Publications of the Plant Genomics Group

Covers

Cover of our protocol book "Plant Cytogenetics and Cytogenomics in the "Methods in Molecular Biology" series. Learn more

Cover zu unserem Artikel über Cassandra-Retrotransposons: Dies sindtransponible Elemente, welche die Promoter-Struktur der 5S-rDNA eingefangen haben und mitnutzen.

Cover to our article on Cassandra retrotransposons: These are transposable elements that have captured the promoter structure of the 5S rDNA. Learn more

Cover zu unserem Artikel zur Herkunft des Safran-Krokus.

Cover for our article that unravels the genetic origin of saffron crocus. Learn more

Preprints and articles in press

A. El-nagish, S. Liedtke, S. Breitenbach and T. Heitkam (2024): "Preparing high-quality chromosome spreads from Crocus species for karyotyping and FISH", bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/2024.11.18.624136. read preprint

N. Schmidt, S. Maiwald, L. Mann, B. Weber, K. M. Seibt, S. Breitenbach, S. Liedtke, G. Menzel, B. Weisshaar, D. Holtgräwe, T. Heitkam (2024): “BeetRepeats: reference sequences for genome and polymorphism annotation in sugar beet and wild relatives”, in press at BMC Research Notes , doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06993-4.
The database of beet repeat sequences can be already accessed via Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.8255813.

S. Ishiguro, S. Taniguchi, N. Schmidt, M. Jost, S. Wanke, T. Heitkam, N. Ohmido (2024): "Repeatome landscapes and cytogenetics of hortensias provide a framework to trace Hydrangea evolution and domestication", in press at Annals of Botany.
Read the corresponding preprint: bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/2024.06.05.597687.

Sielemann K., Schmidt N., Guzik J., Kalina N., Pucker B., Viehöver P., Breitenbach S., Weisshaar B., Heitkam T.and Holtgräwe D. (2023): "Pangenome of cultivated beet and crop wild relatives reveals parental relationships of a tetraploid wild beet", bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/2023.06.28.546919.

Publications

37 Entries

2020

Divergence of 3' ends as a driver of short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) evolution in the SalicaceaeKögler, A., Seibt, K. M., Heitkam, T., Morgenstern, K., Reiche, B., Brückner, M., Wolf, H. & 2 others, Jul 2020, In: The plant journal. 103, 1, p. 443-458, 16 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Satellite DNA landscapes after allotetraploidization of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) reveal unique A and B subgenomesHeitkam, T., Weber, B., Walter, I., Liedtke, S., Ost, C. & Schmidt, T., Jul 2020, In: The plant journal. 103, 1, p. 32-52, 21 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Bioinformatic and Molecular Analysis of Satellite Repeat Diversity in Vaccinium GenomesSultana, N., Menzel, G., Heitkam, T., Kojima, K. K., Bao, W. & Serçe, S., 9 May 2020, In: Genes. 11, 5Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
The conserved 3' Angio-domain defines a superfamily of short interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs) in higher plantsSeibt, K. M., Schmidt, T. & Heitkam, T., Feb 2020, In: The plant journal. 101, 3, p. 681-699, 19 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Balancing Retrospection and Visions: The Cytogenetics Group of the Society of Plant Breeding (GPZ) Came Together in DresdenHeitkam, T., 14 Jan 2020, In: Cytogenetic and genome research. 159, 4, p. 163-168, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2019

Satellite DNA landscapes after allotetraploidisation of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) reveal unique A and B subgenomesHeitkam, T., Weber, B., Walter, I., Ost, C. & Schmidt, T., 23 Sep 2019, In: The Plant JournalElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Adding color to a century-old enigma: multi-color chromosome identification unravels the autotriploid nature of saffron (Crocus sativus) as a hybrid of wild Crocus cartwrightianus cytotypesSchmidt, T., Heitkam, T., Liedtke, S., Schubert, V. & Menzel, G., Jun 2019, In: New Phytologist. 222, 4, p. 1965-1980, 16 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2018

FlexiDot: highly customizable, ambiguity-aware dotplots for visual sequence analyses: FlexiDot: highly customizable, ambiguity-aware dotplots for visual sequence analysesSeibt, K. M., Schmidt, T. & Heitkam, T., 15 Oct 2018, In: Bioinformatics. 34, 20, p. 3575-3577, 3 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2015

Next-generation sequencing reveals differentially amplified tandem repeats as a major genome component of Northern Europe's oldest Camellia japonicaHeitkam, T., Petrasch, S., Zakrzewski, F., Kögler, A., Wenke, T., Wanke, S. & Schmidt, T., Dec 2015, In: Chromosome Research. 23, 4, p. 791-806, 16 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2014

The diversification and activity of hAT transposons in Musa genomesMenzel, G., Heitkam, T., Seibt, K. M., Nouroz, F., Müller-Stoermer, M., Heslop-Harrison, J. S. & Schmidt, T., Dec 2014, In: Chromosome Research. 22, 4, p. 559-71, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article