Progress Toward Understanding Heterosis in Crop Plants

Rapid, Repeated, and Clustered Loss of Duplicate Genes in Allopolyploid Plant Populations of Independent Origin

(2012) Richard J.A. Buggs et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Big roles for small RNAs in polyploidy, hybrid vigor, and hybrid incompatibility

(2012) Danny W-K Ng et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Complementation contributes to transcriptome complexity in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids relative to their inbred parents

(2012) A. Paschold et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Genome-wide genetic changes during modern breeding of maize

(2012) Yinping Jiao et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

(2012) Jer-Ming Chia et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genomic and metabolic prediction of complex heterotic traits in hybrid maize

(2012) Christian Riedelsheimer et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Changes in Two Arabidopsis Ecotypes and Their Reciprocal Hybrids

(2012) H. Shen et al.   PLANT CELL

Specific changes in total and mitochondrial proteomes are associated with higher levels of heterosis in maize hybrids

(2012) Diwakar Dahal et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Changes in genome content generated via segregation of non-allelic homologs

(2012) Sanzhen Liu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Heterosis manifestation during early Arabidopsis seedling development is characterized by intermediate gene expression and enhanced metabolic activity in the hybrids

(2012) Rhonda C. Meyer et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Maize (Zea mays L.) Genome Diversity as Revealed by RNA-Sequencing

(2012) Candice N. Hansey et al.   PLoS One

QTL Mapping of Combining Ability and Heterosis of Agronomic Traits in Rice Backcross Recombinant Inbred Lines and Hybrid Crosses

(2012) Zhen Qu et al.   PLoS One

Trans Chromosomal Methylation in Arabidopsis hybrids

(2012) I. K. Greaves et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Repeat associated small RNAs vary among parents and following hybridization in maize

(2012) W. T. Barber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mu killer-Mediated and Spontaneous Silencing of Zea mays Mutator Family Transposable Elements Define Distinctive Paths of Epigenetic Inactivation

(2012) David S. Skibbe et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The Epigenome and Plant Development

(2011) Guangming He et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Epigenetics in plants—vernalisation and hybrid vigour

(2011) Michael Groszmann et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Natural epigenetic variation in plant species: a view from the field

(2011) Eric J Richards   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Extraordinary transgressive phenotypes of hybrid tomato are influenced by epigenetics and small silencing RNAs

(2011) Padubidri V Shivaprasad et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

The Genetic Basis of Heterosis: Multiparental Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping Reveals Contrasted Levels of Apparent Overdominance Among Traits of Agronomical Interest in Maize ( Zea mays L.)

(2011) A. Larièpe et al.   GENETICS

Comparative proteomic study reveals dynamic proteome changes between superhybrid rice LYP9 and its parents at different developmental stages

(2011) Chunyan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Gene expression profiles of two intraspecific Larix lines and their reciprocal hybrids

(2011) Ai Li et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Heterosis: one boat at a time, or a rising tide?

(2011) Shawn Kaeppler   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Additive inheritance of histone modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana intra-specific hybrids

(2011) Ali M. Banaei Moghaddam et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

B73-Mo17 Near-Isogenic Lines Demonstrate Dispersed Structural Variation in Maize

(2011) S. R. Eichten et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Genes Identified by Visible Mutant Phenotypes Show Increased Bias toward One of Two Subgenomes of Maize

(2011) James C. Schnable et al.   PLoS One

A Dynamic and Complex Network Regulates the Heterosis of Yield-Correlated Traits in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

(2011) Jiaqin Shi et al.   PLoS One

Changes in 24-nt siRNA levels in Arabidopsis hybrids suggest an epigenetic contribution to hybrid vigor

(2011) M. Groszmann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Proteomic analysis of heterosis during maize seed germination

(2011) Zhiyuan Fu et al.   PROTEOMICS

An Evaluation of Arabidopsis thaliana Hybrid Traits and Their Genetic Control

(2011) Siobhan Moore et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Heritable Epigenetic Variation among Maize Inbreds

(2011) Steve R. Eichten et al.   PLoS Genetics

Pervasive gene content variation and copy number variation in maize and its undomesticated progenitor

(2010) R. A. Swanson-Wagner et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Expression Analysis of miRNAs and Highly-expressed Small RNAs in Two Rice Subspecies and their Reciprocal Hybrids

(2010) Fangfang Chen et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Nonadditive Protein Accumulation Patterns in Maize (Zea maysL.) Hybrids during Embryo Development

(2010) Caroline Marcon et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Gene actions at loci underlying several quantitative traits in two elite rice hybrids

