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Zofia Nehr

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0002-2385-2324Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 2 Developmental Biology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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2021-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Comparison of the performance of sporophytes derived from narrow and wide genetic crosses between strains of the cultivated kelp Saccharina latissima

Zofia Nehr, Francis Le Madec, Olivier Godfroy, Aurélie Préchoux, Alan Le Moan, Komlan Avia, Dan Potin, Martina Strittmatter, Marie‐Mathilde Perrineau, Cecilia Rad‐Menéndez, Delphine Scornet, Bertrand Jacquemin, Émilie Gouhier, Jérôme Coudret, Lucie Jaugeon, , Jeremy Mark Cock

This study compares local and wide genetic crosses in kelp to assess breeding effectiveness without introducing foreign genetic material.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Genome-wide association study of morphometric and metabolic characteristics in the European populations of the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima

Stéphane Mauger, Komlan Avia, Lucie Jaugeon, Paolo Ruggeri, Zofia Nehr, Ousseini Issaka Salia, Jérôme Coudret, Émilie Gouhier, Aurélien Baud, Stéphane Loisel, Antoine Fort, Ronan Sulpice A, Christophe Destombe, Philippe Potin, Jeremy Mark Cock, Myriam Valéro

This study performs a GWAS on sugar kelp to identify genetic markers associated with morphometric and metabolic traits, finding major-effect loci and polygenic traits for breeding programs.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Identification of novel H2A histone variants across diverse clades of algae

Ellyn Rousselot, Zofia Nehr, Jean‐Marc Aury, France Denœud, Jeremy Mark Cock, Leı̈la Tirichine, Céline Duc

The paper identifies three new H2A histone variants in Phaeophyceae algae using phylogenetic analysis, motif characterization, and epigenetic data.

Genome biology · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Evolutionary genomics of the emergence of brown algae as key components of coastal ecosystems

France Denœud, Olivier Godfroy, Corinne Cruaud, Svenja Heesch, Zofia Nehr, Nachida Tadrent, Arnaud Couloux, Loraine Brillet-Guéguen, Ludovic Delage, Dean Mckeown, Taizo Motomura, Duncan Sussfeld, Xiao Fan, Lisa Mazéas, Nicolas Terrapon, , Hwan Su Yoon

This study analyzes 60 brown algal genomes to identify genomic innovations and evolutionary patterns that enabled their adaptation to coastal ecosystems.

Cell · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

Tip growth in the brown alga Ectocarpus is controlled by a RHO-GAP-BAR domain protein independently from F-actin organisation

Zofia Nehr, Sabine Chenivesse, Bernard Billoud, Sabine M. Genicot, Nathalie Desban, Ioannis Théodorou, Adeel Nasir, Aude Le Bail, Hervé Rabillé, Olivier Godfroy, Christos I. Katsaros, Bénédicte Charrier

This study identifies a BAR-RhoGAP protein essential for tip growth in the brown alga Ectocarpus, functioning independently of F-actin organization.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology