Issue Highlights

2007 GSA Honors and Awards

Perspectives

Review

Investigations

Genome integrity and transmission

Stéphane D. Nicolas, Guillaume Le Mignon, Frédérique Eber, Olivier Coriton, Hervé Monod, Vanessa Clouet, Virginie Huteau, Antoine Lostanlen, Régine Delourme, Boulos Chalhoub, Carol D. Ryder, Anne Marie Chèvre, and Eric Jenczewski Homeologous Recombination Plays a Major Role in Chromosome Rearrangements That Occur During Meiosis of Brassica napus Haploids Genetics 2007 175: 487–503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mónica Pradillo, Eva López, Concepción Romero, Eugenio Sánchez-Morán, Nieves Cuñado, and Juan L. Santos An Analysis of Univalent Segregation in Meiotic Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana: A Possible Role for Synaptonemal Complex Genetics 2007 175: 505–511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Kimberly A. Collins, Raymond Camahort, Chris Seidel, Jennifer L. Gerton, and Sue Biggins The Overexpression of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Centromeric Histone H3 Variant Mutant Protein Leads to a Defect in Kinetochore Biorientation Genetics 2007 175: 513–525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

David D. Perkins, Michael Freitag, Virginia C. Pollard, Lori A. Bailey-Shrode, Eric U. Selker, and Daniel J. Ebbole Recurrent Locus-Specific Mutation Resulting From a Cryptic Ectopic Insertion in Neurospora Genetics 2007 175: 527–544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jianxun Feng, Hongsheng Wang, and Herbert C. Morse, III Functional Deficiency in IL-7 Caused by an N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea-Induced Point Mutation Genetics 2007 175: 545–551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Chiaki Noguchi and Eishi Noguchi Sap1 Promotes the Association of the Replication Fork Protection Complex With Chromatin and Is Involved in the Replication Checkpoint in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Genetics 2007 175: 553–566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Gene expression

Justin Crest, Nathan Oxnard, Jun-Yuan Ji, and Gerold Schubiger Onset of the DNA Replication Checkpoint in the Early Drosophila Embryo Genetics 2007 175: 567–584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rachel Tompa and Hiten D. Madhani Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methylation Antagonizes Silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Independently of the Rpd3S Histone Deacetylase Complex Genetics 2007 175: 585–593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Cellular genetics

Fabrizio Rossi, Roberta Moschetti, Ruggiero Caizzi, Nicoletta Corradini, and Patrizio Dimitri Cytogenetic and Molecular Characterization of Heterochromatin Gene Models in Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 2007 175: 595–607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Olga V. Demakova, Galina V. Pokholkova, Tatyana D. Kolesnikova, Sergey A. Demakov, Eugenia N. Andreyeva, Elena S. Belyaeva, and Igor F. Zhimulev The SU(VAR)3-9/HP1 Complex Differentially Regulates the Compaction State and Degree of Underreplication of X Chromosome Pericentric Heterochromatin in Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 2007 175: 609–620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Harriët M. Loovers, Emma Guinan, and Gary W. Jones Importance of the Hsp70 ATPase Domain in Yeast Prion Propagation Genetics 2007 175: 621–630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Developmental and behavioral genetics

Daniel S. Evans and Thomas W. Cline Drosophila melanogaster Male Somatic Cells Feminized Solely by TraF Can Collaborate With Female Germ Cells to Make Functional Eggs Genetics 2007 175: 631–642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David M. Tyler, Wei Li, Ning Zhuo, Brett Pellock, and Nicholas E. Baker Genes Affecting Cell Competition in Drosophila Genetics 2007 175: 643–657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ankush Garg, Ajay Srivastava, Monica M. Davis, Sandra L. O'Keefe, Leola Chow, and John B. Bell Antagonizing Scalloped With a Novel Vestigial Construct Reveals an Important Role for Scalloped in Drosophila melanogaster Leg, Eye and Optic Lobe Development Genetics 2007 175: 659–669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nicola Haines and Bryan A. Stewart Functional Roles for ß1,4-N-Acetlygalactosaminyltransferase-A in Drosophila Larval Neurons and Muscles Genetics 2007 175: 671–679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Karen Yook and Jonathan Hodgkin Mos1 Mutagenesis Reveals a Diversity of Mechanisms Affecting Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to the Bacterial Pathogen Microbacterium nematophilum Genetics 2007 175: 681–697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gareth R. Howell, Mami Shindo, Stephen Murray, Thomas Gridley, Lawriston A. Wilson, and John C. Schimenti Mutation of a Ubiquitously Expressed Mouse Transmembrane Protein (Tapt1) Causes Specific Skeletal Homeotic Transformations Genetics 2007 175: 699–707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Samuel Liégeois, Alexandre Benedetto, Grégoire Michaux, Guillaume Belliard, and Michel Labouesse Genes Required for Osmoregulation and Apical Secretion in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2007 175: 709–724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Jack Favor, Christian Johannes Gloeckner, Dirk Janik, Martina Klempt, Angelika Neuhäuser-Klaus, Walter Pretsch, Wolfgang Schmahl, and Leticia Quintanilla-Fend Type IV Procollagen Missense Mutations Associated With Defects of the Eye, Vascular Stability, the Brain, Kidney Function and Embryonic or Postnatal Viability in the Mouse, Mus musculus: An Extension of the Col4a1 Allelic Series and the Identification of the First Two Col4a2 Mutant Alleles Genetics 2007 175: 725–736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Population and evolutionary genetics

