Klaus‐Peter Koepfli

The paper analyzes deleterious mutations in cheetah populations, finding higher inbreeding and sperm-related mutation enrichment in certain populations.

The paper identifies a disrupted CCR5-like immunoglobulin gene in black-footed ferrets linked to increased susceptibility to plague caused by Yersinia pestis.

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I provides high-quality reference genomes for 816 species, enabling evolutionary and conservation insights across vertebrates.

This study resequences sable and pine marten genomes to reveal hybridization patterns, fertility, and genetic diversity, identifying candidate genes and divergence timing.

This study presents the first comprehensive comparative and phylogenomic analysis of the Mustelinae lineage, revealing genome size variation, chromosomal evolution, and demographic responses to climate cycles across ten species.

The paper presents chromosome-length genome assemblies for three marten subspecies, revealing genomic features and improving taxonomic understanding.

The paper compares IG/TR loci across 44 mammalian species, finding correlations in gene counts, structural patterns linked to population bottlenecks, and haplotype diversity suggesting limited recombination potential.

This study identifies microsatellite loci for 11 otter species using whole-genome sequences, validates their utility, and shows their applicability for genotyping and comparative studies.

The paper estimates de novo mutation rates in Panthera and Neofelis species using pedigrees, finding rates between 0.5 and 1.4e-08 per generation per base pair.

The paper identifies proteins and regulatory elements associated with vocal learning by analyzing bat neural activity and epigenomic data.

TOGA integrates gene annotation and orthology inference across hundreds of genomes, improving ortholog detection and creating large comparative gene resources.

A machine learning approach identifies enhancer-phenotype associations across mammals, revealing links to brain size and behavior evolution.

The paper curates TE content in 248 mammalian genomes, finding trends in recent TE accumulation and associations with dietary habits.

The paper uses evolutionary constraint scores to identify functional genomic regions and finds they are enriched for variants associated with common diseases.

The paper identifies bats as a hotspot for horizontal transfer of DNA transposons, finding over 200 putative elements and shared transposons across mammals and reptiles.

The paper predicts the broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 by analyzing ACE2 conservation across vertebrates and identifying high-risk species.

The paper presents a chromosomal-level genome assembly for the scimitar-horned oryx and analyzes genetic diversity and demographic history in captive populations.