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Decai Mao

Tsinghua University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:genome assembly· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:perturbation response prediction· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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A reference genome assembly of the alpine forage grass Elymus nutans

Dan Chang, Shangang Jia, Ming Sun, Tao Huang, Huanhuan Lu, Jiajun Yan, Changbing Zhang, Minghong You, Peifen Zhang, Lijun Yan, Wenlong Gou, Xiong Lei, Xiaofei Ji, Yingzhu Li, Decai Mao, , Shiqie Bai

This study generates the first reference genome for Elymus nutans, revealing its allohexaploid origin and evolutionary history through two-step hybridization.

Plant Biotechnology Journal · Jun 18, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A high-continuity and annotated reference genome of allotetraploid Siberian wildrye (Elymus sibiricus L., Poaceae: Triticeae)

Jiajun Yan, Xinrui Li, Lili Wang, Daxu Li, Changmian Ji, Zujun Yang, Lili Chen, changbing zhang, Minghong You, Lijun Yan, Wenlong Gou, Xiong Lei, Xiaofei Ji, Yingzhu Li, Qi Wu, , Shiqie Bai

This study presents a high-quality reference genome for the allotetraploid Siberian wildrye, revealing retrotransposon bursts, chromosomal translocations, and population structure, supporting the QTP as its origin.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

Next generation CRISPR/Cas9 transcriptional activation in Drosophila using flySAM

Yu Jia, Rong‐Gang Xu, Xingjie Ren, Ben Ewen‐Campen, Rajendhran Rajakumar, Jonathan D. Zirin, Donghui Yang‐Zhou, Ruibao Zhu, Fang Wang, Decai Mao, Ping Peng, Huanhuan Qiao, Xia Wang, Luping Liu, Bowen Xu, , Jian‐Quan Ni

This paper introduces flySAM, a CRISPRa tool for Drosophila that improves effectiveness, scalability, and ease-of-use compared to existing methods.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 16, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics