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  • Contrasting rates of molecular evolution and patterns of selection among gymnosperms and flowering plants 
    De La Torre, Amanda R.; Li, Zhen; Van de Peer, Yves; Ingvarsson, Par K. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
    The majority of variation in rates of molecular evolution among seed plants remains both unexplored and unexplained. Although some attention has been given to flowering plants, reports of molecular evolutionary rates for ...
  • Copy number variants as modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers 
    Hakkaart, Christopher; Pearson, John F.; Marquart, Louise; Dennis, Joe; Wiggins, George A.R.; Barnes, Daniel R.; Robinson, Bridget A.; Mace, Peter D.; Aittomaki, Kristiina; Andrulis, Irene L.; Arun, Banu K.; Azzollini, Jacopo; Balmana, Judith; Barkardottir, Rosa B.; Belhadj, Sami; Berger, Lieke; Blok, Marinus J.; Boonen, Susanne E.; Borde, Julika; Bradbury, Angela R.; Brunet, Joan; Buys, Saundra S.; Caligo, Maria A.; Campbell, Ian; Chung, Wendy K.; Claes, Kathleen B.M.; GEMO Study Collaborators; EMBRACE Collaborators; Collonge-Rame, Marie-Agnes; Cook, Jackie; Cosgrove, Casey; Couch, Fergus J.; Daly, Mary B.; Dandiker, Sita; Davidson, Rosemarie; De la Hoya, Miguel; De Putter, Robin; Delnatte, Capucine; Dhawan, Mallika; Diez, Orland; Ding, Yuan Chun; Domchek, Susan M.; Donaldson, Alan; Eason, Jacqueline; Easton, Douglas F.; Ehrencrona, Hans; Engel, Christoph; Evans, D. Gareth; Faust, Ulrike; Feliubadalo, Lidia; Fostira, Florentia; Friedman, Eitan; Frone, Megan; Frost, Debra; Garber, Judy; Gayther, Simon A.; Gehrig, Andrea; Gesta, Paul; Godwin, Andrew K.; Goldgar, David E.; Greene, Mark H.; Hahnen, Eric; Hake, Christopher R.; Hamann, Ute; Hansen, Thomas V.O.; Hauke, Jan; Hentschel, Julia; Herold, Natalie; Honisch, Ellen; Hulick, Peter J.; Imyanitov, Evgeny N.; SWE-BRCA Investigators; kConFab Investigators; HEBON Investigators; Isaacs, Claudine; Izatt, Louise; Izquierdo, Angel; Jakubowska, Anna; James, Paul A.; Janavicius, Ramunas; John, Esther M.; Joseph, Vijai; Karlan, Beth Y.; Kemp, Zoe; Kirk, Judy; Konstantopoulou, Irene; Koudijs, Marco; Kwong, Ava; Laitman, Yael; Lalloo, Fiona; Lasset, Christine; Lautrup, Charlotte; Lazaro, Conxi; Legrand, Clementine; Leslie, Goska; Lesueur, Fabienne; Mai, Phuong L.; Manoukian, Siranoush; Mari, Veronique; Martens, John W.M.; McGuffog, Lesley; Mebirouk, Noura; Meindl, Alfons; Miller, Austin; Montagna, Marco; Moserle, Lidia; Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle; Musgrave, Hannah; Nambot, Sophie; Nathanson, Katherine L.; Neuhausen, Susan L.; Nevanlinna, Heli; Yuen Yie, Joanne Ngeow; Nguyen-Dumont, Tu; Nikitina-Zake, Liene; Offit, Kenneth; Olah, Edith; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.; Osorio, Ana; Ott, Claus-Eric; Park, Sue K.; Parsons, Michael T.; Pedersen, Inge Sokilde; Peixoto, Ana; Perez-Segura, Pedro; Peterlongo, Paolo; Pocza, Timea; Radice, Paolo; Ramser, Juliane; Rantala, Johanna; Rodriguez, Gustavo C.; Ronlund, Karina; Rosenberg, Efraim H.; Rossing, Maria; Schmutzler, Rita K.; Shah, Payal D.; Sharif, Saba; Sharma, Priyanka; Side, Lucy E.; Simard, Jacques; Singer, Christian F.; Snape, Katie; Steinemann, Doris; Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique; Sutter, Christian; Tan, Yen Yen; Teixeira, Manuel R.; Teo, Soo Hwang; Thomassen, Mads; Thull, Darcy L.; Tischkowitz, Marc; Toland, Amanda E.; Trainer, Alison H.; Tripathi, Vishakha; Tung, Nadine; Van Engelen, Klaartje; Jansen van Rensburg, Elizabeth; Vega, Ana; Viel, Alessandra; Weitzel, Jeffrey N.; Wevers, Marike R.; Chenevix-Trench, Georgia; Spurdle, Amanda B.; Antoniou, Antonis C. (Springer Nature, 2022-10-06)
    The contribution of germline copy number variants (CNVs) to risk of developing cancer in individuals with pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants remains relatively unknown. We conducted the largest genome-wide analysis of ...
  • Core RxLR effectors in phytopathogenic oomycetes : a promising way to breeding for durable resistance in plants? 
    Chepsergon, Jane; Motaung, Thabiso E.; Moleleki, Lucy Novungayo (Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021-06)
    Phytopathogenic oomycetes are known to successfully infect their hosts due to their ability to secrete effector proteins. Of interest to many researchers are effectors with the N-terminal RxLR motif (Arginine-any amino ...
  • Cornelia de Lange syndrome in diverse populations 
    Dowsett, Leah; Porras, Antonio R.; Kruszka, Paul; Davis, Brandon; Hu, Tommy; Honey, Engela M.; Badoe, Eben; Thong, Meow-Keong; Leon, Eyby; Girisha, Katta M.; Shukla, Anju; Nayak, Shalini S.; Shotelersuk, Vorasuk; Megarbane, Andre; Phadke, Shubha; Sirisena, Nirmala D.; Dissanayake, Vajira H.W.; Ferreira, Carlos R.; Kisling, Monisha S.; Tanpaiboon, Pranoot; Uwineza, Annette; Mutesa, Leon; Tekendo-Ngongang, Cedrik; Wonkam, Ambroise; Fieggen, Karen; Batista, Leticia Cassimiro; Moretti-Ferreira, Danilo; Stevenson, Roger E.; Prijoles, Eloise J.; Everman, David; Clarkson, Kate; Worthington, Jessica; Kimonis, Virginia; Hisama, Fuki; Crowe, Carol; Wong, Paul; Johnson, Kisha; Clark, Robin D.; Bird, Lynne; Masser-Frye, Diane; McDonald, Marie; Willems, Patrick; Roeder, Elizabeth; Saitta, Sulgana; Anyane-Yeoba, Kwame; Demmer, Laurie; Hamajima, Naoki; Stark, Zornitza; Gillies, Greta; Hudgins, Louanne; Dave, Usha; Shalev, Stavit; Siu, Victoria; Ades, Ann; Dubbs, Holly; Raible, Sarah; Kaur, Maninder; Salzano, Emanuela; Jackson, Laird; Deardorff, Matthew; Kline, Antonie; Summar, Marshall; Muenke, Maximilian; Linguraru, Marius George; Krantz, Ian D. (Wiley, 2019-02)
    Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a dominant multisystemic malformation syndrome due to mutations in five genes—NIPBL, SMC1A, HDAC8, SMC3, and RAD21. The characteristic facial dysmorphisms include microcephaly, arched ...
  • Cornuvesica : a little known mycophilic genus with a unique biology and unexpected new species 
    Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2015-07)
    Little is known about the biology of the monotypic genus Cornuvesica (Microascales), apart from that isolates are notoriously difficult to culture on artificial media. A recent collection of material resembling this genus ...
  • CO‑dependent hydrogen production by the facultative anaerobe Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius 
    Mohr, Teresa; Aliyu, Habibu; Kuchlin, Raphael; Polliack, Shamara; Zwick, Michaela; Neumann, Anke; Cowan, Don A.; De Maayer, Pieter (BioMed Central, 2018-07-09)
    BACKGROUND : The overreliance on dwindling fossil fuel reserves and the negative climatic effects of using such fuels are driving the development of new clean energy sources. One such alternative source is hydrogen ( H2), ...
  • Creation of an avocado unambiguous genotype SNP database for germplasm curation and as an aid to breeders 
    Kuhn, David N.; Groh, Amy; Rahaman, Jordon; Freeman, Barbie; Arpaia, Mary Lu; Van den Berg, Noelani; Abeysekara, Nilwala; Manosalva, Patricia; Chambers, Alan H. (Springer, 2019-08)
    Avocado (Persea americana) is an important tropical and subtropical fruit tree crop. Traditional tree breeding programs face the challenges of long generation times and significant expense in land and personnel resources. ...
  • CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing in the filamentous ascomycete Huntiella omanensis 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MyJove Corporation, 2020-06)
    The CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system is a molecular tool that can be used to introduce precise changes into the genomes of model and non-model species alike. This technology can be used for a variety of genome editing ...
  • Cross-cultural agreement in facial attractiveness preferences : the role of ethnicity and gender 
    Coetzee, Vinet; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); Stephen, Ian D.; Perrett, David Ian (Public Library of Science, 2014-07-02)
    Previous work showed high agreement in facial attractiveness preferences within and across cultures. The aims of the current study were twofold. First, we tested cross-cultural agreement in the attractiveness judgements ...
  • Cross-cultural comparison of population-specific face shape preferences (Homo sapiens) 
    Danel, Dariusz. P.; Fedurek, Paweł; Coetzee, Vinet; Stephen, Ian D.; Nowak, Natalia; Stirrat, Michael; Perrett, David I.; Saxton, Tamsin K. (Wiley, 2012-10)
    A substantial number of studies indicate that human facial features such as symmetry and averageness are preferred in human mate choice. Little is known, however, about face preferences in intrapopulation or between-cultural ...
  • Cross-cultural effects of color, but not morphological masculinity, on perceived attractiveness of men's faces 
    Stephen, Ian D.; Scott, Isabel M.L.; Coetzee, Vinet; Pound, Nicholas; Perrett, David Ian; Penton-Voak, Ian S. (Elsevier, 2012-07)
    Much attractiveness research has focused on face shape. The role of masculinity (which for adults is thought to be a relatively stable shape cue to developmental testosterone levels) in male facial attractiveness has ...
  • Cross-cultural variation in women’s preferences for cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the male face 
    Moore, Fhionna R.; Coetzee, Vinet; Contreras-Garduno, J.; DeBruine, L.M.; Kleisner, K.; Krams, Indrikis; Marcinkowska, U.; Nord, A.; Perrett, David Ian; Rantala, Markus J.; Schaum, N.; Suzuki, T.N. (The Royal Society, 2013)
    Women in the UK prefer the faces of men with low levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and the relationship is moderated by the sex hormone testosterone. In a Latvian sample, however, women’s preferences were not affected ...
  • Cryphonectriaceae associated with rust-infected Syzygium jambos in Hawaii 
    Roux, Jolanda; Nkuekam, Gilbert Kamgan; Marincowitz, Seonju; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Uchida, Janice; Wingfield, Michael J.; Chen, ShuaiFei (Pensoft Publishers, 2020-12-31)
    Syzygium jambos (Myrtales, Myrtaceae) trees in Hawaii are severely affected by a rust disease caused by Austropuccinia psidii (Pucciniales, Sphaerophragmiaceae), but they are commonly co-infected with species of Cryphonectriaceae ...
  • Cultivated hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida var. major) genome sheds light on the evolution of Maleae (apple tribe) 
    Zhang, Ticao; Qiao, Qin; Du, Xiao; Zhang, Xiao; Hou, Yali; Wei, Xin; Sun, Chao; Zhang, Rengang; Yun, Quanzheng; Crabbe, M. James C.; Van de Peer, Yves; Dong, Wenxuan (Wiley, 2022-08)
    Cultivated hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida var. major) is an important medicinal and edible plant with a long history of use for health protection in China. Herein, we provide a de novo chromosomelevel genome sequence ...
  • Current and potential threat of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) on eucalypts 
    Makunde, Privilege Tungamirai; Slippers, Bernard; Burckhardt, Daniel; De Queiroz, Dalva L.; Lawson, Simon; Hurley, Brett Phillip (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    The introduction of Australian psyllids to non-native ranges across the globe is continually increasing. This is due to an increase in global trade and human movement, exacerbated by climate change. Several psyllids have ...
  • Cyanobacteria and alphaproteobacteria may facilitate cooperative interactions in niche communities 
    Van Goethem, Marc W.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Cowan, Don A.; Valverde, Angel (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-10-25)
    Hypoliths, microbial assemblages found below translucent rocks, provide important ecosystem services in deserts. While several studies have assessed microbial diversity of hot desert hypoliths and whether these communities ...
  • Cyanobacteria drive community composition and functionality in rock-soil interface communities 
    Valverde, Angel; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Seely, Mary; Cowan, Don A. (Wiley, 2015-02)
    Most ecological research on hypoliths, significant primary producers in hyperarid deserts, has focused on the diversity of individual groups of microbes (i.e. bacteria). However, microbial communities are inherently ...
  • The Cymbidium genome reveals the evolution of unique morphological traits 
    Ai, Ye; Li, Zhen; Sun, Wei-Hong; Chen, Juan; Zhang, Diyang; Ma, Liang; Zhang, Qing-Hua; Chen, Ming-Kun; Zheng, Qing-Dong; Liu, Jiang-Feng; Jiang, Yu-Ting; Li, Bai-Jun; Liu, Xuedie; Xu, Xin-Yu; Yu, Xia; Zheng, Yu; Liao, Xing-Yu; Zhou, Zhuang; Wang, Jie-Yu; Wang, Zhi-Wen; Xie, Tai-Xiang; Ma, Shan-Hu; Zhou, Jie; Ke, Yu-Jie; Zhou, Yu-Zhen; Lu, Hsiang-Chia; Liu, Ke-Wei; Yang, Feng-Xi; Zhu, Gen-Fa; Huang, Laiqiang; Peng, Dong-Hui; Chen, Shi-Pin; Lan, Siren; Van de Peer, Yves; Liu, Zhong-Jian (Springer Nature, 2021-12-01)
    The marvelously diverse Orchidaceae constitutes the largest family of angiosperms. The genus Cymbidium in Orchidaceae is well known for its unique vegetation, floral morphology, and flower scent traits. Here, a ...
  • Cytochrome oxidase I sequences reveal possible cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan symbiotic copepod Nesippus orientalis Heller, 1868 (Pandaridae : Siphonostomatoida) on elasmobranch hosts from the KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa 
    Dippenaar, Susan M.; Mathibela, Rosaline B.; Bloomer, Paulette (Elsevier, 2009)
    Over the past decade, numerous molecular phylogenetic studies uncovered cryptic diversity within the Copepoda, yet very few investigations focused on symbiotic copepods. Here we report mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase ...
  • A Cytoscape app for motif enumeration with ISMAGS 
    Van Parys, Thomas; Melckenbeeck, Ine; Houbraken, Maarten; Audenaert, Pieter; Colle, Didier; Pickavet, Mario; Demeester, Piet; Van de Peer, Yves (Oxford University Press, 2017-02)
    SUMMARY : We present a Cytoscape app for the ISMAGS algorithm, which can enumerate all instances of a motif in a graph, making optimal use of the motif’s symmetries to make the search more efficient. The Cytoscape app ...