This study shows that gene expression patterns in flowering plants evolve rapidly, with divergence rates exceeding those in mammals, and highlights differences in conservation across organs.

Cell · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

HIV-2 evades restriction by ZAP through adaptations in the U3 LTR region despite increased CpG levels

Dorota Kmieć, Rayhane Nchioua, Alexander Gabel, Asimenia Vlachou, Sabina Ganskih, Sümeyye Erdemci-Evin, Stacey A. Lapp, Diane G. Carnathan, Steven E. Bosinger, Ben Berkhout, Atze T. Das, Mathias Munschauer, Frank Kirchhoff

This study identifies that HIV-2 evades ZAP restriction through adaptations in the U3 LTR region despite having higher CpG levels compared to HIV-1 and SIVsmm.

Nucleic Acids Research · Aug 7, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comprehensive annotations of alternative splicing, lncRNAs, and circRNAs in seven species of flowering plants

Alexander Gabel, Christoph Schuster, Hajk‐Georg Drost, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Ivo Große

The paper re-annotates seven plant genomes using RNA-Seq data to identify new lncRNAs and circRNAs, providing a reference for studying plant organ evolution and transcript patterns.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology

SHIFTR enables the unbiased and multiplexed identification of proteins bound to specific RNA regions in live cells

Jens Aydin, Alexander Gabel, Sebastian Zielinski, Sabina Ganskih, Nora Schmidt, Christina R. Hartigan, Monica Schenone, Steven A. Carr, Mathias Munschauer

SHIFTR identifies proteins bound to specific RNA regions in live cells with high accuracy and low input, enabling comprehensive RNA interactome mapping.

Nucleic Acids Research · Jan 10, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology