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  1. Almost 200 Years of Anthocyanin Research: What We Know, What We Assume, and What Remains Unknown

    Article • March 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  2. Mutual Exclusion of Anthocyanin and Betalain Pigmentation: A Clarification

    Article • March 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  3. Diversity and Ecological Functions of Anthocyanins

    Article • November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  4. Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences

    Article • September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  5. Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences

    Article • August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  6. Automatic annotation of the bHLH gene family in plants

    Article • May 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  7. Vaccinium as a comparative system for understanding of complex flavonoid accumulation profiles and regulation in fruit

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  8. Identification of annotation artifacts concerning theCHALCONE SYNTHASE(CHS)

    Article • March 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  9. Apiaceae FNS I originated from F3H through tandem gene duplication

    Article • PLOS One, January 2023, PLOS

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  10. The evidence for anthocyanins in the betalain-pigmented genus Hylocereus is weak

    Article • BMC Genomics, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  11. Evolutionary blocks to anthocyanin accumulation and the loss of an anthocyanin carrier protein in betalain-pigmented Caryophyllales

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  12. Flavonols contrary affect the interconnected glucosinolate and camalexin biosynthesis pathway inArabidopsis thaliana

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  13. Isoprenoid biosynthesis regulation in poplars by methylerythritol phosphate and mevalonic acid pathways

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  14. Dissecting the genetic basis of bioactive metabolites and fruit quality traits in blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  15. The R2R3-MYB gene family in Cicer arietinum: genome-wide identification and expression analysis leads to functional characterization of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis regulators in the seed coat

    Article • Planta, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  16. Three R2R3-MYB transcription factors from banana (Musaspp.) activate structural anthocyanin biosynthesis genes as part of an MBW complex

    Article • August 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  17. KIPEs3: Automatic annotation of biosynthesis pathways

    Article • July 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  18. Mapping-by-Sequencing Reveals Genomic Regions Associated with Seed Quality Parameters in Brassica napus

    Article • Genes, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  19. ORFeome Phage Display Reveals a Major Immunogenic Epitope on the S2 Subdomain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

    Article • Viruses, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  20. Mapping-by-sequencing reveals genomic regions associated with seed quality parameters in Brassica napus

    Article • June 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  21. Dysregulation of macrophage PEPD in obesity determines adipose tissue fibro-inflammation and insulin resistance

    Article • Nature Metabolism, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  22. Biochemistry and Molecular Basis of Intracellular Flavonoid Transport in Plants

    Article • Plants, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  23. Biochemistry and Molecular Basis of Intracellular Flavonoid Transport in Plants

    Article • March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  24. Automatic identification and annotation of MYB gene family members in plants

    Article • BMC Genomics, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  25. Biochemistry and Molecular Basis of Intracellular Flavonoid Transport in Plants

    Article • March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  26. ApiaceaeFNS Ioriginated fromF3Hthrough tandem gene duplication

    Article • February 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  27. Complete pan-plastome sequences enable high resolution phylogenetic classification of sugar beet and closely related crop wild relatives

    Article • BMC Genomics, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  28. Plant genome sequence assembly in the era of long reads: Progress, challenges and future directions

    Article • Quantitative Plant Biology, January 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  29. The evidence for anthocyanins in the betalain-pigmented genus Hylocereus is weak

    Article • November 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  30. Automatic identification and annotation of MYB gene family members in plants

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  31. Genome‐wide analysis and transcriptional regulation of the typical and atypical thioredoxins in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2021, Wiley

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  32. Complete pan-plastome sequences enable high resolution phylogenetic classification of sugar beet and closely related crop wild relatives

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  33. Large scale genomic rearrangements in selected Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA lines are caused by T-DNA insertion mutagenesis

    Article • BMC Genomics, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  34. The report of anthocyanins in the betalain-pigmented genus Hylocereus is not well evidenced and is not a strong basis to refute the mutual exclusion paradigm

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  35. A mycorrhiza-associated receptor-like kinase with an ancient origin in the green lineage

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  36. The R2R3-MYB transcription factor MtMYB134 orchestrates flavonol biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  37. Large scale genomic rearrangements in selectedArabidopsis thalianaT-DNA lines are caused by T-DNA insertion mutagenesis

    Article • March 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  38. Reference-based QUantification Of gene Dispensability (QUOD)

    Article • Plant Methods, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  39. RNA-Seq Time Series of Vitis vinifera Bud Development Reveals Correlation of Expression Patterns with the Local Temperature Profile

    Article • Plants, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  40. The land plant‐specific MIXTA‐MYB lineage is implicated in the early evolution of the plant cuticle and the colonization of land

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  41. RNA-Seq Time Series ofVitis viniferaBud Development Reveals Correlation of Expression Patterns with the Local Temperature Profile

    Article • October 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  42. The R2R3-MYB gene family in banana (Musa acuminata): Genome-wide identification, classification and expression patterns

    Article • PLOS One, October 2020, PLOS

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  43. The reuse of public datasets in the life sciences: potential risks and rewards

