Richard Sibout

In vivo validation of predicted fitness effects at single-base resolution in a Brachypodium distachyon mutant population

The paper validates variant effect predictions in a Brachypodium distachyon mutant population using burden and purging tests, showing ESM outperforms SIFT and PlantCAD for missense variants.

Exodermis lignification impacts lateral root emergence in Brachypodium distachyon

The paper identifies exodermis lignification as a mechanism limiting lateral root emergence in Brachypodium distachyon, showing it is regulated by stress-induced gene expression.

Comparative transcriptomics in ferns reveals key innovations and divergent evolution of secondary cell wall

The paper generates transcriptomic data for 22 fern species to study their evolutionary genetics and cell wall composition, revealing unique gene families and divergent cell wall biochemistry.

Transposition of HOPPLA in siRNA-deficient plants suggests a limited effect of the environment on retrotransposon mobility in Brachypodium distachyon

The paper investigates the factors influencing LTR-RT mobility in Brachypodium distachyon, finding that environmental stress has limited effects while RNA polymerase IV loss significantly increases transposon activity.