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Robert Riley

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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Anna LipzeniD· 2 shared Kerrie BarryiD· 2 shared Alan KuoiD· 1 shared Ambika PokhreliD· 1 shared Andrea Patrigniani· 1 shared Arun N. Prasanna· 1 shared Aymerick EudesiD· 1 shared Balázs BálintiD· 1 shared

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Distinct Strategies for Engineering Bioenergy Traits in Sorghum Drive Divergent Functional Shifts in the Rhizosphere Microbiome

Yen Ning Chai, Jutta Dalton, Yang Tian, Rita Kuo, Christopher De Ben, Daniel H. Putnam, Suzanne M. Kosina, Monikaben Nimavat, Edward Baidoo, Thomas Harwood, Katherine Louie, Ben Bowen, Christa Pennacchio, Robert Riley, Trent Northen, , Henrik Vibe Scheller

This study examines how two transgenic sorghum lines with different bioenergy traits affect their rhizosphere microbiome composition and function.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Comparative genomics reveals shared accessory regions between members of two Fusarium species complexes virulent on garden pea

Ambika Pokhrel, Sajeet Haridas, Sara Calhoun, Alan Kuo, Anna Lipzen, Robert Riley, Kurt M. LaButti, Jasmyn L. Pangilinan, Bill Andreopoulos, Guifen He, Mi Yan, Kerrie Barry, Li‐Jun Ma, David M. Geiser, Michael Freitag, , Jeffrey J. Coleman

The paper identifies shared accessory regions between two Fusarium species complexes that cause garden pea disease, suggesting a common origin and horizontal transfer of virulence genes.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Genome expansion and lineage-specific genetic innovations in the world’s largest organisms (Armillaria)

György Sipos, Arun N. Prasanna, Mathias C. Walther, Eoin O’Connor, Balázs Bálint, Krisztina Krizsán, Brigitta Kiss, Jaqueline Hess, Torda Varga, Jason Slot, Robert Riley, Bettina Bóka, Daniel Rigling, Kerrie Barry, Juna Lee, , László G Nagy

This study sequenced four Armillaria genomes and analyzed gene expression and proteomics to identify genetic innovations linked to their pathogenicity and rhizomorph development.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology