J. G. Monroe

High intraspecies allelic diversity in Arabidopsis NLR immune receptors is associated with distinct genomic and epigenomic features

The paper examines Arabidopsis NLR immune receptors, finding that highly variable NLRs exhibit distinct genomic and epigenomic features compared to conserved paralogs.

Report of mutation biases mirroring selection in Arabidopsis thaliana unlikely to be entirely due to variant calling errors

The paper shows mutation rate biases in Arabidopsis thaliana are not fully explained by variant calling errors and are supported by multiple data sets and mechanistic evidence.

N1-Methylpseudouridine and pseudouridine modifications modulate mRNA decoding during translation

This study investigates how N1-methylpseudouridine and pseudouridine modifications affect mRNA decoding during translation, showing they influence amino acid misincorporation depending on codon position and tRNA context.

Mutation bias shapes gene evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper shows that mutation rates in Arabidopsis thaliana are influenced by cytogenetic features and are lower in genes with deleterious mutations, contradicting neutral expectations.

Trait plasticity and covariance along a continuous soil moisture gradient

The paper examines non-linear trait responses to a continuous soil moisture gradient in Brachypodium species using function-valued traits and statistical methods.

Drought frequency predicts life history strategies in Heliophila

The paper examines how drought frequency influences life history strategies in Heliophila, finding that perennials thrive in less drought-prone environments while annuals escape drought during seed phases.

Drought adaptation in nature by extensive genetic loss-of-function

The paper identifies gene knockouts linked to drought adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana using whole genome sequences and satellite data, showing their adaptive value.