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Anne M. Villeneuve

Anne M. Villeneuve

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Genetics

D-Index
51
Citations
10738
World Ranking
3856
National Ranking
1667

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Anne M. Villeneuve is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work is concentrated on Molecular Biology, Aging, Cell Biology, Genetics, and aspects of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's research topics span a range of important biological processes and mechanisms, including:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Their publications have appeared in several journals and venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • PubMed
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLoS Biology
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • Quantitative cytogenetics reveals molecular stoichiometry and longitudinal organization of meiotic chromosome axes and loops, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Caenorhabditis elegans DSB-3 reveals conservation and divergence among protein complexes promoting meiotic double-strand breaks, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Robust designation of meiotic crossover sites by CDK-2 through phosphorylation of the MutSγ complex, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Disparate roles for C. elegans DNA translocase paralogs RAD-54.L and RAD-54.B in meiotic prophase germ cells, 2023, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Epitope tag-specific differences in the detection of COSA-1 marked crossover sites in C. elegans spermatocytes, 2022, PubMed

Collaborations are notable with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Alexander Woglar
  • Kei Yamaya
  • Baptiste Roelens
  • Chantal C. Akerib
  • Simone Köhler

Anne M. Villeneuve has received several awards and distinctions, such as:

  • Genetics Society of America Medal, 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016

Best Publications

  • Meiotic recombination in C. elegans initiates by a conserved mechanism and is dispensable for homologous chromosome synapsis.

    Abby F Dernburg;Kent McDonald;Gary Moulder;Robert Barstead

  • Synapsis-dependent and -independent mechanisms stabilize homolog pairing during meiotic prophase in C. elegans

    Amy J. MacQueen;Mónica P. Colaiácovo;Kent McDonald;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • Synaptonemal complex assembly in C. elegans is dispensable for loading strand-exchange proteins but critical for proper completion of recombination.

    Mónica P. Colaiácovo;Amy J. MacQueen;Enrique Martinez-Perez;Kent McDonald

  • X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans.

    William G. Kelly;Christine E. Schaner;Abby F. Dernburg;Min-Ho Lee

  • Chromosome Sites Play Dual Roles to Establish Homologous Synapsis during Meiosis in C. elegans

    Amy J. MacQueen;Carolyn M. Phillips;Needhi Bhalla;Needhi Bhalla;Pinky Weiser

  • Nuclear reorganization and homologous chromosome pairing during meiotic prophase require C. elegans chk-2

    Amy J. MacQueen;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • Crossing over during Caenorhabditis elegans meiosis requires a conserved MutS-based pathway that is partially dispensable in budding yeast.

    Jonathan Zalevsky;Amy J. MacQueen;Joseph B. Duffy;Kenneth J. Kemphues

  • Caenorhabditis elegans msh-5 is required for both normal and radiation-induced meiotic crossing over but not for completion of meiosis.

    Karen O. Kelly;Abby F. Dernburg;Gillian M. Stanfield;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • HTP-1-dependent constraints coordinate homolog pairing and synapsis and promote chiasma formation during C. elegans meiosis

    Enrique Martinez-Perez;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • COSA-1 Reveals Robust Homeostasis and Separable Licensing and Reinforcement Steps Governing Meiotic Crossovers

    Rayka Yokoo;Karl A. Zawadzki;Kentaro Nabeshima;Melanie Drake

  • Chromosome-Wide Control of Meiotic Crossing over in C. elegans

    Kenneth J. Hillers;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • Transgene-mediated cosuppression in the C. elegans germ line

    Abby F. Dernburg;Jonathan Zalevsky;Mónica P. Colaiácovo;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • Differential timing of S phases, X chromosome replication, and meiotic prophase in the C. elegans germ line.

    Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert;Marina Ellefson;Anne M. Villeneuve;JoAnne Engebrecht

  • A Cis-Acting Locus That Promotes Crossing over between X Chromosomes in Caenorhabditis Elegans

    Anne M. Villeneuve

  • C. elegans mre-11 is required for meiotic recombination and DNA repair but is dispensable for the meiotic G(2) DNA damage checkpoint.

    Gregory M. Chin;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • A Component of C. elegans Meiotic Chromosome Axes at the Interface of Homolog Alignment, Synapsis, Nuclear Reorganization, and Recombination

    Florence Couteau;Kentaro Nabeshima;Anne Villeneuve;Monique Zetka

  • C. elegans HIM-17 links chromatin modification and competence for initiation of meiotic recombination.

    Kirthi C. Reddy;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • Meiotic chromosome structures constrain and respond to designation of crossover sites

    Diana E. Libuda;Satoru Uzawa;Barbara J. Meyer;Anne M. Villeneuve

  • Crossing over is coupled to late meiotic prophase bivalent differentiation through asymmetric disassembly of the SC

    Kentaro Nabeshima;Anne M. Villeneuve;Monica P. Colaiácovo;Monica P. Colaiácovo

  • Lateral microtubule bundles promote chromosome alignment during acentrosomal oocyte meiosis

    Sarah M. Wignall;Anne M. Villeneuve

Frequent Co-Authors

Abby F. Dernburg
Abby F. Dernburg University of California, Berkeley
Monica P. Colaiácovo
Monica P. Colaiácovo Harvard University
Stuart K. Kim
Stuart K. Kim Stanford University
Arndt von Haeseler
Arndt von Haeseler University of Vienna
Kent L. McDonald
Kent L. McDonald University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Fire
Andrew Fire Stanford University
Julie Ahringer
Julie Ahringer University of Cambridge
Barbara J Meyer
Barbara J Meyer University of California, Berkeley
Art B. Owen
Art B. Owen Stanford University
Mitzi I. Kuroda
Mitzi I. Kuroda Brigham and Women's Hospital

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