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Genomic-scale exchange of mRNA between a parasitic plant and its hosts by Kim, Gunjune, LeBlanc, Megan L., Wafula, Eric K., dePamphilis, Claude W., Westwood, James H.

“…Movement of RNAs between cells of a single plant is well documented, but cross-species RNA transfer is largely unexplored. Cuscuta pentagona (dodder) is a…”
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butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications by Edger, Patrick P, Hanna M. Heidel-Fischer, Michaël Bekaert, Jadranka Rota, Gernot Glëöckner, Adrian E. Platts, David G. Heckel, Joshua P. Der, Eric K. Wafula, Michelle Tang, Johannes A. Hofberger, Ann Smithson, Jocelyn C. Hall, Matthieu Blanchette, Thomas E. Bureau, Stephen I. Wright, Claude W. dePamphilis, M. Eric Schranz, Michael S. Barker, Gavin C. Conant, Niklas Wahlberg, Heiko Vogel, J. Chris Pires, Christopher W. Wheat

“…Coevolutionary interactions are thought to have spurred the evolution of key innovations and driven the diversification of much of life on Earth. However, the…”
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SHR4z, a novel decoy effector from the haustorium of the parasitic weed Striga gesnerioides, suppresses host plant immunity by Su, Chun, Liu, Hai, Wafula, Eric K., Honaas, Loren, de Pamphilis, Claude W., Timko, Michael P.

“…• Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivar B301 is resistant to races SG4 and SG3 of the root parasitic weed Striga gesnerioides, developing a hypersensitive…”
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Single-copy nuclear genes place haustorial Hydnoraceae within piperales and reveal a cretaceous origin of multiple parasitic angiosperm lineages by Naumann, Julia, Salomo, Karsten, Der, Joshua P, Wafula, Eric K, Bolin, Jay F, Maass, Erika, Frenzke, Lena, Samain, Marie-Stéphanie, Neinhuis, Christoph, dePamphilis, Claude W, Wanke, Stefan

“…Extreme haustorial parasites have long captured the interest of naturalists and scientists with their greatly reduced and highly specialized morphology. Along…”
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PlantTribes2: Tools for comparative gene family analysis in plant genomics by Wafula, Eric K, Zhang, Huiting, Von Kuster, Gregory, Leebens-Mack, James H, Honaas, Loren A, dePamphilis, Claude W

“…Plant genome-scale resources are being generated at an increasing rate as sequencing technologies continue to improve and raw data costs continue to fall;…”
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Genome-wide identification of MST, SUT and SWEET family sugar transporters in root parasitic angiosperms and analysis of their expression during host parasitism by Misra, Vikram A, Wafula, Eric K, Wang, Yu, dePamphilis, Claude W, Timko, Michael P

“…Root parasitic weeds are a major constraint to crop production worldwide causing significant yearly losses in yield and economic value. These parasites cause…”
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Selecting Superior De Novo Transcriptome Assemblies: Lessons Learned by Leveraging the Best Plant Genome by Honaas, Loren A, Wafula, Eric K, Wickett, Norman J, Der, Joshua P, Zhang, Yeting, Edger, Patrick P, Altman, Naomi S, Pires, J Chris, Leebens-Mack, James H, dePamphilis, Claude W

“…Whereas de novo assemblies of RNA-Seq data are being published for a growing number of species across the tree of life, there are currently no broadly accepted…”
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Transcriptomes of the Parasitic Plant Family Orobanchaceae Reveal Surprising Conservation of Chlorophyll Synthesis by Wickett, Norman J., Honaas, Loren A., Wafula, Eric K., Das, Malay, Huang, Kan, Wu, Biao, Landherr, Lena, Timko, Michael P., Yoder, John, Westwood, James H., dePamphilis, Claude W.

“…Parasitism in flowering plants has evolved at least 11 times [1]. Only one family, Orobanchaceae, comprises all major nutritional types of parasites:…”
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Building a foundation for gene family analysis in Rosaceae genomes with a novel workflow: A case study in Pyrus architecture genes by Zhang, Huiting, Wafula, Eric K, Eilers, Jon, Harkess, Alex E, Ralph, Paula E, Timilsena, Prakash Raj, dePamphilis, Claude W, Waite, Jessica M, Honaas, Loren A

“…The rapid development of sequencing technologies has led to a deeper understanding of plant genomes. However, direct experimental evidence connecting genes to…”
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A combination of conserved and diverged responses underlies Theobroma cacao's defense response to Phytophthora palmivora by Winters, Noah P, Wafula, Eric K, Knollenberg, Benjamin J, Hämälä, Tuomas, Timilsena, Prakash R, Perryman, Melanie, Zhang, Dapeng, Sheaffer, Lena L, Praul, Craig A, Ralph, Paula E, Prewitt, Sarah, Leandro-Muñoz, Mariela E, Delgadillo-Duran, Diego A, Altman, Naomi S, Tiffin, Peter, Maximova, Siela N, dePamphilis, Claude W, Marden, James H, Guiltinan, Mark J

“…Plants have complex and dynamic immune systems that have evolved to resist pathogens. Humans have worked to enhance these defenses in crops through breeding…”
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Functional genomics of a generalist parasitic plant: laser microdissection of host-parasite interface reveals host-specific patterns of parasite gene expression by Honaas, Loren A, Wafula, Eric K, Yang, Zhenzhen, Der, Joshua P, Wickett, Norman J, Altman, Naomi S, Taylor, Christopher G, Yoder, John I, Timko, Michael P, Westwood, James H, dePamphilis, Claude W