(2010) Lanzhi Li et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Comparative Transcriptional Profiling and Preliminary Study on Heterosis Mechanism of Super-Hybrid Rice

(2010) Gui-Sheng Song et al.   Molecular Plant

Genome-wide patterns of genetic variation among elite maize inbred lines

(2010) Jinsheng Lai et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The flowering gene SINGLE FLOWER TRUSS drives heterosis for yield in tomato

(2010) Uri Krieger et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Resequencing of 31 wild and cultivated soybean genomes identifies patterns of genetic diversity and selection

(2010) Hon-Ming Lam et al.   NATURE GENETICS

A unifying theory for general multigenic heterosis: energy efficiency, protein metabolism, and implications for molecular breeding

(2010) Stephen A. Goff   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global Epigenetic and Transcriptional Trends among Two Rice Subspecies and Their Reciprocal Hybrids

(2010) G. He et al.   PLANT CELL

Heterosis

(2010) J. A. Birchler et al.   PLANT CELL

Rice structural variation: a comparative analysis of structural variation between rice and three of its closest relatives in the genus Oryza

(2010) Bonnie L. Hurwitz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Composition and Origins of Genomic Variation among Individuals of the Soybean Reference Cultivar Williams 82

(2010) W. J. Haun et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular mechanisms of polyploidy and hybrid vigor

(2010) Z. Jeffrey Chen   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Identification and characterization of pseudogenes in the rice gene complement

(2009) Françoise Thibaud-Nissen et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Comparative gene expression profiles between heterotic and non-heterotic hybrids of tetraploid Medicago sativa

(2009) Xuehui Li et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Next is now: new technologies for sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and beyond

(2009) Ryan Lister et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Compromised stability of DNA methylation and transposon immobilization in mosaic Arabidopsis epigenomes

(2009) J. Reinders et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

The genetics of inbreeding depression

(2009) Deborah Charlesworth et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The gene balance hypothesis: implications for gene regulation, quantitative traits and evolution

(2009) James A. Birchler et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evolutionary and Expression Signatures of Pseudogenes in Arabidopsis and Rice

(2009) C. Zou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Heterosis Is Prevalent for Multiple Traits in Diverse Maize Germplasm

(2009) Sherry A. Flint-Garcia et al.   PLoS One

A transcriptomic analysis of superhybrid rice LYP9 and its parents

(2009) G. Wei et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic Properties of the Maize Nested Association Mapping Population

(2009) M. D. McMullen et al.   SCIENCE

The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

(2009) P. S. Schnable et al.   SCIENCE

Maize Inbreds Exhibit High Levels of Copy Number Variation (CNV) and Presence/Absence Variation (PAV) in Genome Content

(2009) Nathan M. Springer et al.   PLoS Genetics

Mu Transposon Insertion Sites and Meiotic Recombination Events Co-Localize with Epigenetic Marks for Open Chromatin across the Maize Genome

(2009) Sanzhen Liu et al.   PLoS Genetics

Assessing the Impact of Transgenerational Epigenetic Variation on Complex Traits

(2009) Frank Johannes et al.   PLoS Genetics

Gene expression analyses in maize inbreds and hybrids with varying levels of heterosis

(2008) Robert M Stupar et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Comparison of Maize (Zea mays L.) F1-Hybrid and Parental Inbred Line Primary Root Transcriptomes Suggests Organ-Specific Patterns of Nonadditive Gene Expression and Conserved Expression Trends

(2008) N. Hoecker et al.   GENETICS

Genetic Analysis of Heterosis for Yield and Yield Components in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) by Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping

(2008) M. Radoev et al.   GENETICS

Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping and The Genetic Basis of Heterosis in Maize and Rice

(2008) Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia et al.   GENETICS

Dominance, Overdominance and Epistasis Condition the Heterosis in Two Heterotic Rice Hybrids

(2008) Lanzhi Li et al.   GENETICS

A Genome-Wide Transcription Analysis Reveals a Close Correlation of Promoter INDEL Polymorphism and Heterotic Gene Expression in Rice Hybrids

(2008) Hui-Yong Zhang et al.   Molecular Plant

Proteomic profiling of rice embryos from a hybrid rice cultivar and its parental lines

(2008) Weiwei Wang et al.   PROTEOMICS

Small RNA-Directed Epigenetic Natural Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Jixian Zhai et al.   PLoS Genetics

Gene expression non-additivity in immature ears of a heterotic F1 maize hybrid

(2007) Giorgio Pea et al.   PLANT SCIENCE