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2010
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Overview

Eric U. Selker is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional focus in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The subfields most represented in their work include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Sociology and Political Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research covers key topics such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Eric U. Selker has contributed to numerous publications, including recent papers such as:

  • "Evolutionarily ancient BAH-PHD protein mediates Polycomb silencing," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The ACF chromatin-remodeling complex is essential for Polycomb repression," 2022, eLife
  • "Rapid and inexpensive preparation of genome-wide nucleosome footprints from model and non-model organisms," 2021, STAR Protocols
  • "Identification of a PRC2 Accessory Subunit Required for Subtelomeric H3K27 Methylation in Neurospora crassa," 2020, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • "Tup1 is critical for transcriptional repression in Quiescence in S. cerevisiae," 2022, PLoS Genetics

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Eric U. Selker include:

  • Kevin J. McNaught
  • Elizabeth T. Wiles
  • Tereza Ormsby
  • Colleen C. Mumford
  • Hideki Tanizawa

The scientist's works have been published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genetics
  • eLife
  • STAR Protocols

Best Publications

  • Rapid SNP Discovery and Genetic Mapping Using Sequenced RAD Markers

    Nathan A. Baird;Paul D. Etter;Tressa S. Atwood;Mark C. Currey

  • The genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Katherine A. Borkovich;Eric U. Selker

  • Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Christina Cuomo;Li Jun Ma

  • A Histone H3 Methyltransferase Controls DNA Methylation in Neurospora Crassa

    Hisashi Tamaru;Eric U. Selker

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    Richard J. Roberts;Marlene Belfort;Timothy Bestor;Ashok S. Bhagwat

  • Premeiotic Instability of Repeated Sequences in Neurospora crassa

    Eric U. Selker

  • Lessons from the Genome Sequence of Neurospora crassa: Tracing the Path from Genomic Blueprint to Multicellular Organism

    Katherine A. Borkovich;Lisa A. Alex;Oded Yarden;Michael Freitag

  • Inhibition of DNA Methylation and Reactivation of Silenced Genes by Zebularine

    Jonathan C. Cheng;Cindy B. Matsen;Felicidad A. Gonzales;Wei Ye

  • Transgene silencing of the al-1 gene in vegetative cells of Neurospora is mediated by a cytoplasmic effector and does not depend on DNA-DNA interactions or DNA methylation.

    Carlo Cogoni;Jeffrey T. Irelan;Marc M Schumacher;Thomas J. Schmidhauser

  • The genome of Nectria haematococca: contribution of supernumerary chromosomes to gene expansion.

    Jeffrey J. Coleman;Jeffrey J. Coleman;Steve D. Rounsley;Marianela Rodriguez-Carres;Marianela Rodriguez-Carres;Alan Kuo

  • Repeat-induced G-C to A-T mutations in Neurospora.

    Edward B. Cambareri;Bryan C. Jensen;Eric Schabtach;Eric U. Selker

  • RIP: the evolutionary cost of genome defense.

    James E. Galagan;Eric U. Selker

  • Trimethylated lysine 9 of histone H3 is a mark for DNA methylation in Neurospora crassa.

    Hisashi Tamaru;Xing Zhang;Debra McMillen;Prim B. Singh

  • Eukaryotic DNA segments capable of autonomous replication in yeast

    Dan T. Stinchcomb;Marjorie Thomas;Jeffrey Kelly;Eric Selker

  • Rearrangement of duplicated DNA in specialized cells of neurospora

    Eric U. Selker;Edward B. Cambareri;Bryan C. Jensen;Kenneth R. Haack

  • Structural basis for the product specificity of histone lysine methyltransferases.

    Xing Zhang;Zhe Yang;Seema I. Khan;John R. Horton

  • Diverse Pathways Generate MicroRNA-like RNAs and Dicer-Independent Small Interfering RNAs in Fungi

    Heng Chi Lee;Liande Li;Weifeng Gu;Zhihong Xue

  • Use of a bacterial hygromycin B resistance gene as a dominant selectable marker in Neurospora crassa transformation

    C. Staben;B. Jensen;M. Singer;J. Pollock

  • GFP as a tool to analyze the organization, dynamics and function of nuclei and microtubules in Neurospora crassa.

    Michael Freitag;Patrick C. Hickey;Namboori B. Raju;Eric U. Selker

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyl transferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    RJ Roberts;M Belford;T Bester;AS Bhagwat

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Freitag
Michael Freitag Oregon State University
Robert L. Metzenberg
Robert L. Metzenberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Charles Yanofsky
Charles Yanofsky Stanford University
Matthew S. Sachs
Matthew S. Sachs Texas A&M University
Xing Zhang
Xing Zhang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Xiaodong Cheng
Xiaodong Cheng The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
James E. Galagan
James E. Galagan Boston University
Jay C. Dunlap
Jay C. Dunlap Dartmouth College
Deborah Bell-Pedersen
Deborah Bell-Pedersen Texas A&M University
Nick D. Read
Nick D. Read University of Manchester

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