    Article • PeerJ, September 2020, PeerJ

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  44. Automatic Identification of Players in the Flavonoid Biosynthesis with Application on the Biomedicinal Plant Croton tiglium

    Article • Plants, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  45. Dysregulation of macrophage PEPD in obesity determines adipose tissue fibro-inflammation and insulin resistance

    Article • August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  46. Automatic identification of players in the flavonoid biosynthesis with application on the biomedicinal plantCroton tiglium

    Article • June 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  47. The negative regulator SMAX1 controls mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice

    Article • Nature Communications, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  48. Reference-based QUantification Of gene Dispensability (QUOD)

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  49. Comparison of Read Mapping and Variant Calling Tools for the Analysis of Plant NGS Data

    Article • Plants, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  50. Comparison of read mapping and variant calling tools for the analysis of plant NGS data

    Article • March 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  51. High Contiguity de novo Genome Sequence Assembly of Trifoliate Yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) Using Long Read Sequencing

    Article • Genes, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  52. A Partially Phase-Separated Genome Sequence Assembly of the Vitis Rootstock ‘Börner’ (Vitis riparia × Vitis cinerea) and Its Exploitation for Marker Development and Targeted Mapping

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, March 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  53. Plant DNA extraction and preparation for ONT sequencing v1

    Article • February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  54. Animal, Fungi, and Plant Genome Sequences Harbor Different Non-Canonical Splice Sites

    Article • Cells, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  55. The Reuse of Public Datasets in the Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Rewards

    Article • February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  56. TheR2R3-MYBgene family in banana (Musa acuminata): genome-wide identification, classification and expression patterns

    Article • February 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  57. High contiguityde novogenome sequence assembly of Trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) using long read sequencing

    Article • February 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  58. A Partially Phase-Separated Genome Sequence Assembly of the Vitis Rootstock ‘Börner’ (Vitis riparia x Vitis cinerea) and its Exploitation for Marker Development and Targeted Mapping

    Article • November 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  59. Genome Sequencing of Musa acuminata Dwarf Cavendish Reveals a Duplication of a Large Segment of Chromosome 2

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, November 2019, Genetics Society of America

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  60. Evolution of l‐DOPA 4,5‐dioxygenase activity allows for recurrent specialisation to betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales

    Article • New Phytologist, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  61. Twenty-Five Years of Propagation in Suspension Cell Culture Results in Substantial Alterations of the Arabidopsis Thaliana Genome

    Article • Genes, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  62. 25 years of propagation in suspension cell culture results in substantial alterations of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  63. The evolution of betalain biosynthesis in Caryophyllales

    Article • New Phytologist, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  64. Genome sequencing of Musa acuminata Dwarf Cavendish reveals a duplication of a large segment of chromosome 2

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  65. Integrating Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Education

    Article • Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, May 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  66. Next generation sequencing to investigate genomic diversity in Caryophyllales

    Article • May 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  67. A chromosome-level sequence assembly reveals the structure of the Arabidopsis thaliana Nd-1 genome and its gene set

    Article • PLOS One, May 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  68. Animal, fungi, and plant genome sequences harbour different non-canonical splice sites

    Article • April 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  69. Mapping-based genome size estimation

    Article • April 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  70. Influence of neighboring small sequence variants on functional impact prediction

    Article • April 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  71. Genome-wide analyses supported by RNA-Seq reveal non-canonical splice sites in plant genomes

    Article • BMC Genomics, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  72. Integrating Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Education

    Article • November 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  73. Integrating Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Education

    Article • November 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  74. Genome-wide analyses supported by RNA-Seq reveal non-canonical splice sites in plant genomes

    Article • September 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  75. Harnessing natural diversity to identify key amino acid residues in prolidase

    Article • September 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  76. Modeling and Simulating the Aerobic Carbon Metabolism of a Green Microalga Using Petri Nets and New Concepts of VANESA

    Article • Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, September 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  77. A Chromosome-level Sequence Assembly Reveals the Structure of the Arabidopsis thaliana Nd-1 Genome and its Gene Set

    Article • September 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  78. Auxotrophy to Xeno-DNA: an exploration of combinatorial mechanisms for a high-fidelity biosafety system for synthetic biology applications

    Article • Journal of Biological Engineering, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  79. High Quality de Novo Transcriptome Assembly of Croton tiglium

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, July 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  80. Consideration of non-canonical splice sites improves gene prediction on the Arabidopsis thaliana Niederzenz-1 genome sequence

    Article • BMC Research Notes, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  81. Refined annotation of the complete genome of the phytopathogenic and xanthan producing Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris strain B100 based on RNA sequence data

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  82. A De Novo Genome Sequence Assembly of the Arabidopsis thaliana Accession Niederzenz-1 Displays Presence/Absence Variation and Strong Synteny

    Article • PLOS One, October 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Boas Pucker

  83. Genome-wide identification and characterisation of R2R3-MYB genes in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boas Pucker