Xiaowu Wang

The paper reports genome assemblies of two wild Spinacia species and identifies sex chromosome turnover, including a Y-linked region and a duplicated Y-duplicated region.

The paper reports genome assemblies of two wild spinach progenitors and identifies structural variants and introgression events associated with spinach domestication.

BL-Hi-C improves Hi-C for plant 3D genomics by simplifying protocols, reducing noise, and increasing sensitivity for detecting gene loops in Brassica species.

The paper examines structural and epigenomic changes in synthetic Brassica tetraploids across generations, finding frequent deletions/duplications and methylation dynamics affecting gene expression and phenotypes.

The paper assembles and analyzes the genomes of female and male spinach to study sex determination mechanisms, identifying key features of the sex chromosomes.