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Hi, my name is Ales and I am group leader in the [http://www.mpipz.mpg.de/10574/koornneef-dpt Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics] at the [http://www.mpipz.mpg.de/2169/en Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research] in Cologne, Germany.  My [[Pecinka Lab|Lab]] uses (mainly) plants to study mechanisms that influence genome structure and stability.
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==Contact Info==
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'''Mailing Address'''<br>
Ales Pecinka<br>
Ales Pecinka<br>
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research<br>
 
Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10<br>
Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics <br>
50829  Cologne<br>
Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i. (IEB) <br>
Germany<br>
Šlechtitelů 31
783 71 Olomouc - Holice<br>
Czech Republic<br>
 
'''Office'''<br>
'''Office'''<br>
0049 221 5062 465 (tel)<br>
+420 585 238 709 (tel)<br>
0049 221 5062 413 (fax)<br>
+420 585 238 704 (fax)<br>
'''Lab'''<br>
 
0049 221 5062 431 <br>
'''email'''<br>  
'''email'''<br>  
pecinka@mpipz.mpg.de
pecinka@ueb.cas.cz
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==Education==
 
==Education and work history==
*2017-present Group leader, [http://olomouc.ueb.cas.cz/ Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics], Olomouc, Czech Republic.
*2017 Privat-Dozent Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
*2015-2017 Research group leader, [http://www.mpipz.mpg.de/en Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research], Cologne, Germany
*2014-2017 Guest lecturer, [https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pflaphy/Seiten_en/index_e.html Department of Plant Bhysiology], Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
*2010-2015 Project leader, [http://www.mpipz.mpg.de/en Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research], Cologne, Germany, Advisor: [https://www.mpg.de/364256/pflanzenzuechtungsforschung_wissM41 Maarten Koornneef]
*2006-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, [http://www.gmi.oeaw.ac.at/ Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology], Vienna, Austria.  Advisor: [http://www.gmi.oeaw.ac.at/staff-directory/Staff-Profiles/Mittelsten Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid].
*2006-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, [http://www.gmi.oeaw.ac.at/ Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology], Vienna, Austria.  Advisor: [http://www.gmi.oeaw.ac.at/staff-directory/Staff-Profiles/Mittelsten Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid].
*2005 Ph. D. Leibnitz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)/University of Halle-Wittenberg, Gatersleben/Halle-Saale, Germany.  Advisor: Ingo Schubert.
*2005 Ph. D. Leibnitz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)/University of Halle-Wittenberg, Gatersleben/Halle-Saale, Germany.  Advisor: Ingo Schubert.
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Hiking, biking & nature (plants, bird watching, collecting mushrooms) with family and friends.
Hiking, biking & nature (plants, bird watching, collecting mushrooms) with family and friends.
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==Publications==
==Publications==


*Abdelsamad A, Pecinka A. Pollen-Specific Activation of Arabidopsis Retrogenes Is Associated with Global Transcriptional Reprogramming. Plant Cell DOI: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1105/​tpc.​114.​126011 (2014). [http://www.plantcell.org/content/early/2014/08/12/tpc.114.126011.full.pdf+html]
'''2018'''
*Diaz, M., Pecinka, A. (2018): Scaffolding for Repair: Understanding Molecular Functions of the SMC5/6 Complex. Genes 9:E36. doi: 10.3390/genes9010036. [http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/1/36 Open access]
 
*Markus C., Pecinka A., Karan R., Barney J.N., Merotto A. Jr. (2018): Epigenetic regulation - contribution to herbicide resistance in weeds? Pest Management Science 74:275-281. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.4727/abstract;jsessionid=8EEB0F20E3B7E3690CD8EF720D62F759.f03t03 Full text]
 
'''2017'''
*Diaz, M., Pecinka, A. (2017): Seeds as emerging hotspot for maintenance of genome stability. Cytologia 82:467-470.
 
*van Esse G.W., Walla A., Finke A., Koornneef M., Pecinka A., von Korff M. (2017): Six-Rowed Spike3 (VRS3) Is a Histone Demethylase That Controls Lateral Spikelet Development in Barley. Plant Physiology 174:2397-2408. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00108. [http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/174/4/2397 Full text]
 
*Baroux C., Pecinka A., Fuchs J., Kreth G., Schubert I., Grossniklaus I (2017): Non-random chromosome arrangement in triploid endosperm nuclei. Chromosoma 126:115-124 [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00412-016-0578-5 Open access]
 
'''2016'''
*Willing E.M., Piofczyk T., Albert A., Winkler J.B., Schneeberger K., Pecinka A. (2016): UVR2 ensures transgenerational genome stability under simulated natural UV-B in ''Arabidopsis thaliana''. Nature Communications 7:13522. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13522. [http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13522 Open access]
 
*Pietzenuk B., Markus C., Gaubert H., Bagwan N., Merotto A., Bucher E., Pecinka A. (2016): Recurrent evolution of heat-responsiveness in ''Brassicaceae COPIA'' elements. Genome Biology 17:209 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-016-1072-3 [https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-016-1072-3 Open access]
 
'''2015'''
*Vu G.T.H., Schmutzer T., Bull F., Cao H.X., Fuchs J., Tran T.D., Jovtchev G., Pistrick K., Stein N., Pecinka A., Neumann P., Novak P., Macas J., Deard P.H., Blattner F.R., Scholz U., Schubert I (2015): Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Divergent Genome Size Evolution in a Carnivorous Plant Genus. Plant Genome doi:10.3835/plantgenome2015.04.0021 [https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/tpg/articles/0/0/plantgenome2015.04.0021 Open access]
 
*Rawat V, Abdelsamad A, Pietzenuk B, Seymour DK, Koenig D, Weigel D, Pecinka A, Schneeberger K (2015): Improving the Annotation of ''Arabidopsis lyrata'' Using RNA-Seq Data. PLoS One 10(9):e0137391. [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0137391 Open access]
 
*Cao HX, Schmutzer T, Scholz U, Pecinka A, Schubert I, Vu G.T.H. (2015): Metatranscriptome analysis reveals host-microbiome interactions in traps of carnivorous ''Genlisea'' species. Frontiers in Microbiology doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00526 [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00526/abstract Open access]
 
*Liu C-H, Finke A, Diaz M, Rozhon W, Poppenberger B, Baubec T, Pecinka A. (2015): Repair of DNA Damage Induced by the Cytidine Analog Zebularine Requires ATR and ATM in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell doi/10.1105/tpc.114.135467 [http://www.plantcell.org/content/early/2015/05/28/tpc.114.135467.full.pdf+html PDF].
 
*Willing E-M, Rawat V, Mandáková T, Maumus F, Velikkakam James G, Nordström KJV, Becker C, Warthmann N, Chica C, Szarzynska B, Zytnicki M, Albani MC, Kiefer C, Bergonzi S, Castaings L, Mateos JL, Berns MC, Bujdoso N, Piofczyk T, de Lorenzo L, Barrero-Sicilia C, Mateos I, Piednoël M, Hagmann J, Chen-Min-Tao R, Iglesias-Fernández R, Schuster SC, Alonso-Blanco C, Roudier F, Carbonero P, Paz-Ares J, Davis SJ, Pecinka A, Quesneville H, Colot V, Lysak MA, Weigel D, Coupland G, Schneeberger K. (2015): Genome expansion of ''Arabis alpina'' linked with retrotransposition and reduced symmetric DNA methylation. Nature Plants doi:10.1038/nplants.2014.23. [http://www.nature.com/articles/nplants201423 Full text]
 
*Piofczyk T, Jeena G, Pecinka A. (2015): ''Arabidopsis thaliana'' natural variation reveals connections between UV radiation stress and plant pathogen-like defense responses. Plant Physiology Biochemistry DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.01.011 [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0981942815000212 Full text]
 
'''2014'''
*Abdelsamad A, Pecinka A. Pollen-Specific Activation of Arabidopsis Retrogenes Is Associated with Global Transcriptional Reprogramming. Plant Cell DOI: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1105/​tpc.​114.​126011 (2014). [http://www.plantcell.org/content/early/2014/08/12/tpc.114.126011.full.pdf+html Open access PDF]
 
*Pecinka A, Liu C.-H. Drugs for Plant Chromosome and Chromatin Research. Cytogenetic Genome Research DOI: 10.1159/000360774 (2014). [http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360774 Full text]
 
*Baubec T, Finke A, Mittelsten Scheid O, Pecinka A. Meristem-specific expression of epigenetic regulators safeguards transposon silencing in Arabidopsis. EMBO Reports doi: 10.1002/embr.201337915 (2014). [http://embor.embopress.org/content/early/2014/02/20/embr.201337915 Full text]
 
'''2013'''
*Pecinka A, Abdelsamad A, Vu GTH. Hidden genetic nature of epigenetic natural variation in plants. Trends in Plant Science 18:625-632 (2013) [http://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/abstract/S1360-1385%2813%2900145-3 Full text]
 
'''2012'''
*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). [[media:deMeaux-MES-2012.pdf| 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). [http://pcp.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/03/28/pcp.pcs044.abstract]
*Pecinka A, Mittelsten Scheid O. Stress-induced chromatin changes: A critical view on their heritability. Plant Cell Physiology doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcs044 (2012). [[media:Pecinka-PCP-2012.pdf| 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). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369526612000039]
*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). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369526612000039 abstract]


*Pecinka A, Fang W, Rehmsmeier M, Levy AA, Mittelsten Scheid O. Polyploidization increases meiotic recombination frequency in Arabidopsis. BMC Biology 9:24 (2011). [http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/24]
'''2011'''
*Pecinka A, Fang W, Rehmsmeier M, Levy AA, Mittelsten Scheid O. Polyploidization increases meiotic recombination frequency in Arabidopsis. BMC Biology 9:24 (2011). [[media:Pecinka-BMCPB-2011.pdf| PDF]]


*Pecinka, A., Dinh, H.Q., Rosa, M., Baubec, T., Lettner, N. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Epigenetic control of repetitive elements is attenuated by prolonged heat stress in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22:1-12 (2010). [http://www.plantcell.org/content/22/9/3118.full]
'''2010'''
*Pecinka, A., Dinh, H.Q., Rosa, M., Baubec, T., Lettner, N. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Epigenetic control of repetitive elements is attenuated by prolonged heat stress in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22:1-12 (2010). [[media:Pecinka-Plant_cell.pdf| PDF]]


*Baubec, T., Dinh, H.Q., Pecinka, A., Rakic, B., Rozhon, W., Wohlrab, B., von Haeseler, A. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Cooperation of Multiple Chromatin Modifications Can Generate Unanticipated Stability of Epigenetic States in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22: 34-47 (2010). [http://www.plantcell.org/content/22/1/34.short]
*Baubec, T., Dinh, H.Q., Pecinka, A., Rakic, B., Rozhon, W., Wohlrab, B., von Haeseler, A. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Cooperation of Multiple Chromatin Modifications Can Generate Unanticipated Stability of Epigenetic States in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22: 34-47 (2010). [[media:Baubec et al-TPC-2010-supplement.pdf| PDF]]


*Pecinka, A., Rosa, M., Schikora, A., Berlinger, M., Hirt, H., Luschnig, C. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Transgenerational stress memory is not a general response in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 4:e5202 (2009). [http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0005202]
'''2009'''
*Pecinka, A., Rosa, M., Schikora, A., Berlinger, M., Hirt, H., Luschnig, C. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Transgenerational stress memory is not a general response in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 4:e5202 (2009). [[media:Pecinka et al-PLoSOne-2009.pdf| PDF]]


*Baubec, T., Pecinka, A., Rozhon, W. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Effective, homogeneous and transient interference with cytosine methylation in plant genomic DNA by zebularine. Plant Journal 57:542-554 (2009). [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03699.x/abstract]
*Baubec, T., Pecinka, A., Rozhon, W. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Effective, homogeneous and transient interference with cytosine methylation in plant genomic DNA by zebularine. Plant Journal 57:542-554 (2009). [[media:Baubec et al-TPJ-2009.pdf| PDF]]


*Jovtchev, G., Watanabe, K., Pecinka, A., Rosin, F.M., Mette, M.F., Lam, E. and Schubert, I. Size and number of tandem repeat arrays can determine somatic homologous pairing of transgene loci mediated by epigenetic modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei. Chromosoma 117:267-276 (2008). [http://www.springerlink.com/content/90v5p7256628p422/]
'''2008'''
*Jovtchev, G., Watanabe, K., Pecinka, A., Rosin, F.M., Mette, M.F., Lam, E. and Schubert, I. Size and number of tandem repeat arrays can determine somatic homologous pairing of transgene loci mediated by epigenetic modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei. Chromosoma 117:267-276 (2008). [[media:Jovtchev-2008.pdf| PDF]]


