DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes

01 4 September 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag015

A highly contiguous genome assembly of Cyclamen persicum to accelerate functional genomics and breeding

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Kenta Shirasawa, Yusuke Akita, Yuki Mizunoe et al.

Cyclamen is an economically important ornamental plant widely cultivated for its diverse floral characteristics and adaptation to cool climates. Despite its horticultural significance, genomic resources for this species remain limited, h...

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02 4 September 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag016

Genome microbiology at 20 years: who we are and where we are going

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Shogo Ozaki, Satoru Watanabe, Taku Oshima

The International Symposium ‘Microbial Growth and Behavior: From Bench to Nature’ was held as part of the annual meeting of the Society for Genome Microbiology, Japan. This session was designed to highlight challenges in modern microbiol...

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03 4 September 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag014

Chromosome-scale genome assembly and genomic prediction of essential oil compounds in Atractylodes lancea for genomics-assisted breeding

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Takahiro Tsusaka, Kenta Shirasawa, Yunjia Zhang et al.

Atractylodes lancea rhizomes are used as crude drugs. Essential oil compounds, including atractylodin, hinesol, β-eudesmol, and atractylon, are key determinants of crude drug quality. Conventional breeding of A. lancea is difficult becau...

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04 13 August 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag013

Genome analysis of the glycosphingolipid-producing green alga tetraselmis sp. NKG400013

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Rein Yasui, Aoi Hosaka, Norichika Ogata et al.

Microalgae are gaining attention as sustainable resources for the production of valuable compounds, including biofuels, pigments, and bioactive metabolites. To support metabolic engineering and genome editing approaches aimed at enhancin...

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05 27 July 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag007

Reconstruction of cell diversity and cell lineages from somatic mutations in single-cell transcriptomic data

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Satoshi Oota, Kuniya Abe, Cheng-Tsung Pan et al.

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) enables high-resolution profiling of individual cells. However, inferring temporal relationships among cells remains a challenge. Here, we present real-time course analysis (RTCA), a simple direct p...

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06 27 July 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag010

Chromosomal evolution and speciation inferred from chromosome-scale genome assemblies in three Cupressaceae species

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Kenta Shirasawa, Yuta B Aoyagi, Kentaro Mishima et al.

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies in gymnosperms have lagged behind those of angiosperms, likely due to their large genomes. Coniferous tree species, which belong to the gymnosperms, are important resources for wood production in the fo...

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07 27 July 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag012

SIEVEseq: unified differential expression, variability, and skewness analyses using RNA-Seq data

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Hongxiang Li, Tsung Fei Khang

RNA-Seq data analysis is commonly biased towards detecting differentially expressed genes and insufficiently conveys the complexity of gene expression changes between biological conditions. This bias arises because discrete count models ...

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08 18 July 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag011

Enrichment-free deep proteomics enables proteome-scale analysis of methionine oxidation

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Hiromasa Mitsui, Yusei Okuda, Ryo Konno et al.

Advances in mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics have enabled the large-scale characterization of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) through affinity-based enrichment. However, this technique introduces a bias towards selectively ...

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09 15 July 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag009

Chromosome-scale genome of European anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus L., 1758) and comparative genomics uncover clupeid-specific immune gene expansions

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Tuana Öğretici, Selahattin Barış Çay, Onur Obut et al.

The European anchovy is a keystone forage species in the Mediterranean and Northeast Atlantic, yet a chromosome-scale reference genome has been lacking. Here, we present a 1.4 Gb assembly anchored to 24 chromosomes (scaffold N50 = 56.4 M...

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10 14 July 2026

DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsag008

The genome of a keystone predator: adaptive innovations in Charonia tritonis drive specialized predation and coral reef resilience

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Yu Shi, Zhaoyan Zhong, Wenguang Liu et al.

The giant triton snail (Charonia tritonis) is an ecologically critical predator that controls coral reef ecosystems by preying on crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS). However, overharvesting has driven severe population declines, threatening...

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