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Victor Anthony Albert - Professor

Victor Anthony Albert

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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Victor Anthony Albert

Professor

Location
Askja / N-343
Phone
525 - 4815
Email
victoralbert [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Website
https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/biological-sciences/faculty/faculty-directory/victor-albert.html

Curriculum Vitae
Victor Anthony Albert - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-826X
Research portal – Victor Anthony Albert

Published works

2026

The Late Quaternary climate impact on the genome of the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), a perennial herbCommunications Biology
Yohimban acetylation in Rauvolfia is mediated by a leaf-specific acetyltransferase in reserpine biosynthetic gene clusterPlant physiology and biochemistry : PPB

2025

Ancient gene clusters govern the initiation of monoterpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis and C3 stereochemistry inversionNature Communications

2024

Allopolyploid origin and diversification of the Hawaiian endemic mintsNature Communications
The genome and population genomics of allopolyploid Coffea arabica reveal the diversification history of modern coffee cultivarsNature Genetics
Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial MaximumCommunications Biology
High quality genomes produced from single MinION flow cells clarify polyploid and demographic histories of critically endangered Fraxinus (ash) speciesCommunications Biology
Five-leaf Generalizations of the D-statistic Reveal the Directionality of AdmixtureMolecular Biology and Evolution

2023

Subgenome dominance shapes novel gene evolution in the decaploid pitcher plant Nepenthes gracilisNature Plants
Navigating the CoGe Online Software Suite for Polyploidy Research
Taxonomic appraisal of Fagraea ceilanica (Gentianaceae), and description of a new tree species from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, western New GuineaCandollea

2022

Two divergent haplotypes from a highly heterozygous lychee genome suggest independent domestication events for early and late-maturing cultivarsNature Genetics
The digestive systems of carnivorous plantsPlant Physiology
Genomic insights into rapid speciation within the world’s largest tree genus SyzygiumNature Communications
Insights into bear evolution from a Pleistocene polar bear genomeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Buxus and Tetracentron genomes help resolve eudicot genome historyNature Communications

2021

Atypical DNA methylation, sRNA-size distribution, and female gametogenesis in Utricularia gibbaScientific Reports

2020

Aquatic angiosperm ambiguities answeredNature Plants
Tandem gene duplications drive divergent evolution of caffeine and crocin biosynthetic pathways in plantsBMC Biology
Excision Dominates Pseudogenization During Fractionation After Whole Genome Duplication and in Gene Loss After Speciation in PlantsFrontiers in Genetics
Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibbaPlant Methods
TCP and MADS-box transcription factor networks regulate heteromorphic flower type identity in gerbera hybridaPlant Physiology

2019

Altered gene regulatory networks are associated with the transition from C ₃ to crassulacean acid metabolism in erycina (Oncidiinae: Orchidaceae)Frontiers in Plant Science
The avocado genome informs deep angiosperm phylogeny, highlights introgressive hybridization, and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space adaptationProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Author CorrectionNature Genetics

2018

Carnivorous plant genomes

2017

Functional characterization and expression of GASCL1 and GASCL2, two anther-specific chalcone synthase like enzymes from Gerbera hybridaPhytochemistry
Long-read sequencing uncovers the adaptive topography of a carnivorous plant genomeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Dissecting functions of SEPALLATA-like MADS box genes in patterning of the pseudanthial inflorescence of Gerbera hybridaNew Phytologist
Genotyping-by-sequencing provides the first well-resolved phylogeny for coffee (Coffea) and insights into the evolution of caffeine content in its speciesMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Genome of the pitcher plant Cephalotus reveals genetic changes associated with carnivoryNature Ecology and Evolution
Genome sequencing and population genomic analyses provide insights into the adaptive landscape of silver birchNature Genetics

2016

Evolution of RLSB, a nuclear-encoded S1 domain RNA binding protein associated with post-transcriptional regulation of plastid-encoded rbcL mRNA in vascular plantsBMC Evolutionary Biology
Studying evolutionary dynamics of gene families encoding SUMO-activating enzymes with SeaView and ProtTest
Sequence search and comparative genomic analysis of SUMO-activating enzymes using CoGe
Evolutionary co-option of floral meristem identity genes for patterning of the flower-like asteraceae inflorescencePlant Physiology

2015

De novo sequencing and analysis of Lophophora williamsii transcriptome, and searching for putative genes involved in mescaline biosynthesisBMC Genomics
High gene family turnover rates and gene space adaptation in the compact genome of the carnivorous plant utricularia gibbaMolecular Biology and Evolution
Syntenic block overlap multiplicities with a panel of reference genomes provide a signature of ancient polyploidization eventsBMC Genomics
A genome to unveil the mysteries of orchidsNature Genetics
Genome-wide analysis of adaptive molecular evolution in the carnivorous plant utricularia gibbaGenome Biology and Evolution
The location and translocation of ndh genes of chloroplast origin in the Orchidaceae familyScientific Reports
Deep sequencing of the Mexican avocado transcriptome, an ancient angiosperm with a high content of fatty acidsBMC Genomics

2014

The coffee genome provides insight into the convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesisScience
Evolution of a hot genomeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Functional diversification of duplicated CYC2 clade genes in regulation of inflorescence development in Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae)Plant Journal
Functional diversification of duplicated chalcone synthase genes in anthocyanin biosynthesis of Gerbera hybridaNew Phytologist

2013

Ancient eudicot hexaploidy meets ancestral eurosid gene orderBMC Genomics
The unique pseudanthium of Actinodium (Myrtaceae) - morphological reinvestigation and possible regulation by CYCLOIDEA-like genesEvoDevo
Evolutionary diversification and characterization of the eubacterial gene family encoding DXR type II, an alternative isoprenoid biosynthetic enzymeBMC Evolutionary Biology
The Fragaria vesca homolog of SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 represses flowering and promotes vegetative growthPlant Cell
Characterization of cytokinin signaling and homeostasis gene families in two hardwood tree speciesBMC Genomics
The dynamics of functional classes of plant genes in rediploidized ancient polyploidsBMC Bioinformatics
Architecture and evolution of a minute plant genomeNature
Assembly and validation of the genome of the nonmodel basal angiosperm AmborellaScience
The Amborella genome and the evolution of flowering plantsScience
Molecular evolutionary mechanisms driving functional diversification of the HSP90A family of heat shock proteins in eukaryotesMolecular Biology and Evolution

2012

The double-corolla phenotype in the Hawaiian lobelioid genus Clermontia involves ectopic expression of PISTILLATA B-function MADS box gene homologsEvoDevo
Ancient angiosperm hexaploidy meets ancestral eudicot gene order
Evolution and diversification of the CYC/TB1 gene family in asteraceae-a comparative study in Gerbera (mutisieae) and sunflower (heliantheae)Molecular Biology and Evolution

2011

Over-expression of the Gerbera hybrida At-SOC1-like1 gene Gh-SOC1 leads to floral organ identity deteriorationAnnals of Botany
A physical map for the Amborella trichopoda genome sheds light on the evolution of angiosperm genome structureGenome Biology
The selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plantsScience
Is gc bias in the nuclear genome of the carnivorous plant utricularia driven by ros-based mutation and biased gene conversion?Plant Signaling and Behavior
Transcriptomics and molecular evolutionary rate analysis of the bladderwort (Utricularia), a carnivorous plant with a minimal genomeBMC Plant Biology
Dynamic distribution patterns of ribosomal DNA and chromosomal evolution in Paphiopedilum, a lady's slipper orchidBMC Plant Biology

2010

Large scale interaction analysis predicts that the Gerbera hybrida floral E function is provided both by general and specialized proteinsBMC Plant Biology
Molecular phylogenetics, character evolution, and suprageneric classification of Lamioideae (Lamiaceae)Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
The carnivorous bladderwort (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae)Journal of Experimental Botany
Functional characterization of B class MADS-box transcription factors in Gerbera hybridaJournal of Experimental Botany
Conservation and canalization of gene expression during angiosperm diversification accompany the origin and evolution of the flowerProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Scaffold filling, contig fusion and comparative gene order inferenceBMC Bioinformatics
Characterization of SQUAMOSA-like genes in Gerbera hybrida, including one involved in reproductive transitionBMC Plant Biology

2009

Gene loss under neighborhood selection following whole genome duplication and the reconstruction of the ancestral populus genomeJournal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Transcriptional signatures of ancient floral developmental genetics in avocado (Persea americana; Lauraceae)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Towards improved reconstruction of ancestral gene order in angiosperm phylogenyJournal of Computational Biology
Polyploidy and angiosperm diversificationAmerican Journal of Botany
Evolutionary patterns in neotropical Helieae (Gentianaceae)Taxon
Molecular phylogenetics of the leucas group (lamioideae; lamiaceae)Systematic Botany

2008

The Amborella genomeGenome Biology
Internal validation of ancestral gene order reconstruction in angiosperm phylogeny
The effect of massive gene loss following whole genome duplication on the algorithmic reconstruction of the ancestral populus diploidComputational systems bioinformatics / Life Sciences Society. Computational Systems Bioinformatics Conference
A TCP domain transcription factor controls flower type specification along the radial axis of the Gerbera (Asteraceae) inflorescenceProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Amazonian lowland, white sand areas as ancestral regions for South American biodiversityOrganisms Diversity and Evolution
Molecular phylogenetics of tribe Synandreae, a North American lineage of lamioid mints (Lamiaceae)Cladistics
Cytokinin signaling regulates cambial development in poplarProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Persea americana (avocado)BioEssays

