In Plant Journal: new microRNA paper on THO2

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THO2, core member of the THO/TREX complex, is required for micro RNA production in Arabidopsis

Francisco-Mangilet A.G., Karlsson P., Kim M.H., Eo H.J., Oh S.A., Kim J.H., Kulcheski F.R., Park S.K., Manavella P.A.

The THO/TREX complex mediates the transport of … Read the rest

Congratulations, Dr. Verena Kottler!

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Verena successfully defended per PhD thesis today!

Its title: ‘Pigment cell organization and genetic analysis of color pattern formation in the guppy’

 

Congratulations, Verena!

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Farewell to Markus

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After 15 years in Weigelworld – first as a post-doc in San Diego, later as a group leader in Tübingen – Markus will move North and start his new lab at the Umeå Plant Science Center. We wish you all … Read the rest

Weigelworld Retreat 2015

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We spent two days discussing future research directions – follow the link below to see some pictures.

Link to retreat pictures.

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Nature Review Genetics: Comparative genomics of Arabidopsis relatives

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Beyond the thale: comparative genomics and genetics of Arabidopsis relatives.

Koenig D, Weigel D.

For decades a small number of model species have rightly occupied a privileged position in laboratory experiments, but it is becoming increasingly clear that our knowledge … Read the rest

Nature Plants: Reduced symmetric DNA methylation in Arabis alpina

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Genome expansion of Arabis alpina linked with retrotransposition and reduced symmetric DNA methylation

Willing E. M., Rawat V., Mandáková T., Maumus F., James G. V., Nordström K., Becker C., Warthmann N., Chica C., Szarzynska B., Zytnicki M.,Albani M., Kiefer C., … Read the rest

Plant Journal: Rapid divergence of miRNAs and miRNA targets

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Rapid divergence and high diversity of miRNAs and miRNA targets in the Camelineae.

Smith LM, Burbano HA, Wang X, Fitz J, Wang G, Ural-Blimke Y, Weigel D.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short RNAs involved in gene regulation through translational inhibition and … Read the rest

PLoS Genetics: Century-scale Methylomes in Arabidopsis

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Century-scale Methylome Stability in a Recently Diverged Arabidopsis thaliana Lineage

Hagmann J, Becker C, Müller J, Stegle O, Meyer RC, Wang G, Schneeberger K, Fitz J, Altmann T, Bergelson J, Borgwardt K, Weigel D.

There has been much excitement about … Read the rest

G3: Inexpensive GBS, new algorithm for genetic mapping

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Rapid and Inexpensive Whole-Genome Genotyping-by-Sequencing for Crossover Localization and Fine-Scale Genetic Mapping

Beth A. Rowan, Vipul Patel, Detlef Weigel, and Korbinian Schneeberger

The reshuffling of existing genetic variation during meiosis is important both during evolution and in breeding. The re-assortment … Read the rest

G3: Plant genetic archaeology: Pedigree of a trisomic line

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Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals the Pedigree of a Classical Trisomic Line

Patrice A. Salomé and Detlef Weigel

The circadian oscillator is astonishingly robust, to changes in the environment, but also to genomic changes that alter the copy number of its components … Read the rest