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Sara Branco

University of Colorado DenverORCID 0000-0002-9890-933XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Anna BazzicalupoiD· 3 shared Anna LipzeniD· 2 shared Hui‐ling LiaoiD· 2 shared Igor V. GrigorieviD· 2 shared Joske RuytinxiD· 2 shared Kerrie BarryiD· 2 shared Lotus A. LofgreniD· 2 shared Rytas J. VilgalysiD· 2 shared

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Not all roads lead to selfing: mating-system stability in an invasive ectomycorrhizal fungus

Yihong Ke, Yen‐Wen Wang, Anna Bazzicalupo, Lotus A. Lofgren, Sara Branco, Rytas J. Vilgalys

This study examines selfing rates and self-incompatibility system stability in Suillus luteus across native and introduced ranges, finding no loss of the SI system or unisexual reproduction in introduced populations.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Global population structures and demographic history of Suillus luteus, a pine co-introduced ectomycorrhizal fungus associated with exotic forestry and invasion.

Yi‐Hong Ke, Anna Bazzicalupo, Joske Ruytinx, Lotus A. Lofgren, Thomas D. Bruns, Sara Branco, Brian P. Looney, Dai Hirose, Leho Tedersoo, Ursula Peintner, Alejandro J. Rojas, Hui‐ling Liao, Jonathan Michael Plett, Ian C. Anderson, Anna Lipzen, , Rytas J. Vilgalys

This study analyzes the population genetics of Suillus luteus, showing all introductions originated from Europe and showing genetic differentiation in introduced regions linked to forestry practices.

New Phytologist · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Comparative transcriptomics provides insight into molecular mechanisms of zinc tolerance in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus

Alexander Smith, Janne Swinnen, Karl Jonckheere, Anna Bazzicalupo, Hui‐ling Liao, Gregory J. Ragland, Jan V. Colpaert, Anna Lipzen, Sravanthi Tejomurthula, Kerrie Barry, Igor V. Grigoriev, Joske Ruytinx, Sara Branco

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

bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2023 · PreprintGenomics