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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Robert A. Martienssen is affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on plant science and molecular biology. Martienssen has contributed extensively to both agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main fields of study include:

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

Within these, their subfields of study emphasize:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Oncology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Research topics largely cover:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Recent publications by Martienssen illustrate the diversity and focus of their research. Notable papers include:

  • The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres, 2021, published in Science
  • Targeted reprogramming of H3K27me3 resets epigenetic memory in plant paternal chromatin, 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • Oncogene-like addiction to aneuploidy in human cancers, 2023, Science
  • Conserved chromosomal functions of RNA interference, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Genome and time-of-day transcriptome of Wolffia australiana link morphological minimization with gene loss and less growth control, 2020, Genome Research

Martienssen frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • Evan Ernst
  • Jonathan Cahn
  • Chantal LeBlanc
  • Jason Lynn
  • Daniel Grimanelli

The scientist's research has been published predominantly in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Science
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Genome Research

Robert A. Martienssen was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

    Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein

  • Regulation of heterochromatic silencing and histone H3 lysine-9 methylation by RNAi.

    Thomas A. Volpe;Catherine Kidner;Ira M. Hall;Ira M. Hall;Grace Teng;Grace Teng

  • Transposable elements and the epigenetic regulation of the genome.

    R. Keith Slotkin;Robert Martienssen

  • Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: myths and mechanisms

    Edith Heard;Edith Heard;Robert A. Martienssen;Robert A. Martienssen

  • Role of transposable elements in heterochromatin and epigenetic control

    Zachary Lippman;Anne Valérie Gendrel;Michael Black;Michael Black;Matthew W. Vaughn

  • Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

    Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

  • Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome

    John L Bowman;Takayuki Kohchi;Katsuyuki T Yamato;Jerry Jenkins

  • Arabidopsis MAP Kinase 4 Negatively Regulates Systemic Acquired Resistance

    Morten Petersen;Peter Brodersen;Henrik Naested;Erik Andreasson

  • Vernalization requires epigenetic silencing of FLC by histone methylation

    Ruth Bastow;Joshua S. Mylne;Clare Lister;Zachary Lippman

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 4 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana

    K. Mayer;C. Schüller;R. Wambutt;G. Murphy

  • RNA interference in the nucleus: roles for small RNAs in transcription, epigenetics and beyond

    Stephane E. Castel;Robert A. Martienssen;Robert A. Martienssen

  • Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation

    V. E. A. Russo;Robert A. Martienssen;Arthur D. Riggs

  • Epigenetic Reprogramming and Small RNA Silencing of Transposable Elements in Pollen

    R. K. Slotkin;M. Vaughn;F. Borges;M. Tanurdzic

  • Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids.

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

  • The expanding world of small RNAs in plants

    Filipe Borges;Robert A. Martienssen

  • Asymmetric leaves1 mediates leaf patterning and stem cell function in Arabidopsis

    Mary E Byrne;Ross Barley;Mark Curtis;Mark Curtis;Juana Maria Arroyo

  • Patterns of gene action in plant development revealed by enhancer trap and gene trap transposable elements.

    Venkatesan Sundaresan;Patricia Springer;Thomas Volpe;Samuel Haward;Samuel Haward

  • The FRUITFULL MADS-box gene mediates cell differentiation during Arabidopsis fruit development

    Qing Gu;Cristina Ferrándiz;Martin F. Yanofsky;Robert Martienssen

  • Redundant regulation of meristem identity and plant architecture by FRUITFULL, APETALA1 and CAULIFLOWER.

    Cristina Ferrándiz;Qing Gu;Robert Martienssen;Martin F. Yanofsky

  • Arabidopsis thaliana DNA methylation mutants

    Aurawan Vongs;Tetsuji Kakutani;Robert A. Martienssen;Eric J. Richards

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Richard McCombie
W. Richard McCombie Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Rebecca W. Doerge
Rebecca W. Doerge Carnegie Mellon University
Zachary B. Lippman
Zachary B. Lippman Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
David C. Baulcombe
David C. Baulcombe University of Cambridge
Eric J. Richards
Eric J. Richards Boyce Thompson Institute
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
William F. Thompson
William F. Thompson North Carolina State University
Ian R. Henderson
Ian R. Henderson University of Cambridge
Leemor Joshua-Tor
Leemor Joshua-Tor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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