Search Results - "Pukkila, Patricia J."
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Strand-Specific RNA-Seq Analyses of Fruiting Body Development in Coprinopsis cinerea
Published in PloS one (28-10-2015)“…The basidiomycete fungus Coprinopsis cinerea is an important model system for multicellular development. Fruiting bodies of C. cinerea are typical mushrooms,…”
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Lineage-specific expansions of TET/JBP genes and a new class of DNA transposons shape fungal genomic and epigenetic landscapes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (04-02-2014)“…TET/JBP dioxygenases oxidize methylpyrimidines in nucleic acids and are implicated in generation of epigenetic marks and potential intermediates for DNA…”
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5'-Serial Analysis of Gene Expression studies reveal a transcriptomic switch during fruiting body development in Coprinopsis cinerea
Published in BMC genomics (20-03-2013)“…The transition from the vegetative mycelium to the primordium during fruiting body development is the most complex and critical developmental event in the life…”
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Simultaneous sequencing of oxidized methylcytosines produced by TET/JBP dioxygenases in Coprinopsis cinerea
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-12-2014)“…Significance A prominent epigenetic mechanism for gene regulation is methylation of cytosine bases in DNA. TET enzymes facilitate DNA demethylation by…”
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Analysis of the Basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea reveals conservation of the core meiotic expression program over half a billion years of evolution
Published in PLoS genetics (01-09-2010)“…Coprinopsis cinerea (also known as Coprinus cinereus) is a multicellular basidiomycete mushroom particularly suited to the study of meiosis due to its…”
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Novel proteins required for meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA and siRNA generation in Neurospora crassa
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-05-2013)“…During meiosis in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, unpaired genes are identified and silenced by a process known as meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA…”
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QIP, a protein that converts duplex siRNA into single strands, is required for meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-09-2010)“…RNA interference (RNAi) depends on the production of small RNA to regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. Two RNAi systems exist to control repetitive selfish…”
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SAD-3, a Putative Helicase Required for Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA, Interacts with Other Components of the Silencing Machinery
Published in G3 : genes - genomes - genetics (01-10-2011)“…In Neurospora crassa, genes lacking a pairing partner during meiosis are suppressed by a process known as meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD). To identify…”
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DCL-1 colocalizes with other components of the MSUD machinery and is required for silencing
Published in Fungal genetics and biology (01-05-2008)“…In Neurospora, a gene present in an abnormal number of copies is usually a red flag for mischief. One way to deal with these potential intruders is by…”
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Fluorescent and bimolecular-fluorescent protein tagging of genes at their native loci in Neurospora crassa using specialized double-joint PCR plasmids
Published in Fungal genetics and biology (01-09-2011)“…► Novel plasmids created for targeted genome integration in Neurospora crassa. ► Designed for GFP, RFP, and split-YFP (BiFC) tagging. ► Customized construction…”
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Introducing student inquiry in large introductory genetics classes
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-01-2004)“…An appreciation of genetic principles depends upon understanding the individual curiosity that sparked particular investigations, the creativity involved in…”
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Characterization of Interactions Between and Among Components of the Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA Machinery in Neurospora crassa Using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation
Published in Genetics (Austin) (2008)“…Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) is based on the complementation between two nonfluorescent fragments of the yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)…”
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Meiotic cytogenetics in Coprinus cinereus
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2009)“…The basidiomycete fungus Coprinus cinereus has naturally synchronous meiosis and is amenable to analysis using an array of well-developed genetic and molecular…”
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EFFECTS OF HIGH LEVELS OF DNA ADENINE METHYLATION ON METHYL-DIRECTED MISMATCH REPAIR IN ESCHERICHIA COLI
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-08-1983)“…Two methods were used in an attempt to increase the efficiency and strand selectivity of methyl-directed mismatch repair of bacteriophage lambda heteroduplexes…”
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Insights into evolution of multicellular fungi from the assembled chromosomes of the mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea (Coprinus cinereus)
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-06-2010)“…The mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea is a classic experimental model for multicellular development in fungi because it grows on defined media, completes its life…”
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Variation in ribosomal DNA among biological species of Armillaria, a genus of root-infecting fungi
Published in Evolution (01-12-1989)“…Armillaria is a genus of root-infecting fungi composed of several biological species in North America and Europe. To examine relatedness among biological…”
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Simultaneous sequencing of oxidized methylcytosines produced by TET/JBP dioxygenases in Coprinopsis cinerea
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An expanded family of fungalysin extracellular metallopeptidases of Coprinopsis cinerea
Published in Mycological research (01-03-2008)“…Proteolytic enzymes, particularly secreted proteases of fungal origin, are among the most important of industrial enzymes, yet the biochemical properties and…”
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Analysis of the Basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea Reveals Conservation of the Core Meiotic Expression Program over Half a Billion Years of Evolution: e1001135
Published in PLoS genetics (01-09-2010)“…Coprinopsis cinerea (also known as Coprinus cinereus) is a multicellular basidiomycete mushroom particularly suited to the study of meiosis due to its…”
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