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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Craig S. Pikaard is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research spans areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Their work frequently addresses topics in molecular biology and plant science, complemented by contributions to genetics and endocrinology.

The main research themes covered by Pikaard include plant molecular biology research, RNA modifications and cancer, chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and phylogenetic studies, RNA research and splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and genomics and chromatin dynamics.

Several recent papers highlight the scope of Pikaard's scientific contributions:

  • "Structure and RNA template requirements of Arabidopsis RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Sequence and epigenetic landscapes of active and silent nucleolus organizer regions in Arabidopsis," 2023, Science Advances
  • "Enzymatic reactions of AGO4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation: siRNA duplex loading, passenger strand elimination, target RNA slicing, and sliced target retention," 2023, Genes & Development
  • "Assembly of a dsRNA synthesizing complex: RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2 contacts the largest subunit of NUCLEAR RNA POLYMERASE IV," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Beyond transcription: compelling open questions in plant RNA biology," 2022, The Plant Cell

The venues in which Pikaard publishes demonstrate an engagement with both broad and specialized journals. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances
  • Genes & Development
  • The Plant Cell

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Pikaard's research activities. Frequent coauthors working alongside them include:

  • Jasleen Singh
  • Akihito Fukudome
  • Vibhor Mishra
  • Anastasia McKinlay
  • Yuichiro Takagi

Recognition of Craig S. Pikaard's work includes selection as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Gateway-compatible vectors for plant functional genomics and proteomics.

    Keith W. Earley;Jeremy R. Haag;Olga Pontes;Kristen Opper

  • Analysis of histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase families of Arabidopsis thaliana suggests functional diversification of chromatin modification among multicellular eukaryotes

    Ritu Pandey;Andreas Müller;Carolyn A. Napoli;David A. Selinger

  • Plant nuclear RNA polymerase IV mediates siRNA and DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation.

    Yasuyuki Onodera;Yasuyuki Onodera;Jeremy R. Haag;Thomas Ream;Pedro Costa Nunes

  • Noncoding transcription by RNA polymerase Pol IVb/Pol V mediates transcriptional silencing of overlapping and adjacent genes.

    Andrzej T. Wierzbicki;Jeremy R. Haag;Craig S. Pikaard

  • The Arabidopsis Chromatin-Modifying Nuclear siRNA Pathway Involves a Nucleolar RNA Processing Center

    Olga Pontes;Carey Fei Li;Pedro Costa Nunes;Pedro Costa Nunes;Jeremy Haag

  • Epigenetic silencing of RNA polymerase I transcription: a role for DNA methylation and histone modification in nucleolar dominance

    Chen Zj;Pikaard Cs

  • Epigenetic Regulation in Plants

    Craig S. Pikaard;Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid

  • An ARGONAUTE4-containing nuclear processing center colocalized with Cajal bodies in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Carey Fei Li;Olga Pontes;Mahmoud El-Shami;Ian R. Henderson

  • RNA polymerase V transcription guides ARGONAUTE4 to chromatin

    Andrzej T Wierzbicki;Thomas S Ream;Jeremy R Haag;Craig S Pikaard

  • A Concerted DNA Methylation/Histone Methylation Switch Regulates rRNA Gene Dosage Control and Nucleolar Dominance

    Richard J Lawrence;Keith Earley;Olga Pontes;Manuela Silva

  • Multisubunit RNA Polymerases IV and V: Purveyors of Non-Coding RNA for Plant Gene Silencing

    Jeremy R. Haag;Craig S. Pikaard

  • An SNF2 Protein Associated with Nuclear RNA Silencing and the Spread of a Silencing Signal between Cells in Arabidopsis

    Lisa M. Smith;Olga Pontes;Iain Searle;Nataliya Yelina

  • An effector of RNA-directed DNA methylation in Arabidopsis is an ARGONAUTE 4- and RNA-binding protein

    Xin Jian He;Yi Feng Hsu;Yi Feng Hsu;Shihua Zhu;Shihua Zhu;Andrzej T. Wierzbicki

  • Arabidopsis Histone Deacetylase HDA6 Is Required for Maintenance of Transcriptional Gene Silencing and Determines Nuclear Organization of rDNA Repeats

    Aline V. Probst;Aline V. Probst;Mathilde Fagard;Florence Proux;Philippe Mourrain

  • Transcriptional analysis of nucleolar dominance in polyploid plants: Biased expression/silencing of progenitor rRNA genes is developmentally regulated in Brassica

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Craig S. Pikaard

  • Subunit Compositions of the RNA-Silencing Enzymes Pol IV and Pol V Reveal Their Origins as Specialized Forms of RNA Polymerase II

    Thomas S. Ream;Jeremy R. Haag;Andrzej T. Wierzbicki;Carrie D. Nicora

  • An RNA polymerase II- and AGO4-associated protein acts in RNA-directed DNA methylation

    Zhihuan Gao;Hai-Liang Liu;Hai-Liang Liu;Lucia Daxinger;Lucia Daxinger;Olga Pontes

  • Epigenetic silencing of RNA polymerase I transcription

    Ingrid Grummt;Craig S. Pikaard

  • Chromosomal locus rearrangements are a rapid response to formation of the allotetraploid Arabidopsis suecica genome

    Olga Pontes;Nuno Neves;Manuela Silva;Michelle S. Lewis

  • Erasure of histone acetylation by Arabidopsis HDA6 mediates large-scale gene silencing in nucleolar dominance

    Keith Earley;Richard J. Lawrence;Olga Pontes;Rachel Reuther

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald H. Reeder
Ronald H. Reeder Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Z. Jeffrey Chen
Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin
Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Gregory P. Copenhaver
Gregory P. Copenhaver University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doris Wagner
Doris Wagner University of Pennsylvania
Eric J. Richards
Eric J. Richards Boyce Thompson Institute
Scott D. Michaels
Scott D. Michaels Indiana University
Haixu Tang
Haixu Tang Indiana University
Steven E. Jacobsen
Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles
David C. Baulcombe
David C. Baulcombe University of Cambridge

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