The Chlamydomonas Genome Project, version 6: Reference assemblies for mating-type plus and minus strains reveal extensive structural mutation in the laboratory

RJ Craig, SD Gallaher, S Shu, PA Salomé… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Five versions of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reference genome have been produced
over the last two decades. Here we present version 6, bringing significant advances in …

Telomeres and their neighbors

LP Jenner, V Peska, J Fulnečková, E Sýkorová - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Telomeres are essential structures formed from satellite DNA repeats at the ends of
chromosomes in most eukaryotes. Satellite DNA repeat sequences are useful markers for …

A gap-free genome assembly of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and detection of translocations induced by CRISPR-mediated mutagenesis

ZL Payne, GM Penny, TN Turner, SK Dutcher - Plant Communications, 2023 - cell.com
Genomic assemblies of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii have
provided important resources for researchers. However, assembly errors, large gaps, and …

Comparative genomics of Chlamydomonas

RJ Craig, AR Hasan, RW Ness, PD Keightley - The Plant Cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Despite its role as a reference organism in the plant sciences, the green alga
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii entirely lacks genomic resources from closely related species …

Rates and spectra of de novo structural mutations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

E López-Cortegano, RJ Craig, J Chebib… - Genome …, 2023 - genome.cshlp.org
Genetic variation originates from several types of spontaneous mutation, including single-
nucleotide substitutions, short insertions and deletions (indels), and larger structural …

3D chromatin maps of a brown alga reveal U/V sex chromosome spatial organization

P Liu, J Vigneau, RJ Craig, J Barrera-Redondo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Nuclear three dimensional (3D) folding of chromatin structure has been linked to gene
expression regulation and correct developmental programs, but little is known about the 3D …

Telomerase-independent survival leads to a mosaic of complex subtelomere rearrangements in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

F Chaux, N Agier, C Garrido, G Fischer… - Genome …, 2023 - genome.cshlp.org
Telomeres and subtelomeres, the genomic regions located at chromosome extremities, are
essential for genome stability in eukaryotes. In the absence of the canonical maintenance …

[PDF][PDF] Light-driven processes: key players of the functional biodiversity in microalgae

A Falciatore, B Bailleul… - Comptes …, 2022 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Les microalgues, organismes aquatiques majeurs, sont responsables de la moitié de
l'activité photosynthétique planétaire. La lumière représente pour les microalgues une …

Extraction and selection of high-molecular-weight DNA for long-read sequencing from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

F Chaux, N Agier, S Eberhard, Z Xu - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Recent advances in long-read sequencing technologies have enabled the complete
assembly of eukaryotic genomes from telomere to telomere by allowing repeated regions to …

Genomic Structural Variation and Herbicide Resistance

NA Johnson, J Lemas, J Montgomery… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The coinciding increase in genomics resources for weedy plant species and herbicide
resistance evolution has led to a rapid expansion of our understanding of the relationship …