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M. Melkonian

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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E. G. Govorunova· 2 shared G. K.-S. Wong· 2 shared H. Li· 2 shared J. L. Spudich· 2 shared O. A. Sineshchekov· 2 shared Y. Wang· 2 shared A. Di Franco· 1 shared A. Palmateer· 1 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

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E. G. Govorunova

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Assembly of host-specific bacterial and fungal communities from soil by diverse subaerial green algae

M. W. Slawinska, B. Melkonian, M. Melkonian, J. Flores-Uribe, P. Duran, Ruben Garrido-Oter

This study shows subaerial green algae from Chlorophyta and Streptophyta assemble distinct phycosphere communities from soil, with host identity driving bacterial composition more strongly than fungal.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Cation and anion channelrhodopsins: Sequence motifs and taxonomic distribution

E. G. Govorunova, O. A. Sineshchekov, H. Li, Y. Wang, L. S. Brown, A. Palmateer, M. Melkonian, S. Cheng, E. Carpenter, J. Patterson, G. K.-S. Wong, J. L. Spudich

The paper identifies and characterizes sequence motifs and ion selectivity mechanisms in channelrhodopsins from diverse algal and protist species using electrophysiological analysis and genomic data.

bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021Biochemistry

Lower statistical support with larger datasets: insights from the Ochrophyta radiation

A. Di Franco, D. Baurain, G. Glockner, M. Melkonian, H. Philippe

The paper shows that larger datasets do not always increase statistical support for phylogenetic relationships, as seen in Ochrophyta lineages, where nuclear datasets had lower support than plastid datasets despite being larger.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Conductance mechanisms of rapidly desensitizing cation channelrhodopsins from cryptophyte algae

O. A. Sineshchekov, E. G. Govorunova, H. li, Y. Wang, M. Melkonian, G. K.-S. Wong, L. Brown, J. L. Spudich

The paper identifies 19 new BCCR proteins from cryptophyte algae, revealing distinct conductance mechanisms and rapid desensitization in two subfamilies through electrophysiology and spectroscopy.

bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2020Biochemistry