“…Orobanchaceae is the only plant family with members representing the full range of parasitic lifestyles plus a free-living lineage sister to all parasitic…”
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Evolution of a horizontally acquired legume gene, albumin 1, in the parasitic plant Phelipanche aegyptiaca and related species by Zhang, Yeting, Fernandez-Aparicio, Monica, Wafula, Eric K, Das, Malay, Jiao, Yuannian, Wickett, Norman J, Honaas, Loren A, Ralph, Paula E, Wojciechowski, Martin F, Timko, Michael P, Yoder, John I, Westwood, James H, Depamphilis, Claude W

“…Parasitic plants, represented by several thousand species of angiosperms, use modified structures known as haustoria to tap into photosynthetic host plants and…”
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Trained and ready - the case for an inflammatory memory for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the AML niche by Chen, Ding-Wen, Wafula, Eric K, Kurre, Peter

“…Lifelong hematopoiesis is sustained by crosstalk between hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and specialized bone marrow niches. Acute myeloid…”
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Genomic structural variants constrain and facilitate adaptation in natural populations of Theobroma cacao, the chocolate tree by Hämälä, Tuomas, Wafula, Eric K., Guiltinan, Mark J., Ralph, Paula E., dePamphilis, Claude W., Tiffin, Peter

“…Genomic structural variants (SVs) can play important roles in adaptation and speciation. Yet the overall fitness effects of SVs are poorly understood, partly…”
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Genome Sequence of Striga asiatica Provides Insight into the Evolution of Plant Parasitism by Yoshida, Satoko, Kim, Seungill, Wafula, Eric K., Tanskanen, Jaakko, Kim, Yong-Min, Honaas, Loren, Yang, Zhenzhen, Spallek, Thomas, Conn, Caitlin E., Ichihashi, Yasunori, Cheong, Kyeongchae, Cui, Songkui, Der, Joshua P., Gundlach, Heidrun, Jiao, Yuannian, Hori, Chiaki, Ishida, Juliane K., Kasahara, Hiroyuki, Kiba, Takatoshi, Kim, Myung-Shin, Koo, Namjin, Laohavisit, Anuphon, Lee, Yong-Hwan, Lumba, Shelley, McCourt, Peter, Mortimer, Jenny C., Mutuku, J. Musembi, Nomura, Takahito, Sasaki-Sekimoto, Yuko, Seto, Yoshiya, Wang, Yu, Wakatake, Takanori, Sakakibara, Hitoshi, Demura, Taku, Yamaguchi, Shinjiro, Yoneyama, Koichi, Manabe, Ri-ichiroh, Nelson, David C., Schulman, Alan H., Timko, Michael P., dePamphilis, Claude W., Choi, Doil, Shirasu, Ken

“…Parasitic plants in the genus Striga, commonly known as witchweeds, cause major crop losses in sub-Saharan Africa and pose a threat to agriculture worldwide…”
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Novel genetic code and record-setting AT-richness in the highly reduced plastid genome of the holoparasitic plant Balanophora by Su, Huei-Jiun, Barkman, Todd J., Hao, Weilong, Jones, Samuel S., Naumann, Julia, Skippington, Elizabeth, Wafula, Eric K., Hu, Jer-Ming, Palmer, Jeffrey D., dePamphilis, Claude W.

“…Plastid genomes (plastomes) vary enormously in size and gene content among the many lineages of nonphotosynthetic plants, but key lineages remain unexplored…”
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Horizontal gene transfer is more frequent with increased heterotrophy and contributes to parasite adaptation by Yang, Zhenzhen, Zhang, Yeting, Wafula, Eric K., Honaas, Loren A., Ralph, Paula E., Jones, Sam, Clarke, Christopher R., Liu, Siming, Su, Chun, Zhang, Huiting, Altman, Naomi S., Schuster, Stephan C., Timko, Michael P., Yoder, John I., Westwood, James H., dePamphilis, Claude W.

“…Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the transfer of genetic material across species boundaries and has been a driving force in prokaryotic evolution. HGT…”
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Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal core parasitism genes and suggest gene duplication and repurposing as sources of structural novelty by Yang, Zhenzhen, Wafula, Eric K, Honaas, Loren A, Zhang, Huiting, Das, Malay, Fernandez-Aparicio, Monica, Huang, Kan, Bandaranayake, Pradeepa C G, Wu, Biao, Der, Joshua P, Clarke, Christopher R, Ralph, Paula E, Landherr, Lena, Altman, Naomi S, Timko, Michael P, Yoder, John I, Westwood, James H, dePamphilis, Claude W

“…The origin of novel traits is recognized as an important process underlying many major evolutionary radiations. We studied the genetic basis for the evolution…”
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Convergent horizontal gene transfer and cross-talk of mobile nucleic acids in parasitic plants by Yang, Zhenzhen, Wafula, Eric K., Kim, Gunjune, Shahid, Saima, McNeal, Joel R., Ralph, Paula E., Timilsena, Prakash R., Yu, Wen-bin, Kelly, Elizabeth A., Zhang, Huiting, Person, Thomas Nate, Altman, Naomi S., Axtell, Michael J., Westwood, James H., dePamphilis, Claude W.

“…Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the movement and genomic integration of DNA across species boundaries, is commonly associated with bacteria and other…”
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Detecting and Characterizing the Highly Divergent Plastid Genome of the Nonphotosynthetic Parasitic Plant Hydnora visseri (Hydnoraceae) by Naumann, Julia, Der, Joshua P, Wafula, Eric K, Jones, Samuel S, Wagner, Sarah T, Honaas, Loren A, Ralph, Paula E, Bolin, Jay F, Maass, Erika, Neinhuis, Christoph, Wanke, Stefan, dePamphilis, Claude W

“…Plastid genomes of photosynthetic flowering plants are usually highly conserved in both structure and gene content. However, the plastomes of parasitic and…”
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