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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Robin C. Allshire is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research work spans several fields, particularly focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The primary areas of study include molecular biology, plant science, and epidemiology, among other subfields such as insect science and reproductive medicine. Their scientific inquiries cover a broad range of topics:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

The researcher has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as Nature, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, eLife, and Current Biology. Some key recent publications include:

  • SPOCD1 is an essential executor of piRNA-directed de novo DNA methylation, 2020, Nature
  • Epigenetic gene silencing by heterochromatin primes fungal resistance, 2020, Nature
  • SpEDIT: A fast and efficient CRISPR/Cas9 method for fission yeast, 2020, Wellcome Open Research
  • TEX15 is an essential executor of MIWI2-directed transposon DNA methylation and silencing, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A systematic analysis of Trypanosoma brucei chromatin factors identifies novel protein interaction networks associated with sites of transcription initiation and termination, 2021, Genome Research

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research output, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Juri Rappsilber
  • Alison L. Pidoux
  • Pin Tong
  • Christos Spanos
  • Sharon A. White

Robin C. Allshire has received recognition in the scientific community through several fellowships and memberships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2011)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2005)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Selective recognition of methylated lysine 9 on histone H3 by the HP1 chromo domain.

    Andrew J. Bannister;Philip Zegerman;Janet F. Partridge;Eric A. Miska

  • Telomere reduction in human colorectal carcinoma and with ageing

    Nicholas D. Hastie;Maureen Dempster;Malcolm G. Dunlop;Alastair M. Thompson

  • RNAi-mediated chromatin silencing in fission yeast.

    Sharon A. White;Robin C. Allshire

  • Requirement of Heterochromatin for Cohesion at Centromeres

    Pascal Bernard;Jean-François Maure;Janet F. Partridge;Sylvie Genier

  • Methylation of histone H4 lysine 20 controls recruitment of Crb2 to sites of DNA damage.

    Steven L. Sanders;Manuela Portoso;Juan Mata;Jürg Bähler

  • Ten principles of heterochromatin formation and function.

    Robin C. Allshire;Hiten D. Madhani

  • Epigenetic regulation of centromeric chromatin: old dogs, new tricks?

    Robin C. Allshire;Gary H. Karpen

  • Regulation of telomere length and function by a Myb-domain protein in fission yeast

    Julia Promisel Cooper;Elaine R. Nimmo;Robin C. Allshire;Thomas R. Cech

  • The case for epigenetic effects on centromere identity and function

    Gary H. Karpen;Robin C. Allshire

  • Mutations derepressing silent centromeric domains in fission yeast disrupt chromosome segregation.

    R Allshire;E Nimmo;K Ekwall;Jean-Paul Javerzat

  • Human telomeres contain at least three types of G-rich repeat distributed non-randomly

    Robin C Allshire;Maureen Dempster;Nicholas D. Hastie

  • Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts

    Nicholas Rhind;Zehua Chen;Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Dawn A. Thompson

  • Transient Inhibition of Histone Deacetylation Alters the Structural and Functional Imprint at Fission Yeast Centromeres

    Karl Ekwall;Tim Olsson;Bryan M. Turner;Gwen Cranston

  • Hairpin RNAs and retrotransposon LTRs effect RNAi and chromatin-based gene silencing.

    Vera Schramke;Robin C Allshire

  • Position effect variegation at fission yeast centromeres

    Robin C. Allshire;Jean-Paul Javerzat;Nicola J. Redhead;Gwen Cranston

  • RNA interference is required for normal centromere function in fission yeast.

    Tom Volpe;Vera Schramke;Georgina L. Hamilton;Sharon A. White

  • The chromodomain protein Swi6 : a key component at fission yeast centromeres

    Karl Ekwall;Jean-Paul Javerzat;Axel Lorentz;Henning Schmidt

  • RNA silencing and genome regulation.

    Ricardo Almeida;Robin C. Allshire

  • Heterochromatin and RNAi Are Required to Establish CENP-A Chromatin at Centromeres

    Hernan Diego Folco;Alison L. Pidoux;Takeshi Urano;Robin C. Allshire

  • Restricted epigenetic inheritance of H3K9 methylation

    Pauline N. C. B. Audergon;Sandra Catania;Alexander Kagansky;Pin Tong

Frequent Co-Authors

Juri Rappsilber
Juri Rappsilber Technical University of Berlin
Karl Ekwall
Karl Ekwall Karolinska Institute
Takeshi Urano
Takeshi Urano Shimane University
Nicholas D. Hastie
Nicholas D. Hastie University of Edinburgh
Dónal O'Carroll
Dónal O'Carroll University of Edinburgh
Elaine R. Nimmo
Elaine R. Nimmo University of Edinburgh
Job Dekker
Job Dekker University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jürg Bähler
Jürg Bähler University College London
Tony Kouzarides
Tony Kouzarides University of Cambridge
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

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