Articles selected by Faculty of 1000: the Methanococcus maripaludis genome; recombination in animal mitochondria; modulating cell cycle progression; gene silencing by microRNA directed methylation; yeast DNA breakage and repair

A selection of evaluations from Faculty of 1000 covering the Methanococcus maripaludis genome; recombination in animal mitochondria; modulating cell cycle progression; gene silencing by microRNA directed methylation; yeast DNA breakage and repair.

Subject areas: Microbiology and parasitology, Genome studies, Molecular biology, Genetics

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://genomebiology.com/2004/6/1/304/

Published:

8 December 2004

Genome Biology 2004, 6:304

The Methanococcus maripaludis genome

Complete genome sequence of the genetically tractable hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis. Hendrickson EL, Kaul R, Zhou Y, Bovee D, Chapman P, Chung J, Conway de Macario E, Dodsworth JA, Gillett W, Graham DE, et al. J Bacteriol 2004, 186:6956-6969.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-6-1-304.asp#Hendrickson webcite

Recombination in animal mitochondria

A broad survey of recombination in animal mitochondria. Piganeau G, Gardner M, Eyre-Walker A. Mol Biol Evol 2004, 21:2319-2325.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-6-1-304.asp#Piganeau webcite

Modulating cell cycle progression

A common set of gene regulatory networks links metabolism and growth inhibition. Cam H, Balciunaite E, Blais A, Spektor A, Scarpulla RC, Young R, Kluger Y, Dynlacht BD. Mol Cell 2004, 16:399-411.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-6-1-304.asp#Cam webcite

Gene silencing by microRNA directed methylation

MicroRNA binding sites in Arabidopsis class III HD-ZIP mRNAs are required for methylation of the template chromosome. Bao N, Lye KW, Barton MK. Dev Cell 2004, 7:653-662.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-6-1-304.asp#Bao webcite

Yeast DNA breakage and repair

Conserved and nonconserved proteins for meiotic DNA breakage and repair in yeasts. Young JA, Hyppa RW, Smith GR. Genetics 2004, 167:593-605.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-6-1-304.asp#Young webcite