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Genetic and epigenetic interactions in allopolyploid plants by Comai, L

“…Allopolyploid plants are hybrids that contain two copies of the genome from each parent. Whereas wild and cultivated allopolyploids are well adapted, man-made…”
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Repression of RNA Polymerase I Transcription by the Tumor Suppressor p53 by Zhai, Weiguo, Comai, Lucio

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Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes (TILLING) for Plant Functional Genomics by McCallum, Claire M., Comai, Luca, Greene, Elizabeth A., Henikoff, Steven

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Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids by Osborn, Thomas C., Chris Pires, J., Birchler, James A., Auger, Donald L., Jeffery Chen, Z., Lee, Hyeon-Se, Comai, Luca, Madlung, Andreas, Doerge, R.W., Colot, Vincent, Martienssen, Robert A.

“…Polyploidy has long been recognized as a prominent force shaping the evolution of eukaryotes, especially flowering plants. New phenotypes often arise with…”
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Human genetics: Human genetics discovering ourselves by Comai, L

“…Not all rapidly evolving genes are the result of positive selection. Genes can evolve rapidly for many reasons, not least because they may not affect fitness…”
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Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser - Chlorophyll fluorescence, leaf gas exchange, and genomic analysis of chromosome segment substitution rice lines exposed to drought stress by HUNGSAPRUG, K., KOJONNA, T., SAMLEEPAN, M., PUNCHKHON, C., UT-KHAO, W., KOSITSUP, B., KASETTRANUN, W., SIANGLIW, J.L., TOOJINDA, T., COMAI, L., PLAIMAS, K., CHADCHAWAN, S.

“…This research aims to evaluate the photosynthesis-related parameters in rice chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSL), containing drought-tolerant region…”
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Phenotypic Instability and Rapid Gene Silencing in Newly Formed Arabidopsis Allotetraploids by Comai, Luca, Tyagi, Anand P., Winter, Ken, Holmes-Davis, Rachel, Reynolds, Steven H., Stevens, Yvonne, Byers, Breck

“…Allopolyploid hybridization serves as a major pathway for plant evolution, but in its early stages it is associated with phenotypic and genomic instabilities…”
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High-Throughput Screening for Induced Point Mutations by Trenton Colbert, Bradley J. Till, Rachel Tompa, Reynolds, Steve, Michael N. Steine, Yeung, Anthony T., McCallum, Claire M., Comai, Luca, Henikoff, Steven

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The advantages and disadvantages of being polyploid by Comai, Luca

“…Polyploids - organisms that have multiple sets of chromosomes - are common in certain plant and animal taxa, and can be surprisingly stable. The evidence that…”
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Dosage and parent-of-origin effects shaping aneuploid swarms in A. thaliana by Henry, I.M, Dilkes, B.P, Tyagi, A.P, Lin, H.Y, Comai, L

“…Changes in chromosome number have a critical role in the evolution and formation of plant species. Triploids, which carry three complete sets of chromosomes,…”
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Genomic instability in Solanum tuberosum x Solanum kurtzianum interspecific hybrids by Marfil, C F, Masuelli, R W, Davison, J, Comai, L

“…The use of interspecific crosses in breeding is an important strategy in improving the genetic base of the modern cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum L. Until…”
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The rDNA Transcription Machinery Is Assembled during Mitosis in Active NORs and Absent in Inactive NORs by Roussel, Pascal, André, Chantal, Comai, Lucio, Hernandez-Verdun, Danièle

“…In cycling cells, the rDNAs are expressed from telophase to the end of G2phase. The early resumption of rDNA transcription at telophase raises the question of…”
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The nucleolus: a paradigm for cell proliferation and aging by Comai, L

“…The nucleolus is the cellular site of ribosome biosynthesis. At this site, active ribosomal DNA (rDNA) genes are rapidly transcribed by RNA polymerase I (pol…”
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The REVOLUTA gene is necessary for apical meristem development and for limiting cell divisions in the leaves and stems of Arabidopsis thaliana by Talbert, P B, Adler, H T, Parks, D W, Comai, L

“…The form of seed plants is determined by the growth of a number of meristems including apical meristems, leaf meristems and cambium layers. We investigated…”
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The matrix attachment regions (MARs) associated with the Heat Shock Cognate 80 gene ( HSC80) of tomato represent specific regulatory elements by Holmes-Davis, R, Comai, L

“…Matrix Attachment Regions (MARs) flank certain plant genes and appear in certain cases to be necessary for their proper regulation. For example, we previously…”
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effect of stress on genome regulation and structure by Madlung, A, Comai, L

“…Background Stresses exert evolutionary pressures on all organisms, which have developed sophisticated responses to cope and survive. These responses involve…”
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The heat shock cognate 80 gene of tomato is flanked by matrix attachment regions by Chinn, A M, Comai, L

“…Matrix attachment regions (MARs) are thought to participate in the organization and segregation of independent chromosomal loop domains. Although there are…”
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TILLING: practical single‐nucleotide mutation discovery by Comai, Luca, Henikoff, Steven

“…Summary In the post‐genomic sequencing era, an expanding portfolio of genomic technologies has been applied to the study of gene function. Reverse genetics…”
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Cloning and characterization of iaaM, a virulence determinant of Pseudomonas savastanoi [Galls, knots] by Comai, L, Kosuge, T

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A single amino acid substitution in the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase confers resistance to the herbicide glyphosate by Stalker, D M, Hiatt, W R, Comai, L

“…The enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EC 2.5.1.19), encoded by the aroA locus, is a target site of glyphosate inhibition in bacteria. A…”
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