S. Gallina

The evolutionary history and functional specialization of microRNA genes in Arabidopsis halleri and A. lyrata

This study investigates the evolutionary history and functional specialization of miRNA genes in Arabidopsis halleri and A. lyrata, showing rapid birth-and-death dynamics and integration into core biological processes.

The diallelic self-incompatibility system in Oleaceae is controlled by a hemizygous genomic region expressing a gibberellin pathway gene

The paper identifies a hemizygous genomic region containing a gibberellin pathway gene that controls self-incompatibility in Oleaceae plants, linking GA catabolism to SI responses.

Genetic mapping of sex and self-incompatibility determinants in the androdioecious plant Phillyrea angustifolia

The paper develops a high-density genetic map for Phillyrea angustifolia to study sex and self-incompatibility (SI) determinants, finding single Mendelian factors for each trait.

A New Tree-Based Methodological Framework to Infer the Evolutionary History of Mesopolyploid Lineages: An Application to the Brassiceae Tribe (Brassicaceae).

This paper introduces a tree-based method to infer the evolutionary history of mesopolyploid lineages, applied to the Brassiceae tribe, resolving phylogenetic relationships among species and parental lineages.

Differential retention of transposable element-derived sequences in outcrossing Arabidopsis genomes

The paper compares TE dynamics in two Arabidopsis species, finding that orthologous TE insertions are closer to genes, less methylated, and less expressed than non-orthologous ones.

Patterns of polymorphism at the self-incompatibility locus in 1,083 Arabidopsis thaliana genomes

The paper analyzes polymorphism at the S-locus in 1,083 Arabidopsis thaliana genomes to understand the historical loss of self-incompatibility, finding multiple independent origins and recombination events during post-glacial colonization.