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Overview

J. Mark Cock is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and has contributed to multiple research areas primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The main subfields of their work include Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Their research topics show a strong focus on Marine and coastal plant biology, Algal biology and biofuel production, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Protist diversity and phylogeny, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds.

Frequent collaboration is noted with several coauthors, including:

  • Susana M. Coelho
  • Olivier Godfroy
  • Akira F. Peters
  • Delphine Scornet
  • Jean-Marc Aury

Publication venues where J. Mark Cock has frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Phycology
  • Genes
  • Genome biology
  • New Phytologist

Among recent papers are the following works:

  • Phylogeny and Evolution of the Brown Algae, 2020, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
  • Evolution of life cycles and reproductive traits: Insights from the brown algae, 2021, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • Role and Evolution of the Extracellular Matrix in the Acquisition of Complex Multicellularity in Eukaryotes: A Macroalgal Perspective, 2021, Genes
  • Targeted CRISPR-Cas9-based gene knockouts in the model brown alga Ectocarpus, 2021, New Phytologist
  • instaGRAAL: chromosome-level quality scaffolding of genomes using a proximity ligation-based scaffolder, 2020, Genome biology

Best Publications

  • The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae

    J. Mark Cock;Lieven Sterck;Pierre Rouzé;Delphine Scornet

  • Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution

    Betsy A. Read;Jessica Kegel;Mary J. Klute;Alan Kuo

  • The cell wall polysaccharide metabolism of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus. Insights into the evolution of extracellular matrix polysaccharides in Eukaryotes.

    Gurvan Michel;Thierry Tonon;Delphine Scornet;J. Mark Cock

  • A large family of genes that share homology with CLAVATA3.

    J. Mark Cock;Sheila McCormick

  • Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida.

    Jonas Collén;Betina Porcel;Betina Porcel;Wilfrid Carré;Steven G Ball

  • The S-locus receptor kinase is inhibited by thioredoxins and activated by pollen coat proteins

    Didier Cabrillac;J. Mark Cock;Christian Dumas;Thierry Gaude

  • BIGPETALp, a bHLH transcription factor is involved in the control of Arabidopsis petal size

    Judit Szécsi;Caroline Joly;Karim Bordji;Emilie Varaud

  • HECTAR: A method to predict subcellular targeting in heterokonts

    Bernhard Gschloessl;Yann Guermeur;J Mark Cock

  • Central and storage carbon metabolism of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus: insights into the origin and evolution of storage carbohydrates in Eukaryotes.

    Gurvan Michel;Thierry Tonon;Delphine Scornet;J. Mark Cock

  • Complex life cycles of multicellular eukaryotes: new approaches based on the use of model organisms.

    Susana M. Coelho;Akira F. Peters;Bénédicte Charrier;Denis Roze

  • PROPOSAL OF ECTOCARPUS SILICULOSUS (ECTOCARPALES, PHAEOPHYCEAE) AS A MODEL ORGANISM FOR BROWN ALGAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS1,2

    Akira F. Peters;Dominique Marie;Delphine Scornet;Bernard Kloareg

  • Global expression analysis of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus (Phaeophyceae) reveals large-scale reprogramming of the transcriptome in response to abiotic stress

    Simon M Dittami;Delphine Scornet;Jean-Louis Petit;Jean-Louis Petit;Béatrice Ségurens;Béatrice Ségurens

  • A Haploid System of Sex Determination in the Brown Alga Ectocarpus sp.

    Sophia Ahmed;Sophia Ahmed;J. Mark Cock;Eugenie Pessia;Remy Luthringer

  • Development and physiology of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus: two centuries of research.

    Bénédicte Charrier;Susana M. Coelho;Aude Le Bail;Thierry Tonon

  • Characterization of the S locus genes, SLG and SRK, of the Brassica S3 haplotype: identification of a membrane‐localized protein encoded by the S locus receptor kinase gene

    Valerie Delorme;Jean-Loic Giranton;Yves Hatzfeld;Aline Friry

  • The integral membrane S-locus receptor kinase of Brassica has serine/threonine kinase activity in a membranous environment and spontaneously forms oligomers in planta

    Jean-Loïc Giranton;Christian Dumas;J. Mark Cock;Thierry Gaude

  • Both the adaxial and abaxial epidermal layers of the rose petal emit volatile scent compounds.

    Véronique Bergougnoux;Jean-Claude Caissard;Frédéric Jullien;Jean-Louis Magnard

  • Interaction of Calmodulin, a Sorting Nexin and Kinase-Associated Protein Phosphatase with the Brassica oleracea S Locus Receptor Kinase

    Vincent Vanoosthuyse;Gabrielle Tichtinsky;Christian Dumas;Thierry Gaude

  • Sexual Dimorphism and the Evolution of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in the Brown Alga Ectocarpus

    Agnieszka Lipinska;Alexandre Cormier;Rémy Luthringer;Akira F. Peters

  • GeneFarm, structural and functional annotation of Arabidopsis gene and protein families by a network of experts

    Sébastien Aubourg;Véronique Brunaud;Clémence Bruyère;J. Mark Cock

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Dumas
Christian Dumas École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University
Philippe Potin
Philippe Potin Sorbonne University
Gurvan Michel
Gurvan Michel Université Paris Cité
Myriam Valero
Myriam Valero Sorbonne University
Bernard Kloareg
Bernard Kloareg Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Marc Aury
Jean-Marc Aury University of Paris-Saclay
Pierre Rouzé
Pierre Rouzé Ghent University
Julie Poulain
Julie Poulain French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Corinne Da Silva
Corinne Da Silva University of Paris-Saclay

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