*Fischer, U., Kuhlmann, M., Pecinka, A., Schmidt, R. and Mette, M.F. Local DNA features affect RNA-directed transcriptional gene silencing and DNA methylation. Plant Journal 53:1-10 (2008). [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03311.x/abstract]
*Fischer, U., Kuhlmann, M., Pecinka, A., Schmidt, R. and Mette, M.F. Local DNA features affect RNA-directed transcriptional gene silencing and DNA methylation. Plant Journal 53:1-10 (2008). [[media:Fischer-TPJ-2008.pdf| PDF]]


*Baroux, C., Pecinka, A., Fuchs, J., Schubert, I. and Grossniklaus, U. The triploid endosperm genome of Arabidopsis adopts a peculiar, parental-dosage-dependent chromatin organization. Plant Cell 19:1782-1794 (2007). [http://www.plantcell.org/content/19/6/1782.abstract]
'''2007'''
*Baroux, C., Pecinka, A., Fuchs, J., Schubert, I. and Grossniklaus, U. The triploid endosperm genome of Arabidopsis adopts a peculiar, parental-dosage-dependent chromatin organization. Plant Cell 19:1782-1794 (2007). [[media:Baroux-TPC-2007.pdf| PDF]]


*Berr, A., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Kreth, G., Fuchs, J., Blattner, F.R., Lysak, M.A. and Schubert, I. Chromosome arrangement and nuclear architecture but not centromeric sequences are conserved between Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis lyrata. Plant Journal 48:771-783 (2006). [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02912.x/abstract]
'''2006'''
*Berr, A., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Kreth, G., Fuchs, J., Blattner, F.R., Lysak, M.A. and Schubert, I. Chromosome arrangement and nuclear architecture but not centromeric sequences are conserved between Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis lyrata. Plant Journal 48:771-783 (2006). [[media:Berr-TPJ-2006.pdf| PDF]]


*Kirik, A., Pecinka, A., Wendeler, E. and Reiss, B. The chromatin assembly factor subunit FASCIATA1 is involved in homologous recombination in plants. Plant Cell 18:2431-2442 (2006). [http://www.plantcell.org/content/18/10/2431.full]
*Kirik, A., Pecinka, A., Wendeler, E. and Reiss, B. The chromatin assembly factor subunit FASCIATA1 is involved in homologous recombination in plants. Plant Cell 18:2431-2442 (2006). [[media:Kirik-TPC-2006.pdf| PDF]]


*Pecinka, A., Suchankova, P., Lysak, M.A., Travnicek, B. and Dolezel, J. Nuclear DNA content variation among Central European Koeleria taxa. Annals of Botany 98:117-122 (2006). [http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/98/1/117.long]
*Pecinka, A., Suchankova, P., Lysak, M.A., Travnicek, B. and Dolezel, J. Nuclear DNA content variation among Central European Koeleria taxa. Annals of Botany 98:117-122 (2006). [[media:Pecinka-AnnBot-2006.pdf| PDF]]


*Lysak, M.A., Berr, A., Pecinka, A., Schmidt, R., McBreen, K. and Schubert, I. Mechanisms of chromosome number reduction in Arabidopsis thaliana and related Brassicaceae species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103:5224-5229 (2006). [http://www.pnas.org/content/103/13/5224.long]
*Lysak, M.A., Berr, A., Pecinka, A., Schmidt, R., McBreen, K. and Schubert, I. Mechanisms of chromosome number reduction in Arabidopsis thaliana and related Brassicaceae species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103:5224-5229 (2006). [[media:Lysak-PNAS-2006.pdf| PDF]]


*Schubert, V., Klatte, M., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Jasencakova, Z., Schubert, I. Sister chromatids are often incompletely cohesed in meristematic and endopolyploid interphase nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 172:467-475 (2006). [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1456174/]
*Schubert, V., Klatte, M., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Jasencakova, Z., Schubert, I. Sister chromatids are often incompletely cohesed in meristematic and endopolyploid interphase nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 172:467-475 (2006). [[media:Schuberv-2006.pdf| PDF]]


*Watanabe, K., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Schubert, I. and Lam, E. DNA hypomethylation reduces homologous pairing of inserted tandem repeat arrays in somatic nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 44:531-540 (2005). [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02546.x/abstract;jsessionid=F25E4C2C5788BD273E33AAA92F08DC0F.d01t02]
'''2005'''
*Watanabe, K., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Schubert, I. and Lam, E. DNA hypomethylation reduces homologous pairing of inserted tandem repeat arrays in somatic nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 44:531-540 (2005). [[media:Watanabe-2005.pdf| PDF]]


