Pecinka lab

Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i. Šlechtitelů 31 Olomouc, CZ-783 71 Czech Republic Contact

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Research The goal of the Pecinka lab is to understand molecular mechanisms shaping plant genomes. To this end we use the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and several other Brassicaceae and analyze them by using forward and reverse genetics, molecular, biochemical, cytogenetic and bioinformatic methods. Pecinka lab is hosted by the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany. Our wiki site was developed under OpenWetWare, an open access effort to promote sharing of information among biologists. read more...

Lab Members Ahmed Abdelsamad Chun Hsin Liu (Phoebe) Ales Pecinka Björn Pietzenuk Thomas Piofczyk Giang Vu Visiting Students Nawratan Bagwan Technitians Barbara Eilts Petra Pecinkova see complete list... http://www4.clustrmaps.com/stats/maps-no_clusters/openwetware.org-wiki-Pecinka_Lab-thumb.jpg

Recent Publications de Meaux J, Pecinka A. The Arabidopsis genus: An emerging model to elucidate the molecular basis of interspecific differences in transposable element activity. Mobile Genetic Elements 2:142-144 (2012). PDF Pecinka A, Mittelsten Scheid O. Stress-induced chromatin changes: A critical view on their heritability. Plant Cell Physiology doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcs044 (2012). PDF Alcázar R, Pecinka A, Aarts MGM, Fransz PF, Koornneef M. Signals of speciation within Arabidopsis thaliana in comparison with its relatives. Curr Opin Plant Biol 15:205-211 (2012). abstract Pecinka A, Fang W, Rehmsmeier M, Levy AA, Mittelsten Scheid O. Polyploidization increases meiotic recombination frequency in Arabidopsis. BMC Biology 9:24 (2011). PDF see complete list... News 2012-11-27: Post-doc position in the "Analysis of two Australian crucifers as models for comparative -omics" is available in the Pecinka lab. 2012-09-10: The mini-review on differential silencing of tranposable elements between A. thaliana and A.lyrata has been published in Mobile Genetic Elements PDF 2012-03-28: The review on Stress-Induced Chromatin Changes was published in PCP [1]