Programmed chromosome elimination correlates with the overexpression of cohesin and additional B chromosome-encoded genes in Aegilops speltoides
Gihwan Kim, Jianyong Chen, Johannes Thiel, Amanda Souza Câmara, Daiyan Li, Tereza Bojdová, Jörg Fuchs, María Cuacos, Veit Schubert, Mohammad‐Reza Hajirezaei, Srijan Jhingan, Axel Himmelbach, Bhanu Prakash Potlapalli, Jochen Kumlehn, Jędrzej Szymański, , Andreas Houben
The paper identifies genes and mechanisms involved in programmed chromosome elimination in Aegilops speltoides, focusing on B chromosome-encoded cohesin and centromere-related factors.
bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintGenetics