Prof Andrew Leitch
Professor of Plant Genetics
Deputy Head of The Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
polyploidy, evolution, interspecific hybridisation, biodiversity finance, genome size, grassland ecology
Interests
I have particular interests in biodiversity and conservation, having worked on many groups of plants, including orchids, bluebells, baobabs and more. I have expertise in community ecology, particularly of grasslands, where I have been studying the impact of polyploidy and genome size on species occurrence. I have generated a database for the British Isles flora, called the ‘BI Flora Explorer’, which combines species characters, traits, distributions and genetics. The aim is to use the database with AI to determine the likely impact of fertilizers and climate change on species distributions. I have also worked for many years on plant polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation, studying a range of systems, including in the plant genera Nicotiana, Prospero, Spartina and Tragopogon.In recent years I have been championing the 'Sustainable Biodiversity Research Initiative (SUBRI)', which aims to coordinate international commitments to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to conserve and enhance biodiversity. In that, I am also part of NERC and Innovate UK’s £7M programme entitled ‘Integrating Biodiversity and Finance for a Nature Positive solution’.
I am now working to re-wild the uplands of Kenya by planting sustainable, harvestable bamboo, which is urgently needed for people, wildlife, livelihoods and water security, as well as contributing towards reduced global carbon emissions.
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability2024
Morton JA, Arnillas CA, Biedermann L, Borer ET, Brudvig LA, Buckley YM, Cadotte MW, Davies K, Donohue I, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Estrada C, Haider S, Hautier Y, Jentsch A, Martinson H, McCulley RL, Raynaud X, Roscher C, Seabloom EW, et al. (2024). Genome size influences plant growth and biodiversity responses to nutrient fertilization in diverse grassland communities. PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 22 (12) 11-12-2024
Peng Y, Yang J, Seabloom EW, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Wang R, Wei C and Han X (2024). Nutrient effects on plant diversity loss arise from nutrient identity and decreasing niche dimension. Ecology, Wiley 04-12-2024
Simpson KJ, Mian S, Forrestel EJ, Hackel J, Morton JA, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2024). Bigger genomes provide environment‐dependent growth benefits in grasses. New Phytologist, Wiley 01-10-2024
Franco AL, Azevedo ALS, Reis AC, Matos EM, Fonseca MA, Vander Pereira A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Viccini LF (2024). Uncovering the genomic diversity of the wild forage crop Setaria sphacelata. Crop Science, Wiley 11-09-2024
da Silva SSM, Faizullah L, Guignard MS, Orcen N, Ruban AV, Rudall PJ, Trimmer M, Nichols RA, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2024). Nitrogen and phosphorus interactions at a 21 nitrogen:1 phosphorus Redfield‐like ratio impact growth and seed yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Food and Energy Security, Wiley vol. 13 (4) 30-07-2024
Fernández P, Amice R, Bruy D, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AL, Pokorny L, Hidalgo O and Pellicer J (2024). A 160 Gbp fork fern genome shatters size record for eukaryotes. iScience, Elsevier vol. 27 (6), 109889-109889. 31-05-2024
Wan J-N, Wang S-W, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Jian J-B, Wu Z-Y, Xin H-P, Rakotoarinivo M, Onjalalaina GE, Gituru RW, Dai C, Mwachala G, Bai M-Z, Zhao C-X, Wang H-Q, Du S-L, Wei N, Hu G-W, Chen S-C, Chen X-Y, et al. (2024). The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar. Nature, Springer Nature vol. 629 (8014), 1091-1099. 15-05-2024
Mian S, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Lab BGKGA, collective PGS, collective DTOLB, Management SALTWSITOL, Operations WSISOS, team WSITOLCI, collective TOLCI and Consortium DTOL (2024). The genome sequence of purple glasswort, Salicornia ramosissima Woods (Amaranthaceae). Wellcome Open Research, F1000Research vol. 9, 257-257. 15-05-2024
Mian S, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Fay MF (2024). The genome sequence of strawberry clover, Trifolium fragiferum L. (Fabaceae). Wellcome Open Research, F1000Research vol. 9, 158-158. 20-03-2024
Christenhusz MJM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Lab BGKGA, collective PGS, collective DTOLB, Management SALTWSITOL, Operations WSISOS, team WSITOLCI, collective TOLCI and Consortium DTOL (2024). The genome sequence of rosebay willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., 1771 (syn. Epilobium angustifolium L., 1753) (Onagraceae). Wellcome Open Research, F1000Research vol. 9, 163-163. 20-03-2024
Christenhusz MJM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab , Plant Genome Sizing collective , Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective , Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management Samples and Laboratory team , Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations , Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team , Tree of Life Core Informatics collective and Darwin Tree of Life Consortium (2024). The genome sequence of rosebay willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., 1771 (syn. Epilobium angustifolium L., 1753) (Onagraceae). Wellcome Open Res vol. 9, 163-163. 20-03-2024
2023
Wang W, Zhang X, Garcia S, Leitch AR and Kovařík A (2023). Correction: Intragenomic rDNA variation—the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between? (Heredity, (2023), 131, 3, (179-188), 10.1038/s41437-023-00634-5). Heredity, Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com] vol. 131 (3), 238-239. 02-08-2023
Wolfe TM, Balao F, Trucchi E, Bachmann G, Gu W, Baar J, Hedrén M, Weckwerth W, Leitch AR and Paun O (2023). Recurrent allopolyploidizations diversify ecophysiological traits in marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza majalis s.l.). Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 32 (17), 4777-4790. 15-07-2023
Wang W, Zhang X, Garcia S, Leitch AR and Kovařík A (2023). Intragenomic rDNA variation - the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between? Heredity, Springer Nature vol. 131 (3), 179-188. 04-07-2023
Ruhsam M, Kohn D, Marquardt J, Leitch AR, Schneider H, Vogel J, Barrett SCH, Hulme PE, Squirrell J and Hollingsworth PM (2023). Is hybridisation with non‐native congeneric species a threat to the UK native bluebell Hyacinthoides non‐scripta? Plants People Planet, Wiley vol. 5 (6), 963-975. 31-05-2023
Leitch AR, Ma L, Dodsworth S, Fuchs J, Houben A and Leitch IJ (2023). The Role of Chromatin Modifications in the Evolution of Giant Plant Genomes. Plants vol. 12 (11), 2159-2159. 30-05-2023
Fernández P, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Hidalgo O, Christenhusz MJM, Pokorny L and Pellicer J (2023). Giant Fern Genomes Show Complex Evolution Patterns: A Comparative Analysis in Two Species of Tmesipteris (Psilotaceae). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI vol. 24 (3), 2708-2708. 31-01-2023
2022
Peng Y, Yang J, Leitch IJ, Guignard MS, Seabloom EW, Cao D, Zhao F, Li H, Han X, Jiang Y, Leitch AR and Wei C (2022). Plant genome size modulates grassland community responses to multi-nutrient additions. New Phytologist, Wiley 11-10-2022
