Kehan Zhao

The paper identifies non-random associations among genes in the Arabidopsis thaliana dispensable genome, revealing modular structure and functional coupling.

This study identifies dispensable genes in Arabidopsis using naturally occurring loss-of-function mutations and integrates them with transcriptomic data to improve gene function analysis.

This study analyzes genomic diversity in Colombian cassava landraces to identify gene editing targets for improving climate resilience and disease resistance.

The paper develops a framework to distinguish mutation bias from selection in plants by analyzing mutation spectra and genome architecture, revealing reduced mutation rates in gene bodies and broadly expressed genes.

The paper investigates convergent evolution of histone reader domains fused to MSH6 across eukaryotes, showing evidence of natural selection and links to genome size and mutation rate heterogeneity.

The paper shows H3K4me1 recruits DNA repair proteins to reduce mutations in functionally constrained regions of plant genomes.