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MaKenzie R Drowns

Purdue University West LafayetteORCID 0009-0009-6948-940XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Plant BiologyPlant Biotechnology JournalPeer-reviewedAug 24, 2026

Satellite DNA Editing Enables Meiosis-Independent Chromosome Engineering

Ran Zhou, Margot S. S. Chen, MaKenzie R Drowns…·Chung‐Jui Tsai

This paper demonstrates that CRISPR targeting of satellite DNA allows for meiosis-independent chromosome engineering in aspen, producing stable structural variants in the first generation.

DOI 10.1111/pbi.70741

plant (other)experimental assay

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 13, 2026

Thiol depletion and disruption of proteostasis contribute to the phytotoxicity of juglone

George W. Meyer, Mearaj A. Shaikh, Frederick Mildenhall…·Joshua R. Widhalm

This study investigates how juglone affects Arabidopsis thaliana by depleting thiols and disrupting proteostasis, revealing its phytotoxic mechanisms.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.11.717897

Arabidopsisbulk RNA-seq

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