Maryam Sanei

TL;DR: The mechanism underlying selective elimination of the paternal chromosomes during the early development of Hordeum vulgare × Hordeum bulbosum embryos is studied to draw conclusions regarding the role of the centromere-specific histone H3 variant (CENH3) in the process of chromosome elimination.

TL;DR: The mechanisms that control miRNA turnover in plants are discussed and, where applicable, make references to similarities and differences in these mechanisms between plants and animals.

TL;DR: The procedure of haploid production and the mechanism underlying selective elimination of one of the genomes during the early development of species hybrid embryos are reviewed.

TL;DR: This broad microscopic approach is emphasized, focusing on technical aspects of combined FESEM techniques, for which advantages and limitations are discussed, providing a relevant example—in the field of centromeric research—for application to investigations of other subcellular biological structures.

TL;DR: Interspecific hybrids between the related wild barley species Hordeum marinum and H. bulbosum were generated and tested regarding their chromosomal stability and chromatin properties and indirect immunostaining of flow-sorted 2C nuclei indicated that no major reorganization of histone H3 methylation, H3K9 acetylation and hist one H2A ubiquitination marks or location of active RNA polymerase II sites occurred after interspecific hybridization.