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R. J. Roberts

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1

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A. Crits-Christoph· 1 shared B. A. Adler· 1 shared B. J. Baker· 1 shared C. A. Skeete· 1 shared C. D. Johnston· 1 shared C. Heiner· 1 shared D. F. Savage· 1 shared D. S. Jones· 1 shared

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Genetic elements and defense systems drive diversification and evolution in Asgard archaea

L. E. Valentin Alvarado, L.-D. Shi, K. E. Appler, A. Crits-Christoph, M. L. Cui, V. De Anda, P. Leao, B. A. Adler, R. J. Roberts, R. Sachdeva, B. J. Baker, D. F. Savage, J. Banfield

This study identifies mobile genetic elements and defense systems in Asgard archaea, revealing their role in shaping genetic diversity and evolution.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genomic Stability and Genetic Defense Systems in Dolosigranulum pigrum a Candidate Beneficial Bacterium from the Human Microbiome

S. Flores Ramos, S. D. Brugger, I. Fernandez Escapa, C. A. Skeete, S. L. Cotton, S. M. Eslami, W. Gao, L. Bomar, T. H. Tran, D. S. Jones, S. Minot, R. J. Roberts, C. D. Johnston, K. P. Lemon

This study analyzes the genomic stability and defense mechanisms of Dolosigranulum pigrum, a beneficial human nasal bacterium, using 28 genomes to reveal its chromosomal structure, MGEs, and defense systems.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2021Microbiology

Metagenomic methylation patterns resolve complex microbial genomes

E. G. Wilbanks, H. Dore, M. H. Ashby, C. Heiner, R. J. Roberts, J. A. Eisen

The paper uses DNA methylation patterns to resolve complex microbial genomes from metagenomes, identifying new restriction modification systems and finishing a large bacterial genome.

bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2021Microbiology