Rick E. Masonbrink

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome and caste transcriptomes for Belonogaster juncea, revealing genomic diversity and caste-specific gene expression differences.

The paper identifies recurrent duplication of the REST-NOA1 locus in ungulates and shows how structural divergence and regulatory changes contribute to immune system evolution.

This paper identifies SUGR1 as a master regulator in nematodes that orchestrates effector production, essential for host entry and parasitism, and shows blocking SUGR1 prevents parasitism.

This study identifies CPR1, a conserved soybean cyst nematode effector protease, which targets GmBCAT1 for degradation, enhancing nematode susceptibility.

This paper presents the first chromosome-level genome assembly of the disco clam, Ctenoides ales, from the bivalve order Limida, which lacks genomic resources, and reports its mitochondrial genome and opsin inventory.

The paper identifies susceptibility genes involved in trans-kingdom vitamin B synthesis between a plant-parasitic nematode and its host, revealing a horizontal gene transfer critical for parasitism.

The paper assembles the Rocky Mountain elk genome and identifies nine putative immune system gene losses compared to cattle.

The paper introduces BoaG, a data science infrastructure for genomic research, demonstrating its ability to efficiently explore RefSeq data and reveal species-specific assembly quality variations.

The paper assembles and annotates the genome of the soybean cyst nematode, revealing duplications and horizontal gene transfer events in effector genes involved in parasitism.