Wenfei Xian

Minimizing detection bias of somatic mutations in a highly heterozygous oak genome

The paper improves somatic mutation detection in a highly heterozygous oak genome by using a read assignment strategy, increasing the mutation rate estimate by fivefold.

The structure of mitochondrial genomes is associated with geography in Arabidopsis thaliana

This study analyzes mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of Arabidopsis thaliana to show that large repeats correlate with geography and phenotypes, and identify novel ORFs potentially from horizontal gene transfer.

The 1001G+ project: A curated collection of Arabidopsis thaliana long-read genome assemblies to advance plant research

The paper curates and presents a collection of long-read genome assemblies for Arabidopsis thaliana accessions to enhance plant genome research.

Gfa2bin enables graph-based GWAS by converting genome graphs to pan-genomic genotypes

Gfa2bin converts genome graphs to pan-genomic genotypes for GWAS, identifying additional associations with higher significance than SNP-based approaches in Arabidopsis thaliana.

TIPPo: A User-Friendly Tool for De Novo Assembly of Organellar Genomes with HiFi Data

TIPPo assembles organellar genomes using HiFi data without reference genomes or nuclear information, achieving complete chloroplast assemblies and improved mitochondrial results compared to existing tools.

Atlas of telomeric repeat diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper characterizes telomeric repeat diversity in 49 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, revealing repeat unit types, evolutionary processes, and haplotype patterns.

Septoria tritici blotch resistance gene Stb15 encodes a lectin receptor-like kinase

The paper identifies Stb15, a lectin receptor-like kinase gene conferring resistance to Septoria tritici blotch in wheat, through GWAS and functional validation.

De novo assembly of the Mongolian gerbil genome and transcriptome

This paper presents a de novo genome assembly of the Mongolian gerbil using Illumina sequencing and supports it with transcriptome data from 27 tissues, identifying 36,019 protein-coding genes.