Aline Muyle

This study examines the evolution of sex-biased gene expression during transitions to separate sexes in the Silene genus, showing male-biased genes emerge first and positive selection affects some SBGs.

This study sequences the giant Y chromosome of Silene latifolia and reveals its structure, function, and evolutionary history.

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

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.

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 identifies the sex chromosome in Mercurialis annua using genomic and transcriptomic data, revealing suppressed recombination and X/Y sequence divergence without extensive Y-chromosome degeneration.

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.

This study uses population genomics to challenge the evolutionary dead end hypothesis of dioecy in Silene species, finding increased genetic diversity and adaptation potential in dioecious species.

SEX-DETector identifies sex-linked genes from RNA-seq data of crosses in non-model organisms using a probabilistic framework, outperforming existing methods.