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Matthias H. Weissensteiner

Institute of Avian ResearchORCID 0000-0001-9302-798XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 2

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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G-quadruplex structures act as a novel recognition motif for the meiosis-specific histone methyltransferase PRDM9

Mia K. Hartge, Nuria Pfennig Hernández, Tomas Pavlik, Nikol Polakova, Esther Schönauer, Julia Huber, Yasmin Striedner, Theresa Mair, Irene Tiemann‐Boege, Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Johann Brandstetter, Angela Risch, Monika Čechová, Angelika Lahnsteiner

This study shows PRDM9 binds G-quadruplex structures, enhancing meiotic recombination by creating chromatin accessibility.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Migration patterns and hybridization within the Asian stonechat complex in response to a major geographical barrier

Tianhao Zhao, Юрий Андреевич Анисимов, Wieland Heim, Gang Song, Valentina I. Anisimova, Nyambayar Batbayar, Christen M. Bossu, Andrea Bours, Siqiao Chen, Wenjia Chen, Batmunkh Davaasuren, Dule, Shengjing Jiao, Xiaolu Jiao, Magnus Hellström, , Barbara Helm

The paper investigates migration patterns and hybridization in Asian stonechats around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, finding a migratory divide with hybridization and diverse routes.

Evolution Letters · May 5, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

The complete sequence of a human Y chromosome

Arang Rhie, Sergey Nurk, Monika Čechová, Savannah J. Hoyt, Dylan J. Taylor, Nicolas Altemose, Paul W. Hook, Sergey Koren, Mikko Rautiainen, Ivan A. Alexandrov, Jamie Allen, Mobin Asri, Andrey V. Bzikadze, Nae-Chyun Chen, Chen-Shan Chin, , Adam M. Phillippy

The paper presents the complete sequence of a human Y chromosome, correcting errors in the GRCh38 reference and adding over 30 million base pairs.

Nature · Aug 23, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics

Distinct sequencing success at non-B-DNA motifs

Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Marzia Angela Cremona, Wilfried M. Guiblet, Nicholas Stoler, Robert S. Harris, Monika Čechová, Kristin A. Eckert, Francesca Chiaromonte, Yi-Fei Huang, Kateryna D. Makova

This study examines how non-B DNA motifs affect sequencing error rates across three technologies and proposes a method to estimate false-positive SNVs.

Genome Research · Jun 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics

The population genomics of structural variation in a songbird genus

Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Ignas Bunikis, Ana Catalán, Kees‐Jan Françoijs, Ulrich Knief, Wieland Heim, Valentina Peona, Saurabh Dilip Pophaly, Fritz Joachim Sedlazeck, Alexander Suh, Vera M. Warmuth, Jochen B. W. Wolf

The paper characterizes structural variation in the songbird genus Corvus using multiple sequencing methods and identifies a retrotransposon insertion with evolutionary implications.

Nature Communications · Jul 7, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics