Kevin L. Childs

CrJAMs are transcriptional repressors of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus

This study identifies CrJAM2 and CrJAM3 as transcriptional repressors of the MIA pathway in C. roseus, showing their repression is modulated by methyl JA treatment.

A reference-quality NLRome for the hexaploid sweetpotato and diploid wild relatives

The paper catalogs NLR diversity in sweetpotato and wild relatives using RenSeq, identifying 800-1,200 NLRs and highlighting CNL diversity and conservation across genotypes.

A chromosome-scale assembly for tetraploid sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) 'Montmorency' identifies three distinct ancestral Prunus genomes

This paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly for sour cherry, revealing it is trigenomic with three ancestral subgenomes and providing insights into its evolutionary history.

A contiguous de novo genome assembly of sugar beet EL10 (Beta vulgaris L.)

The paper presents a contiguous de novo genome assembly of sugar beet EL10 using long-read sequencing and scaffolding, showing high congruence with the reference genome and reduced gene copy number variation.

Evolutionary characteristics of intergenic transcribed regions indicate widespread noisy transcription in the Poaceae

The paper evaluates intergenic transcribed regions (ITRs) in Poaceae species to determine if they represent functional genes or noisy transcription, finding most ITRs lack conservation and are likely nonfunctional.

A modified GC-specific MAKER gene annotation method reveals improved and novel gene predictions of high and low GC content in Oryza sativa

Subgenome dominance in an interspecific hybrid, synthetic allopolyploid, and a 140 year old naturally established neo-allopolyploid monkeyflower.

The paper examines subgenome dominance in polyploids, showing rapid expression dominance and methylation changes across generations in hybrids and allopolyploids.