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 Publications

  1. JunMo Lee, Ji Hyun Yang, Andreas P. M. Weber, Debashish Bhattacharya, Woe-Yeon Kim, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2024. Diurnal rhythms in the red seaweed Gracilariopsis chorda are characterized by unique regulatory networks of carbon metabolism. Molecular Biology and Evolution  41(2):msae012 [IF=10.7]

  2. Hyeon Shik Cho, JunMo Lee*. 2024. Taxonomic reinvestigation of the genus Tetradesmus (Scenedesmaceae; Sphaeropleales) based on morphological characteristics and chloroplast genomes. Frontiers in Plant Science 15:1303175. [IF=5.6]

  3. YuJin Jeong, JunMo Lee*. 2024. Comparative analysis of organelle genomes provides conflicting evidence between morphological similarity and phylogenetic relationship in diatoms. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1283893.

  4. YeongJun Jang, Jae-Shin Kang, Eun Hee Bae*, JunMo Lee*. 2023. Metagenome-assembled genomes of the GU0601 sample (the Han River, South Korea). Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(12):e00688-23.

  5. Bumkeun Kim, Chorong Lee, Hye Jin Jeon, JunMo Lee, Patharapol Plamsomboon, Ji Hyung Kim*, Jee Eun Han*. 2023. Full genome analysis of a novel genotype of Decapod hepandensovirus 1 (DHPV) infecting Pacific whiteleg shrimp, Penaeus vannamei. Aquaculture 740247. 

  6. Timothy G. Stephens*, JunMo Lee, YuJin Jeong, Hwan Su Yoon, Hollie M. Putnam, Eva Majerova, Debashish Bhattacharya. 2022. High-quality genome assembles from key Hawaiian coral species. GigaScience 11:1-12. [IF=9.2]

  7. JunMo Lee, Byung Cheol Cho, Jong Soo Park*. 2022. Transcriptomic analysis of brine shrimp Artemia franciscanaacross a wide range of salinities. Marine Genomics 61:100919.

  8. Dongseok Kim, JunMo Lee, Chung Hyun Cho, Eun Jeung Kim, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2022. Group II intron and repeat-rich red algal mitochondrial genomes demonstrate the dynamic recent history of autocatalytic RNAs. BMC Biology 20:2. [IF=5.4]

  9. YuJin Jeong, JunMo Lee*. 2021. The complete mitochondrial genome of the benthic diatom Pleurosigma inscriptura. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 6(9):2584-2586.

  10. Jee Eun Han, Seong-Kyoon Choi, Hye Jin Jeon, Jin-Kyu Park, Se-Hyeon Han, Jinyoung Jeong, Ji Hyung Kim*, JunMo Lee*. 2021. Transcriptional response in the whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) to short-term microplastic exposure. Aquaculture Reports 20:100713.

  11. JunMo Lee, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2021. Metagenome analysis of a rhodolith microbial community provides evidence for re-cycling of nitrogen sources within the holobiont. Aquatic Nature 1(1):57-69.

  12. JunMo Lee*. 2021. Algal genomics perspective: the pangenome concept beyond traditional molecular phylogeny and taxonomy. Journal of Species Research 10(2):142-153.

  13. Sang Wha Kim, Seon Young Park, Hyemin Kwon, Sib Sankar Giri, Sang Guen Kim, Jeong Woo Kang, Jun Kwon, Sung Bin Lee, Won Joon Jung, JunMo Lee, Se Chang Park, Ji Hyung Kim*. 2021. Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the copper shark Carcharhinus brachyurus (Gunther, 1870). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 6(6):1659-1661.

  14. Duckhyun Lhee, JunMo Lee, Khaoula Ettahi, Chung Hyun Cho, Ji-San Ha, Ya-Fan Chan, Udi Zelzion, Timothy G. Stephens, Dana C. Price, Arwa Gabr, Eva C. M. Nowack, Debashish Bhattacharya*, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2021. Amoeba genome reveals dominant host contribution to plastid endosymbiosis. Molecular Biology and Evolution 38(2):344-357. [IF=10.7]

  15. Seung In Park, JunMo Lee*. 2020. The complete mitochondrial genome of Pyropia pulchra (Bangiophyceae, Rhodophyta). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 5(3):3157-3158.

  16. Phillip A. Cleves, Alexander Shumaker (co-first), JunMo Lee (co-first), Hollie M. Putnam, Debashish Bhattacharya*. 2020. Unknown to known: advancing knowledge of coral gene function. Trends in Genetics 36(2):93-104. [IF=11.4]

  17. JunMo Lee, Dongseok Kim, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2019. Expansion of phycobilisome linker gene families in mesophilic red algae. Nature Communications 10:4823. [IF=16.6]

  18. Seon Young Park, Yuna Cho, JunMo Lee, Kyunglee Lee, Se Ra Lim, Seunghyun Seo, Wonmin Han, Hye Kwon Kim, Jee Eun Han, Ji Hyung Kim*. 2019. Determination of the haplotype and complete mitochondrial genome of the rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) stranded in Korea. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 4(1):1572-1574.

  19. JunMo Lee*. 2019. Plasmid-associated organelle genome evolution in red algae. Journal of Phycology 54(6):772-774.

  20. Md. Abdur Razzak, JunMo Lee, Dong Wook Lee, Jeong Hee Kim, Hwan Su Yoon, Inhwan Hwang*. 2019. Expression of seven carbonin anhydrases in red alga Gracilariopsis chorda and their subcellular localization in a heterologous system, Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Reports 38(2):147-159.

  21. Dongseok Kim, JunMo Lee, Ji Won Choi, Ji Hyun Yang, Il-Ki Hwang, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2019. Flip-flop organization in the chloroplast genome of Capsosiphon fulvescens (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 55:214-223.

