Thuy La

A transcriptomic atlas of grass senescence reveals divergent underground sink networks limit nitrogen recycling in annuals

The paper constructs a transcriptomic atlas of grass senescence to identify molecular mechanisms of nitrogen recycling, finding divergent underground sink networks in annual crops.

Extensive modulation of a conserved cis-regulatory code across 589 grass species

The paper identifies a conserved cis-regulatory code across 589 grass species and finds that motif conservation declines rapidly but remains significant over evolutionary time, with adaptive changes linked to ecological transitions.

Cross-species optimization of nuclei isolation in plants

The paper develops a Percoll-based nuclei isolation workflow for snRNA-seq in multiple plant species, showing high yield and quality across tissues and species.

Fishing for a reelGene: evaluating gene models with evolution and machine learning

reelGene evaluates gene models using machine learning and evolutionary data, finding 28% of maize gene models are incorrectly annotated or nonfunctional.

Contrasting Rhizosphere Nitrogen Dynamics in Andropogoneae Grasses: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture

The paper examines nitrogen dynamics in Andropogoneae grasses, finding annual species conserve nitrogen while perennials vary in their impact on nitrification and nitrate loss.

Constrained evolution of a core winter proteome across independently cold-adapted PACMAD grasses

The paper compares cold-responsive proteomes across five PACMAD grasses to assess conservation of protein-level responses and identifies LEA3 as a key cold-tolerant protein.

Extensive genome evolution distinguishes maize within a stable tribe of grasses

The paper examines genome evolution in maize and related grasses, revealing variable outcomes of polyploidy across species.

Melon pan-genome and multi-parental framework for high-resolution trait dissection

The paper constructs a melon pan-genome and integrates it with a multi-parental framework to enable high-resolution trait dissection in melon.