New classification of Allium L. subg. Melanocrommyum (Webb & Berthel.) Rouy (Alliaceae) based on molecular and morphological characters.

RM Fritsch, FR Blattner, M Gurushidze - Phyton (Horn), 2010 - cabdirect.org
Allium subgenus Melanocrommyum from Eurasia is taxonomically complicated with different
and contradictory taxonomic treatments proposed in the past. A comprehensive study, …

Point mutation impairs centromeric CENH3 loading and induces haploid plants

…, N Stein, S Heckmann, M Gurushidze… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The chromosomal position of the centromere-specific histone H3 variant CENH3 (also called
“CENP-A”) is the assembly site for the kinetochore complex of active centromeres. Any …

[HTML][HTML] True-breeding targeted gene knock-out in barley using designer TALE-nuclease in haploid cells

M Gurushidze, G Hensel, S Hiekel, S Schedel… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) are customizable fusion proteins
able to cleave virtually any genomic DNA sequence of choice, and thereby to generate site-…

Phylogenetic relationships of wild and cultivated species of Allium section Cepa inferred by nuclear rDNA ITS sequence analysis

M Gurushidze, S Mashayekhi, FR Blattner… - Plant Systematics and …, 2007 - Springer
Allium section Cepa consists of 12 species most of which are used by humans as condiment,
vegetable or medicinal plants. Common onion (Allium cepa) and bunching onion (A. …

Phylogenetic analysis of Allium subg. Melanocrommyum infers cryptic species and demands a new sectional classification

M Gurushidze, RM Fritsch, FR Blattner - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Allium subgenus Melanocrommyum (Alliaceae) from Eurasia comprises about 150 mostly
diploid species adapted to arid conditions. The group is taxonomically complicated with …

Targeted modification of gene function exploiting homology-directed repair of TALEN-mediated double-strand breaks in barley

…, T Rutten, M Gurushidze… - G3: Genes …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Transcription activator-like effector nucleases open up new opportunities for targeted
mutagenesis in eukaryotic genomes. Similar to zinc-finger nucleases, sequence-specific DNA-…

Species–level phylogeny of Allium subgenus Melanocrommyum: Incomplete lineage sorting, hybridization and trnF gene duplication

M Gurushidze, RM Fritsch, FR Blattner - Taxon, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Noncoding chloroplast DNA sequences are widely employed markers in plant species–level
phylogenetics and phylogeography. However, chloroplast capture (hybridization) and …

[HTML][HTML] A simple test for the cleavage activity of customized endonucleases in plants

N Budhagatapalli, S Schedel, M Gurushidze, S Pencs… - Plant Methods, 2016 - Springer
… A 7 µg aliquot of plasmid DNA was mixed with 3 mg gold micro-carriers by vortexing in the
presence of 25 µL 25 mM CaCl 2 and 10 µL 0.1 M spermidine. After centrifugation, the pellet …

Genetic diversity of Vitis vinifera in Georgia: relationships between local cultivars and wild grapevine, V. vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris

…, M Gurushidze, FR Blattner, M Akhalkatsi - Genetic resources and …, 2014 - Springer
The Caucasus and Middle East regions are considered to be the primary centre of origin of
cultivated grapevine, and, as confirmed by archaeobotanical, archaeological, and cultural …

The evolution of genome size variation in drumstick onions (Allium subgenus Melanocrommyum)

M Gurushidze, J Fuchs, FR Blattner - Systematic Botany, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
… Phylogenetic Analyses—Phylogenetic relationships of Melanocrommyum species were
based on a study by Gurushidze et al. (2008), which used sequences of the nrDNA ITS to infer …