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2022). Genome evolution: On the nature of trade-offs with polyploidy and endopolyploidy. Current Biology, Cell Press vol. 32 (18), R952-R954. 26-09-2022
Vozárová R, Wang W, Lunerová J, Shao F, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Kovařík A (2022). Mega-sized pericentromeric blocks of simple telomeric repeats and their variants reveal patterns of chromosome evolution in ancient Cycadales genomes. The Plant Journal, Wiley 06-09-2022
Schley RJ, Pellicer J, Ge X, Barrett C, Bellot S, Guignard MS, Novák P, Suda J, Fraser D, Baker WJ, Dodsworth S, Macas J, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2022). The ecology of palm genomes: repeat‐associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity. New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 236 (2), 433-446. 07-07-2022
Fernández P, Hidalgo O, Juan A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Pegoraro L, Viruel J and Pellicer J (2022). Genome Insights into Autopolyploid Evolution: A Case Study in Senecio doronicum (Asteraceae) from the Southern Alps. Plants, MDPI vol. 11 (9), 1235-1235. 02-05-2022
Chase MW, Samuel R, Leitch AR, Guignard MS, Conran JG, Nollet F, Fletcher P, Jakob A, Cauz-Santos LA, Vignolle G, Dodsworth S, Christenhusz MJM, Buril MT and Paun O (2022). Down, then up: non-parallel genome size changes and a descending chromosome series in a recent radiation of the Australian allotetraploid plant species, Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (Solanaceae). Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 131 (1), 123-142. 13-01-2022
Henniges MC, Powell RF, Mian S, Stace CA, Walker KJ, Gornall RJ, Christenhusz MJM, Brown MR, Twyford AD, Hollingsworth PM, Jones L, de Vere N, Antonelli A, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2022). A taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland. Scientific Data, Nature Research (part of Springer Nature) vol. 9 (1) 10-01-2022
Henniges MC, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2022). “BIFloraExplorer”: A Taxonomic, Genetic, and Ecological Data Resource for the Vascular Plants of Britain and Ireland. Plant Genomic and Cytogenetic Databases, Springer Nature vol. 2703, 83-90. 10-01-2022
Marquardt J, Blanckaert A, Nichols RA, Ansell SW, Ruhsam M, Hollingsworth PM, Metzler D, Schneider H and Leitch AR (2022). Cyto-nuclear incompatibilities across a bluebell hybrid zone in northern Spain do not prevent genome-wide introgression of neutral markers. Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 1 (1), kzac003-kzac003. 01-01-2022
2021
Pegoraro L, Baker EC, Aeschimann D, Balant M, Douzet R, Garnatje T, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Theurillat JP, Hidalgo O and Pellicer J (2021). Erratum: The correlation of phylogenetics, elevation and ploidy on the incidence of apomixis in Asteraceae in the European Alps (Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2020) 194:4 (410-422) DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boaa058). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 196 (1) 17-08-2021
Bersweden L, Viruel J, Schatz B, Harland J, Gargiulo R, Cowan RS, Calevo J, Juan A, Clarkson JJ, Leitch AR and Fay MF (2021). Microsatellites and petal morphology reveal new patterns of admixture in Orchis hybrid zones. American Journal of Botany, Wiley vol. 108 (8), 1388-1404. 01-08-2021
Wan T, Liu Z, Leitch IJ, Xin H, Maggs-Kölling G, Gong Y, Li Z, Marais E, Liao Y, Dai C, Liu F, Wu Q, Song C, Zhou Y, Huang W, Jiang K, Wang Q, Yang Y, Zhong Z, Yang M, et al. (2021). The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts. Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1) 12-07-2021
Faizullah L, Morton JA, Hersch-Green EI, Walczyk AM, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2021). Exploring environmental selection on genome size in angiosperms. Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier 01-07-2021
Wang X, Morton J, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2021). Genome downsizing after polyploidy: mechanisms, rates and selection pressures. Plant J 21-06-2021
2020
Leonida SRL, Bennett NC, Leitch AR and Faulkes CG (2020). Patterns of telomere length with age in African mole-rats: New insights from quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridisation (qFISH). PeerJ, PeerJ Inc. vol. 8 04-12-2020
Novak P, GUIGNARD M, Neumann P, Kelly LJ, Milinarec J, Koblizkova A, Kovarik A, Pellicer J, WANG W, Macas J, Leitch IJ and Leitch A (2020). Repeat sequence turnover shifts fundamentally in species with large genomes. Nature Plants, Nature Research 19-11-2020
Giraud D, Lima O, Huteau V, Coriton O, Boutte J, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Aïnouche M and Salmon A (2020). Evolutionary dynamics of transposable elements and satellite DNAs in polyploid Spartina species. Plant Science, Elsevier, 110671-110671. 09-10-2020
Pegoraro L, Baker EC, Aeschimann D, Balant M, Douzet R, Garnatje T, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Theurillat J-P, Hidalgo O and Pellicer J (2020). The correlation of phylogenetics, elevation and ploidy on the incidence of apomixis in Asteraceae in the European Alps. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Linnean Society of London 27-08-2020
Dodsworth S, Christenhusz MJM, Conran JG, Guignard MS, Knapp S, Struebig M, Leitch AR and Chase MW (2020). Extensive plastid-nuclear discordance in a recent radiation of Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (Solanaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 193 (4), 546-559. 23-07-2020
Dodsworth S, Guignard MS, Pérez-Escobar OA, Struebig M, Chase MW and Leitch AR (2020). Repetitive DNA restructuring across multiple Nicotiana allopolyploidisation events shows a lack of strong cytoplasmic bias in influencing repeat turnover. Genes, MDPI vol. 11 (2) 19-02-2020
Dodsworth S, Kovarik A, Grandbastien M-A, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2020). Repetitive DNA Dynamics and Polyploidization in the Genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae). The Tobacco Plant Genome 85-99. 01-01-2020
2019
Leebens-Mack JH, Barker MS, Carpenter EJ, Deyholos MK, Gitzendanner MA, Graham SW, Grosse I, Li Z, Melkonian M, Mirarab S, Porsch M, Quint M, Rensing SA, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Stevenson DW, Ullrich KK, Wickett NJ, DeGironimo L, Edger PP, et al. (2019). One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants. Nature, Nature Research vol. 574 (7780), 679-685. 23-10-2019
McCarthy EW, Landis JB, Kurti A, Lawhorn AJ, Chase MW, Knapp S, Le Comber SC, Leitch AR and Litt A (2019). Early consequences of allopolyploidy alter floral evolution in Nicotiana (Solanaceae). BMC Plant Biol vol. 19 (1), 162-162. 27-04-2019
Hernández-Ibarra NK, Morelos RM, Ramírez JL, Cruz P, Leitch AR and Ibarra AM (2019). Chromosomal and molecular characterization of 5S rRNA genes in the North American abalones Haliotis rufescens Swainson (red abalone) and H. fulgens Philippi (blue abalone). Gene, Elsevier vol. 695, 65-74. 08-02-2019
2018
LEITCH AR, DODSWORTH S, GUIGNARD MS, knapp S, Christianhusz MJM, Cowan RS, Maurin O, Struebig M, chase MW and Forest F (2018). Potential of herbariomics for studying repetitive DNA in angiosperms. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Frontiers Media vol. 6 (174) 29-10-2018
Mhiri C, Parisod C, Daniel J, Petit M, Lim KY, de Borne FD, Kovarik A, Leitch AR and Grandbastien M (2018). Parental transposable element loads influence their dynamics in young Nicotiana hybrids and allotetraploids. New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 221 (3), 1619-1633. 22-10-2018
