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N. Hecker

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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M. Hiller· 4 shared B. Kirilenko· 2 shared A. Janke· 1 shared A. L. Destro· 1 shared A. Machate· 1 shared A. Morales· 1 shared A.-W. Ahmed· 1 shared B. K. Lim· 1 shared

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M. Hiller

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Vision-related convergent gene losses reveal SERPINE3's unknown role in the eye

M. Hiller, H. Indrischek, J. Hammer, A. Machate, N. Hecker, B. Kirilenko, J. Roscito, S. Hans, C. Norden, M. Brand

The paper identifies SERPINE3 as a vision-related gene by analyzing evolutionary gene loss patterns and experimental validation in zebrafish and humans.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2022Evolutionary 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

RepeatFiller newly identifies megabases of aligning repetitive sequences and improves annotations of conserved non-exonic elements

E. Osipova, N. Hecker, M. Hiller

RepeatFiller identifies previously undetected alignments between repetitive sequences across mammalian genomes, improving annotations of conserved non-exonic elements.

bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Genes lost during the transition from land to water in cetaceans highlight genomic changes involved in aquatic adaptations

M. Huelsmann, N. Hecker, M. S. Springer, J. Gatesy, V. Sharma, M. Hiller

This study identifies genes lost in cetacean ancestors that may have contributed to aquatic adaptations like diving physiology and unihemispheric sleep.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2019Evolutionary Biology