Kevin R. Thornton and Jeffrey D. Jensen Controlling the False-Positive Rate in Multilocus Genome Scans for Selection Genetics 2007 175: 737–750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexander E. Yawson, David Weetman, Michael D. Wilson, and Martin J. Donnelly Ecological Zones Rather Than Molecular Forms Predict Genetic Differentiation in the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. in Ghana Genetics 2007 175: 751–761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Bo Peng and Marek Kimmel Simulations Provide Support for the Common Disease–Common Variant Hypothesis Genetics 2007 175: 763–776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Jacob L. Mueller, Jennifer L. Page, and Mariana F. Wolfner An Ectopic Expression Screen Reveals the Protective and Toxic Effects of Drosophila Seminal Fluid Proteins Genetics 2007 175: 777–783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

M. F. P. M. Maas, Rolf F. Hoekstra, and Alfons J. M. Debets Hybrid Mitochondrial Plasmids From Senescence Suppressor Isolates of Neurospora intermedia Genetics 2007 175: 785–794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vanessa J. Clark, Susan E. Ptak, Irene Tiemann, Yudong Qian, Graham Coop, Anne C. Stone, Molly Przeworski, Norman Arnheim, and Anna Di Rienzo Combining Sperm Typing and Linkage Disequilibrium Analyses Reveals Differences in Selective Pressures or Recombination Rates Across Human Populations Genetics 2007 175: 795–804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Silke Stracke, Thomas Presterl, Nils Stein, Dragan Perovic, Frank Ordon, and Andreas Graner Effects of Introgression and Recombination on Haplotype Structure and Linkage Disequilibrium Surrounding a Locus Encoding Bymovirus Resistance in Barley Genetics 2007 175: 805–817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Cristina E. Popescu and Robert W. Lee Mitochondrial Genome Sequence Evolution in Chlamydomonas Genetics 2007 175: 819–826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Paul C. D. Johnson and Daniel T. Haydon Maximum-Likelihood Estimation of Allelic Dropout and False Allele Error Rates From Microsatellite Genotypes in the Absence of Reference Data Genetics 2007 175: 827–842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics of complex traits

W. Barendse, R. J. Bunch, J. W. Kijas, and M. B. Thomas The Effect of Genetic Variation of the Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor C Gene on Fatness in Cattle Genetics 2007 175: 843–853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Frank Johannes Mapping Temporally Varying Quantitative Trait Loci in Time-to-Failure Experiments Genetics 2007 175: 855–865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ulrika Gunnarsson, Anders R. Hellström, Michele Tixier-Boichard, Francis Minvielle, Bertrand Bed'hom, Shin'ichi Ito, Per Jensen, Annemieke Rattink, Addie Vereijken, and Leif Andersson Mutations in SLC45A2 Cause Plumage Color Variation in Chicken and Japanese Quail Genetics 2007 175: 867–877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

M. Malosetti, C. G. van der Linden, B. Vosman, and F. A. van Eeuwijk A Mixed-Model Approach to Association Mapping Using Pedigree Information With an Illustration of Resistance to Phytophthora infestans in Potato Genetics 2007 175: 879–889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Joost J. B. Keurentjes, Leónie Bentsink, Carlos Alonso-Blanco, Corrie J. Hanhart, Hetty Blankestijn-De Vries, Sigi Effgen, Dick Vreugdenhil, and Maarten Koornneef Development of a Near-Isogenic Line Population of Arabidopsis thaliana and Comparison of Mapping Power With a Recombinant Inbred Line Population Genetics 2007 175: 891–905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Chun Ming Wang, Ze Yuan Zhu, Loong Chueng Lo, Felicia Feng, Grace Lin, Wen Tong Yang, Jian Li, and Gen Hua Yue A Microsatellite Linkage Map of Barramundi, Lates calcarifer Genetics 2007 175: 907–915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Dawei Li and Lin He G72/G30 Genes and Schizophrenia: A Systematic Meta-analysis of Association Studies Genetics 2007 175: 917–922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Genome and systems biology

Yuan-De Tan and Yun-Xin Fu A New Strategy for Estimating Recombination Fractions Between Dominant Markers From an F2 Population Genetics 2007 175: 923–931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yuanfang Guan, Maitreya J. Dunham, and Olga G. Troyanskaya Functional Analysis of Gene Duplications in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2007 175: 933–943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Masashi Sekino and Motoyuki Hara Linkage Maps for the Pacific Abalone (Genus Haliotis) Based on Microsatellite DNA Markers Genetics 2007 175: 945–958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

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Genome integrity and transmission

Artur Burzynski Two Events Are Responsible for an Insertion in a Paternally Inherited Mitochondrial Genome of the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Genetics 2007 175: 959–962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gene expression

Santiago Cavero, Charly Chahwan, and Paul Russell Xlf1 Is Required for DNA Repair by Nonhomologous End Joining in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Genetics 2007 175: 963–967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vasile V. Captan, Barbara Goszczynski, and James D. McGhee Neither Maternal nor Zygotic med-1/med-2 Genes Play a Major Role in Specifying the Caenorhabditis elegans Endoderm Genetics 2007 175: 969–974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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