Jacqueline Heckenhauer

The paper identifies MBD2/3 isoforms in holometabolous insects and finds that the long isoform, capable of methyl-CpG binding, is lost in multiple orders.

The paper identifies opsin sequences in 25 caddisfly species, finds LW opsins are most diverse, SW opsins are lost in half the species, and UV opsins are single-copy except in one species with colorful wing patterns.

The paper analyzes repetitive elements across 601 insect species, revealing challenges in repeat annotation and the benefits of long-read sequencing.

The paper characterizes the primary structure of h-fibroin across caddisfly suborders, finding conserved termini and variable repeating modules linked to silk mechanical properties.

The paper reveals extensive allelic variation in silk genes across insect and spider species using long-read sequencing, highlighting convergent patterns in structural protein-coding genes.

This study compares genome assemblies using highly accurate PacBio HiFi reads versus longer but less accurate Oxford Nanopore reads, finding HiFi significantly improves contiguity and accuracy in both plants and animals.

This study uses HiFi long-read sequencing to assemble repetitive heavy fibroin genes in moth and caddisfly genomes, demonstrating its effectiveness for such challenging regions.

The paper analyzes 601 insect genome assemblies, highlighting taxonomic bias, assembly quality, and the impact of long-read sequencing technologies on contiguity.

The paper reports the first long-read de novo genome assemblies of two tube case-making caddisflies, revealing substantial repetitive element expansion contributing to larger genome sizes compared to annulipalpian species.