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E. Watkins

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:plant (other)· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1

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Y. Qiu· 4 shared C. D. Hirsch· 3 shared Y. Yang· 2 shared A. Dhar· 1 shared A. Hegeman· 1 shared A. J. Slezak· 1 shared A. Solanki· 1 shared A. T. Alpar· 1 shared

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Y. Qiu

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Suppression of autoimmune arthritis and neuroinflammation via an amino acid-conjugatedbutyrate prodrug with enhanced oral bioavailability

S. Cao, E. Budina, M. M. Raczy, A. Solanki, M. Nguyen, T. N. Beckman, J. W. Reda, K. Hultgren, P. Ang, A. J. Slezak, L. A. Hesser, A. T. Alpar, K. C. Refvik, L. S. Shores, I. Pillai, , J. A. Hubbell

This study develops a butyrate prodrug, SerBut, which improves oral bioavailability and reduces autoimmune arthritis and neuroinflammation in mouse models.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2023 · PreprintBioengineering

Evaluating the Effects of Propiconazole on Hard Fescue (Festuca brevipila) via RNA sequencing and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

Y. Qiu, D. Petrella, F. B. Sessoms, Y. Ya, M. Esler, C. D. Hirsch, G. Heineck, A. Hegeman, E. Watkins

This study examines how high-dose propiconazole affects hard fescue, revealing phenotypic changes and disease resistance through RNA sequencing and LC-MS.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology

Building a Reference Transcriptome for the Hexaploid Hard Fescue Turfgrass (Festuca brevipila) Using a Combination of PacBio Iso-Seq and Illumina Sequencing

Y. Qiu, Y. Yang, C. D. Hirsch, E. Watkins

The paper constructs a reference transcriptome for hexaploid hard fescue using PacBio Iso-Seq and Illumina sequencing, revealing subgenome similarities and phylogenetic relationships.

bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2020Plant Biology

DNA Content and Ploidy Estimation of Festuca ovina Accessions by Flow Cytometry

Y. Qiu, S. Hamernick, J. B. Ortiz, E. Watkins

This study estimates ploidy levels and DNA content of 127 Festuca ovina accessions using flow cytometry, revealing a range from diploid to octoploid with larger seed size associated with higher ploidy.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2020Plant Biology

Towards Improved Molecular Identification Tools in Fine Fescue (Festuca L., Poaceae) Turfgrasses: Nuclear Genome Size, Ploidy, and Chloroplast Genome Sequencing

Y. Qiu, C. D. Hirsch, Y. Yang, E. Watkins

The paper uses flow cytometry and chloroplast genome sequencing to analyze five fine fescue taxa, identifying unique repeat signatures for potential taxon identification markers.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2019Plant Biology