Padraic G. Heneghan

This study identifies a unique PKR gene quadruplication in tarsiers, which may represent an evolutionary strategy to counteract viral inhibition.

This paper shows Nannochloropsis limnetica can reuse protein-depleted wastewater from Gorse leaf protein concentrate production to accumulate neutral lipids and secrete proteases for protein digestion.

The paper identifies VLEs in two fungal phyla, suggesting they were present in the common ancestor of terrestrial fungi around 650 Mya.

The paper identifies 45 new zymocin-like toxin genes in budding yeasts, showing their diversity and suggesting VLEs have been parasitic for over 300 million years.

The paper identifies zymocin-like toxin gene clusters in filamentous fungi, showing their evolutionary origin and horizontal transfer in mushrooms.

The paper investigates cytosolic linear DNA plasmids in Saccharomycopsis species, finding that they contain toxin genes and have undergone evolutionary changes, including interspecies plasmid transfer.