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  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Luca Comai is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant focus on plant science, molecular biology, and genetics. Their work includes investigation into chromosomal and genetic variations, plant disease resistance, and plant molecular biology.

Their recent scholarly contributions include:

  • The persimmon genome reveals clues to the evolution of a lineage-specific sex determination system in plants, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • A variety of changes, including CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletions, in CENH3 lead to haploid induction on outcrossing, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Epigenetically mismatched parental centromeres trigger genome elimination in hybrids, 2021, Science Advances
  • Mutation of the imprinted gene OsEMF2a induces autonomous endosperm development and delayed cellularization in rice, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Unequal contribution of two paralogous CENH3 variants in cowpea centromere function, 2020, Communications Biology

Their work frequently appears in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, and PLoS Genetics.

The coauthors with whom Luca Comai has frequently collaborated include:

  • Isabelle Henry
  • Teerapong Buaboocha
  • Supachitra Chadchawan
  • Kirk Amundson
  • Helen Tsai

The main research fields covered by Luca Comai are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study reflect a concentration on:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Biochemistry
  • Food Science

The principal topics of their research include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Luca Comai was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The advantages and disadvantages of being polyploid

    Luca Comai

  • Targeting induced local lesions IN genomes (TILLING) for plant functional genomics.

    Claire M. McCallum;Luca Comai;Elizabeth A. Greene;Steven Henikoff;Steven Henikoff

  • Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids.

    Thomas C. Osborn;J. Chris Pires;James A. Birchler;Donald L. Auger

  • Figwort mosaic virus promoter and uses

    Luca Comai;Margaret P. Sanger;Stephen Daniel Daubert

  • Targeted screening for induced mutations

    Claire M. McCallum;Claire M. McCallum;Luca Comai;Elizabeth A. Greene;Steven Henikoff

  • Spectrum of Chemically Induced Mutations From a Large-Scale Reverse-Genetic Screen in Arabidopsis

    Elizabeth A Greene;Christine A Codomo;Nicholas E Taylor;Jorja G Henikoff

  • Large-Scale Discovery of Induced Point Mutations With High-Throughput TILLING

    Bradley J. Till;Steven H. Reynolds;Elizabeth A. Greene;Christine A. Codomo

  • High-Throughput Screening for Induced Point Mutations

    Trenton Colbert;Bradley J. Till;Rachel Tompa;Steve Reynolds

  • Efficient Transfer of a Glyphosate Tolerance Gene into Tomato Using a Binary Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Vector

    JoAnne J. Fillatti;John Kiser;Ronald Rose;Luca Comai

  • Genomewide Nonadditive Gene Regulation in Arabidopsis Allotetraploids

    Jianlin Wang;Lu Tian;Hyeon Se Lee;Ning E. Wei

  • Expression in plants of a mutant aroA gene from Salmonella typhimurium confers tolerance to glyphosate

    L. Comai;D. Facciotti;W. R. Hiatt;G. Thompson

  • Phenotypic Instability and Rapid Gene Silencing in Newly Formed Arabidopsis Allotetraploids

    Luca Comai;Anand P. Tyagi;Ken Winter;Rachel Holmes-Davis

  • Efficient discovery of DNA polymorphisms in natural populations by Ecotilling.

    Luca Comai;Kim Young;Bradley J. Till;Steven H. Reynolds

  • Agrobacterium mediated transformation and regeneration of Populus

    Jo Anne J. Fillatti;James Sellmer;Brent McCown;Bruce Haissig

  • Discovery of chemically induced mutations in rice by TILLING

    Bradley J Till;Bradley J Till;Jennifer Cooper;Thomas H Tai;Peter Colowit

  • Discovery of induced point mutations in maize genes by TILLING.

    Bradley J Till;Steven H Reynolds;Clifford F Weil;Nathan Springer

  • TILLING. Traditional Mutagenesis Meets Functional Genomics

    Steven Henikoff;Bradley J. Till;Luca Comai

  • Remodeling of DNA methylation and phenotypic and transcriptional changes in synthetic Arabidopsis allotetraploids.

    Andreas Madlung;Ricardo W. Masuelli;Brian Watson;Steve H. Reynolds

  • Genetic and epigenetic interactions in allopolyploid plants

    Luca Comai

  • The REVOLUTA gene is necessary for apical meristem development and for limiting cell divisions in the leaves and stems of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    P.B. Talbert;H.T. Adler;D.W. Parks;L. Comai

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Henikoff
Steven Henikoff Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Z. Jeffrey Chen
Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin
Rebecca W. Doerge
Rebecca W. Doerge Carnegie Mellon University
Ryutaro Tao
Ryutaro Tao Kyoto University
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Eugene W. Nester
Eugene W. Nester University of Washington
Cristobal Uauy
Cristobal Uauy John Innes Centre
Venkatesan Sundaresan
Venkatesan Sundaresan University of California, Davis
Robert A. Martienssen
Robert A. Martienssen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Thomas C. Osborn
Thomas C. Osborn University of Wisconsin–Madison

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