Azahara Carmen Martín

Accumulation of ph1 (zip4-5B) and ph2 (msh7-3D) mutations fails to boost homoeologous recombination in hexaploid wheat

This study shows that mutations in ZIP4-5B and MSH7-3D genes do not increase homoeologous recombination in hexaploid wheat hybrids, with ZIP4-5B alone being most effective.

DMC1 stabilizes synapsis and crossover at high and low temperatures during wheat meiosis

This study shows that the DMC1 gene on wheat chromosome 5D maintains proper chromosome synapsis and crossover at both high and low temperatures, which is critical for wheat fertility and yield.

A separation-of-function ZIP4 wheat mutant allows crossover between related chromosomes and is meiotically stable

The paper describes a wheat mutant with a separation-of-function ZIP4 gene that allows crossover between related chromosomes without reducing fertility.

A co-expression network in hexaploid wheat reveals mostly balanced expression and lack of significant gene loss of homeologous meiotic genes upon polyploidization

The paper constructs a co-expression network in hexaploid wheat to analyze meiotic gene expression and copy number, finding balanced homeolog expression and no significant gene loss.

Genome-wide transcription during early wheat meiosis is independent of synapsis, ploidy level and the Ph1 locus

The paper analyzes RNA-Seq data from wheat and related species to show that gene expression during early meiosis is not significantly affected by synapsis, ploidy level, or the Ph1 locus.