Search Results - "Finnegan, E Jean"

APETALA 2‐like genes AP2L2 and Q specify lemma identity and axillary floral meristem development in wheat by Debernardi, Juan Manuel, Greenwood, Julian R., Jean Finnegan, E., Jernstedt, Judy, Dubcovsky, Jorge

“…Summary The spikelet is the basic unit of the grass inflorescence. In tetraploid (Triticum turgidum) and hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum), the spikelet is a…”
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New alleles of the wheat domestication gene Q reveal multiple roles in growth and reproductive development by Greenwood, Julian R, Finnegan, E Jean, Watanabe, Nobuyoshi, Trevaskis, Ben, Swain, Steve M

“…The advantages of free threshing in wheat led to the selection of the domesticated allele, which is now present in almost all modern wheat varieties. and the…”
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Direct links between the vernalization response and other key traits of cereal crops by Deng, Weiwei, Casao, M. Cristina, Wang, Penghao, Sato, Kazuhiro, Hayes, Patrick M., Finnegan, E. Jean, Trevaskis, Ben

“…Transcription of the VERNALIZATION1 gene ( VRN1 ) is induced by prolonged cold (vernalization) to trigger flowering of cereal crops, such as wheat and barley…”
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The key role of terminators on the expression and post‐transcriptional gene silencing of transgenes by de Felippes, Felipe, McHale, Marcus, Doran, Rachel L., Roden, Sally, Eamens, Andrew L., Finnegan, E. Jean, Waterhouse, Peter M.

“…Summary Transgenes have become essential to modern biology, being an important tool in functional genomic studies and also in the development of…”
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Ppd-1 is a key regulator of inflorescence architecture and paired spikelet development in wheat by Boden, Scott A., Cavanagh, Colin, Cullis, Brian R., Ramm, Kerrie, Greenwood, Julian, Jean Finnegan, E., Trevaskis, Ben, Swain, Steve M.

“…The domestication of cereal crops such as wheat, maize, rice and barley has included the modification of inflorescence architecture to improve grain yield and…”
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Time‐dependent stabilization of the +1 nucleosome is an early step in the transition to stable cold‐induced repression of FLC by Jean Finnegan, E

“…In vernalized Arabidopsis, the extent of FLC repression and promotion of flowering are correlated with the length of winter (low temperature exposure), but how…”
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Resetting FLOWERING LOCUS C Expression After Vernalization Is Just Activation in the Early Embryo by a Different Name by Finnegan, E Jean, Robertson, Masumi, Helliwell, Chris A

“…The reproductive success of many plants depends on their capacity to respond appropriately to their environment. One environmental cue that triggers flowering…”
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Vernalization-induced flowering in cereals is associated with changes in histone methylation at the VERNALIZATION1 gene by Oliver, Sandra N, Finnegan, E. Jean, Dennis, Elizabeth S, Peacock, W. James, Trevaskis, Ben

“…Prolonged exposure to low temperatures (vernalization) accelerates the transition to reproductive growth in many plant species, including the model plant…”
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Kicking against the PRCs - A Domesticated Transposase Antagonises Silencing Mediated by Polycomb Group Proteins and Is an Accessory Component of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 by Liang, Shih Chieh, Hartwig, Ben, Perera, Pumi, Mora-García, Santiago, de Leau, Erica, Thornton, Harry, de Lima Alves, Flavia, de Alves, Flavia Lima, Rappsilber, Juri, Rapsilber, Juri, Yang, Suxin, James, Geo Velikkakam, Schneeberger, Korbinian, Finnegan, E Jean, Turck, Franziska, Goodrich, Justin

“…The Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) genes play crucial roles in development by regulating expression of homeotic and other genes controlling…”
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Mutants in the imprinted PICKLE RELATED 2 gene suppress seed abortion of fertilization independent seed class mutants and paternal excess interploidy crosses in Arabidopsis by Huang, Fang, Zhu, Qian‐hao, Zhu, Anyu, Wu, Xiaoba, Xie, Liqiong, Wu, Xianjun, Helliwell, Chris, Chaudhury, Abed, Finnegan, E. Jean, Luo, Ming