*Pecinka, A., Kato, N., Meister, A., Probst, A.V., Schubert, I. and Lam, E. Tandem repetitive transgenes and fluorescent chromatin tags alter the local interphase chromosome arrangement in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Cell Science 118:3751-3758 (2005). [http://jcs.biologists.org/content/118/16/3751.long]
*Pecinka, A., Kato, N., Meister, A., Probst, A.V., Schubert, I. and Lam, E. Tandem repetitive transgenes and fluorescent chromatin tags alter the local interphase chromosome arrangement in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Cell Science 118:3751-3758 (2005). [[media:Pecinka-Kato-2005.pdf| PDF]]


*Lysak, M.A., Koch, M., Pecinka, A. and Schubert, I. Chromosome triplication found across the tribe Brassiceae. Genome Research 15:516-525 (2005). [http://genome.cshlp.org/content/15/4/516.abstract]
*Lysak, M.A., Koch, M., Pecinka, A. and Schubert, I. Chromosome triplication found across the tribe Brassiceae. Genome Research 15:516-525 (2005). [[media:Lysak-GR-2005.pdf| PDF]]


*Pecinka, A., Schubert, V., Meister, A., Kreth, G., Klatte, M., Lysak, M.A., Fuchs, J. and Schubert, I. Chromosome territory arrangement and homologous pairing in nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana are predominantly random except for NOR-bearing chromosomes. Chromosoma 113:258-269 (2004). [http://www.springerlink.com/content/gmehdmb1j1pp56f8/]
'''2004'''
*Pecinka, A., Schubert, V., Meister, A., Kreth, G., Klatte, M., Lysak, M.A., Fuchs, J. and Schubert, I. Chromosome territory arrangement and homologous pairing in nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana are predominantly random except for NOR-bearing chromosomes. Chromosoma 113:258-269 (2004). [[media:Pecinka-Chromosoma-2004.pdf| PDF]]


*Schubert, I., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Schubert, V., Klatte, M. and Jovtchev, G. DNA damage processing and aberration formation in plants. Cytogenetic Genome Research 104:104-108 (2004). [http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?DOI=10.1159/000077473]
*Schubert, I., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Schubert, V., Klatte, M. and Jovtchev, G. DNA damage processing and aberration formation in plants. Cytogenetic Genome Research 104:104-108 (2004). [[media:Schubert-CGR-2004.pdf| PDF]]


*Lysak, M.A., Pecinka, A. and Schubert, I. Recent progress in chromosome painting of Arabidopsis and related species. Chromosome Research 11:195-20 (2003). [http://www.springerlink.com/content/lg2w1332186l49lv/]
'''2003'''
*Lysak, M.A., Pecinka, A. and Schubert, I. Recent progress in chromosome painting of Arabidopsis and related species. Chromosome Research 11:195-20 (2003). [[media:Lysak-ChrRes-2003.pdf| PDF]]

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Ales Pecinka

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

Office
+420 585 238 709 (tel)
+420 585 238 704 (fax)

email
pecinka@ueb.cas.cz

Education and work history

Other

Hiking, biking & nature (plants, bird watching, collecting mushrooms) with family and friends.

Publications

2018

  • Diaz, M., Pecinka, A. (2018): Scaffolding for Repair: Understanding Molecular Functions of the SMC5/6 Complex. Genes 9:E36. doi: 10.3390/genes9010036. Open access
  • Markus C., Pecinka A., Karan R., Barney J.N., Merotto A. Jr. (2018): Epigenetic regulation - contribution to herbicide resistance in weeds? Pest Management Science 74:275-281. Full text

2017

  • Diaz, M., Pecinka, A. (2017): Seeds as emerging hotspot for maintenance of genome stability. Cytologia 82:467-470.
  • van Esse G.W., Walla A., Finke A., Koornneef M., Pecinka A., von Korff M. (2017): Six-Rowed Spike3 (VRS3) Is a Histone Demethylase That Controls Lateral Spikelet Development in Barley. Plant Physiology 174:2397-2408. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00108. Full text
  • Baroux C., Pecinka A., Fuchs J., Kreth G., Schubert I., Grossniklaus I (2017): Non-random chromosome arrangement in triploid endosperm nuclei. Chromosoma 126:115-124 Open access

