Andrea Minio

The paper characterizes genome organization and sex-biased gene expression in the vine mealybug, revealing female-skewed, spatially clustered expression patterns and lineage-specific secreted proteins.

The paper shows that TPS gene expression, not copy number, explains aroma diversity in grapevine cultivars by analyzing haplotype-resolved genomes and validating enzyme activity through functional assays.

This study traces the evolutionary history of the grape sex-determining region across angiosperms, finding it conserved in flowering plants but not in non-flowering plants.

The paper assembles and annotates the genomes of two teinturier grapevine varieties, Dakapo and Rubired, providing genetic resources for studying pigmentation and other traits.

The paper presents a high-quality, chromosome-level genome assembly of Coffea arabica var. Geisha, revealing insights into its evolutionary history and genetic basis for unique coffee qualities.

This study constructs a super-pangenome of North American wild grape species to capture genetic diversity and identify loci associated with adaptive traits like salt tolerance.

The paper analyzes pangenomes of grapevine trunk pathogens to compare the evolution of virulence factors across species.

This study creates a reference genome for avocado and identifies genes potentially contributing to heterodichogamy through population genomics analysis.

The paper reports chromosome-scale diploid assemblies of three grape rootstocks using PacBio HiFi sequences and HaploSync, providing resources for studying stress adaptation and marker development.

This study identifies multigenic resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in wild grapes and shows climate dependence of resistance traits.

The paper identifies and characterizes haplotype-resolved resistance loci in Muscadinia rotundifolia, revealing structural variations affecting NLR genes involved in powdery mildew resistance.

HaploSync improves diploid genome assemblies by phasing, correcting scaffolding errors, and filling gaps in multiple species.

The paper analyzes structural variants in Nebbiolo grapevines across individual, clonal, and cultivar levels using long-read and optical mapping data.

This study compares the phylogenomic evolution of virulence-related gene families in Botryosphaeriaceae fungi to identify associations with pathogenicity in woody plants.

The paper assembles the diploid genome of Muscadinia rotundifolia, identifies chromosome fusions, and detects expanded disease resistance genes in comparison to Vitis species.

This study reconstructs the genomes of Phytophthora megakarya and P. palmivora to understand virulence differences and evolutionary history.

This study analyzes somatic mutations in clonally propagated grapevines, finding that repetitive intergenic regions drive genome diversification and that deleterious mutations accumulate in clones.

This study uses Iso-Seq to reconstruct the transcriptome of Cabernet Sauvignon grape berries, identifying cultivar-specific genes without relying on a reference genome.

The paper identifies structural genomic variation affecting secondary metabolism gene clusters in Phaeoacremonium minimum, highlighting the need for a pan-transcriptome reference to capture virulence factor diversity.