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Sirja M. Viitala

Natural Resources Institute FinlandORCID 0000-0002-0266-6004Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Pangenome and transcriptome analyses reveal extensive diversity and breeding signatures in the oat GDSL-esterase/lipase gene family

Tuomas Hämälä, Sirja M. Viitala

The paper analyzes the genomic and transcriptomic diversity of the GDSL-esterase/lipase gene family in oat, identifying candidate genes and regions associated with agronomic traits and breeding signatures.

bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

A pangenome and pantranscriptome of hexaploid oat

Raz Avni, Nadia M. Kamal, Lidija Bitz, Eric N. Jellen, Wubishet A. Bekele, Tefera Tolera Angessa, Petri Auvinen, Oliver Bitz, Brian Boyle, Francisco José Canales, Craig H. Carlson, Brett Chapman, Harmeet Singh Chawla, Yutang Chen, Dario Copetti, , Martin Mascher

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

Nature · Oct 29, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics