BLUMENSTIEL LAB
genomics, genetics, epigenetics, and molecular evolution
| Codon bias in the piRNA machinery as a function of TE content. Compared to the rest of the genome, it appears that species with higher TE content display greater codon bias in the machinery of genome defense. In light of other results, this suggests that the primary response to increased transposable element load is improved efficiency in genome defense by piRNA, not an increased rate of evolution. This suggests the arms race becomes bounded even at moderate TE content. |
People Justin Blumenstiel - PI
Technical Staff: Michelle Wickersheim - Lab Manager
Chris Harrison - Research Assistant
Graduate Students: Mauricio Galdos
Chen Xi
Undergraduate Students: Kim Box
Dan Brown
Alex Abdullayev
Alumni: Christine Yoder, Lab Manager - Senior Bench Scientist, Hennessy Research Assoc. Dean Castillo, Research Assistant - Graduate Student, University of Indiana John Passaro, Computer Programmer - Programmer, New York City Andrew McShan, Undergraduate - Graduate Student, University of Kansas
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