Wang W, Wan T, Becher H, Kuderova A, Leitch IJ, Garcia S, Leitch AR and Kovařík A (2018). Remarkable variation of ribosomal DNA organization and copy number in gnetophytes, a distinct lineage of gymnosperms. Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 123 (5), 767-781. 27-09-2018
Lee Y-I, Yap JW, Izan S, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Lee Y-C, Hidalgo O, Dodsworth S, Smulders MJM, Gravendeel B and Leitch AR (2018). Satellite DNA in Paphiopedilum subgenus Parvisepalum as revealed by high-throughput sequencing and fluorescent in situ hybridization. BMC Genomics, Springer Nature vol. 19 (1) 02-08-2018
Marques A, Moraes L, Aparecida Dos Santos M, Costa I, Costa L, Nunes T, Melo N, Simon MF, Leitch AR, Almeida C and Souza G (2018). Origin and parental genome characterization of the allotetraploid Stylosanthes scabra Vogel (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae), an important legume pasture crop. Ann Bot 04-07-2018
Bateman RM, Guy JJ, Rudall PJ, Leitch IJ, Pellicer J and Leitch AR (2018). Evolutionary and functional potential of ploidy increase within individual plants: somatic ploidy mapping of the complex labellum of sexually deceptive bee orchids. Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 122 (1), 133-150. 17-04-2018
LEITCH AR (2018). Multiple Origins and Nested Cycles of Hybridization Result in High Tetraploid Diversity in the Monocot Prospero. Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 9 06-04-2018
LEITCH AR and 40 other authors (2018). A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants. Nature Plants, Nature Publishing Group 29-01-2018
2017
Dodsworth S, Jang T-S, Struebig M, Chase MW, Weiss-Schneeweiss H and Leitch AR (2017). Genome-wide repeat dynamics reflect phylogenetic distance in closely related allotetraploid Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Plant systematics and evolution = Entwicklungsgeschichte und Systematik der Pflanzen vol. 303 (8), 1013-1020. 01-10-2017
Lunerová J, Renny-Byfield S, Matyášek R, Leitch A and Kovařík A (2017). Concerted evolution rapidly eliminates sequence variation in rDNA coding regions but not in intergenic spacers in Nicotiana tabacum allotetraploid. Plant Systematics and Evolution vol. 303 (8), 1043-1060. 17-07-2017
Leitch AR, Trimmer M, Guignard M, Eizaguirre C, Woodward G, Acquisti C, elser JJ, hessen D, Jeyasingh PD, Neiman M, Richardson AE, Soltis PS, Soltis DE, Stevens CJ, Weider LJ and Leitch IJ (2017). Impacts of Nitrogen and Phosphorus: From Genomes to Natural Ecosystems and Agriculture. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution vol. 5 (70), 1-9. 06-07-2017
Baracchi D, Marples A, Jenkins AJ, Leitch AR and Chittka L (2017). Nicotine in floral nectar pharmacologically influences bumblebee learning of floral features. Sci Rep vol. 7 (1), 1951-1951. 16-05-2017
Hidalgo O, Pellicer J, Christenhusz M, Schneider H, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2017). Is There an Upper Limit to Genome Size? Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier vol. 22 (7), 567-573. 12-05-2017
Garcia S, Kovařík A, Leitch AR and Garnatje T (2017). Cytogenetic features of rRNA genes across land plants: analysis of the Plant rDNA database. The Plant Journal, Wiley vol. 89 (5), 1020-1030. 14-02-2017
2016
Dodsworth S, Jang TS, Struebig M, Chase MW, Weiss-Schneeweiss H and Leitch AR (2016). Genome-wide repeat dynamics reflect phylogenetic distance in closely related allotetraploid Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 1-8. 01-11-2016
McCarthy EW, Chase MW, Knapp S, Litt A, Leitch AR and Le Comber SC (2016). Transgressive phenotypes and generalist pollination in the floral evolution of Nicotiana polyploids. Nature Plants, NPG vol. 2, 1-9. 08-08-2016
Huska D, Leitch IJ, de Carvalho JF, Leitch AR, Salmon A, Ainouche M and Kovarik A (2016). Persistence, dispersal and genetic evolution of recently formed Spartina homoploid hybrids and allopolyploids in Southern England. Biological Invasions, Springer Verlag (Germany) vol. 18 (8), 2137-2151. 14-07-2016
Guignard MS, Nichols RA, Knell RJ, Macdonald A, Romila C-A, Trimmer M, Leitch IJ and LEITCH AR (2016). Genome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species’ biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation. New Phytologist, John Wiley & Sons, Inc 15-02-2016
2015
Wang W, Ma L, Becher H, Garcia S, Kovarikova A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2015). Astonishing 35S rDNA diversity in the gymnosperm species Cycas revoluta Thunb. Chromosoma, Springer Nature vol. 125 (4), 683-699. 05-12-2015
Dodsworth S, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2015). Genome size diversity in angiosperms and its influence on gene space. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, Elsevier vol. 35, 73-78. 21-11-2015
Dodsworth S, Chase MW and Leitch AR (2015). Is post‐polyploidization diploidization the key to the evolutionary success of angiosperms? Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 180 (1), 1-5. 05-11-2015
Ma L, Hatlen A, Kelly LJ, Becher H, Wang W, Kovarik A, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2015). Angiosperms Are Unique among Land Plant Lineages in the Occurrence of Key Genes in the RNA-Directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) Pathway. Genome Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 7 (9), 2648-2662. 01-09-2015
Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Särkinen T, Knapp S and Leitch AR (2015). Using genomic repeats for phylogenomics: a case study in wild tomatoes (Solanum section Lycopersicon: Solanaceae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 117 (1), 96-105. 17-07-2015
Kelly LJ, Renny‐Byfield S, Pellicer J, Macas J, Novák P, Neumann P, Lysak MA, Day PD, Berger M, Fay MF, Nichols RA, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2015). Analysis of the giant genomes of Fritillaria (Liliaceae) indicates that a lack of DNA removal characterizes extreme expansions in genome size. New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 208 (2), 596-607. 08-06-2015
McCarthy EW, Arnold SEJ, Chittka L, Le Comber SC, Verity R, Dodsworth S, Knapp S, Kelly LJ, Chase MW, Baldwin IT, Kovařík A, Mhiri C, Taylor L and Leitch AR (2015). The effect of polyploidy and hybridization on the evolution of floral colour in Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 115 (7), 1117-1131. 15-05-2015
Peška V, Fajkus P, Fojtová M, Dvořáčková M, Hapala J, Dvořáček V, Polanská P, Leitch AR, Sýkorová E and Fajkus J (2015). Characterisation of an unusual telomere motif (TTTTTTAGGG)n in the plant Cestrum elegans (Solanaceae), a species with a large genome. The Plant Journal, Wiley vol. 82 (4), 644-654. 01-05-2015
Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Kelly LJ, Leitch IJ, Macas J, Novák P, Piednoël M, Weiss-Schneeweiss H and Leitch AR (2015). Genomic repeat abundances contain phylogenetic signal. Syst Biol vol. 64 (1), 112-126. 01-01-2015
Lunerova J, Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Leitch A and Kovarik A (2015). Gene conversion of rDNA units in tobacco allopolyploid genome is gradual and locus dependent. 01-01-2015
Matthews A, Emelianova K, Hatimy AA, Chester M, Pellicer J, Ahmad KS, Guignard MS, Rouhan G, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Mavrodiev EV and Buggs RJA (2015). 250 years of hybridization between two biennial herb species without speciation. AoB Plants, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 7 01-01-2015
2014
Dobešová E, Malinská H, Matyášek R, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovařík A (2014). Silenced rRNA genes are activated and substitute for partially eliminated active homeologs in the recently formed allotetraploid, Tragopogon mirus (Asteraceae). Heredity, Springer Nature vol. 114 (3), 356-365. 24-12-2014
Becher H, Ma L, Kelly LJ, Kovarik A, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2014). Endogenous pararetrovirus sequences associated with 24 nt small RNAs at the centromeres of Fritillaria imperialis L. (Liliaceae), a species with a giant genome. Plant J vol. 80 (5), 823-833. 01-12-2014
Day PD, Berger M, Hill L, Fay MF, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ and Kelly LJ (2014). Evolutionary relationships in the medicinally important genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae). Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 80, 11-19. 01-11-2014
Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Trimmer M, Guignard MS and Woodward G (2014). Impact of genomic diversity in river ecosystems. Trends Plant Sci vol. 19 (6), 361-366. 01-06-2014
2013
Clare EL, Schiestl FP, Leitch AR and Chittka L (2013). The promise of genomics in the study of plant-pollinator interactions. Genome Biol vol. 14 (6) 24-06-2013
Clare EL, Schiestl FP, Leitch AR and Chittka L (2013). The promise of genomics in the study of plant-pollinator interactions. Genome Biology 17-06-2013
Renny-Byfield S, Kovarik A, Kelly LJ, Macas J, Novak P, Chase MW, Nichols RA, Pancholi MR, Grandbastien M-A and Leitch AR (2013). Diploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences. Plant J vol. 74 (5), 829-839. 01-06-2013
Renny-Byfield S, Kovarik A, Kelly LJ, MacAs J, Novak P, Chase MW, Nichols RA, Pancholi MR, Grandbastien MA and Leitch AR (2013). Diploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences. Plant Journal vol. 74 (5), 829-839. 01-06-2013
Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Clarkson JJ, Knapp S and Chase MW (2013). Reconstructing the complex evolutionary origin of wild allopolyploid tobaccos (Nicotiana section suaveolentes). Evolution vol. 67 (1), 80-94. 01-01-2013
Matyasek R, Renny-Byfield S, Fulnecek J, Macas J, Grandbastien M-A, Nichols R, Leitch A and Kovarik A (2013). Next generation sequencing analysis reveals a relationship between rDNA unit diversity and locus number in Nicotiana diploids. BMC GENOMICS, BIOMED CENTRAL LTD vol. 13 (722) 01-01-2013
Jang T-S, Emadzade K, Parker J, Temsch EM, Leitch AR, Speta F and Weiss-Schneeweiss H (2013). Chromosomal diversification and karyotype evolution of diploids in the cytologically diverse genus Prospero (Hyacinthaceae). BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY vol. 13 01-01-2013
2012
Kovarik A, Renny-Byfield S, Grandbastien MA and Leitch AR (2012). Evolutionary implications of genome and karyotype restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L. Polyploidy and Genome Evolution , Editors: Soltis PS and Soltis DE. 245-270. 03-10-2012
Leitch IJ and LEITCH AR (2012). Genome size diversity and evolution in land plants. Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2: Physical Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Plant Genomes , Editors: Greilhuber J, Dolezel J and Wendel JF. 30-06-2012
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2012). Ecological and genetic factors linked to contrasting genome dynamics in seed plants. New Phytol vol. 194 (3), 629-646. 01-05-2012
Buggs RJA, Renny-Byfield S, Chester M, Jordon-Thaden IE, Viccini LF, Chamala S, Leitch AR, Schnable PS, Barbazuk WB, Soltis PS and Soltis DE (2012). Next-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids. Am J Bot vol. 99 (2), 372-382. 01-02-2012
BUGGS RJA, RENNY-BYFIELD S, CHESTER M, JORDON-THADEN IE, VICCINI LF, CHAMALA S, LEITCH AR, SCHNABLE PS, BARBAZUK WB, SOLTIS PS and SOLTIS DE (2012). Next-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids. American Journal of Botany vol. 99 (2), 372-382. 20-01-2012
Chester M, Gallagher JP, Symonds VV, Cruz da Silva AV, Mavrodiev EV, Leitch AR, Soltis PS and Soltis DE (2012). Extensive chromosomal variation in a recently formed natural allopolyploid species, Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae). PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vol. 109 (4), 1176-1181. 01-01-2012
Renny-Byfield S, Kovařík A, Chester M, Nichols RA, Macas J, Novák P and Leitch AR (2012). Independent, rapid and targeted loss of highly repetitive DNA in natural and synthetic allopolyploids of Nicotiana tabacum. PLoS One vol. 7 (5) 01-01-2012
Moraes AP, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2012). Chromosome studies in Orchidaceae: karyotype divergence in Neotropical genera in subtribe Maxillariinae. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 170 (1), 29-39. 01-01-2012
Kovarik A, Lim K-Y, Souckova-Skalicka K, Matyasek R and Leitch AR (2012). A plant culture (BY-2) widely used in molecular and cell studies is genetically unstable and highly heterogeneous. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 170 (3), 459-471. 01-01-2012
Bozek M, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Zaveska Drabkova L and Kuta E (2012). Chromosome and genome size variation in Luzula (Juncaceae), a genus with holocentric chromosomes. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 170 (4), 529-541. 01-01-2012
Parisod C, Mhiri C, Lim KY, Clarkson JJ, Chase MW, Leitch AR and Grandbastien M-A (2012). Differential Dynamics of Transposable Elements during Long-Term Diploidization of Nicotiana Section Repandae (Solanaceae) Allopolyploid Genomes. PLOS ONE vol. 7 (11) 01-01-2012
Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Fay MF, Renny-Byfield S, Pellicer J, Macas J and Leitch IJ (2012). Why size really matters when sequencing plant genomes. PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY vol. 5 (4), 415-425. 01-01-2012
Kovarik A, Renny-Byfield S, Grandbastien M-A and Leitch A (2012). Evolutionary Implications of Genome and Karyotype Restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L. Polyploidy and Genome Evolution 209-224. 01-01-2012
2011
Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2011). Analysis of two abundant, highly related satellites in the allotetraploid Nicotiana arentsii using double-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and sequencing. New Phytol vol. 192 (3), 747-759. 01-11-2011
Renny-Byfield S, Chester M, Kovařík A, Le Comber SC, Grandbastien M-A, Deloger M, Nichols RA, Macas J, Novák P, Chase MW and Leitch AR (2011). Next generation sequencing reveals genome downsizing in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, predominantly through the elimination of paternally derived repetitive DNAs. Mol Biol Evol vol. 28 (10), 2843-2854. 01-10-2011
Malinska H, Tate JA, Mavrodiev E, Matyasek R, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovarik A (2011). Ribosomal RNA genes evolution in Tragopogon: A story of New and Old World allotetraploids and the synthetic lines. TAXON vol. 60 (2), 348-354. 01-04-2011
2010
Malinska H, Tate JA, Matyasek R, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovarik A (2010). Similar patterns of rDNA evolution in synthetic and recently formed natural populations of Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allotetraploids. BMC EVOL BIOL vol. 10 22-09-2010
Leiten A and Robert M (2010). AGAVE biofuel of the future? Planet Earth (AUTUMN), 14-15. 01-09-2010
Chester M, Leitch AR, Soltis PS and Soltis DE (2010). Review of the Application of Modern Cytogenetic Methods (FISH/GISH) to the Study of Reticulation (Polyploidy/Hybridisation). Genes (Basel) vol. 1 (2), 166-192. 02-07-2010
Chester M, Sykorova E, Fajkus J and Leitch AR (2010). Single integration and spread of a Copia-like sequence nested in rDNA intergenic spacers of Allium cernuum (Alliaceae). Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 129 (1-3), 35-46. 01-07-2010
Leitch IJ, Beaulieu JM, Chase MW, Leitch AR and Fay MF (2010). Genome Size Dynamics and Evolution in Monocots. Journal of Botany, Hindawi vol. 2010 (1), 1-18. 17-06-2010
Le Comber SC, Ainouche ML, Kovarik A and Leitch AR (2010). Making a functional diploid: from polysomic to disomic inheritance. New Phytol vol. 186 (1), 113-122. 01-04-2010
Renny-Byfield S, Ainouche M, Leitch IJ, Lim KY, Le Comber SC and Leitch AR (2010). Flow cytometry and GISH reveal mixed ploidy populations and Spartina nonaploids with genomes of S. alterniflora and S. maritima origin. Ann Bot vol. 105 (4), 527-533. 01-04-2010
Clarkson JJ, Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Knapp S and Chase MW (2010). Nuclear glutamine synthetase evolution in Nicotiana: Phylogenetics and the origins of allotetraploid and homoploid (diploid) hybrids. MOL PHYLOGENET EVOL vol. 55 (1), 99-112. 01-04-2010
Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Clarkson JJ, Hunter RB, Knapp S and Chase MW (2010). Intragenic Recombination Events and Evidence for Hybrid Speciation in Nicotiana (Solanaceae). MOL BIOL EVOL vol. 27 (4), 781-799. 01-04-2010
Koukalova B, Moraes AP, Renny-Byfield S, Matyasek R, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2010). Fall and rise of satellite repeats in allopolyploids of Nicotiana over c. 5 million years. NEW PHYTOL vol. 186 (1), 148-160. 01-01-2010
Petit M, Guidat C, Daniel J, Denis E, Montoriol E, Bui QT, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Grandbastien MA and Mhiri C (2010). Mobilization of retrotransposons in synthetic allotetraploid tobacco. NEW PHYTOL vol. 186 (1), 135-147. 01-01-2010
2009
Kejnovsky E, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2009). Contrasting evolutionary dynamics between angiosperm and mammalian genomes. TRENDS ECOL EVOL vol. 24 (10), 572-582. 01-10-2009
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2009). Plant genomes. Genome dynamics vol. 4. Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 104 (7), viii-viii. 03-09-2009
Mlinarec J, Chester M, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Papes D, Leitch AR and Besendorfer V (2009). Molecular structure and chromosome distribution of three repetitive DNA families in Anemone hortensis L. (Ranunculaceae). CHROMOSOME RES vol. 17 (3), 331-346. 01-04-2009
Garcia S, Lim KY, Chester M, Garnatje T, Pellicer J, Vallès J, Leitch AR and Kovarík A (2009). Linkage of 35S and 5S rRNA genes in Artemisia (family Asteraceae): first evidence from angiosperms. Chromosoma vol. 118 (1), 85-97. 01-02-2009
2008
Kovarik A, Werlemark G, Leitch AR, Souckova-Skalicka K, Lim YK, Khaitová L, Koukalova B and Nybom H (2008). The asymmetric meiosis in pentaploid dogroses (Rosa sect. Caninae) is associated with a skewed distribution of rRNA gene families in the gametes. Heredity (Edinb) vol. 101 (4), 359-367. 01-10-2008
Robert ML, Lim KY, Hanson L, Sanchez-Teyer F, Bennett MD, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2008). Wild and agronomically important Agave species (Asparagaceae) show proportional increases in chromosome number, genome size, and genetic markers with increasing ploidy. BOT J LINN SOC vol. 158 (2), 215-222. 01-10-2008
Hernandez-Ibarra NK, Leitch AR, Cruz P and Ibarra AM (2008). Fluorescent in situ hybridization and characterization of the SalI family of satellite repeats in the Haliotis L. species (abalone) of the Northeast Pacific. GENOME vol. 51 (8), 570-579. 01-08-2008
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ (2008). Genomic plasticity and the diversity of polyploid plants. Science vol. 320 (5875), 481-483. 25-04-2008
Leitch IJ, Hanson L, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ and Leitch AR (2008). The ups and downs of genome size evolution in polyploid species of Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Ann Bot vol. 101 (6), 805-814. 01-04-2008
Kovarik A, Dadejova M, Lim YK, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Knapp S and Leitch AR (2008). Evolution of rDNA in Nicotiana allopolyploids: a potential link between rDNA homogenization and epigenetics. Ann Bot vol. 101 (6), 815-823. 01-04-2008
Dadejova M, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Leitch A and Kovarik A (2008). Developmental activation of silent rRNA genes is associated with increased transcription activity of rDNA loci in synthetic hybrids of Nicotiana. GBM Annual Spring meeting Mosbach 2008, Elsevier vol. 2008 (Spring) 01-03-2008
Lim KY, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Tate J, Matyasek R, Srubarova H, Kovarik A, Pires JC, Xiong Z and Leitch AR (2008). Rapid chromosome evolution in recently formed polyploids in Tragopogon (Asteraceae). PLoS One vol. 3 (10) 01-01-2008
2007
Leitch A, McGinness P and Wallbridge D (2007). Calculate the QT interval in patients taking drugs for dementia. The BMJ, BMJ vol. 335 (7619) 13-09-2007
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A and Leitch A (2007). Parental origin and genome evolution in the allopolyploid Iris versicolor. Ann Bot vol. 100 (2), 219-224. 01-08-2007
Matyásek R, Tate JA, Lim YK, Srubarová H, Koh J, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovarík A (2007). Concerted evolution of rDNA in recently formed Tragopogon allotetraploids is typically associated with an inverse correlation between gene copy number and expression. Genetics vol. 176 (4), 2509-2519. 01-08-2007
Petit M, Lim KY, Julio E, Poncet C, de Borne FD, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Grandbastien MA and Mhiri C (2007). Differential impact of retrotransposon populations on the genome of allotetraploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). MOL GENET GENOMICS vol. 278 (1), 1-15. 01-07-2007
Leitch AR (2007). Conserved gene order belies rapid genome turnover - The dynamic interplay between genomic DNA and the outside world. HEREDITY vol. 98 (2), 61-62. 01-02-2007
Dadejova M, Lim KY, Souckova-Skalicka K, Matyasek R, Grandbastien MA, Leitch A and Kovarik A (2007). Transcription activity of rRNA genes correlates with a tendency towards intergenomic homogenization in Nicotiana allotetraploids. NEW PHYTOL vol. 174 (3), 658-668. 01-01-2007
Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Grandbastien MA and Leitch AR (2007). Sequence of events leading to near-complete genome turnover in allopolyploid Nicotiana within five million years. New Phytol vol. 175 (4), 756-763. 01-01-2007
Garcia S, Chester M, Garnatje T, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Lim KY, Pellicer J and Valles J (2007). Linkage of nuclear 45S and 5S rDNA in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) revealed by in situ hybridization and PCR. 01-01-2007
Hernandez-Ibarra NK, Ibarra AM, Cruz P and Leitch AR (2007). FISH mapping of 5S rRNA genes in chromosomes of North American abalone species, Haliotis rufescens and H-fulgens. 01-01-2007
Leitch A, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Kamila S, Chase M, Clarkson J, Leitch I, Knapp S, Grandbastien M-A and Lim Y (2007). Evolution of allopolyploids in the genus Nicotiana. 01-01-2007
2006
Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Chase MW, Knapp S, McCarthy E, Clarkson JJ and Leitch AR (2006). Comparative genomics and repetitive sequence divergence in the species of diploid Nicotiana section Alatae. Plant J vol. 48 (6), 907-919. 01-12-2006
Salina EA, Lim KY, Badaeva ED, Shcherban AB, Adonina IG, Amosova AV, Samatadze TE, Vatolina TY, Zoshchuk SA and Leitch AR (2006). Phylogenetic reconstruction of Aegilops section Sitopsis and the evolution of tandem repeats in the diploids and derived wheat polyploids. Genome vol. 49 (8), 1023-1035. 01-08-2006
Sykorova E, Fajkus J, Meznikova M, Lim KY, Neplechova K, Blattner FR, Chase MW and Leitch AR (2006). Minisatellite telomeres occur in the family Alliaceae but are lost in Allium. AM J BOT vol. 93 (6), 814-823. 01-06-2006
Lim KY, Souckova-Skalicka K, Sarasan V, Clarkson JJ, Chase MW, Kovarik A and Leitch AR (2006). A genetic appraisal of a new synthetic Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) and the Kostoff synthetic tobacco. AM J BOT vol. 93 (6), 875-883. 01-06-2006
Sýkorová E, Leitch AR and Fajkus J (2006). Asparagales telomerases which synthesize the human type of telomeres. Plant Mol Biol vol. 60 (5), 633-646. 01-03-2006
Leitch AR, Lim KY, Skalicka K and Kovarik A (2006). Nuclear cytoplasmic interaction hypothesis and the role of translocations in Nicotiana allopolyploids., Editors: Cigna AA and Druante M. 01-01-2006
2005
Clarkson JJ, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Chase MW, Knapp S and Leitch AR (2005). Long-term genome diploidization in allopolyploid Nicotiana section Repandae (Solanaceae). NEW PHYTOL vol. 168 (1), 241-252. 01-10-2005
Koukalova B, Fojtova M, Lim KY, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2005). Dedifferentiation of tobacco cells is associated with ribosomal RNA gene hypomethylation, increased transcription, and chromatin alterations. Plant Physiol vol. 139 (1), 275-286. 01-09-2005
Lim KY, Werlemark G, Matyasek R, Bringloe JB, Sieber V, El Mokadem H, Meynet J, Hemming J, Leitch AR and Roberts AV (2005). Evolutionary implications of permanent odd polyploidy in the stable sexual, pentaploid of Rosa canina L. Heredity (Edinb) vol. 94 (5), 501-506. 01-05-2005
Skalicka K, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Matzke M, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2005). Preferential elimination of repeated DNA sequences from the paternal, Nicotiana tomentosiformis genome donor of a synthetic, allotetraploid tobacco. NEW PHYTOL vol. 166 (1), 291-303. 01-04-2005
Kovarik A, Pires JC, Leitch AR, Lim KY, Sherwood AM, Matyasek R, Rocca J, Soltis DE and Soltis PS (2005). Rapid concerted evolution of nuclear ribosomal DNA in two tragopogon allopolyploids of recent and recurrent origin. GENETICS vol. 169 (2), 931-944. 01-02-2005
Fajkus J, Sýkorová E and Leitch AR (2005). Techniques in plant telomere biology. Biotechniques vol. 38 (2), 233-243. 01-02-2005
(2005). Errata. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, Karger Publishers vol. 109 (4), 535-535. 01-01-2005
Rotkova G, Sklenickova M, Dvorackova M, Sykorova E, Leitch AR and Fajkus J (2005). An evolutionary change in telomere sequence motif within the plant section Asparagales had significance for telomere nucleoprotein complexes (vol 104, pg 132, 2004). CYTOGENET GENOME RES vol. 109 (4), 535-535. 01-01-2005
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A, Fulnecek J and Leitch AR (2005). Molecular cytogenetics and tandem repeat sequence evolution in the allopolyploid Nicotiana rustica compared with diploid progenitors N. paniculata and N. undulata. Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 (1-3), 298-309. 01-01-2005
Haizel T, Lim YK, Leitch AR and Moore G (2005). Molecular analysis of holocentric centromeres of Luzula species. Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 (1-3), 134-143. 01-01-2005
Fajkus J, Sýkorová E and Leitch AR (2005). Telomeres in evolution and evolution of telomeres. Chromosome Res vol. 13 (5), 469-479. 01-01-2005
2004
Clarkson JJ, Knapp S, Garcia VF, Olmstead RG, Leitch AR and Chase MW (2004). Phylogenetic relationships in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) inferred from multiple plastid DNA regions. Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 33 (1), 75-90. 01-10-2004
Melayah D, Lim KY, Bonnivard E, Chalhoub B, De Borne FD, Mhiri C, Leitch AR and Grandbastien MA (2004). Distribution of the Tnt1 retrotransposon family in the amphidiploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and its wild Nicotiana relatives. 01-08-2004
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A and Leitch AR (2004). Genome evolution in allotetraploid Nicotiana. 01-08-2004
Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Knapp S, Chase M and Leitch AR (2004). Concerted evolution of 18-5.8-26S rDNA repeats in Nicotiana allotetraploids. 01-08-2004
Pires JC, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Boyd A, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD, Soltis PS and Soltis DE (2004). Molecular cytogenetic analysis of recently evolved Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allopolyploids reveal a karyotype that is additive of the diploid progenitors. AM J BOT vol. 91 (7), 1022-1035. 01-07-2004
Murad L, Bielawski JP, Matyasek R, Kovarík A, Nichols RA, Leitch AR and Lichtenstein CP (2004). The origin and evolution of geminivirus-related DNA sequences in Nicotiana. Heredity (Edinb) vol. 92 (4), 352-358. 01-04-2004
Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2004). Dynamic changes in the distribution of a satellite homologous to intergenic 26-18S rDNA spacer in the evolution of Nicotiana. GENETICS vol. 166 (4), 1935-1946. 01-04-2004
Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2004). Dynamic Changes in the Distribution of a Satellite Homologous to Intergenic 26-18S rDNA Spacer in the Evolution of Nicotiana. Genetics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 166 (4), 1935-1946. 01-04-2004
Sykorova E, Lim KY, Kunická Z, Rotkova G, Chase M, Bennett M, LEITCH AR and Fajkus J (2004). Species divergence in Asparagales is associated with the evolution of novel types of telomeres. 15th International Chromosome Conference Brunel University, London 5 Sep 2004 - 10 Sep 2004. 01-01-2004
Sykorova E, Neplechova K, Sklenickova M, Lim Y, Chase M, LEITCH AR and Fajkus J (2004). How do Alliaceae maintain their telomeres? Revisited. 15th International Chromosome Conference Brunel University,West London 5 Sep 2004 - 10 Sep 2004. 01-01-2004
Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Kunická S, Chase M, Bennett MD, Fajkus J and LEITCH AR (2004). Three distinctive types of telomere in the plant group Asparagales. Plant & Animal Genome XII Conference Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA 10 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2004. 01-01-2004
LEITCH AR, Skalicka A, Lim YK, Matyasek R, Koukalova B and Kovarik K (2004). Rapid evolution of ribosomal DNA in natural and synthetic Nicotiana allopolyploids. Plant & Animal Genomes XII Conference Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA 10 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2004. 01-01-2004
Skalicka K, Lim KY, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2004). EVOLUTION OF A RAPIDLY SPREADING SATELLITE HOMOLOGOUS TO INTERGENIC 26-18S RDNA SPACER IN NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC NICOTIANA SPECIES. ACTA PHYSIOL PLANT vol. 26 (3), 59-60. 01-01-2004
LEITCH AR (2004). Plant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution. Volume 1, Part A: Phanerogams. Edited by A K Sharma and A Sharma. Quarterly Review of Biology vol. 79 (3), 305-306. 01-01-2004
Rotkova G, Sklenickova M, Dvorackova M, Sykorova E, Leitch AR and Fajkus J (2004). An evolutionary change in telomere sequence motif within the plant section Asparagales had significance for telomere nucleoprotein complexes. 01-01-2004
2003
Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Fajkus J and Leitch AR (2003). The signature of the Cestrum genome suggests an evolutionary response to the loss of (TTTAGGG)n telomeres. Chromosoma vol. 112 (4), 164-172. 01-12-2003
Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Kunická Z, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Fajkus J and Leitch AR (2003). Telomere variability in the monocotyledonous plant order Asparagales. Proc Biol Sci vol. 270 (1527), 1893-1904. 22-09-2003
Matyasek R, Lim KY, Kovarik A and Leitch AR (2003). Ribosomal DNA evolution and gene conversion in Nicotiana rustica. Heredity (Edinb) vol. 91 (3), 268-275. 01-09-2003
Skalicka K, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Leitch AR and Kovarik A (2003). Rapid evolution of parental rDNA in a synthetic tobacco allotetraploid line. AM J BOT vol. 90 (7), 988-996. 01-07-2003
Sykorova E, Lim KY, Chase MW, Knapp S, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Fajkus J (2003). The absence of Arabidopsis-type telomeres in Cestrum and closely related genera Vestia and Sessea (Solanaceae): first evidence from eudicots. Plant J vol. 34 (3), 283-291. 01-05-2003
2002
Murad L, Lim KY, Christopodulou V, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, Kovarik A and Leitch AR (2002). The origin of tobacco's T genome is traced to a particular lineage within Nicotiana tomentosiformis (Solanaceae). AM J BOT vol. 89 (6), 921-928. 01-06-2002
Matyácek R, Fulnecek J, Lim KY, Leitch AR and Kovarík A (2002). Evolution of 5S rDNA unit arrays in the plant genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Genome vol. 45 (3), 556-562. 01-06-2002
LEITCH AR, Hartman TPV, Lim KY, Adams SP, Chase MW, Bennett MD and Leitch IJ (2002). Loss of 'Typical Telomere Repeat Sequences From A Major Radiation Of Monocots. Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA 12 Jan 2002 - 16 Jan 2002. 01-01-2002
Fulnecek J, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Kovarik A and Matyasek R (2002). Evolution and structure of 5S rDNA loci in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum and its putative parental species. HEREDITY vol. 88, 19-25. 01-01-2002
Soltis DE, Pires CP, Sherwood AM, Leitch IJ, Lim KY, LEITCH AR, Kageyama SA, Kovarik A, Bennett MD and Soltis PS (2002). Recent Allopolyploidy In Tragopogon (Asteraceae): Genomic and physiological comparisons. Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA 12 Jan 2002 - 16 Jan 2002. 01-01-2002
LEITCH AR, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Murad L, Kovarik A and Lichtenstein CP (2002). Diploid and polyploid evolution In Tobacco And Its Relatives. Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA 12 Jan 2002 - 16 Jan 2002. 01-01-2002
2001
Adams SP, Hartman TP, Lim KY, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (2001). Loss and recovery of Arabidopsis-type telomere repeat sequences 5'-(TTTAGGG)(n)-3' in the evolution of a major radiation of flowering plants. Proc Biol Sci vol. 268 (1476), 1541-1546. 07-08-2001
Leitch IJ, Hartman T, Lim Y, Adams S, Chase M, Bennett MD and LEITCH AR (2001). Loss of typical telomere repeat sequences from a major radiation of monocots. 14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. 01-01-2001
LEITCH AR, Lim KY, Webb DR and McFadden GI (2001). In situ hybridisation. Plant Cell Biology, A practical approach , Editors: Hawes C and Satiat-Jeunemaitre B. 267-294. 01-01-2001
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Koukalova B, Murad L, Kovarik A, Lichtenstein CP and LEITCH AR (2001). Evolution in Nicotiana section Tomentosae. 14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. 01-01-2001
Matyasek R, Lim KY, Kovarik A and LEITCH AR (2001). Gene conversion in allotetraploid N. rustica by paternal genome N. paniculata. 14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. 01-01-2001
Murad L, Kovarik A, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP and LEITCH AR (2001). Nicotiana tabacum formed after the divergence of N. tomentosiformis cytotypes. 14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. 01-01-2001
2000
Adams SP, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD, Chase MW and Leitch AR (2000). Ribosomal DNA evolution and phylogeny in Aloe (Asphodelaceae). Am J Bot vol. 87 (11), 1578-1583. 01-11-2000
Lim KY, Matyásek R, Lichtenstein CP and Leitch AR (2000). Molecular cytogenetic analyses and phylogenetic studies in the Nicotiana section Tomentosae. Chromosoma vol. 109 (4), 245-258. 01-07-2000
Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matýăsek R, Bezdĕk M, Lichtenstein CP and Leitch AR (2000). Gene conversion of ribosomal DNA in Nicotiana tabacum is associated with undermethylated, decondensed and probably active gene units. Chromosoma vol. 109 (3), 161-172. 01-06-2000
Adams SP, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD and Leitch AR (2000). Aloe L.--a second plant family without (TTTAGGG)n telomeres. Chromosoma vol. 109 (3), 201-205. 01-06-2000
Leitch AR (2000). Higher levels of organization in the interphase nucleus of cycling and differentiated cells. MICROBIOL MOL BIOL R vol. 64 (1), 138-+. 01-03-2000
Leitch AR (2000). Higher levels of organization in the interphase nucleus of cycling and differentiated cells. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev vol. 64 (1), 138-152. 01-03-2000
Kovarik A, Koukalova B, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, Leitch AR and Bezdek M (2000). Comparative analysis of DNA methylation in tobacco heterochromatic sequences. CHROMOSOME RES vol. 8 (6), 527-541. 01-01-2000
1998
Lim KY, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (1998). Genomic characterisation and the detection of raspberry chromatin in polyploid Rubus. THEOR APPL GENET vol. 97 (7), 1027-1033. 01-11-1998
Leitch AR, Lim KY, Leitch IJ, O'Neill M, Chye M and Low F (1998). Molecular cytogenetic studies in rubber, Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae). GENOME vol. 41 (3), 464-467. 01-06-1998
Kingham KI, Duckett JG, Gazdova B, Kovarik A, Bezdek M and Leitch AR (1998). The role of DNA methylation on nuclear and cell differentiation in the filamentous caulonema of the moss Funaria hygrometrica. NEW PHYTOL vol. 138 (4), 567-577. 01-04-1998
Leitch AR (1998). Chromosome structure and composition. Cytogenet Cell Genet vol. 81 (2), 106-115. 01-01-1998
Adams SP, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR (1998). Ribosomal DNA and karyotype evolution in aloe. CYTOGENET CELL GENET vol. 81 (2), 123-123. 01-01-1998
Lim YKM, Matyasek R, Leitch AR and Lichtenstein CP (1998). The organization of geminivirus-related DNA in the genome of tobacco. CYTOGENET CELL GENET vol. 81 (2), 130-130. 01-01-1998
1997
Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Leitch A, Gazdova B, Fulnecek J and Bezdek M (1997). Variability in CpNpG methylation in higher plant genomes. GENE vol. 204 (1-2), 25-33. 19-12-1997
Glyn MC, Egertová M, Gazdova B, Kovarik A, Bezdek M and Leitch AR (1997). The influence of 5-azacytidine on the condensation of the short arm of rye chromosome 1R in Triticum aestivum L. root tip meristematic nuclei. Chromosoma vol. 106 (8), 485-492. 01-12-1997
Schwarzacher T, Wang ML, Leitch AR, Moore G, Heslop-Harrison JS and Miller N (1997). Flow cytometric analysis of the chromosomes and stability of a wheat cell-culture line. Theor Appl Genet vol. 94 (1), 91-97. 01-01-1997
1996
Chandley AC, Speed RM and Leitch AR (1996). Different distributions of homologous chromosomes in adult human Sertoli cells and in lymphocytes signify nuclear differentiation. J CELL SCI vol. 109, 773-776. 01-04-1996
1995
Kingham KI, Duckett JG, Glyn MCP and Leitch AR (1995). Nuclear differentiation in the filamentous caulonema of the moss Funaria hygrometrica. NEW PHYTOL vol. 131 (4), 543-556. 01-12-1995
Glyn MC and Leitch AR (1995). The distribution of a spliceosome protein in cereal (Triticeae) interphase nuclei from cells with different metabolic activities and through the cell cycle. Plant J vol. 8 (4), 531-540. 01-10-1995
FRANCIS HA, LEITCH AR and KOEBNER RMD (1995). CONVERSION OF A RAPD-GENERATED PCR PRODUCT, CONTAINING A NOVEL DISPERSED REPETITIVE ELEMENT, INTO A FAST AND ROBUST ASSAY FOR THE PRESENCE OF RYE CHROMATIN IN WHEAT. THEOR APPL GENET vol. 90 (5), 636-642. 01-04-1995
Francis HA, Leitch AR and Koebner RMD (1995). Conversion of a RAPD-generated PCR product, containing a novel dispersed repetitive element, into a fast and robust assay for the presence of rye chromatin in wheat. TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik vol. 90 (5), 636-642. 01-04-1995
1994
Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T and Leitch IJ (1994). The use of fluorochromes in the cytogenetics of the small-grained cereals (Triticeae). Histochem J vol. 26 (6), 471-479. 01-06-1994
Leitch AR, Brown JK, Mosgöller W, Schwarzacher T and Heslop-Harrison JS (1994). The spatial localization of homologous chromosomes in human fibroblasts at mitosis. Hum Genet vol. 93 (3), 275-280. 01-03-1994
Schwarzacher T and Leitch AR (1994). Enzymatic treatment of plant material to spread chromosomes for in situ hybridization. Methods Mol Biol vol. 28, 153-160. 01-01-1994
1993
Schwarzacher T and Leitch AR (1993). Enzymatic Treatment of Plant Material to Spread Chromosomes for In Situ Hybridization. Protocols for Nucleic Acid Analysis by Nonradioactive Probes 153-160. 29-11-1993
LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, WANG ML, LEITCH IJ, SURLANMOMIROVICH G, MOORE G and HESLOPHARRISON JSP (1993). MOLECULAR CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF REPEATED SEQUENCES IN A LONG-TERM WHEAT SUSPENSION-CULTURE. PLANT CELL TISS ORG vol. 33 (3), 287-296. 01-06-1993
Moore G, Abbo S, Cheung W, Foote T, Gale M, Koebner R, Leitch A, Leitch I, Money T and Stancombe P (1993). Key features of cereal genome organization as revealed by the use of cytosine methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases. Genomics vol. 15 (3), 472-482. 01-03-1993
Leitch AR and Heslop-Harrison JS (1993). Ribosomal RNA gene expression and localization in cereals. Chromosomes Today 91-100. 01-01-1993
HESLOPHARRISON JS, LEITCH AR and SCHWARZACHER T (1993). THE PHYSICAL ORGANIZATION OF INTERPHASE NUCLEI. 01-01-1993
1992
SCHWARZACHER T, ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K, HARRISON GE, ISLAM AKMR, JIA JZ, KING IP, LEITCH AR, MILLER TE, READER SM, ROGERS WJ, SHI M and HESLOPHARRISON JS (1992). GENOMIC INSITU HYBRIDIZATION TO IDENTIFY ALIEN CHROMOSOMES AND CHROMOSOME SEGMENTS IN WHEAT. THEOR APPL GENET vol. 84 (7-8), 778-786. 01-09-1992
Schwarzacher T, Anamthawat-Jonsson K, Harrison GE, Islam AKMR, Jia JZ, King IP, Leitch AR, Miller TE, Reader SM and Rogers WJ (1992). Genomic in situ hybridization to identify alien chromosomes and chromosome segments in wheat. TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik vol. 84 (7), 778-786. 01-09-1992
Wang ML, Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS and Moore G (1992). Construction of a chromosome-enriched HpaII library from flow-sorted wheat chromosomes. Nucleic Acids Res vol. 20 (8), 1897-1901. 25-04-1992
LEITCH AR, MOSGOLLER W, SHI M and HESLOPHARRISON JS (1992). DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF RDNA ORGANIZATION AT INTERPHASE IN NUCLEI OF WHEAT AND RYE. J CELL SCI vol. 101, 751-&. 01-04-1992
Leitch AR, Mosgöller W, Shi M and Heslop-Harrison JS (1992). Different patterns of rDNA organization at interphase in nuclei of wheat and rye. J Cell Sci vol. 101 ( Pt 4), 751-757. 01-04-1992
1991
LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, MOSGOLLER W, BENNETT MD and HESLOPHARRISON JS (1991). PARENTAL GENOMES ARE SEPARATED THROUGHOUT THE CELL-CYCLE IN A PLANT HYBRID. CHROMOSOMA vol. 101 (4), 206-213. 01-12-1991
Mosgöller W, Leitch AR, Brown JK and Heslop-Harrison JS (1991). Chromosome arrangements in human fibroblasts at mitosis. Hum Genet vol. 88 (1), 27-33. 01-11-1991
HESLOPHARRISON JS, MOSGOLLER W, SCHWARZACHER T and LEITCH AR (1991). VOLUMES AND POSITIONS OF CHROMOSOMES IN RECONSTRUCTIONS OF FIBROBLASTS. AM J HUM GENET vol. 49 (4), 380-380. 01-10-1991
LEITCH IJ, LEITCH AR and HESLOPHARRISON JS (1991). PHYSICAL MAPPING OF PLANT DNA-SEQUENCES BY SIMULTANEOUS INSITU HYBRIDIZATION OF 2 DIFFERENTLY LABELED FLUORESCENT-PROBES. GENOME vol. 34 (3), 329-333. 01-06-1991
Leitch AR (1991). Calcification of the Charophyte Oosporangium. Calcareous Algae and Stromatolites 204-216. 01-01-1991
1990
HESLOPHARRISON JS, LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T and ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K (1990). DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 1B/1R TRANSLOCATIONS IN HEXAPLOID WHEAT. HEREDITY vol. 65, 385-392. 01-12-1990
Leitch AR, Mosgöller W, Schwarzacher T, Bennett MD and Heslop-Harrison JS (1990). Genomic in situ hybridization to sectioned nuclei shows chromosome domains in grass hybrids. Journal of Cell Science, The Company of Biologists vol. 95 (3), 335-341. 01-03-1990
ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K, SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, BENNETT MD and HESLOPHARRISON JS (1990). DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN CLOSELY RELATED TRITICEAE SPECIES USING GENOMIC DNA AS A PROBE. THEOR APPL GENET vol. 79 (6), 721-728. 01-01-1990
SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR and HESLOPHARRISON JS (1990). INSITU HYBRIDIZATION AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NUCLEUS. 01-01-1990
Anamthawat-Jonsson K, Schwarzacher T, Leitch AR, Bennett MD and Heslop-Harrison JS (1990). Discrimination between closely related Triticeae species using genomic DNA as a probe. TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik vol. 79 (6), 721-728. 01-01-1990
1989
Heslop-Harrison JS, Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Smith JB, Atkinson MD and Bennett MD (1989). The volumes and morphology of human chromosomes in mitotic reconstructions. Human Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 84 (1), 27-34. 01-12-1989
SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, BENNETT MD and HESLOP-HARRISON JS (1989). In Situ Localization of Parental Genomes in a Wide Hybrid. Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 64 (3), 315-324. 01-09-1989
Leitch AR (1989). Formation and ultrastructure of a complex, multilayered wall around the oospore of Chara and Lamprothamnium (Characeae). British Phycological Journal, Taylor & Francis vol. 24 (3), 229-236. 01-09-1989
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Biodiversity and SustainabilityNERC NPF Phase IIAxel Rossberg, Joanne Chamberlain and Andrew Leitch
£115,853 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (02-01-2024 - 01-04-2026)
PHD studentship for Heru RusfiandiAndrew Leitch
£179,738 Verdant Bioscience Pte Ltd (19-09-2023 - 18-09-2029)
Mediating the first transaction of Biodiversity Impact CreditsAxel Rossberg and Andrew Leitch
£198,029 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (03-01-2023 - 30-06-2024)
PhD Student Support: Evolution of the AsteraceaseAndrew Leitch
£72,817 Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) (15-06-2016 - 14-12-2019)