Hagai Shohat

Alignment-free pan-k-mer profiles track minimap2 similarity (whole-chromosome r^2 0.959-0.968), profile 605 vertebrate genomes in about a day on 40 cores, and nominate trait-linked loci across plants and animals.

The paper shows a neofunctionalized gene in Solanaceae plants became a flowering antagonist, influencing adaptation across species and environments.

This study shows that TINY1 suppresses embryonic growth in tomato by repressing GA biosynthesis, but does not affect plant drought response when leaf area is controlled.

The paper uses pan-genomics and genome editing in Solanum to show that paralog diversification hinders genotype-phenotype predictability in crop domestication.

The paper investigates convergent evolution of plant prickles, finding that mutations in a cytokinin gene repeatedly cause prickle loss across species.

This study shows that water deficiency inhibits GA biosynthesis and activates GA deactivation in tomato, leading to stomatal closure and reduced canopy growth to avoid drought.