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Hana Šimková is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic and focuses on research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Physiology.

The primary topics of Hana Šimková's research include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Plant Pathogens and Resistance Mechanisms.

Frequent co-authors in Hana Šimková's publications are:

  • Jaroslav Doležel
  • Zuzana Tulpová
  • Martin Mascher
  • Helena Toegelová
  • Nils Stein

Their work has been published across various reputable venues, with multiple articles in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Cell
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Among the recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Hana Šimková are:

  • Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • A membrane-bound ankyrin repeat protein confers race-specific leaf rust disease resistance in wheat, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A highly differentiated region of wheat chromosome 7AL encodes a Pm1a immune receptor that recognizes its corresponding AvrPm1a effector from Blumeria graminis, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Repeat-based holocentromeres influence genome architecture and karyotype evolution, 2022, Cell

Their research integrates advanced genomic techniques and genetic mapping in plant species of agronomic importance, particularly wheat, barley, and rye. The studies often address genetic resistance mechanisms against pathogens and contribute to understanding plant immunity and genome architecture.

Best Publications

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

    Martin Mascher;Heidrun Gundlach;Axel Himmelbach;Sebastian Beier

  • Unlocking the Barley Genome by Chromosomal and Comparative Genomics

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Mihaela Martis;Pete E. Hedley;Hana Simkova

  • A Physical Map of the 1-Gigabase Bread Wheat Chromosome 3B

    Etienne Paux;Pierre Sourdille;Jérôme Salse;Cyrille Saintenac

  • Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley

    Martin Mascher;Thomas Wicker;Jerry Jenkins;Christopher Plott

  • The wheat powdery mildew genome shows the unique evolution of an obligate biotroph

    Thomas Wicker;Simone Oberhaensli;Francis Parlange;Jan P Buchmann;Jan P Buchmann

  • Flow Sorting of Mitotic Chromosomes in Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    J Vrána;M Kubaláková;H Simková;J Cíhalíková

  • The wheat Sr50 gene reveals rich diversity at a cereal disease resistance locus.

    Rohit Mago;Peng Zhang;Sonia Vautrin;Hana Šimková

  • Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential

    M. Timothy Rabanus-Wallace;Bernd Hackauf;Martin Mascher;Thomas Lux

  • Frequent Gene Movement and Pseudogene Evolution Is Common to the Large and Complex Genomes of Wheat, Barley, and Their Relatives

    Thomas Wicker;Klaus F X Mayer;Heidrun Gundlach;Mihaela Martis

  • Rapid cloning of genes in hexaploid wheat using cultivar-specific long-range chromosome assembly.

    Anupriya Kaur Thind;Thomas Wicker;Hana Šimková;Dario Fossati

  • A 4-gigabase physical map unlocks the structure and evolution of the complex genome of Aegilops tauschii, the wheat D-genome progenitor

    Ming Cheng Luo;Yong Q. Gu;Frank M. You;Karin R. Deal

  • Selfish supernumerary chromosome reveals its origin as a mosaic of host genome and organellar sequences

    Mihaela Maria Martis;Sonja Klemme;Ali Mohammad Banaei-Moghaddam;Frank R. Blattner

  • Next-generation sequencing and syntenic integration of flow-sorted arms of wheat chromosome 4A exposes the chromosome structure and gene content.

    Pilar Hernandez;Mihaela Martis;Gabriel Dorado;Matthias Pfeifer

  • Dissecting large and complex genomes: flow sorting and BAC cloning of individual chromosomes from bread wheat

    Jan Šafář;Jan Bartoš;Jaroslav Janda;Arnaud Bellec

  • Development of Chromosome-Specific BAC Resources for Genomics of Bread Wheat

    Safár J;Simková H;Kubaláková M;Cíhalíková J

  • Gene content and virtual gene order of barley chromosome 1H.

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Stefan Taudien;Mihaela Martis;Hana Simkova

  • An Improved Consensus Linkage Map of Barley Based on Flow-Sorted Chromosomes and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers

    María Muñoz-Amatriaín;Matthew J. Moscou;Prasanna R. Bhat;Jan T. Svensson

  • Flow karyotyping and chromosome sorting in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.).

    M. Kubaláková;J. Vrána;J. Číhalíková;H. Šimková

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaroslav Doležel
Jaroslav Doležel Czech Academy of Sciences
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Ming-Cheng Luo
Ming-Cheng Luo University of California, Davis
Klaus F. X. Mayer
Klaus F. X. Mayer Technical University of Munich
Thomas Wicker
Thomas Wicker University of Zurich
Beat Keller
Beat Keller University of Zurich
Hélène Bergès
Hélène Bergès INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre Sourdille
Pierre Sourdille University of Clermont Auvergne
Rudi Appels
Rudi Appels University of Melbourne
Catherine Feuillet
Catherine Feuillet Bayer (Germany)

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