  22. Kyunglee Lee, JunMo Lee (co-first), Yuna Cho, Hyun Woo Kim, Kyum Joon Park, Hawsun Sohn, Young-Min Choi, Hye Kwon Kim, Dae Gwin Jeong, Ji Hyung Kim*. 2019. First report of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Fraser’s dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei (Cetacea: Delphinidae). Conservation Genetics Resources 11(1):47-50.

  23. JunMo Lee, Hae Jung Song, Seung In Park, Yu Min Lee, So Young Jeong, Tae Oh Cho, Ji Hee Kim, Han-Gu Choi, Chang Geun Choi, Wendy A. Nelson, Suzanne Fredericq, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2018. Mitochondrial and plastid genomes from coralline red algae provide insights into the incongruent evolutionary histories of organelles. Genome Biology and Evolution 10(11):2961-2972.

  24. JunMo Lee, Eun Chan Yang, Louis Graf, Ji Hyun Yang, Huan Qiu, Udi ZelZion, Cheong Xin Chan, Timothy G. Stephens, Andreas P.M. Weber, Ga Hun Boo, Sung Min Boo, Kyeong Mi Kim, Younhee Shin, Myunghee Jung, Seung Jae Lee, Hyung-Soon Yim, Jung-Hyun Lee*, Debashish Bhattacharya*, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2018. Analysis of the draft genome of the red seaweed Gracilariopsis chorda provides insights into genome size evolution in Rhodophyta. Molecular Biology and Evolution 35(8):1869-1886. [IF=10.7]

  25. Debashish Bhattacharya*, Huan Qiu, JunMo Lee, Hwan Su Yoon, Andreas P. M. Weber, Dana C. Price. 2018. When less is more: Red algae as models for studying gene loss and genome evolution in eukaryotes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 37(1):81-99. [IF=6.9]

  26. Kyunglee Lee, JunMo Lee (co-first), Yuna Cho, Hyun Woo Kim, Young-Min Choi, Se Ra Lim, Hye Kwon Kim, Sun-Woo Yoon, Dae Gwin Jeong, Ji Hyung Kim*. 2018. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis if the common dolphin Delphinus delphis (Cetacea: Delphinidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 3(2):632-633.

  27. Kyunglee Lee, JunMo Lee (co-first), Yuna Cho, Hyun Woo Kim, Kyum Joon Park, Hawsun Sohn, Young-Min Choi, Hye Kwon Kim, Dae Gwin Jeong, Ji Hyung Kim*. 2018. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Stejneger’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri (Cetacea: Ziphiidae). Conservation Genetics Resources 10:839-842.

  28. Kyunglee Lee, JunMo Lee (co-first), Hawsun Sohn, Yuna Cho, Young-Min Choi, Hye Kwon Kim, Ji Hyung Kim*, Dae Gwin Jeong*. 2018. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Cetacea: Delphinidae). Conservation Genetics Resources 10:201-204.

  29. Ji Hyung Kim, JunMo Lee, Md-Abu Affan, Dae-Won Lee, Do-Hyung Kang*. 2017. Characterization of coccoid cyanobacterium Myxosarcina sp. KIOST-1 isolated from mangrove forest Chuuk state, Federated states of Micronesia. Ocean Science Journal 52(3):359-366.

  30. Huan Qiu*, JunMo Lee (co-first), Hwan Su Yoon, Debashish Bhattacharya. 2017. Hypothesis: Gene-rich plastid genomes in red algae may be an outcome of nuclear genome reduction. Journal of Phycology 53(3):715-719.

  31. JunMo Lee, Chung Hyun Cho, Seung In Park, Ji Won Choi, Hyun Suk Song, John A. West, Debashish Bhattacharya*, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2016. Parallel evolution of highly conserved plastid genome architecture in red seaweeds and seed plants. BMC Biology 14:75. [IF=5.4]

  32. Hae Jung Song, JunMo Lee, Louis Graf, Mina Rho, Huan Qiu, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2016. A novice’s guide to analyzing NGS-derived organelle and metagenome data. Algae 31(2):137-154.

  33. JunMo Lee, Kyeong Mi Kim, Eun Chan Yang, Kathy Ann Miller, Sung Min Boo, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2016. Reconstructing the complex evolutionary history of mobile plasmids in red algal genomes. Scientific Reports 6:23744.

  34. Eun Chan Yang, Kyeong Mi Kim, Su Yeon Kim, JunMo Lee, Ga Hun Boo, Jung-Hyun Lee, Wendy A. Nelson, Gangman Yi, William E. Schmidt, Suzanne Fredericq, Sung Min Boo, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2015. Highly conserved mitochondrial genomes among multicellular red algae of the Florideophyceae. Genome Biology and Evolution 7(8):2394-2406.

  35. JunMo Lee, Sung Min Boo, Andres Mansilla, Hwan Su Yoon*. 2015. Unique repeat and plasmid sequences in the mitochondrial genome of Gracilaria chilensis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 54(1):20-23.

  36. Huan Qiu, Dana C. Price, Andreas P.M. Weber, Valérie Reeb, Eun Chan Yang, JunMo Lee, Su Yeon Kim, Hwan Su Yoon*, Debashish Bhattacharya*. 2013. Adaptation through horizontal gene transfer in the cryptoendolithic red alga Galdieria phlegrea. Current Biology 23(19):R865-R866. [IF=9.2]

  37. JunMo Lee, Jin Hwan Lee*. 2012. Morphological study of the genus Eucampia (Bacillariophyceae) in Korean coastal waters. Algae 27(4): 235-247.

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