“…Summary Endosperm cellularization is essential for embryo development and viable seed formation. Loss of function of the FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT SEED (FIS)…”
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Vernalization-repression of Arabidopsis FLC requires promoter sequences but not antisense transcripts by Helliwell, Chris A, Robertson, Masumi, Finnegan, E Jean, Buzas, Diana M, Dennis, Elizabeth S

“…The repression of Arabidopsis FLC expression by vernalization (extended cold) has become a model for understanding polycomb-associated epigenetic regulation in…”
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Transcription‐dependence of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation at the Arabidopsis polycomb target gene FLC by Buzas, Diana Mihaela, Robertson, Masumi, Finnegan, E. Jean, Helliwell, Chris A.

“…Summary The FLC gene encodes a MADS box repressor of flowering that is the main cause of the late‐flowering phenotype of many Arabidopsis ecotypes. Expression…”
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The low temperature response pathways for cold acclimation and vernalization are independent by BOND, DONNA M., DENNIS, ELIZABETH S., FINNEGAN, E. JEAN

“…ABSTRACT Vernalization is the promotion of flowering in response to the prolonged cold of winter. To survive sub‐zero winter temperatures, plants must first…”
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The evolution and diversification of Dicers in plants by Margis, Rogerio, Fusaro, Adriana F., Smith, Neil A., Curtin, Shaun J., Watson, John M., Finnegan, E. Jean, Waterhouse, Peter M.

“…Most multicellular organisms regulate developmental transitions by microRNAs, which are generated by an enzyme, Dicer. Insects and fungi have two Dicer-like…”
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Genetic and DNA methylation changes in cotton (Gossypium) genotypes and tissues by Osabe, Kenji, Clement, Jenny D, Bedon, Frank, Pettolino, Filomena A, Ziolkowski, Lisa, Llewellyn, Danny J, Finnegan, E Jean, Wilson, Iain W

“…In plants, epigenetic regulation is important in normal development and in modulating some agronomic traits. The potential contribution of DNA methylation…”
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Mechanisms of gene repression by vernalization in Arabidopsis by Sheldon, Candice C, Jean Finnegan, E, James Peacock, W, Dennis, Elizabeth S

“…FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) is a major regulator of flowering time in Arabidopsis. Repression of FLC occurs in response to prolonged cold exposure (vernalization)…”
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What makes for sound science? by Costa, Fabrizio, Cramer, Grant, Finnegan, E Jean

“…The inclusive threshold policy for publication in BMC journals including BMC Plant Biology means that editorial decisions are largely based on the soundness of…”
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Imprinting in rice: the role of DNA and histone methylation in modulating parent‐of‐origin specific expression and determining transcript start sites by Du, Miru, Luo, Ming, Zhang, Ruofang, Finnegan, E. Jean, Koltunow, Anna M. G

“…Over 200 imprinted genes in rice endosperm are known, but the mechanisms modulating their parental allele‐specific expression are poorly understood. Here we…”
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Quantitative effects of vernalization on FLC and SOC1 expression by Sheldon, Candice C, Jean Finnegan, E, Dennis, Elizabeth S, James Peacock, W

“…Prolonged exposure to cold results in early flowering in Arabidopsis winter annual ecotypes, with longer exposures resulting in a greater promotion of…”
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Polycomb proteins regulate the quantitative induction of VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE 3 in response to low temperatures by Jean Finnegan, E, Bond, Donna M, Buzas, Diana M, Goodrich, Justin, Helliwell, Christopher A, Tamada, Yosuke, Yun, Jae-Young, Amasino, Richard M, Dennis, Elizabeth S

“…Vernalization, the promotion of flowering in response to low temperatures, is one of the best characterized examples of epigenetic regulation in plants. The…”
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