Gene family experts

The following researchers have enthusiastically expressed their desire to assist the annotators of the genomic sequence with annotation relating to specific genes or gene families. It is our hope that the bringing together of the genomic and research communities in this manner will produce a richer and more accurate annotation report attached to the genomic sequence. Please consult the individuals listed with questions regarding gene modeling, significance of homology search results, or the biological role of the encoded protein.

 

Researcher Area of Interest
Dr. Bonnie Bartel Auxin conjugate hydrolases and nitrilases
Dr. Anne Britt DNA repair, especially nucleotide excision repair
Genes involved in end-to-end joining of double strand breaks
Dr. Karen S. Browning Protein synthesis initiation factors
Stefanie Butland Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase family
Daniel Cosgrove Expansins, cellulases, pectin methyl esterases
Nigel Crawford Nitrate transport and reduction, also DNA transposons
Sean Cutler Glycosyl transferases including cellulose synthases
Ivan Delgado Orlic Proteins that bind the sugar moiety of nucleotide sugars
Dr. Carl Douglas 4-coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL)
Dr. Wolf B. Frommer Membrane proteins
Dr. Charles Gasser Cyclophilins and FK506-binding proteins
Dr. Hans M. Jespersen Zinc-finger proteins and peroxidases
Dan Kliebenstein Superoxide dismutases and copper chaperones
Dr. Seiichi Matsuda Oxidosqualene cyclases and other terpene biosynthetic enzymes
Blake Meyers Disease resistance genes
Dr. Jonathan Monroe alpha-glucosidases
Dr. Giorgio Morelli Homeodomain leucine zipper transcription factors
Dr. Craig S. Pikaard Ribosomal rRNA genes and RNA polymerase I
Dr. Andy Prescott 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases and related oxygenases
Todd Richmond Beta-oxidation pathway, i.e. fatty acid breakdown
Dr. Tony Schaeffner MIP transmembrane proteins and aquaporins
Dr. G. Eric Schaller Histidine kinases and repsonse regulators
Dr. Brenda Winkel Shirley Flavonol synthases
Dr. Mike Sussman Calcium-dependent protein kinases
Membrane proteins such as ATPases, MDRs, & ion channels
Dr. Elizabeth Vierling Heat shock proteins and molecular chaperones
Dr. Rick Vierstra Ubiquitins and ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation
Dr. Bernd Weisshaar MYB and MYB-like genes

This page was conceived by Christine Schueller, an annotator at MIPS, and is maintained by Larry Parnell, the annotator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. For inclusion on this list, please contact either of us.