Pao‐Yang Chen

Lignocellulose Degradation in Bacteria and Fungi for Biomass Conversion

This paper reviews lignocellulose degradation mechanisms in bacteria and fungi, identifies potential cellulosome-producing species, and discusses bioengineering strategies for industrial applications.

The histone variant H2A.W cooperates with chromatin modifications and linker histone H1 to maintain transcriptional silencing of transposons in Arabidopsis

The paper shows that H2A.W and H3K9me work together with H1 and CH methylation to silence transposons in Arabidopsis.

BSImp: imputing partially observed methylation patterns for evaluating methylation heterogeneity

BSImp imputes partially observed methylation patterns to evaluate methylation heterogeneity more broadly and accurately than existing methods.

Mycena genomes resolve the evolution of fungal bioluminescence

The paper sequenced genomes of five bioluminescent Mycena fungi to study the evolution of luciferase clusters and bioluminescence, finding that the trait originated in a common ancestor and was lost in some lineages.

Assessing chromatin accessibility in maize using ATAC-seq

This study adapts ATAC-seq for maize to assess chromatin accessibility, demonstrating a simple protocol that avoids cell sorting and uses standard equipment.