Jason E. Stajich

1 month ago | biorxiv.org | Alan Moses |Jason E. Stajich |Audrey P. Gasch |David Knowles

AbstractGene expression patterns are determined to a large extent by transcription factor binding to non-coding regulatory regions in the genome. However, gene expression cannot yet be systematically predicted from genome sequences, in part because non-functional matches to the sequence patterns (motifs) recognized by transcription factors (TFs) occur frequently throughout the genome.

2 months ago | biorxiv.org | Cassandra L. Ettinger |Jonathan Eisen |Jason E. Stajich

AbstractFungi play pivotal roles in terrestrial ecosystems as decomposers, pathogens, and endophytes, yet their significance in marine environments is often understudied. Seagrasses, as globally distributed marine flowering plants, have critical ecological functions, but knowledge about their associated fungal communities remains relatively limited.