PLS221 Students Presentations
Spring 2011
(Erin)
Structural and Functional Genomics
Lukas A. et al (2009) A Snapshot of the Emerging Tomato Genome Sequence Plant
Gen. 2:78-92; doi:10.3835/plantgenome2008.08.0005
Anderson LK et al. 2010. Structural differences in chromosomes distinguishing species in the tomato clade. Cytogenetic and Genome Res. DOI:
10.1159/000313850
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Fruit color (Jessica)
Barry CS, Pandey P (2009) A Survey of Cultivated Heirloom Tomato Varieties Identifies
Four New Mutant Alleles at the Green-Flesh Locus. Molecular Breeding 24:269-276 http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/x03r788m3t2r0182/fulltext.pdf
Gonzali S, Mazzucato A, Perata P (2009) Purple as a tomato: towards high anthocyanin tomatoes. Trends in Plant Science 14:237-241 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6TD1-4W1F67T-1-
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Fruit aroma, flavor and composition (Hilary)
Klee HJ. 2010. Improving the flavor of fresh fruits:genomics, biochemistry and biotechnology New Phytologist 187:44-56
Tadmor Y. Fridman E. Gur A. Larkov O. Lastochkin E. Ravid U. Zamir D.
Lewinsohn E. 2002. Identification of malodorous, a wild species allele affecting tomato aroma that was selected against during domestication .
Journal of
Agricultural & Food Chemistry. 50:2005-2009
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Volatiles (Ciera)
Besser K, et al. (2009) Divergent Regulation of Terpenoid Metabolism in the Trichomes of Wild and Cultivated Tomato Species. Plant Physiology 149:499-514
Bleeker PM, et al. (2009) The Role of Specific Tomato Volatiles in Tomato-Whitefly Interaction.
Plant Physiology 151:925-935
Genomics (Jareerat)
Gebhardt et al 2007. Candidate gene approach to identify genes underlying quantitative traits and develop diagnostic markers in potato. Crop Sci 47(S3):S106-S111.
Diretto G et al 2007. Metabolic engineering of potato carotenoid content through tuberspecific overexpression of a bacterial mini-pathway. PLOS One 2:e350:1-8.
Nutritional value
Bhaskar et al 2010 Supression of the vacuolar invertase gene prevents cold-induce sweetening in potato. Plant Phys 154:939-948
Rommens et al 2010. Tastier and healthier alternatives to French fries. J. of Food Sci
75:109-115.
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Disease resistance (William)
Jacobs et al 2010 A novel approach to locate Phytophthora infestans resistance genes on the potato genetic map Theoretical and Applied Genetics Volume: 120 Issue: 4 Pages:
785-796
Park TH et al 2009. Molecular breeding for resistance to Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): a perspective of cisgenesis Plant Breeding
Volume: 128 Issue: 2 Pages: 109-117
Genomics (Bobby)
Wu et al 2009.
A COSII genetic map of the pepper genome provides a detailed picture of synteny with tomato and new insights into recent chromosome evolution in the genus Capsicum TAG 118:1279-93.
Heat (Jonathan)
Paran and van der Kaao. 2007. Genetic and molecular regulation of fruit and plant domestication traits in tomato and pepper. J. Expt Bot 58:3841-52
Mazourek, M 2009. A dynamic interface for capsaicinoid systems biology . Plant Phys
150:1806-21
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(Richie)
Xiong Z and Pires JC 2011. Karyotype and identification of all homologous chromosomes of allopolyploid Brassica napus and its diploid progenitors Genetics
187:37-49
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(Claire)
Huang S. 2009. The genome of cucumber, Cucumis sativus. Nature Genetics 41:1275-83
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(Mohan)
McHale L. 2009. The genomic architecture of disease resistance in lettuce Theor Appl.
Genet 118:565-580
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