Jiřı́ Hejnar

The paper identifies extensive gene loss and a novel genetic instability called sequence stuttering on avian dot microchromosomes using long-read sequencing.

This study identifies and characterizes IRF3 and IRF9 genes in avian species, confirming their roles in IFN signaling and revealing evolutionary patterns.

This study generates an in vivo knockout model of tetherin/BST2 in chicken and shows increased susceptibility to avian retrovirus.

The paper shows that gammaretrovirus LTRs can drive stable gene expression even when integrated into restrictive chromatin domains like LADs using CRISPR-Cas9.