Tanya Renner
Assistant Professor of Entomology

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514 ASI
University Park, PA - She/Her
- tur158@psu.edu
- 814-863-5752
Research Summary
Evolution of chemical and structural defense. Molecular evolution, evolutionary genomics, and transcriptomics. Origins and evolution of carnivorous plants.
Huck Affiliations
- Plant Biology
- Plant Institute
- Ecology
- Center for Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Microbiome Center
- Bioinformatics and Genomics
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Publication Tags
Phylogeny History Genes Population Genetics Pollination Carnivorous Plants Carnivory Transcription Factors Drosera Phylogenetics Genetically Modified Plants Nucleotide Motifs Glucan 1,3 Beta Glucosidase Zingiberales Tobacco Sequence Alignment Caryophyllaceae Computer Simulation Costus Genome Proteins Molecular Evolution Biodiversity Plant Genome CarnivoresMost Recent Papers
Aquatic angiosperm ambiguities answered
Victor Albert, Tanya Renner, Nature Plants on p. 181-183
The Evolution of the Mammalian ABCA6-like Genes
Martin W. Breuss, Allen Mamerto, Tanya Renner, Elizabeth R. Waters, 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution on p. 2093-2106
Pygidial glands of Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera Carabidae) contain resilin-rich structures
Adam M. Rork, István Mikó, Tanya Renner, 2019, Arthropod Structure and Development on p. 19-25
Carabidae semiochemistry: Current and future directions
2018, The Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1069-1083
Patterns of alternative splicing vary between species during heat stress
Sumetha Kannan, Gillian Halter, Tanya Renner, Elizabeth R. Waters, 2018, AoB PLANTS
Long-read sequencing uncovers the adaptive topography of a carnivorous plant genome
Tianying Lan, Tanya Renner, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Kimberly M. Farr, Tien Hao Chang, Sergio Alan Cervantes-Pérez, Chunfang Zheng, David Sankoff, Haibao Tang, Rikky W. Purbojati, Alexander Putra, Daniela I. Drautz-Moses, Stephan C. Schuster, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Victor A. Albert, 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. E4435-E4441
Molecular characterization and evolution of carnivorous sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.) class V β-1,3-glucanase
Jaroslav Michalko, Tanya Renner, Patrik Mészáros, Peter Socha, Jana Moravčíková, Alžbeta Blehová, Jana Libantová, Zuzana Polóniová, Ildikó Matušíková, 2017, Planta on p. 77-91
Independent co-option of a tailed bacteriophage into a killing complex in Pseudomonas
Kevin L. Hockett, Tanya Renner, David A. Baltrus, 2015, mBio on p. 11
Spiraling into history
Shayla Salzman, Heather E. Driscoll, Tanya Renner, Thiago André, Stacy Shen, Chelsea D. Specht, 2015, Systematic Botany on p. 104-115
Inside the trap: gland morphologies, digestive enzymes, and the evolution of plant carnivory in the Caryophyllales
2013, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 436-442
Most-Cited Papers
Molecular and functional evolution of class i chitinases for plant carnivory in the caryophyllales
Tanya Renner, Chelsea D. Specht, 2012, Molecular Biology and Evolution on p. 2971-2985
Long-read sequencing uncovers the adaptive topography of a carnivorous plant genome
Tianying Lan, Tanya Renner, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Kimberly M. Farr, Tien Hao Chang, Sergio Alan Cervantes-Pérez, Chunfang Zheng, David Sankoff, Haibao Tang, Rikky W. Purbojati, Alexander Putra, Daniela I. Drautz-Moses, Stephan C. Schuster, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Victor A. Albert, 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. E4435-E4441
Independent co-option of a tailed bacteriophage into a killing complex in Pseudomonas
Kevin L. Hockett, Tanya Renner, David A. Baltrus, 2015, mBio on p. 11
Form follows function
U. Bauer, C. J. Clemente, T. Renner, W. Federle, 2012, Journal of Evolutionary Biology on p. 90-102
A sticky situation
Tanya Renner, Chelsea D. Specht, 2011, International Journal of Plant Sciences on p. 889-901
Spiraling into history
Shayla Salzman, Heather E. Driscoll, Tanya Renner, Thiago André, Stacy Shen, Chelsea D. Specht, 2015, Systematic Botany on p. 104-115
Patterns of alternative splicing vary between species during heat stress
Sumetha Kannan, Gillian Halter, Tanya Renner, Elizabeth R. Waters, 2018, AoB PLANTS
Pygidial glands of Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera Carabidae) contain resilin-rich structures
Adam M. Rork, István Mikó, Tanya Renner, 2019, Arthropod Structure and Development on p. 19-25
Molecular characterization and evolution of carnivorous sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.) class V β-1,3-glucanase
Jaroslav Michalko, Tanya Renner, Patrik Mészáros, Peter Socha, Jana Moravčíková, Alžbeta Blehová, Jana Libantová, Zuzana Polóniová, Ildikó Matušíková, 2017, Planta on p. 77-91
The Evolution of the Mammalian ABCA6-like Genes
Martin W. Breuss, Allen Mamerto, Tanya Renner, Elizabeth R. Waters, 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution on p. 2093-2106
News Articles Featuring Tanya Renner
Oct 14, 2020
Grant supports study of how carnivorous plants repurpose genes to digest prey
A Penn State researcher has received funding to examine the genetic mechanisms that enable carnivorous plants to repurpose defense proteins to digest their insect prey.
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Feb 26, 2019
Material protecting beetle could have medical, engineering applications
Ground beetles spray chemical weapons at their enemies. To protect themselves from their own toxins, carabid beetles rely on a unique compound -- a compound new research suggests could have biomedical and bioengineering applications.
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