Christopher Plott

The alpine Edelweiss genome reveals a recent allotetraploid origin and localized subgenome dominance

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Edelweiss, revealing its recent allotetraploid origin and localized subgenome dominance.

Genomes of Poaceae sisters reveal key metabolic innovations preceding the emergence of grasses

The paper sequenced genomes of Poaceae sister species to identify metabolic innovations that predate grass evolution, revealing gene duplications linked to starch and lignin biosynthesis.

Paralog diversification masks conserved diel regulatory programs during cold acclimation in Brassica rapa

This study shows that cold acclimation in Brassica rapa involves diel retiming, paralog-specific regulation, and conserved regulatory programs masked by paralog diversification.

Spliceosome loss in the red tide ciliate Mesodinium rubrum presents a symbiotic cul-de-sac

The paper analyzes the nuclear genomes of Mesodinium rubrum and finds it lacks spliceosomal introns and related machinery, suggesting introns hinder endosymbiotic genomic integration.

Dissecting the regulatory and genomic drivers of the dichogamy determining G-locus in pecan

The paper identifies the genetic drivers of the G-locus in pecan trees using pangenome-integrated quantitative genomics, revealing a Mendelian super-gene responsible for dichogamy.

Structure and sequence evolution in the pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) pangenome

The paper catalogs structural and sequence variation in the pennycress pangenome, revealing contrasting evolutionary modes across genomic regions and highlighting the utility of pangenomic resources for crop development.

The architecture of resilience: a genome assembly of Myrothamnus flabellifolia sheds light on desiccation tolerance and sex determination

This study presents a chromosome-level genome of Myrothamnus flabellifolia and transcriptomic data, revealing its desiccation tolerance mechanisms and sex determination system.

Developing future resilience from signatures of adaptation across the sorghum pangenome

This paper constructs a sorghum pangenome and identifies trait-associated variants to inform climate-aware genome-enabled breeding strategies.

Improving American chestnut resistance to two invasive pathogens through genome-enabled breeding

The paper develops genomic resources to improve American chestnut resistance to pathogens through breeding and gene editing.

Extraordinary preservation of gene collinearity over three hundred million years revealed in homosporous lycophytes

This study presents genome assemblies of two homosporous lycophytes, revealing preserved gene collinearity and slow genome evolution over 350 million years.

Conserved chromatin and repetitive patterns reveal slow genome evolution in frogs

The paper presents high-quality genomes and chromatin structure analyses of frogs, revealing conserved ancestral chromosomes and stable genome evolution.

Herpes-like viral elements and universal subtelomeric ribosomal RNA genes in a chromosome-scale thraustochytrid genome assembly

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Aurantiochytrium limacinum, revealing novel subtelomeric rDNA repeats and herpes-like viral elements.

Long-read genome sequencing for the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders

This paper uses long-read genome sequencing to identify pathogenic variants in neurodevelopmental disorders, finding clinically relevant structural variants in two of six probands.