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Sarah M. McKim

University of DundeeORCID 0000-0002-8893-9498Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Control of grain dimensions via ALLENE OXIDE CYCLASE

Jian Luo, Linsan Liu, Xiujuan Yang, Emily Lyon, Jonathan Griffin, Jennifer Shoesmith, Wenhao Wu, Ruth Hamilton, Mirjam Nuter, Mikah Katay-Fodor, Matthew R. Tucker, Sarah M. McKim

This study edits the barley HvAOC gene, showing it regulates maternal tissue growth and grain size via jasmonate biosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Barley BODYGUARD controls cuticular specialisations regulated by SHINE transcription factors

Trisha McAllister, Chiara Campoli, Linsan Liu, Tansy Chia, S. Ronan Fisher, Richard A. Horsnell, Alan R. Prescott, Jennifer Shoesmith, Mhmoud Eskan, Alasdair Iredale, Mirjam Nuter, Luke Ramsay, Micha Bayer, Linda Milne, Miriam Schreiber, , Sarah M. McKim

This study identifies HvBDG1 as a gene essential for barley cuticular integrity and wax bloom, showing its interaction with SHINE transcription factors in cuticle development and revealing NUD's broader role beyond grain-specific functions.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

BaRTv1.0: an improved barley reference transcript dataset to determine accurate changes in the barley transcriptome using RNA-seq

Paulo Rapazote-Flores, Micha Bayer, Linda Milne, Claus Mayer, John Fuller, Wenbin Guo, Pete E. Hedley, Jenny Morris, Claire Halpin, Jason Kam, Sarah M. McKim, Monika Zwirek, M. Cristina Casao, Abdellah Barakate, Miriam Schreiber, , Craig G. Simpson

The paper develops BaRTv1.0, a high-quality barley reference transcript dataset, enabling accurate RNA-seq analysis of gene expression and alternative splicing.

BMC Genomics · Dec 1, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics