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M. Blumer

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Dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes

M. V. Almeida, M. Blumer, C. U. Yuan, P. Sierra, J. Price, F. X. Quah, A. Friman, A. Dallaire, G. Vernaz, A. Putman, A. Smith, D. Joyce, F. Butter, A. Haase, R. Durbin, , E. Miska

The paper investigates the dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes, revealing expanded piwil1 genes and divergent piRNA-producing loci.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2024Evolutionary Biology

A pangenomic perspective of the Lake Malawi cichlid radiation reveals extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements

F. X. Quah, M. V. Almeida, M. Blumer, C. U. Yuan, B. Fischer, K. See, B. Jackson, R. Zatta, B. Rusuwa, G. F. Turner, M. E. Santos, H. Svardal, M. Hemberg, R. Durbin, E. Miska

The paper uses a pangenomic approach to analyze Lake Malawi cichlid genomes, revealing extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2024Evolutionary Biology

Gene losses in the common vampire bat illuminate molecular adaptations to blood feeding

M. Blumer, T. Brown, M. Bontempo Freitas, A. L. Destro, J. A. Oliveira, A. Morales, T. Schell, C. Greve, M. Pippel, D. Jebb, N. Hecker, A.-W. Ahmed, B. Kirilenko, M. Foote, A. Janke, , M. Hiller

This study identifies gene losses in vampire bats linked to adaptations for blood feeding, including metabolic, physiological, and sensory changes.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2021Evolutionary Biology