Zachary Myers

Paralog diversification masks conserved diel regulatory programs during cold acclimation in Brassica rapa

This study shows that cold acclimation in Brassica rapa involves diel retiming, paralog-specific regulation, and conserved regulatory programs masked by paralog diversification.

AgroGem: A Rapid and Scalable Transient Transformation System for Functional Genetics in Multiple Plant Species

AgroGem is a transient transformation system for plants that improves CRISPR editing efficiency and enables DNA repair analysis across multiple species.

An X-linked sex determination mechanism in cannabis and hop

The paper identifies an X-linked sex determination mechanism in cannabis and hop, showing that an X-linked gene involved in ethylene biosynthesis controls female inflorescence development, while the Y chromosome lacks clear sex-determining genes.

Tissue Context Shapes the Circadian Transcriptome of the Arabidopsis Leaf

This study uses snRNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics to show that circadian gene expression in Arabidopsis leaves is both cell-type-specific and spatially organized.

Transcriptome profiling of maize transcription factor mutants to probe gene regulatory network predictions

The paper tests gene regulatory network predictions in maize by analyzing transcriptomic and metabolic changes in TF mutants, finding limited phenotypic impacts but some altered target gene expression.

DIMR, a Yeast-Based Synthetic Reporter System for Probing Oligomeric Transcription Factor DNA Binding

The DIMR system provides an accessible and easy-to-use platform to elucidate DNA binding and transcriptional regulatory capacity of oligomeric transcription factor complexes.