The compact Brachypodium genome conserves centromeric regions of a common ancestor with wheat and rice

Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

(2010) John P. Vogel et al.   NATURE

A Molecular-Cytogenetic Method for Locating Genes to Pericentromeric Regions Facilitates a Genomewide Comparison of Synteny Between the Centromeric Regions of Wheat and Rice

(2009) Lili Qi et al.   GENETICS

The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses

(2009) Andrew H. Paterson et al.   NATURE

Comparative analysis of complete orthologous centromeres from two subspecies of rice reveals rapid variation of centromere organization and structure

(2009) Jianzhong Wu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A lineage-specific centromere retrotransposon in Oryza brachyantha

(2009) Dongying Gao et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Structural characterization of Brachypodium genome and its syntenic relationship with rice and wheat

(2009) Naxin Huo et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Centromere repositioning in cucurbit species: Implication of the genomic impact from centromere activation and inactivation

(2009) Y. Han et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome comparisons reveal a dominant mechanism of chromosome number reduction in grasses and accelerated genome evolution in Triticeae

(2009) M. C. Luo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

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

Maize Centromere Structure and Evolution: Sequence Analysis of Centromeres 2 and 5 Reveals Dynamic Loci Shaped Primarily by Retrotransposons

(2009) Thomas K. Wolfgruber et al.   PLoS Genetics

Structure and dynamics of retrotransposons at wheat centromeres and pericentromeres

(2008) Zhao Liu et al.   CHROMOSOMA

The ‘inner circle’ of the cereal genomes

(2008) Stéphanie Bolot et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

A tale of two centromeres—diversity of structure but conservation of function in plants and animals

(2008) James A. Birchler et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Micro-colinearity between rice, Brachypodium, and Triticum monococcum at the wheat domestication locus Q

(2008) Justin D. Faris et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Identification and Characterization of Shared Duplications between Rice and Wheat Provide New Insight into Grass Genome Evolution

(2008) J. Salse et al.   PLANT CELL

Brachypodium distachyon: making hay with a wild grass

(2008) Magdalena Opanowicz et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Intergenic Locations of Rice Centromeric Chromatin

(2008) Huihuang Yan et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY