Rachel Wells

Network analysis of flowering time genes suggests regulatory changes among SOC1 orthologues in response to cold in Brassica napus

The paper analyzes the gene regulatory network of flowering time in Brassica napus, finding similar network topology to Arabidopsis but with regulatory changes in SOC1 orthologues under cold conditions.

Characterisation of gene expression markers and glucosinolates during discrete infection stages of Pyrenopeziza brassicae in Brassica napus

This study identifies gene expression markers and glucosinolate profiles associated with resistance to Pyrenopeziza brassicae in Brassica napus.

A deep learning model captures position-specific effects of plant regulatory sequences and suggests genes under complex regulation

This paper trains a deep learning model to predict gene expression from regulatory sequences in plants and shows it captures positional regulatory effects and functional context.

The degree of subgenome expression bias in B. napus changes between cultivars, tissues and across time

This study examines subgenome expression bias in Brassica napus across cultivars, tissues, and developmental stages, finding that expression bias varies and depends on the metric used.

A Bayesian approach for identifying similar transcript dynamics using curve registration

This paper introduces a Bayesian method to align transcript dynamics across different time scales and species, enabling comparative analysis of gene expression patterns.

Larval antibiosis to cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) is absent within oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

The paper tests for larval antibiosis in oilseed rape and related species against cabbage stem flea beetle, finding no resistance in B. napus but resistance in S. alba.

Arabidopsis natural variation induces complex transcriptomic heterochronies at the floral transition and perturbs the coupling between leaf and flower development by an unexpected genetic control

This study identifies genetic loci that desynchronize bract and flower development in Arabidopsis, revealing complex transcriptomic changes during the floral transition.

Associative transcriptomics in Brassica napus suggests a role for Arabidopsis Response Regulator orthologs in seedling vigour

This study identifies gene expression markers associated with seedling establishment traits in Brassica napus, highlighting cytokinin signaling and photomorphogenesis pathways.