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Rice Female Meiosis: Genome-Wide mRNA, Small RNA, and DNA Methylation Analysis During Ovule Development
Meiosis is an essential process in sexual life cycle, not only for the genomic stability maintenance but also for the genetic diversity creation...
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Evaluation of post-translational modifications in histone proteins: A review on histone modification defects in developmental and neurological disorders
Post-translational modification (PTM) in histone proteins is a covalent modification which mainly consists of methylation, phosphorylation,...
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Evolution, Sex and Pain. Multiple Faces of the Dice
Suppose we are talking about pain. Humans feel pain, but what about a fly or an octopus? How similar are our nociceptive systems? And what about the...
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Algae from Primary Endosymbioses
TheRhodophyta red algaeRed algae are a group of important photoautotrophic organisms that include unicellular microalgae as well as large macroalgae...
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Molecular regulation of tomato male reproductive development
The reproductive success of flowering plants, which directly affects crop yield, is sensitive to environmental changes. A thorough understanding of...
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Functional Interactions of BAF and LEM Proteins in the Formation of Germ Cells
AbstractRestoration of the nuclear structure after cell division requires specific interactions between the integral proteins of the inner nuclear...
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Origin, Function, and Transmission of Accessory Chromosomes
Fungal genomes are highly diverse and remarkably variable—even within species. Presence/absence polymorphisms of entire chromosomes are frequently...
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Identification of male sterility-related genes in Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum
Key messageCandidate male sterility genes were identified in sugarcane, which interacts with kinase-related proteins, transcription factors, and...
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Chromosomal Aberrations
Study of chromosomal behavior after mutagen treatment is one important parameter for assessing the level of mutagenic action. There are considerable...
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Meiotic behavior of a B-chromosome in Artemisia salsoloides Willd.: an important ethnomedicinal species of India
Artemisia salsoloides Willd. popularly known as ‘Indian Wormwood’ is an aromatic shrub, growing throughout the hilly regions of India, upto an...
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DNA, Genes, Cells, and Mendelian Genetics
Molecular genetics in conjunction with cytology provides the necessary tools for the understanding of hereditary processes. Hereditary material in...
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Genetic and Environmental Factors Contributing to Reproductive Success and Failure in Potato
The foundation of potato ( Solanum tuberosum) breeding and the development of new potato varieties is the crossing of parents to produce seeds that...
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The role of zinc in follicular development
Follicles consist of specialized somatic cells that encase a single oocyte. Follicle development is a process regulated by a variety of endocrine,...
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Variation for maize B chromosome preferential fertilization: a component of the B chromosome drive mechanism
The B chromosome in maize is a supernumerary chromosome that due to its dispensability is present in only some lines of maize. Over its evolution,...
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Comparative genomics of smut fungi suggest the ability of meiosis and mating in asexual species of the genus Pseudozyma (Ustilaginales)
BackgroundThe Ustilaginales comprise hundreds of plant-parasitic fungi with a characteristic life cycle that directly links sexual reproduction and...
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A Method for Physical Analysis of Recombination Intermediates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Meiosis is a process through which diploid cells divide into haploid cells, thus promoting genetic diversity. This diversity arises from the...
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The emerging and diverse roles of F-box proteins in spermatogenesis and male infertility
F-box proteins play essential roles in various cellular processes of spermatogenesis by means of ubiquitylation and subsequent target protein...
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The G2-to-M transition from a phosphatase perspective: a new vision of the meiotic division
Cell division is orchestrated by the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of thousands of proteins. These post-translational modifications underlie...
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Reproduction-associated pathways in females of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) shed light on the molecular mechanisms of the coexistence of asexual and sexual reproduction
Gibel carp ( Carassius gibelio ) is a cyprinid fish that originated in eastern Eurasia and is considered as invasive in European freshwater ecosystems....
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Chromosome-level genome assemblies of two parasitoid biocontrol wasps reveal the parthenogenesis mechanism and an associated novel virus
BackgroundBiocontrol is a key technology for the control of pest species. Microctonus parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) have been released...
