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Annotation survey and life-cycle transcriptomics of transcription factors in rust fungi (Pucciniales) identify a possible role for cold shock proteins in dormancy exit
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Exploring the limit of metazoan thermal tolerance via comparative proteomics: thermally induced changes in protein abundance by two hydrothermal vent polychaetes
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Evolution of a multi‐step phosphorelay signal transduction system in Ensifer: recruitment of the sigma factor RpoN and a novel enhancer‐binding protein triggers acid‐activated gene expression
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Secreted Effector Proteins of the Poplar Leaf Spot and Stem Canker Pathogen Sphaerulina musiva Manipulate Plant Immunity and Contribute to Virulence in Diverse Ways.
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Benjamin Cole
… interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants interpret different light cues by altering their growth program, and on how plants coordinate their gene expression with light and temperature oscillations throughout the day. At …
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A Sorghum Pangenome Opens More Doors to Discovery
… holds keys to drought and flood resilience, biomass production for fuels, and growth in poor soils. In addition to bolstering sorghum fields, understanding this plant … Development (USAID) also supported the work.   Publication:  Morris, G.P., Harder, A.M., Healey, A.L.  et …
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Ian Blaby
… Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three groups focused on HTP DNA design and assembly, strain engineering and … development/data analysis for synthetic biology and functional genomics. Prior to joining the JGI, he was a group lead at Brookhaven National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of …
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Here, There and Everywhere: Large and Giant Viruses Abound Globally
… single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority … noted study senior author  Tanja Woyke , who heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly … and also photosynthesis genes including potential light-driven proton pumps. “We’re seeing that this is likely …
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Two new high-resolution crystal structures of carboxysome pentamer proteins reveal high structural conservation of CcmL orthologs among distantly related cyanobacterial species
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Tanja Woyke Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
… Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Woyke has led JGI’s Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single … giant virus protein space grew from 123,000 to over 900,000 proteins, and virus diversity in this group expanded …
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JGI Earth Month: The Unusual Metabolism That Helps Plants Withstand Drought
… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially … is what allows plants to make their own food from light and air — in particular, the part of the air that’s …
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A Shrubbier Version of Rubber
… Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at … America: guayule.  This episode was made in collaboration with our friends at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.       …
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