2016

  • Willing E.M., Piofczyk T., Albert A., Winkler J.B., Schneeberger K., Pecinka A. (2016): UVR2 ensures transgenerational genome stability under simulated natural UV-B in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications 7:13522. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13522. Open access
  • Pietzenuk B., Markus C., Gaubert H., Bagwan N., Merotto A., Bucher E., Pecinka A. (2016): Recurrent evolution of heat-responsiveness in Brassicaceae COPIA elements. Genome Biology 17:209 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-016-1072-3 Open access

2015

  • Vu G.T.H., Schmutzer T., Bull F., Cao H.X., Fuchs J., Tran T.D., Jovtchev G., Pistrick K., Stein N., Pecinka A., Neumann P., Novak P., Macas J., Deard P.H., Blattner F.R., Scholz U., Schubert I (2015): Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Divergent Genome Size Evolution in a Carnivorous Plant Genus. Plant Genome doi:10.3835/plantgenome2015.04.0021 Open access
  • Rawat V, Abdelsamad A, Pietzenuk B, Seymour DK, Koenig D, Weigel D, Pecinka A, Schneeberger K (2015): Improving the Annotation of Arabidopsis lyrata Using RNA-Seq Data. PLoS One 10(9):e0137391. Open access
  • Cao HX, Schmutzer T, Scholz U, Pecinka A, Schubert I, Vu G.T.H. (2015): Metatranscriptome analysis reveals host-microbiome interactions in traps of carnivorous Genlisea species. Frontiers in Microbiology doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00526 Open access
  • Liu C-H, Finke A, Diaz M, Rozhon W, Poppenberger B, Baubec T, Pecinka A. (2015): Repair of DNA Damage Induced by the Cytidine Analog Zebularine Requires ATR and ATM in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell doi/10.1105/tpc.114.135467 PDF.
  • Willing E-M, Rawat V, Mandáková T, Maumus F, Velikkakam James G, Nordström KJV, Becker C, Warthmann N, Chica C, Szarzynska B, Zytnicki M, Albani MC, Kiefer C, Bergonzi S, Castaings L, Mateos JL, Berns MC, Bujdoso N, Piofczyk T, de Lorenzo L, Barrero-Sicilia C, Mateos I, Piednoël M, Hagmann J, Chen-Min-Tao R, Iglesias-Fernández R, Schuster SC, Alonso-Blanco C, Roudier F, Carbonero P, Paz-Ares J, Davis SJ, Pecinka A, Quesneville H, Colot V, Lysak MA, Weigel D, Coupland G, Schneeberger K. (2015): Genome expansion of Arabis alpina linked with retrotransposition and reduced symmetric DNA methylation. Nature Plants doi:10.1038/nplants.2014.23. Full text
  • Piofczyk T, Jeena G, Pecinka A. (2015): Arabidopsis thaliana natural variation reveals connections between UV radiation stress and plant pathogen-like defense responses. Plant Physiology Biochemistry DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.01.011 Full text

2014

  • Abdelsamad A, Pecinka A. Pollen-Specific Activation of Arabidopsis Retrogenes Is Associated with Global Transcriptional Reprogramming. Plant Cell DOI: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1105/​tpc.​114.​126011 (2014). Open access PDF
  • Pecinka A, Liu C.-H. Drugs for Plant Chromosome and Chromatin Research. Cytogenetic Genome Research DOI: 10.1159/000360774 (2014). Full text
  • Baubec T, Finke A, Mittelsten Scheid O, Pecinka A. Meristem-specific expression of epigenetic regulators safeguards transposon silencing in Arabidopsis. EMBO Reports doi: 10.1002/embr.201337915 (2014). Full text

2013

  • Pecinka A, Abdelsamad A, Vu GTH. Hidden genetic nature of epigenetic natural variation in plants. Trends in Plant Science 18:625-632 (2013) Full text

2012

  • 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

2011

  • Pecinka A, Fang W, Rehmsmeier M, Levy AA, Mittelsten Scheid O. Polyploidization increases meiotic recombination frequency in Arabidopsis. BMC Biology 9:24 (2011). PDF

