Anna Lipzen

This study engineers an anaerobic fungal-bacterial consortium to convert lignocellulosic biomass into medium-chain fatty acids without pretreatment, achieving a 21.0% conversion yield.

This study integrates multi-omic data with interpretable machine learning to identify genetic mechanisms underlying trait variation and phenotypic plasticity in switchgrass across environments.

The paper identifies hypermutable regions in the nuclear genome of Bigelowiella natans, showing extreme mutation rate variation and a distinctive mutational signature in virus-derived sequences.

This study measures mutation rate and spectrum plasticity in Ostreococcus tauri under different environmental conditions, finding significant variation in SNM rates and spectra.

This study presents chromosome-level assemblies of two perennial Brachypodium species, revealing genomic features like polyploidy and transposable element dynamics that shaped genome evolution.

The paper analyzes the nuclear genomes of Mesodinium rubrum and finds it lacks spliceosomal introns and related machinery, suggesting introns hinder endosymbiotic genomic integration.

The paper investigates DNA methylation-expression relationships in rice internode development using RNA-seq and bisulfite sequencing, finding specific methylation contexts correlate with gene expression patterns.

The paper identifies shared accessory regions between two Fusarium species complexes that cause garden pea disease, suggesting a common origin and horizontal transfer of virulence genes.

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.

The paper predicts the lignocellulose degradation potential of Crepidotus cesatii by comparing its genomic features to white- and brown-rot fungi.

This study integrates transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data to analyze the impact of CAM photosynthesis on primary metabolism in Yucca species.

The paper catalogs structural and sequence variation in the pennycress pangenome, revealing contrasting evolutionary modes across genomic regions and highlighting the utility of pangenomic resources for crop development.

This study investigates the origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in the prairie grass Andropogon gerardi, finding that whole genome duplication is common and provides fitness advantages in xeric climates.

This study presents a chromosome-level genome of Myrothamnus flabellifolia and transcriptomic data, revealing its desiccation tolerance mechanisms and sex determination system.

This study shows that loss of SUT4 in poplar disrupts seasonal growth, carbohydrate allocation, and fertility under field conditions.

The paper presents the first complete and annotated genome of Nereocystis luetkeana, a northeastern Pacific bull kelp, providing insights into its genomic diversity and evolutionary features.

The paper shows iron deficiency activates secondary cell wall biosynthesis in poplar by downregulating the repressor PtrbHLH011, which suppresses SCW and iron homeostasis genes.

This study identifies hydrophobins as key proteins enabling fungal binding to microplastics, offering potential strategies for mitigating microplastic-related health risks.

This paper characterizes the genomic and transcriptomic features of Neocallimastix cameroonii var. constans, an anaerobic fungus, revealing its capacity to degrade lignocellulose and identifying key carbohydrate-active enzymes.

The paper presents an improved haplotype-resolved genome assembly for Eucalyptus grandis, increasing gene annotation completeness and revealing structural variations and tandem duplicates.

This study analyzes the genetic diversity of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, identifying two major evolutionary lineages and suggesting a tetrapolar mating system.

The paper analyzes 739 Thlaspi arvense accessions to uncover genetic variation and adaptation mechanisms, identifying genomic regions linked to agronomic traits and climate resilience.

The paper sequenced twelve Camelina sativa genomes to study pangenomic variation in an allohexaploid species, finding minimal gene presence-absence variation but subgenome-specific gene content.

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

This study uses multi-omics analysis to characterize Neurospora intermedia in oncom, revealing its role in byproduct conversion and potential for waste-to-food upcycling.

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

This paper develops a modular genetic part library for Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous using transcriptomics and genomics, identifying 26 promoters and revealing light-responsive regulatory mechanisms.

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

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