Brandon S. Gaut

This study analyzes introgression and adaptive repeatability across 48 Vitis species using whole-genome data, finding widespread introgression and shared genetic variation.

The paper identifies a polymorphic transcription factor, SDMYB, responsible for daily sex alternation in avocado and related species, showing balancing selection over millions of years.

This study identifies genetic loci associated with chloride exclusion in grapevines using GWAS and QTL mapping across a diverse germplasm collection.

The paper quantifies the evolutionary impact of SNPs affecting RNA secondary structure in Arabidopsis thaliana genes, finding reduced diversity and selection against certain mutations.

This study examines how climate, population size, and dispersal affect mutational load in Vitis arizonica, finding that load is highest at the range expansion edge and influenced by climate and dispersal.

This study examines hemizygous genes in 22 crop genomes, finding higher hemizygosity in clonal lineages and distinct expression and epigenetic features compared to diploid genes.

The paper benchmarks and evaluates SVGAP, a pipeline for structural variant discovery, genotyping, and annotation in whole-genome assemblies, showing its effectiveness in maize genomes.

This study constructs a super-pangenome of North American wild grape species to capture genetic diversity and identify loci associated with adaptive traits like salt tolerance.

The paper identifies secondary structure patterns in maize genes and transposable elements linked to siRNA production and epigenetic variation.

This study creates a reference genome for avocado and identifies genes potentially contributing to heterodichogamy through population genomics analysis.

This study identifies multigenic resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in wild grapes and shows climate dependence of resistance traits.

This study investigates the 3D genome organization of pepper, showing how chromatin structure relates to gene expression and evolution.

The paper analyzes gene body methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana to show it is under selection, with some genes being selected to remain methylated and others to be unmethylated, and finds a link between methylation and gene expression.

HapSolo improves diploid genome assembly by removing secondary haplotigs, enhancing assembly metrics and downstream scaffolding performance across three species.

The paper investigates epigenetic conflict in maize caused by transposable elements capturing gene fragments, showing that captured genes are more methylated and targeted by siRNAs, while translocated genes show signs of silencing and pseudogenization.

This study analyzes somatic mutations in clonally propagated grapevines, finding that repetitive intergenic regions drive genome diversification and that deleterious mutations accumulate in clones.

The paper investigates purging dynamics in selfed maize lines, finding increased homozygosity and genome size reduction due to purging of deleterious variants and transposable elements.

The paper examines challenges in mapping small RNA libraries to transposable elements in maize, highlighting methodological considerations and their impact on TE age analysis.