Kristina Gagalova

Major effector loss reveals compensatory pathogenicity networks in a necrotrophic wheat pathogen

The paper investigates how a necrotrophic fungal pathogen maintains virulence after losing three key effectors by identifying a compensatory effector network.

Pedigree-reconciled pan-genomics reveals megabase-scale hitchhiking after a century of canola breeding

The paper traces the inheritance of a genomic haplotype linked to oil quality in canola over a century of breeding, revealing its pre-existing origin and long-term persistence through hitchhiking.

Transcriptomic analysis reveals SnTox8-mediated reprogramming of wheat defence signalling

This study identifies SnTox8-mediated reprogramming of wheat defence signalling through transcriptomic analysis of two wheat genotypes, revealing mechanisms of effector-triggered susceptibility.

Benchmarking methods for genome annotation using Nanopore direct RNA in a non-model crop plant

This study benchmarks genome annotation tools using Nanopore dRNA data from a non-model crop plant, finding significant variation in performance and identifying novel transcripts.

Reference-free assembly of long-read transcriptome sequencing data with RNA-Bloom2

RNA-Bloom2 is a reference-free transcriptome assembler for long-read data, showing competitive performance with reference-based methods and lower resource usage.

RNA-Seq in 296 phased trios provides a high resolution map of genomic imprinting

The paper uses RNA-Seq data from 296 family trios to identify genomic imprinting by analyzing allelic expression and parental haplotypes, finding 45 imprinted genes and one novel imprinted transcript.

Induction of Interferon-Stimulated Genes and Cellular Stress Pathways by Morpholinos

This study identifies interferon-stimulated gene and cellular stress pathway activation in zebrafish morpholino-injected embryos, suggesting morpholinos may trigger innate immune responses.