Yanlei Feng

This study examines mitochondrial and plastid genome evolution in parasitic plants, revealing an inverse relationship between genome compaction and inflation across the parasitic continuum.

The paper identifies an Asgard archaeal Argonaute, HrAgo1, that performs RNA-guided RNA silencing, bridging the gap between prokaryotic and eukaryotic Argonaute mechanisms.

The paper identifies a dsRNA Totiviridae virus in two diatom strains, shows it can be removed to create virus-free lines, and suggests it causes latent infection rather than lytic infection.

This study investigates the evolution of viperin genes across prokaryotes and eukaryotes, revealing their conservation, diversification mechanisms, and immune functions.