Search Results - "ZANIS, MICHAEL"

Structure and evolution of the plant cation diffusion facilitator family of ion transporters by Gustin, Jeffery L, Zanis, Michael J, Salt, David E

“…Members of the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family are integral membrane divalent cation transporters that transport metal ions out of the cytoplasm…”
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Comparative analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequence and inversion variation in Lasthenia burkei (Madieae, Asteraceae) by Walker, Joseph F, Zanis, Michael J, Emery, Nancy C

“…• Premise of the study: Complete chloroplast genome studies can help resolve relationships among large, complex plant lineages such as Asteraceae. We present…”
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Sources of inversion variation in the small single copy (SSC) region of chloroplast genomes by Walker, Joseph F., Jansen, Robert K., Zanis, Michael J., Emery, Nancy C.

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Retention of duplicated long-wavelength opsins in mosquito lineages by positive selection and differential expression by Giraldo-Calderón, Gloria I, Zanis, Michael J, Hill, Catherine A

“…Opsins are light sensitive receptors associated with visual processes. Insects typically possess opsins that are stimulated by ultraviolet, short and long…”
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Conservation of B Class Gene Expression in the Second Whorl of a Basal Grass and Outgroups Links the Origin of Lodicules and Petals by Whipple, Clinton J., Zanis, Michael J., Kellogg, Elizabeth A., Schmidt, Robert J.

“…Studies of flower development in core eudicot species have established a central role for B class MADS-box genes in specifying petal and stamen identities…”
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Evolution of the Telomere-Associated Protein POT1a in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Characterized by Positive Selection to Reinforce Protein-Protein Interaction by Beilstein, Mark A, Renfrew, Kyle B, Song, Xiangyu, Shakirov, Eugene V, Zanis, Michael J, Shippen, Dorothy E

“…Gene duplication is a major driving force in genome evolution. Here, we explore the nature and origin of the POT1 gene duplication in Arabidopsis thaliana…”
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The Root of the Angiosperms Revisited by Zanis, Michael J., Soltis, Douglas E., Soltis, Pamela S., Mathews, Sarah, Donoghue, Michael J.

“…Most recent phylogenetic analyses of basal angiosperms have converged on the placement of Amborella as sister to all other extant angiosperms. However, certain…”
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Correction to “Comparative analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequence and inversion variation in Lasthenia burkei (Madieae, Asteraceae)” by Walker, Joseph F., Zanis, Michael J., Emery, Nancy C.

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Grass Spikelet Genetics and Duplicate Gene Comparisons by Zanis, Michael J.

“…The grass spikelet contains floral organs such as stamens and carpels, as well as additional organs, glumes, lemma, palea, and lodicules that are unique to the…”
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The earliest angiosperms: evidence from mitochondrial, plastid and nuclear genomes by Qiu, Yin-Long, Lee, Jungho, Bernasconi-Quadroni, Fabiana, Soltis, Douglas E, Soltis, Pamela S, Zanis, Michael, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Chen, Zhiduan, Savolainen, Vincent, Chase, Mark W

“…Angiosperms have dominated the Earth's vegetation since the mid-Cretaceous (90 million years ago), providing much of our food, fibre, medicine and timber, yet…”
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population biology of mitigation: impacts of habitat creation on an endangered plant species by Halbur, Michelle M, Sloop, Christina M, Zanis, Michael J, Emery, Nancy C

“…Conservation practitioners widely agree that optimal conservation strategies will maximize the amount of genetic variation preserved in target taxa, but there…”
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guardian of grasses: Specific origin and conservation of a unique disease-resistance gene in the grass lineage by Sindhu, Anoop, Chintamanani, Satya, Brandt, Amanda S, Zanis, Michael, Scofield, Steven R, Johal, Gurmukh S

“…The maize Hm1 gene provides protection against a lethal leaf blight and ear mold disease caused by Cochliobolus carbonum race 1 (CCR1). Although it was the…”
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Phylogenetic relationships among early-diverging eudicots based on four genes: were the eudicots ancestrally woody? by Kim, Sangtae, Soltis, Douglas E, Soltis, Pamela S, Zanis, Michael J, Suh, Youngbae

“…Based on analyses of combined data sets of three genes (18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB), phylogenetic relationships among the early-diverging eudicot lineages…”
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Gunnerales are sister to other core eudicots: implications for the evolution of pentamery by Soltis, D.E, Senters, A.E, Zanis, M.J, Kim, S, Thompson, J.D, Soltis, P.S, De Craene, L.P.R, Endress, P.K, Farris, J.S

“…Phylogenetic relationships among many lineages of angiosperms have been clarified via the analysis of large molecular data sets. However, with a data set of…”
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Phylogeny of seed plants based on evidence from eight genes by Soltis, Douglas E., Soltis, Pamela S., Zanis, Michael J.

“…Relationships among the five groups of extant seed plants (cycads, Ginkgo, conifers, Gnetales, and angiosperms) remain uncertain. To explore relationships…”
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Phylogenetic analyses of basal angiosperms based on nine plastid, mitochondrial, and nuclear genes by Qui, Y.L, Dombrovska, O, Lee, J, Li, L, Whitlock, B.A, Bernasconi-Quadroni, F, Rest, J.S, Davis, C.C, Borsch, T, Hilu, K.W

“…DNA sequences of nine genes (plastid:atpB,matK, andrbcL; mitochondrial:atp1,matR, mtSSU, and mtLSU; nuclear: 18S and 26S rDNAs) from 100 species of basal…”
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Effects of water depth and seed provenance on the growth of wild rice ( Zizania aquatica L.) by Tucker, Rebecca C., Zanis, Michael J., Emery, Nancy C., Gibson, Kevin D.

“…▶ Response of plants from three Zizania aquatica sources to water depth was examined. ▶ Z. aquatica growth was optimal in very shallow water. ▶ Plant growth…”
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Basal Lineages of Angiosperms: Relationships and Implications for Floral Evolution by Soltis, Pamela S., Soltis, Douglas E., Zanis, Michael J., Kim, Sangtae

“…Patterns and trends in angiosperm evolution can only be inferred using a well‐resolved and well‐supported phylogenetic tree, and many inferences of character…”
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Elucidating Deep-Level Phylogenetic Relationships in Saxifragaceae Using Sequences for Six Chloroplastic and Nuclear DNA Regions by Soltis, Douglas E., Kuzoff, Robert K., Mort, Mark E., Zanis, Michael, Fishbein, Mark, Hufford, Larry, Koontz, Jason, Arroyo, Mary K.

“…To elucidate relationships at deep levels within Saxifragaceae we analyzed phylogenetically a data set of sequences for six DNA regions, four representing the…”
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Phylogeny, classification and floral evolution of water lilies (Nymphaeaceae; Nymphaeales): a synthesis of non-molecular, rbcL, matK, and 18S rDNA data by Les, D.H, Schneider, E.L, Padgett, D.J, Soltis, P.S, Soltis, D.E, Zanis, M

“…The water lilies (Nymphaeaceae) have been investigated systematically for decades because they are believed to represent an early group of angiosperms with…”
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