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Jennifer N. Shepherd

Gonzaga UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6926-6777Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Lateral gene transfer introduced the microbial anaerobiosis-related gene rquA into early animals

Sofia Paraskevopoulou, Mara Vizitiu, Nikolaj Brask, Paige E. Carr, Julie Boisard, Humberto Itriago, Raquel Pereira, Iana V. Kim, Tuğba N. Atalay, Lily N. Boercker, Karla Iveth Aguilera-Campos, Laura Flandrin, Disa Stephensen, Cai S. Westergren, Fabien Pierrel, , Courtney W. Stairs

This study shows that freshwater sponges acquired the microbial gene rquA via lateral gene transfer, enabling rhodoquinone biosynthesis and adaptation to hypoxia.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Alternative splicing of COQ-2 determines the choice between ubiquinone and rhodoquinone biosynthesis in helminths

June H. Tan, Margot J. Lautens, Laura Romanelli-Cedrez, Jianbin Wang, Michael R Schertzberg, Samantha R. Reinl, Richard E. Davis, Jennifer N. Shepherd, Andrew G. Fraser, Gustavo Salinas

The paper shows helminths switch from ubiquinone to rhodoquinone synthesis via alternative splicing of coq-2 in anaerobic environments.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology