Gus Waneka

The paper investigates how recombination machinery affects mutation rates in plant organellar genomes using mutant lines and sequencing techniques.

The paper analyzes mtDNA damage fragments from three species after UV exposure, finding characteristic length profiles and di-pyrimidine patterns suggesting novel repair mechanisms.

The paper uses Duplex Sequencing to measure somatic mutation rates in Arabidopsis under different temperatures, finding very low mutation frequencies in wild-type plants.

This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for Silene conica using PacBio HiFi, Hi-C, and Bionano technologies, revealing a reduced chromosome number and a large mitochondrial genome.

The paper reports the complete sequence of a 641-kb mitochondrial DNA insertion in the Arabidopsis thaliana nuclear genome using long-read sequencing technologies.

This study identifies mitochondrial mutations in C. elegans using Duplex Sequencing, revealing oxidative damage signatures and an AT-bias in mutation patterns.

The paper detects de novo mitochondrial mutations in Silene species, revealing variation in mutation rates and mutational spectra across closely related angiosperms.

The paper compares mutation rates between two bacterial endosymbionts in sap-feeding insects, finding that differential mutagenesis drives differences in genome conservation.

This study shows that MSH1 is critical for maintaining low mutation rates in plant mitochondrial and plastid genomes by correcting errors through homologous recombination.

This study investigates angiosperm mitochondrial genome divergence in Arabidopsis thaliana, finding that selection, not mutation rates, drives differences between genic and intergenic regions.