Axel Himmelbach

The paper identifies two epistatic mutations causing leaf variegation in a barley mutant and proposes they impair chloroplast proteostasis.

The paper links structural variation to regulatory genome function in barley by analyzing epigenomic data across multiple genotypes and developmental contexts.

The paper identifies genes and mechanisms involved in programmed chromosome elimination in Aegilops speltoides, focusing on B chromosome-encoded cohesin and centromere-related factors.

The paper introduces SelHap, a haplotype-based method to prioritize genomes for pangenome expansion by focusing on novel haplotypes, resulting in increased non-redundant sequence content.

This paper identifies Raw7 as a second gene controlling barley awn roughness, showing epistatic interaction with Raw1, and proposes a cytokinin signaling pathway mechanism.

The paper analyzes DNA degradation in herbarium specimens over time and environments, finding faster decay rates compared to archaeological samples and highlighting environmental factors as key drivers.

The paper presents a pangenome and pantranscriptome of hexaploid oat, describing gene expression diversity and structural genome variation across 33 accessions and six tissues.

panomiX integrates multi-omics data to identify molecular interactions and trait-related networks in tomato under heat stress.

This study uses environmental DNA from Lake Tjornin to challenge the narrative of Norse-induced environmental collapse in Reykjavik, showing dynamic human-environment interactions shaped by both cultural practices and external stressors.

All five wild populations fed an early barley founder population in the Fertile Crescent during extended pre-domestication cultivation; about 91% of wild-matched haplotypes split 32 to 8 ka BP.

The paper compares centromere organization and (epi)genome features between two species with different centromere types, finding distinct histone phosphorylation patterns and kinetochore gene mutations.

This study investigates the origin and distribution of two cytotypes of Hordeum bulbosum using genotyping-by-sequencing, revealing distinct lineage separation and geographic patterns.

The paper sequenced wild barley to identify genetic markers linked to agronomic traits and found novel loci for stem rust resistance and days to heading.

This study presents a barley pangenome revealing structural variation linked to traits like disease resistance and plant architecture, highlighting its role in adaptive evolution.

The paper analyzes the genetic composition and history of the bread wheat D genome using a pangenome of its donor species, revealing contributions from discrete subpopulations of Aegilops tauschii.

This study shows that PDS5 proteins in Arabidopsis prevent the formation of TAD-like domains in the 3D genome.

The paper presents an improved chromosome-level genome assembly for perennial ryegrass using Hi-C data to correct structural errors in a previous assembly.

The paper presents the first nuclear and mitochondrial genome sequences of Ranunculus, along with plastome evolution, using efficient assembly strategies for non-model plants.

This study uses genomics-informed parent selection to identify high-yielding wheat parents from genetic resources, which outperform current elite cultivars in field trials.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale rye genome assembly to study genomic evolution and agronomic traits in Triticeae crops.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the barley cultivar Golden Promise, useful for genetic research and CRISPR-Cas9 experiments.

This study uses RNA-seq to analyze allele-specific expression in barley hybrids, finding that cis-regulatory effects dominate over trans effects and are stable under cold stress.

TRITEX improves chromosome-scale genome assemblies for Triticeae crops using open-source tools and multiple sequencing data types.

The paper identifies a mutation in the HvAST gene causing leaf variegation in barley by residual activity of a chloroplast-targeted CCT-domain protein.

The paper investigates HvARM1, a partial gene duplicate of HvPUB15 in barley, showing its role in resistance to powdery mildew fungi and its interaction with plastid proteins.