2010

  • Pecinka, A., Dinh, H.Q., Rosa, M., Baubec, T., Lettner, N. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Epigenetic control of repetitive elements is attenuated by prolonged heat stress in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22:1-12 (2010). PDF
  • Baubec, T., Dinh, H.Q., Pecinka, A., Rakic, B., Rozhon, W., Wohlrab, B., von Haeseler, A. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Cooperation of Multiple Chromatin Modifications Can Generate Unanticipated Stability of Epigenetic States in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22: 34-47 (2010). PDF

2009

  • Pecinka, A., Rosa, M., Schikora, A., Berlinger, M., Hirt, H., Luschnig, C. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Transgenerational stress memory is not a general response in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 4:e5202 (2009). PDF
  • Baubec, T., Pecinka, A., Rozhon, W. and Mittelsten Scheid, O. Effective, homogeneous and transient interference with cytosine methylation in plant genomic DNA by zebularine. Plant Journal 57:542-554 (2009). PDF

2008

  • Jovtchev, G., Watanabe, K., Pecinka, A., Rosin, F.M., Mette, M.F., Lam, E. and Schubert, I. Size and number of tandem repeat arrays can determine somatic homologous pairing of transgene loci mediated by epigenetic modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei. Chromosoma 117:267-276 (2008). PDF
  • Fischer, U., Kuhlmann, M., Pecinka, A., Schmidt, R. and Mette, M.F. Local DNA features affect RNA-directed transcriptional gene silencing and DNA methylation. Plant Journal 53:1-10 (2008). PDF

2007

  • Baroux, C., Pecinka, A., Fuchs, J., Schubert, I. and Grossniklaus, U. The triploid endosperm genome of Arabidopsis adopts a peculiar, parental-dosage-dependent chromatin organization. Plant Cell 19:1782-1794 (2007). PDF

2006

  • Berr, A., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Kreth, G., Fuchs, J., Blattner, F.R., Lysak, M.A. and Schubert, I. Chromosome arrangement and nuclear architecture but not centromeric sequences are conserved between Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis lyrata. Plant Journal 48:771-783 (2006). PDF
  • Kirik, A., Pecinka, A., Wendeler, E. and Reiss, B. The chromatin assembly factor subunit FASCIATA1 is involved in homologous recombination in plants. Plant Cell 18:2431-2442 (2006). PDF
  • Pecinka, A., Suchankova, P., Lysak, M.A., Travnicek, B. and Dolezel, J. Nuclear DNA content variation among Central European Koeleria taxa. Annals of Botany 98:117-122 (2006). PDF
  • Lysak, M.A., Berr, A., Pecinka, A., Schmidt, R., McBreen, K. and Schubert, I. Mechanisms of chromosome number reduction in Arabidopsis thaliana and related Brassicaceae species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103:5224-5229 (2006). PDF
  • Schubert, V., Klatte, M., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Jasencakova, Z., Schubert, I. Sister chromatids are often incompletely cohesed in meristematic and endopolyploid interphase nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 172:467-475 (2006). PDF

2005

  • Watanabe, K., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Schubert, I. and Lam, E. DNA hypomethylation reduces homologous pairing of inserted tandem repeat arrays in somatic nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 44:531-540 (2005). PDF
  • Pecinka, A., Kato, N., Meister, A., Probst, A.V., Schubert, I. and Lam, E. Tandem repetitive transgenes and fluorescent chromatin tags alter the local interphase chromosome arrangement in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Cell Science 118:3751-3758 (2005). PDF
  • Lysak, M.A., Koch, M., Pecinka, A. and Schubert, I. Chromosome triplication found across the tribe Brassiceae. Genome Research 15:516-525 (2005). PDF

2004

  • Pecinka, A., Schubert, V., Meister, A., Kreth, G., Klatte, M., Lysak, M.A., Fuchs, J. and Schubert, I. Chromosome territory arrangement and homologous pairing in nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana are predominantly random except for NOR-bearing chromosomes. Chromosoma 113:258-269 (2004). PDF
  • Schubert, I., Pecinka, A., Meister, A., Schubert, V., Klatte, M. and Jovtchev, G. DNA damage processing and aberration formation in plants. Cytogenetic Genome Research 104:104-108 (2004). PDF

2003

  • Lysak, M.A., Pecinka, A. and Schubert, I. Recent progress in chromosome painting of Arabidopsis and related species. Chromosome Research 11:195-20 (2003). PDF