Friday Lectures
Friday, October 25, 2019 3:45 p.m
Caspary Auditorium
Z. Jeffrey Chen, Ph.D.
D. J. Sibley Centennial Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics
Department of Molecular Biosciences
University of Texas
Circadian and Epigenetic Regulation of Hybrid Vigor
Recommended Readings:
Empirical Articles
Kirkbride, Ryan C.; Lu, Jie; Zhang, Changqing; et al. (2019). Maternal small RNAs mediate spatial-temporal regulation of gene expression, imprinting, and seed development in Arabidopsis. PNAS. 116 (7): 2761-2766
Song, Qingxin; Ando, Atsumi; Xu, Dongqing; et al. (2018). Diurnal down-regulation of ethylene biosynthesis mediates biomass heterosis. PNAS. 115 (21): 5606-5611
Jiao, Wu; Yuan, Jingya; Jiang, Shan; et al. (2018). Asymmetrical changes of gene expression, small RNAs and chromatin in two resynthesized wheat allotetraploids. PLANT JOURNAL. 93 (5): 828-842
Miller, Marisa; Song, Qingxin; Shi, Xiaoli; et al. (2015). Natural variation in timing of stress-responsive gene expression predicts heterosis in intraspecific hybrids of Arabidopsis. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 6 (7453)
Ni, Zhongfu; Kim, Eun-Deok; Ha, Misook; et al. (2009). Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigour in hybrids and allopolyploids. NATURE. 457 (7227): 327-U7
Review Papers
Chen, Z. Jeffrey; Mas, Paloma. (2019). Interactive roles of chromatin regulation and circadian clock function in plants. GENOME BIOLOGY. 20 (62)
Chen, Z. Jeffrey. (2013). Genomic and epigenetic insights into the molecular bases of heterosis. NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS. 14 (7): 471-482
Chen, Z. Jeffrey. (2007). Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms for gene expression and phenotypic variation in plant polyploids. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY. 58: 377-406
Book Chapter
Ng, Danny W-K.; Shi, Xiaoli; Nah, Gyoungju; et al. (2014). High-Throughput RNA-Seq for Allelic or Locus-Specific Expression Analysis in Arabidopsis-Related Species, Hybrids, and Allotetraploids. PLANT EPIGENETICS AND EPIGENOMICS: METHODS AND PROTOCOLS. 1112: 33-48