The paper identifies a conserved PPR gene cluster in Arabidopsis that generates siRNAs and contributes to plant immunity through sequence diversification.

Nature Communications · Aug 26, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

The 3D Genome of Gigaspora margarita Unveils Stable Chromatin and Nucleolar Organization and Symbiont-Dependent Genome Dynamics

Ken Mugambi, Jordana Inácio Nascimento Oliveira, Franco Magurno, Alessandra Salvioli di Fossalunga, Mara Novero, Luisa Lanfranco, Stefano Ghignone, Gökalp Yildirir, Yan Wang, Paola Bonfante, Nicolas Corradi

This study presents a 3D genome assembly of Gigaspora margarita and its endobacterium, revealing stable chromatin compartments and symbiont-dependent genome dynamics.

New Phytologist · Mar 20, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Description of Gopheromyces tardescens, gen. nov., sp.nov., Gigasporangiomyces pilosus, gen. nov., sp.nov., Kelyphomyces adhaerens, gen. nov., sp. nov., proposal of Testudinimycetales ord. nov. and Testudinimycetaceae fam. nov., and emended description of the order Neocallimastigales.

Alexandria Morris, Taylor Mills, Samuel I. Miller, Carrie J. Pratt, Yan Wang, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef, Julia Vinzelj

The paper describes three new tortoise-affiliated anaerobic gut fungi genera and species, proposes new taxonomic classifications, and emends existing ones based on phylogenetic and morphological analyses.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Single-cell fluorescence imaging reveals heterogeneity in senescence biomarkers and identifies rapamycin-responsive sub-populations

Vijayraghavan Seshadri, Charmaine Chng, Joel Tyler, Cestarangga Adikerta, Kaveh Baghaei, Yan Wang, Nuri Gueven, Sharon D. Ricardo, Iman Azimi

This study uses single-cell fluorescence imaging to reveal heterogeneity in senescence biomarkers and identifies rapamycin-responsive sub-populations in human fibroblasts.

Aging Cell · Sep 3, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

From Fragmentation to Resolution: High-Fidelity Genome Assembly of Zancudomyces culisetae through Comparative Insights from PacBio, Nanopore, and Illumina Sequencing

Huimei Yang, Yan Wang

This paper generates a high-quality genome assembly for Zancudomyces culisetae using PacBio-HiFi sequencing and evaluates sequencing technologies for fungal genome assembly.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

The anaerobic gut fungal community in ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Julia Vinzelj, Kathryn Nash, Adrienne Jones, R Ty Young, Casey H. Meili, Carrie J. Pratt, Yan Wang, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

This study identifies a unique anaerobic gut fungal community in ostriches, revealing novel species and highlighting coevolutionary phylosymbiosis between AGF and avian hosts.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Phylogenomic analyses of non-Dikarya fungi supports horizontal gene transfer driving diversification of secondary metabolism in the amphibian gastrointestinal symbiont, Basidiobolus

Javier F. Tabima, Ian A. Trautman, Ying Chang, Yan Wang, Stephen James Mondo, Alan Kuo, Asaf A. Salamov, Igor V. Grigoriev, Jason Stajich, Joseph W. Spatafora

The paper identifies SM gene clusters in non-Dikarya fungi, particularly Basidiobolus, and shows horizontal gene transfer contributes to SM diversification in amphibian gut symbionts.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Jul 29, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics