The Release 6 reference sequence of the Drosophila melanogaster genome

…, E Damia, G Messina, M Méndez-Lago… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Drosophila melanogaster plays an important role in molecular, genetic, and genomic studies
of heredity, development, metabolism, behavior, and human disease. The initial reference …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny

…, B McKernan, K McKernan, M Mendez-Lago… - Nature, 2007 - hal.science
Comparative analysis of multiple genomes in a phylogenetic framework dramatically improves
the precision and sensitivity of evolutionary inference, producing more robust results than …

[HTML][HTML] Frequent mutation of histone-modifying genes in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

RD Morin, M Mendez-Lago, AJ Mungall, R Goya… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Follicular lymphoma (FL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are the two most
common non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs). Here we sequenced tumour and matched normal …

[PDF][PDF] Genome-wide nucleotide-resolution mapping of DNA replication patterns, single-strand breaks, and lesions by GLOE-Seq

AM Sriramachandran, G Petrosino, M Méndez-Lago… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs) are among the most common lesions in the genome, arising
spontaneously and as intermediates of many DNA transactions. Nevertheless, in contrast …

Mutational and structural analysis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using whole-genome sequencing

…, RD Corbett, FC Chan, M Mendez-Lago… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a genetically heterogeneous cancer composed of
at least 2 molecular subtypes that differ in gene expression and distribution of mutations. …

Sequence Finishing and Mapping of Drosophila melanogaster Heterochromatin

…, E Frise, KH Wan, S Park, M Mendez-Lago… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Genome sequences for most metazoans and plants are incomplete because of the presence
of repeated DNA in the heterochromatin. The heterochromatic regions of Drosophila …

[HTML][HTML] The structure of an endogenous Drosophila centromere reveals the prevalence of tandemly repeated sequences able to form i-motifs

M Garavís, M Méndez-Lago, V Gabelica… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Centromeres are the chromosomal loci at which spindle microtubules attach to mediate
chromosome segregation during mitosis and meiosis. In most eukaryotes, centromeres are …

Aberrant patterns of H3K4 and H3K27 histone lysine methylation occur across subgroups in medulloblastoma

…, PA Northcott, SH Zhan, M Mendez-Lago… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
Recent sequencing efforts have described the mutational landscape of the pediatric brain
tumor medulloblastoma. Although MLL2 is among the most frequent somatic single nucleotide …

[PDF][PDF] Mex3a marks a slowly dividing subpopulation of Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells

FM Barriga, E Montagni, M Mana, M Mendez-Lago… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Highly proliferative Lgr5+ stem cells maintain the intestinal epithelium and are thought to be
largely homogeneous. Although quiescent intestinal stem cell (ISC) populations have been …

Centromeres were derived from telomeres during the evolution of the eukaryotic chromosome

…, JP Abad, M Méndez-Lago - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The centromere is the DNA region of the eukaryotic chromosome that determines kinetochore
formation and sister chromatid cohesion. Centromeres interact with spindle microtubules …