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Michael J. Axtell

Pennsylvania State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8951-7361Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Plant BiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedJul 3, 2026

The parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris selectively loads trans-species miRNAs onto host Argonautes, but not self Argonautes

Ya-Chi Nien, Cole D Caron, Paulina Frutos…·Michael J. Axtell

This study investigates how Cuscuta campestris miRNAs are processed, transported, and loaded into host Argonautes, finding they avoid self AGO-loading to facilitate host targeting.

DOI 10.1093/nar/gkag700

plant (other)experimental assay

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BioinformaticsPLoS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 3, 2025

miRScore: a rapid and precise microRNA validation tool

Allison Vanek, Sam Griffiths‐Jones, Blake C. Meyers…·Michael J. Axtell

miRScore validates miRNA annotations using sRNA-seq data by combining structural and expression analyses to improve accuracy and reliability.

6 citations

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