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M. Eric Schranz is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The focus of Schranz's work covers several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Insect Science. Their research topics are centered on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, and Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis.

Schranz has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • GENESPACE tracks regions of interest and gene copy number variation across multiple genomes (2022, eLife)
  • The Genomics ofCannabis and Its Close Relatives (2020, Annual Review of Plant Biology)
  • Whole-genome microsynteny-based phylogeny of angiosperms (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Global Brassicaceae phylogeny based on filtering of 1,000-gene dataset (2023, Current Biology)
  • Modelling of gene loss propensity in the pangenomes of three Brassica species suggests different mechanisms between polyploids and diploids (2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal)

Their frequent coauthors include Robin van Velzen, Klaas Bouwmeester, Tao Zhao, Dêêdi E. O. Sogbohossou, and Lotte Caarls.

Schranz's publications are found predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Plant Science, Genome Biology and Evolution, The Plant Journal, and New Phytologist.

Best Publications

  • The ABC's of comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: building blocks of crucifer genomes

    M. Eric Schranz;Martin A. Lysak;Martin A. Lysak;Thomas Mitchell-Olds

  • The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications.

    Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Hanna M. Heidel-Fischer;Michaël Bekaert;Jadranka Rota

  • An atlas of over 90,000 conserved noncoding sequences provides insight into crucifer regulatory regions

    Annabelle Haudry;Adrian E Platts;Emilio Vello;Douglas R Hoen

  • Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida.

    Aureliano Bombarely;Michel Moser;Avichai Moshe Amrad;Manzhu Bao

  • Flowering time divergence and genomic rearrangements in resynthesized Brassica polyploids (Brassicaceae)

    J. Chris Pires;Jianwei Zhao;Jianwei Zhao;M. Eric Schranz;Enrique J. Leon

  • Characterization and Effects of the Replicated Flowering Time Gene FLC in Brassica rapa

    M. Eric Schranz;Pablo Quijada;Si Bum Sung;Lewis Lukens

  • Ancient whole genome duplications, novelty and diversification: the WGD Radiation Lag-Time Model.

    M Eric Schranz;Setareh Mohammadin;Patrick P Edger

  • The alternative reality of plant mitochondrial DNA: One ring does not rule them all

    Alexander Kozik;Beth A. Rowan;Dean Lavelle;Lidija Berke

  • Comparative genomics of the nonlegume Parasponia reveals insights into evolution of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium symbioses.

    Robin van Velzen;Rens Holmer;Fengjiao Bu;Luuk Rutten

  • Paleopolyploidy in the Brassicales: Analyses of the Cleome Transcriptome Elucidate the History of Genome Duplications in Arabidopsis and Other Brassicales

    Michael S. Barker;Heiko Vogel;M. Eric Schranz

  • Independent ancient polyploidy events in the sister families Brassicaceae and Cleomaceae

    M. Eric Schranz;Thomas Mitchell-Olds

  • A gain-of-function polymorphism controlling complex traits and fitness in nature.

    Kasavajhala V.S.K. Prasad;Bao Hua Song;Carrie Olson-Manning;Jill T. Anderson

  • De novo variation in life-history traits and responses to growth conditions of resynthesized polyploid Brassica napus (Brassicaceae)

    M. Eric Schranz;Thomas C. Osborn

  • Quantitative variation for apomictic reproduction in the genus Boechera (Brassicaceae)

    Olawale M. Aliyu;M. Eric Schranz;Timothy F. Sharbel

  • Diploid apomicts of the Boechera holboellii complex display large-scale chromosome substitutions and aberrant chromosomes

    Laksana Kantama;Timothy F. Sharbel;M. Eric Schranz;Thomas Mitchell-Olds

  • Genome redundancy and plasticity within ancient and recent Brassica crop species

    Lewis N. Lukens;Pablo A. Quijada;Joshua Udall;J. Chris Pires

  • Phylogenomic Synteny Network Analysis of MADS-Box Transcription Factor Genes Reveals Lineage-Specific Transpositions, Ancient Tandem Duplications, and Deep Positional Conservation.

    Tao Zhao;Rens Holmer;Suzanne de Bruijn;Gerco C Angenent

  • Young inversion with multiple linked QTLs under selection in a hybrid zone.

    Cheng-Ruei Lee;Cheng-Ruei Lee;Baosheng Wang;Baosheng Wang;Julius P Mojica;Terezie Mandáková

  • The Genomics of Cannabis and Its Close Relatives.

    I Kovalchuk;M Pellino;P Rigault;R van Velzen

  • Origins and geographic diversification of African rice (Oryza glaberrima).

    Margaretha A. Veltman;Jonathan M. Flowers;Jonathan M. Flowers;Tinde R. van Andel;Tinde R. van Andel;M. Eric Schranz

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Chris Pires
J. Chris Pires Colorado State University
Patrick P. Edger
Patrick P. Edger Michigan State University
Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Thomas Mitchell-Olds Duke University
Tinde van Andel
Tinde van Andel Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Martin A. Lysak
Martin A. Lysak Masaryk University
Stefan A. Rensing
Stefan A. Rensing University of Freiburg
Thomas C. Osborn
Thomas C. Osborn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard W. Michelmore
Richard W. Michelmore University of California, Davis
Michael S. Barker
Michael S. Barker University of Arizona
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis

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