The paper characterizes the genetic architecture of eight laboratory strains of the opossum using ddRAD-seq and whole-genome resequencing, identifying SNPs and confirming inbred strains.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Nov 9, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genome wide identification of QTL associated with yield and yield components in two popular wheat cultivars TAM 111 and TAM 112

Yan Yang, Smit Dhakal, Chenggen Chu, Shichen Wang, Qingwu Xue, Jackie C. Rudd, Amir M. H. Ibrahim, Kirk E. Jessup, Jason A. Baker, Maria Pilar Fuentealba, Ravindra N. Devkota, Shannon A. Baker, Charles D. Johnson, Richard P. Metz, Shuyu Liu

This study identifies QTL associated with yield and yield components in two wheat cultivars under different environmental conditions.

PLoS ONE · Dec 2, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics

Promoter scanning during transcription initiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Pol II in the "shooting gallery"

Chenxi Qiu, Huiyan Jin, Irina O. Vvedenskaya, Jordi Abante, Tingting Zhao, Indranil Malik, Alex M. Visbisky, Scott Schwartz, Ping Cui, Pavel Čabart, Kang Hoo Han, William Lai, Richard P. Metz, Charles D. Johnson, Sing‐Hoi Sze, , Craig D. Kaplan

The paper investigates promoter scanning by Pol II in yeast, showing that it occurs across all promoters and is influenced by Pol II activity and promoter architecture.

Genome biology · Jun 2, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology