PLoS Genetics: 2009 Maize Genome Collection
The authors of the research presented in this special collection used the first description of the B73 maize genome to probe some of the most intriguing questions in genetics and plant biology. Read about maize centromeres, new insights into transposon types and distribution, the abundance of very short FLcDNAs encoding predicted peptides, and many other "genetic jewels" contained herein.
Collection Editors: Gregory S. Barsh (Stanford University School of Medicine), Gregory P. Copenhaver (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Joseph R. Ecker (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies), and Harmit S. Malik (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center).
Download: Complete Collection (10 MB PDF).
Image Credit: Seneca Mini Indian variety (Jordan Seeds). Photo by David Cavagnaro with assistance from Lois Girton and Marianne Smith as part of NSF project DBI-0321711 to P. Schnable, D. Ashlock, and B. Buckner.
Editorial Top
10 Reasons to be Tantalized by the B73 Maize Genome
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000723
Research Articles Top
The Physical and Genetic Framework of the Maize B73 Genome
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000715
A Genome-Wide Characterization of MicroRNA Genes in Maize
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000716
Detailed Analysis of a Contiguous 22-Mb Region of the Maize Genome
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000728
A Single Molecule Scaffold for the Maize Genome
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000711
Maize Inbreds Exhibit High Levels of Copy Number Variation (CNV) and Presence/Absence Variation (PAV) in Genome Content
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000734
Sequencing, Mapping, and Analysis of 27,455 Maize Full-Length cDNAs
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000740
Loss of RNA–Dependent RNA Polymerase 2 (RDR2) Function Causes Widespread and Unexpected Changes in the Expression of Transposons, Genes, and 24-nt Small RNAs
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000737
Mu Transposon Insertion Sites and Meiotic Recombination Events Co-Localize with Epigenetic Marks for Open Chromatin across the Maize Genome
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000733
Exceptional Diversity, Non-Random Distribution, and Rapid Evolution of Retroelements in the B73 Maize Genome
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000732
Maize Centromere Structure and Evolution: Sequence Analysis of Centromeres 2 and 5 Reveals Dynamic Loci Shaped Primarily by Retrotransposons
PLoS Genetics:Published 20 Nov 2009 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000743