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Why do some predicted protein structures fold poorly? Benchmarking AlphaFold, ESMFold, and Boltz in maize
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Haley, O., Tibbs-Cortes, L., Hayford, R.K., Harding, S., Woodhouse, M.H., Cannon, E.K., Gardiner, J.M., Portwood II, J.L., Sen, T.Z., Kim, H., Andorf, C.M. 2025. Why do some predicted protein structures fold poorly? Benchmarking AlphaFold, ESMFold, and Boltz in maize. bioRxiv. Article 2025.07.05.663230. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.05.663230.
Extensive genome evolution distinguishes maize within a stable tribe of grasses
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Stitzer, M., Seetharam, A., Scheben, A., Hsu, S., Schultz, A., Aubuchon-Elder, T., Hale, C., Syring, M., Minx, P., Pasquet, R., Mcallister, C., Malcomber, S., Traiperm, P., Layton, D., Zhong, J., Costich, D., Fengler, K., Harris, C., Irelan, Z., Llaca, V., Parakka, P., Zastrow-Hayes, G., Dawe, R., Woodhouse, M.H., Cannon, E.K., Portwood II, J.L., Andorf, C.M., El-Walid, M., Mcmorrow, S., Ferebee, T., Wrightsman, T., Liu, Z., Phillips, A., Zhai, J., Albert, P., Birchler, J., Siepel, A., Ross-Ibarra, J., Romay, M., Kellogg, E., Buckler IV, E.S., Hufford, M. 2025. Extensive genome evolution distinguishes maize within a stable tribe of grasses. bioRxiv. Article 2025.01.22.633974. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.22.633974.
Maize and wild relatives show distinct patterns of genome downsizing following polyploidy
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Snodgrass, S.J., Woodhouse, M.R., Stitzer, M., Hufford, M.B. 2025. Maize and wild relatives show distinct patterns of genome downsizing following polyploidy. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.24.630189.
Guidelines for gene and genome assembly nomenclature
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Cannon, E.K., Molik, D.C., Wright, A., Zhang, H., Honaas, L.A., Chougule, K., Dyer, S. 2025. Guidelines for gene and genome assembly nomenclature. Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf006.
Tools and resources at the maize genetics and genomics database (MaizeGDB)
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Woodhouse, M.H., Portwood II, J.L., Sen, S., Hayford, R.K., Gardiner, J.M., Cannon, E.K., Haley, O., Andorf, C.M. 2024. Tools and resources at the maize genetics and genomics database (MaizeGDB). Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.over108430.
Functional annotation and meta-analysis of maize transcriptomes reveal genes involved in biotic and abiotic stress
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Hayford, R.K., Haley, O., Cannon, E.K., Portwood II, J.L., Gardiner, J.M., Andorf, C.M., Woodhouse, M.H. 2024. Functional annotation and meta-analysis of maize transcriptomes reveal genes involved in biotic and abiotic stress. BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10443-7.
A unified VCF dataset from nearly 1,500 diverse maize accessions and resources to explore the genomic landscape of maize
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Andorf, C.M., Ross-Ibarra, J., Seetharam, A., Hufford, M., Woodhouse, M.H. 2024. A unified VCF dataset from nearly 1,500 diverse maize accessions and resources to explore the genomic landscape of maize. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.30.591904.
PanEffect: a pan-genome visualization tool for variant effects in maize
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Andorf, C.M., Haley, O., Hayford, R.K., Portwood II, J.L., Harding, S.F., Sen, S., Cannon, E.K., Gardiner, J.M., Kim, H., Woodhouse, M.R. 2024. PanEffect: a pan-genome visualization tool for variant effects in maize. Bioinformatics. 40(2). Article btae073. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae073.
Enhanced pan-genomic resources at the maize genetics and genomics database
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Cannon, E.K., Portwood II, J.L., Hayford, R.K., Hayley, O.C., Gardiner, J.M., Andorf, C.M., Woodhouse, M.R. 2024. Enhanced pan-genomic resources at the maize genetics and genomics database. Genetics. 227(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyae036.
PanEffect: A pan-genome visualization tool for variant effects in maize
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Andorf, C.M., Haley, O., Hayford, R., Portwood Ii, J.L., Sen, S., Cannon, E.K., Gardiner, J.M., Woodhouse, M.H. 2023. PanEffect: A pan-genome visualization tool for variant effects in maize. bioRxiv. Article 09.25.559155. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.25.559155.