Kerrie Barry

The paper uses comparative genomics to analyze Cryomyces antarcticus and other psychrophilic fungi to identify genetic features associated with extremophilic traits.

The paper improves the functional annotation of the mushroom-forming fungus Coprinopsis cinerea by integrating a chromosome-level genome assembly with extensive expression profiling across multiple conditions.

This paper investigates the impact of Ordospora pajunii on Daphnia hosts, finding low virulence and context-dependent effects, and identifies it as a valuable model for studying mutualism-parasitism shifts.

The paper analyzes viruses from geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park, finding ancient origins and adaptations to thermophilic hosts in red algae-associated viral communities.

This study presents genome assemblies of two homosporous lycophytes, revealing preserved gene collinearity and slow genome evolution over 350 million years.

The paper studies how a geothermal spring community responds to diurnal stressors, revealing structured biotic interactions across domains of life.

This study identifies genes and mechanisms underlying zinc tolerance in Suillus luteus through comparative transcriptomics.

The paper analyzes a thousand-genome panel of Zymoseptoria tritici to trace its global spread and identify genetic changes associated with climatic adaptation.

The paper presents version 6 of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reference genome, improving assembly quality and revealing structural mutations in laboratory strains.

This study identifies horizontal gene transfer events in Armillaria fungi that contribute to plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity.

The paper maps meiotic recombination hotspots and sex-biased recombination in Populus trichocarpa using dense genetic mapping and haplotype reconstruction.

This study compares the genomes of pathogenic and endophytic Phyllosticta species colonizing citrus to determine the lifestyle of Phyllosticta citrichinaensis, finding it to be intermediate between the two.

The paper develops a MAGIC population in maize to map flowering time and plant height, finding that predictive models perform better when trained on direct data rather than indirect data from hybrids.

This study identifies genomic traits of ectomycorrhizal transitions in Boletales by comparing gene repertoires and reconstructing gene duplication/loss histories.

This study analyzes genome-wide structural variation and recombination in Cenococcum geophilum using whole-genome sequencing, revealing lineage-specific copy-number variation and heterothallism.

The paper identifies master regulator genes and pathways involved in sex dimorphism in Salix purpurea using integrative genomics approaches.

The paper generates a large-scale genomic resource of sorghum EMS mutants, identifying disruptive mutations in over 15,500 genes and making data accessible via BSAseq integration and a web tool.

The paper confirms a two-step hybridization model for the formation of hexaploidy in Brassiceae and shows subgenomes have distinct loss rates but functionally compatible genes.

The paper uses genome resources from Setaria viridis to identify loci associated with climate response, seed shattering, and leaf angle, and validates a novel domestication gene.

The paper identifies large palindromic structures in the sex chromosome of Salix purpurea, showing convergent evolution with mammalian sex chromosomes.

The paper quantifies age-related somatic mutations and epimutations in a wild Populus trichocarpa tree over 330 years, showing lower mutation rates than annuals and distinct epimutation origins.

The paper reports the de novo genome sequencing and analysis of the rice variety KitaakeX, identifying genomic variations and providing a high-quality reference for rice functional genomics.

This study characterizes sRNA variation and inheritance in maize inbreds and F1 hybrids, revealing genotype and developmental influences on sRNA expression and non-additive inheritance patterns.

The paper analyzes gene expression in maize hybrids and inbreds to show that single-parent expression is genotype- and tissue-specific, with implications for heterosis.

This study constructs a transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development using six species and genome comparisons to identify conserved genes involved in complex multicellularity.

This study sequenced four Armillaria genomes and analyzed gene expression and proteomics to identify genetic innovations linked to their pathogenicity and rhizomorph development.

The paper shows adaptation to copper-contaminated environments in Mimulus guttatus occurs through selection on pre-existing genetic variation rather than new mutations.