2007

Molecular Diversity of Alveolates Associated with Neritic North Atlantic RadiolariansProtist
Preface
A phylogenetic analysis of Alyxieae (Apocynaceae) based on rbcL, matK, trnL intron, trnL-F spacer sequences, and morphological charactersAnnals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Parsimony and phylogenetics in the genomic age
Polyglutamine variation in a flowering time protein correlates with island age in a Hawaiian plant radiationBMC Evolutionary Biology
The floral genomeTrends in Plant Science
Parsimony, Phylogeny, and Genomics
Nomenclatural and taxonomic changes within the Leucas clade (Lamioideae; Lamiaceae)Systematics and Geography of Plants

2006

Molecular phylogenetics of an aquatic plant lineage, PotamogetonaceaeCladistics
A new model for the evolution of carnivory in the bladderwort plant (Utricularia)Plant Biology
Phylogenetic diversification of glycogen synthase kinase 3/SHAGGY-like kinase genes in plantsBMC Plant Biology
Reproductive meristem fates in GerberaJournal of Experimental Botany
An expressed sequence tag (EST) library from developing fruits of an Hawaiian endemic mint (Stenogyne rugosa, Lamiaceae)BMC Plant Biology
Floral Developmental Genetics of Gerbera (Asteraceae)
Widespread genome duplications throughout the history of flowering plantsGenome Research
Patterns of MADS-box gene expression mark flower-type development in Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae)BMC Plant Biology
Mining plant diversityBioEssays

2005

Floral gene resources from basal angiosperms for comparative genomics researchBMC Plant Biology
Life history evolution and genome size in subtribe Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae)Annals of Botany

2004

Phylogeny and diversification of B-function MADS-box genes in angiospermsAmerican Journal of Botany
A monograph of neotropical Potalia Aublet (Gentianaceae: Potalieae)Systematic Botany
Genome-scale data, angiosperm relationships, and 'ending incongruence'Trends in Plant Science
Northern hemisphere biogeography of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae)American Journal of Botany
Adaptive evolution of cytochrome c oxidaseProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Integration of reproductive meristem fates by a SEPALLATA-like MADS-box geneProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2003

Activation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae) Suggests Conserved Protein-Protein and Protein-Promoter Interactions between the Anciently Diverged Monocots and EudicotsPlant Physiology
Cladogenesis and reticulation in the Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae)Cladistics
Molecular phylogenetics of Lentibulariaceae inferred from plastid rps16 intron and trnL-F DNA sequencesSystematic Botany

2002

A trnL-F cpDNA sequence study of the Condamineeae-Rondeletieae-Sipaneeae complex with implications on the phylogeny of the RubiaceaeAmerican Journal of Botany
Molecular rates parallel diversification contrasts between carnivorous plant sister lineagesCladistics
Pleiotropy, redundancy and the evolution of flowersTrends in Plant Science
Missing linksTrends in Plant Science
ErratumCladistics
Origin of the Hawaiian endemic mints within North American Stachys (Lamiaceae)American Journal of Botany

2001

A high elevation ancestry for the Usambara Mountains and lowland populations of African violets (Saintpaulia, Gesneriaceae)Systematics and Geography of Plants
Flower development in Gerbera Hybrida (asteraceae)
Phylogenetic relationships within Apocynaceae s.l. based on trnl intron and trnL-F spacer sequences and propagule charactersAnnals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Molecular phylogeny of the Barnadesioideae (Asteraceae)Nordic Journal of Botany

2000

GRCD1, an AGL2-like MADS box gene, participates in the C function during stamen development in Gerbera hybridaPlant Cell

1999

Shoot apical meristems and floral patterningTrends in Plant Science
A phylogenetic analysis of the OrchidaceaeAmerican Journal of Botany
GEG participates in the regulation of cell and organ shape during corolla and carpel development in Gerbera hybridaPlant Cell
Homoplasy increases phylogenetic structureCladistics
Phylogeny and conservation of African violets (Saintpaulia: Gesneriaceae)Kew Bulletin
Organ identity genes and modified patterns of flower development in Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae)Plant Journal

1998

Molecular evolution of cdc2 pseudogenes in spruce (Picea)Plant Molecular Biology

1997

Phylogenetics of the slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae, Orchidaceae)Plant Systematics and Evolution
Phylogeny and classification of Voyria (saprophytic Gentianaceae)Brittonia

1996

Character-state weighting for dna restriction site dataCladistics
Parsimony jackknifing outperforms neighbor-joiningCladistics
Duplication and functional divergence in the chalcone synthase gene family of AsteraceaeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

1995

Conifer homologues to genes that control floral development in angiospermsPlant Molecular Biology
ExplanationCladistics

1994

Relationships of DroseraceaeAmerican Journal of Botany
Cladistics and Family Level Classification of the GentianalesCladistics

1993

Flying kiwis and pattern information in biogeographic hypothesesCurrent Biology

1992

ON THE RATIONALE AND UTILITY OF WEIGHTING NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE DATACladistics
Carnivorous plantsScience

Keywords for Specialisation:

Evolutionary genomics

Whole genome sequencing (WGS)

Population genetics and genomics

Plant molecular biology

Systems biology

Plant phylogeography

Botanical collections

Evolutionary biology