Mitochondrial-specific perturbation of Drosophila RNase Z in neurons leads to motor impairments, disrupted learning and neurodegeneration

• Saathvika Rajamani ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Saathvika Rajamani, Lucia Vilchez

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Lucia Vilchez ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Saathvika Rajamani, Lucia Vilchez

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-9621

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• Nicole Cracovia,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9847-2850

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• Dritjona Dule,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0037-0702

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• Alessia Vata,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1444-5241

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• Saul Landaverde,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0560-795X

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• Atulya Iyengar,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States of America

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• Edward B. Dubrovsky

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dubrovsky@fordham.edu

  Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America, Center for Cancer, Genetic Diseases, and Gene Regulation, Fordham University, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-5538

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