MSL complex. EMBO J. 21, 1084-1091.
• Meller, V. H., Gordadze, P., Park, Y., Chu, X., Stuckenholz, C., Kelley, R. L. and Kuroda, M. I. (2000) Ordered assembly of roX RNAs into MSL complexes on the dosage compensated X chromosome in Drosophila. Current Biology 10, 136-143.
• Kelley, R., Meller, V. H., Gordadze, P., Roman, G., Davis, R. and Kuroda, M. I. (1999) Epigenetic spreading of the Drosophila dosage compensation complex from roX RNA genes into flanking chromatin. Cell 98, 513-522.
• Meller, V. H., Wu, K.-H., Roman, G., Kuroda, M. I. and Davis, R. L. (1997) roX1 RNA paints the X chromosome of male Drosophila and is regulated by the dosage compensation system. Cell 88, 445-457.
• Rattner, B. P.* and Meller, V. H. (2004) Worm chromosomes call for recognition! BioEssays, 26, 707-710.
• Meller, V. H. (2000) Dosage Compensation: making 1X equal 2X. Trends in Cell Biology 10, 54-59.
• Kuroda, M. I. and Meller, V. H. (1997) Transient Xist-ence. Cell 91, 9-11.