T. Mandakova

Kinetochore and ionomic adaptation to whole genome duplication

This study identifies genetic adaptations to whole genome duplication in Cochlearia species, highlighting kinetochore and ion transport gene changes across multiple WGD events.

Global Phylogeny of the Brassicaceae Provides Important Insights into Gene Discordance

This paper presents a comprehensive Brassicaceae phylogeny, identifies cytonuclear discordance due to hybridization, and proposes new tribes, providing a tool for biodiversity and plant biology studies.

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Rorippa aquatica revealed its allotetraploid origin and mechanisms of heterophylly upon submergence

This study assembled the chromosome-level genome of Rorippa aquatica to investigate its allotetraploid origin and the molecular mechanisms of heterophylly under submergence.

Intact rDNA arrays of Potentilla-origin detected in Erythronium nucleus suggest recent eudicot-to-monocot horizontal transfer

This study identifies an eudicot-origin rDNA horizontally transferred to the monocot Erythronium genome, showing it is tandemly arrayed and transcriptionally active.

Gradual evolution of allopolyploidy in Arabidopsis suecica

This study examines polyploidization in Arabidopsis suecica, finding no genome shock but evidence of gradual adaptation through subgenome-specific gene upregulation.

Human-like telomeres in Zostera marina reveal a mode of transition from the plant to the human telomeric sequences

The paper identifies human-like telomeres in Zostera marina, proposes a mechanism for their evolution from plant-type sequences, and introduces a mechanistic model for this transition.

The Aquilegia genome: adaptive radiation and an extraordinarily polymorphic chromosome with a unique history

The paper presents the genome of Aquilegia coerulea and shows extensive allele sharing and introgression among species, with a unique chromosome evolutionary history.

Diverse genome organization following 13 independent mesopolyploid events in Brassicaceae contrasts with convergent patterns of gene retention

The paper investigates genome organization in Brassicaceae, finding 13 independent mesopolyploid events followed by diploidization, with convergent gene retention patterns across these events.