Wheat Fhb1 encodes a chimeric lectin with agglutinin domains and a pore-forming toxin-like domain conferring resistance to Fusarium head blight
Nature Genetics 48, 1576 (2016). doi:10.1038/ng.3706 Authors: Nidhi Rawat, Michael O Pumphrey, Sixin Liu, Xiaofei Zhang, Vijay K Tiwari, Kaori Ando, Harold N Trick, William W Bockus, Eduard Akhunov, James A Anderson & Bikram S Gill Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a devastating disease of wheat and barley that leads to reduced yield and mycotoxin contamination of grain, making it unfit for human consumption. FHB is a global problem, with outbreaks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. In the United States alone, total direct and secondary economic losses fro...
Source: Nature Genetics - October 23, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Nidhi Rawat Michael O Pumphrey Sixin Liu Xiaofei Zhang Vijay K Tiwari Kaori Ando Harold N Trick William W Bockus Eduard Akhunov James A Anderson Bikram S Gill Tags: Letter Source Type: research

General rules for functional microRNA targeting
Nature Genetics 48, 1517 (2016). doi:10.1038/ng.3694 Authors: Doyeon Kim, You Me Sung, Jinman Park, Sukjun Kim, Jongkyu Kim, Junhee Park, Haeok Ha, Jung Yoon Bae, SoHui Kim & Daehyun Baek (Source: Nature Genetics)
Source: Nature Genetics - October 23, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Doyeon Kim You Me Sung Jinman Park Sukjun Kim Jongkyu Kim Junhee Park Haeok Ha Jung Yoon Bae SoHui Kim Daehyun Baek Tags: Article Source Type: research

Fetus-derived DLK1 is required for maternal metabolic adaptations to pregnancy and is associated with fetal growth restriction
Nature Genetics 48, 1473 (2016). doi:10.1038/ng.3699 Authors: Mary A M Cleaton, Claire L Dent, Mark Howard, Jennifer A Corish, Isabelle Gutteridge, Ulla Sovio, Francesca Gaccioli, Nozomi Takahashi, Steven R Bauer, D Steven Charnock-Jones, Theresa L Powell, Gordon C S Smith, Anne C Ferguson-Smith & Marika Charalambous (Source: Nature Genetics)
Source: Nature Genetics - October 23, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mary A M Cleaton Claire L Dent Mark Howard Jennifer A Corish Isabelle Gutteridge Ulla Sovio Francesca Gaccioli Nozomi Takahashi Steven R Bauer D Steven Charnock-Jones Theresa L Powell Gordon C S Smith Anne C Ferguson-Smith Marika Charalambous Tags: Article Source Type: research

Genome-wide significance testing of variation from single case exomes
Nature Genetics 48, 1455 (2016). doi:10.1038/ng.3697 Authors: Amy B Wilfert, Katherine R Chao, Madhurima Kaushal, Sanjay Jain, Sebastian Zöllner, David R Adams & Donald F Conrad (Source: Nature Genetics)
Source: Nature Genetics - October 23, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Amy B Wilfert Katherine R Chao Madhurima Kaushal Sanjay Jain Sebastian Z öllner David R Adams Donald F Conrad Tags: Analysis Source Type: research

Spatial intratumoral heterogeneity and temporal clonal evolution in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Nature Genetics 48, 1500 (2016). doi:10.1038/ng.3683 Authors: Jia-Jie Hao, De-Chen Lin, Huy Q Dinh, Anand Mayakonda, Yan-Yi Jiang, Chen Chang, Ye Jiang, Chen-Chen Lu, Zhi-Zhou Shi, Xin Xu, Yu Zhang, Yan Cai, Jin-Wu Wang, Qi-Min Zhan, Wen-Qiang Wei, Benjamin P Berman, Ming-Rong Wang & H Phillip Koeffler (Source: Nature Genetics)
Source: Nature Genetics - October 16, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jia-Jie Hao De-Chen Lin Huy Q Dinh Anand Mayakonda Yan-Yi Jiang Chen Chang Ye Jiang Chen-Chen Lu Zhi-Zhou Shi Xin Xu Yu Zhang Yan Cai Jin-Wu Wang Qi-Min Zhan Wen-Qiang Wei Benjamin P Berman Ming-Rong Wang H Phillip Koeffler Tags: Article Source Type: research