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J. Leebens-Mack

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Comparative transcriptomics of Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) across stages of prey capture and digestion

J. Rentsch, J. Leebens-Mack, S. R. Blanco

This study examines transcriptomic changes in Venus flytrap traps over time during prey capture and digestion, identifying genes involved in digestion and nutrient uptake.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology

Complex scaffold remodeling in plant triterpene biosynthesis

R. De La Pena, H. Hodgson, J. C. T. Liu, M. J. Stephenson, A. C. Martin, C. Owen, A. Harkess, J. Leebens-Mack, L. E. Jimenez, A. Osbourn, E. S. Sattely

The paper identifies 22 enzymes involved in limonoid biosynthesis, enabling the total synthesis of kihadalactone A and azadirone in a heterologous plant.

bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2022Biochemistry

Timing of gene expression and recruitment in independent origins of CAM in the Agavoideae (Asparagaceae).

K. Heyduk, E. McAssey, J. Leebens-Mack

The paper compares gene expression and molecular evolution of CAM-related genes across three independent CAM origins in Agavoideae, finding conserved time-of-day profiles but lineage-specific drought responses and novel PPC2 recruitment.

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2021Plant Biology

Inter-chromosomal linkage disequilibrium and linked fitness cost loci associated with selection for herbicide resistance

S. Gupta, A. Harkess, A. Soble, M. V. Etten, J. Leebens-Mack, R. S. Baucom

This study identifies loci and evolutionary forces underlying herbicide resistance in weeds, finding interchromosomal linkage disequilibrium and fitness cost loci associated with resistance.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2021Plant Biology

A derived ZW chromosome system in Amborella trichopoda, the sister species to all other extant flowering plants

J. Kafer, A. Bewick, A. Andres-Robin, G. Lapetoule, A. Harkess, J. Caius, B. Fogliani, G. Gateble, P. Ralph, C. W. dePamphilis, F. Picard, C. P. Scutt, J. Leebens-Mack, G. A. Marais

The paper identifies a ZW sex chromosome system in Amborella trichopoda, revealing a 4 Mb sex-determining region on chromosome 9 with recent divergence.

bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2020Plant Biology

Hybridization history and repetitive element content in the genome of a homoploid hybrid, Yucca gloriosa (Asparagaceae)

K. Heyduk, E. V. McAssey, J. Grimwood, S. Shu, J. Schmutz, M. R. McKain, J. Leebens-Mack

This study investigates the hybridization history and transposon dynamics in Yucca gloriosa, a homoploid hybrid, using whole genome resequencing and mRNA-seq.

bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2020Plant Biology

Leaf anatomy is not correlated to CAM function in a C3+CAM hybrid species, Yucca gloriosa

K. Heyduk, J. N. Ray, J. Leebens-Mack

The study examines CAM function and leaf anatomy in Yucca gloriosa, finding no correlation between the two traits within the species, suggesting CAM evolution can involve diverse trait combinations.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2019Plant Biology

Shared expression of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) genes predates the origin of CAM in the genus Yucca.

K. Heyduk, J. N. Ray, S. Ayyampalayam, N. Moledina, A. Borland, S. Harding, C.-J. Tsai, J. Leebens-Mack

The paper identifies shared expression patterns of CAM genes in C3 and CAM Yucca species, suggesting ancestral propensity for CAM.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2018Plant Biology

Altered Gene Regulatory Networks are Associated with the Transition from C3 to Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in Erycina (Oncidiinae: Orchidaceae)

K. Heyduk, M. Hwang, V. Albert, K. Silvera, T. Lan, K. M. Farr, T.-H. Chang, M.-T. Chan, K. Winter, J. Leebens-Mack

This study compares gene regulatory networks between C3 and CAM species in Erycina to identify changes associated with the transition to CAM photosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2018Plant Biology

The evolution of CHROMOMETHYLASES and gene body DNA methylation in plants

A. J. Bewick, C. E. Niederhuth, L. Ji, N. A. Rohr, P. T. Griffin, J. Leebens-Mack, R. J. Schmitz

This study investigates the evolution of CHROMOMETHYLASES and gene body DNA methylation across plants using transcriptomes and methylomes.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2016Plant Biology