Frédéric Berger

2024

Lorkovic ZJ, Klingenbrunner M, Cho CH, et al. (2024) Identification of plants' functional counterpart of the metazoan mediator of DNA Damage checkpoint 1. EMBO Rep [epub] preprint bioRxiv:2023.05.19.541430.

Matzinger M, Schmücker A, Yelagandula R, et al. (2024) Micropillar arrays, wide window acquisition and AI-based data analysis improve comprehensiveness in multiple proteomic applications. Nat Commun 15(1):1019.

2023

Ali MF, Shin JM, Fatema U, et al. (2023) Cellular dynamics of coenocytic endosperm development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nat Plants 9(2):330-42 preprintbioRxiv:2022.04.01.485647.

Hisanaga T and Berger F (2023) Plant reproduction: Ancient origins of male germline differentiation. Curr Biol 33(22):R1190-2

Hisanaga T, Romani F, Wu S, et al. (2023) The Polycomb repressive complex 2 deposits H3K27me3 and represses transposable elements in a broad range of eukaryotes. Curr Biol 33(20):4367-80 preprint bioRxiv:2022.10.24.513474.

Hisanaga T, Wu S, Schafran P, et al. (2023) The ancestral chromatin landscape of land plants. New Phytol 240(5):2085-101 preprint bioRxiv:2022.10.21.513199.

Jamge B, Lorkovic ZJ, Axelsson E, et al. (2023) Histone variants shape chromatin states in Arabidopsis. Elife 12:RP87714 preprint bioRxiv:2023.03.08.531698.

Jiang D and Berger F (2023) Variation is important: Warranting chromatin function and dynamics by histone variants. Curr Opin Plant Biol 75:102408.

Markusch H, Michl-Holzinger P, Obermeyer S, et al. (2023) ELF1 is a component of the Arabidopsis RNA polymerase II elongation complex and associates with a subset of transcribed genes. New Phytol 238(1):113-24.

Montgomery S and Berger F (2023) Epigenetic reprogramming of imprinting at meiosis. bioRxiv:2023.05.17.541143.

Montgomery SA and Berger F (2023) Paternal imprinting in Marchantia polymorpha. New Phytol 241(3):1000-6.

Murphy PJ and Berger F (2023) The chromatin source-sink hypothesis: a shared mode of chromatin-mediated regulations. Development 150(21):dev201989.

Osakabe A, Takizawa Y, Horikhosi N, et al. (2023) Molecular and structural basis of the heterochromatin-specific chromatin remodeling activity by Arabidopsis DDM1. bioRxiv:2023.07.10.548306.

Sundar G VH, Sotelo-Parrilla P, Raju S, et al. (2023) Oryza genera-specific novel Histone H4 variant predisposes H4 Lysine5 Acetylation marks to modulate salt stress responses. bioRxiv:2023.07.31.551207.

Takeuchi H, Nagahara S, Higashiyama T, et al. (2023) The Chaperone NASP Contributes to De Novo Deposition of the Centromeric Histone Variant CENH3 in Arabidopsis Early Embryogenesis. bioRxiv:2023.10.05.560999.

Voichek Y, Hurieva B, Michaud C, et al. (2023) Cell-cycle status of male and female gametes during Arabidopsis reproduction. Plant Physiol 194(1):412-21 preprint bioRxiv:2023.02.22.529524.

2022

Berger F (2022) Histone variants: The architects of chromatin. Semin Cell Dev Biol 135:1-2.

Berger F (2022) One residue-one function. Science 375(6586):1232-3.

Berger F (2022) Which field of research would Gregor Mendel choose in the 21st century? Plant Cell 34(7):2462-5.

Berger F, Muegge K, Richards EJ (2022) Seminars in cell and development biology on histone variants remodelers of H2A variants associated with heterochromatin. Semin Cell Dev Biol 135:93-101.

Bourguet P, Yelagandula R, Kim To T, et al. (2022) The histone variant H2A.W cooperates with chromatin modifications and linker histone H1 to maintain transcriptional silencing of transposons in Arabidopsis. bioRxiv:2022.05.31.493688.

Bowman JL, Arteaga-Vazquez M, Berger F, et al. (2022) The Renaissance and Enlightenment of Marchantia as a model system. Plant Cell 34(10):3512-42.

Jamge B and Berger F (2022) Diversification of chromatin organization in eukaryotes. Curr Opin Cell Biol 74:1-6.

Jamge B, Lorković Z, Axelsson E, at al. (2022) Transcriptional activity is shaped by the chromatin landscapes in Arabidopsis. bioRxiv:2022.06.02.494419.

Mayer RL, Matzinger M, Schmücker A, et al. (2022) Wide Window Acquisition and AI-based data analysis to reach deep proteome coverage for a wide sample range, including single cell proteomic inputs. bioRxiv:2022.09.01.506203.

Michl-Holzinger P, Obermeyer S, Markusch H, et al. (2022) Phosphorylation of the FACT histone chaperone subunit SPT16 affects chromatin at RNA polymerase II transcriptional start sites in Arabidopsis. Nucleic Acids Res [epub].

Montgomery SA, Hisanaga T, Wang N, et al. (2022) Polycomb-mediated repression of paternal chromosomes maintains haploid dosage in diploid embryos of Marchantia.  Elife 11:e79258 preprint bioRxiv:2022.02.04.477531.

Zhao T, Lu J, Zhang H, et al. (2022) Histone H3.3 deposition in seed is essential for the post-embryonic developmental competence in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 13(1):7728.

2021

Borg M, Jiang D, Berger F (2021) Histone variants take center stage in shaping the epigenome. Curr Opin Plant Biol 61:101991.

Borg M, Papareddy RK, Dombey R, et al. (2021) Epigenetic reprogramming rewires transcription during the alternation of generations in Arabidopsis. Elife 10:e61894.

Bourguet P, Picard CL, Yelagandula R, et al. (2021) The histone variant H2A.W and linker histone H1 co-regulate heterochromatin accessibility and DNA methylation. Nat Commun 12(1):2683 preprint bioRxiv:19.998609.

Déléris A, Berger F, Duharcourt S (2021) Role of Polycomb in the control of transposable elements. Trends Genet 37(10):882-9.

Hisanaga T, Fujimoto S, Cui Y, et al. (2021) Deep evolutionary origin of gamete-directed zygote activation by KNOX/BELL transcription factors in green plants. Elife 10:e57090

Iwasaki M, Kajiwara T, Yasui Y, et al. (2021) Identification of the sex-determining factor in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha reveals unique evolution of sex chromosomes in a haploid system. Curr Biol 31(24):5522-32.

Julca I, Ferrari C, Flores-Tornero M, et al. (2021) Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals conserved transcriptional programs underpinning organogenesis and reproduction in land plants. Nat Plants 7(8):1143-59 preprint bioRxiv:2020.10.29.361501.

Montgomery SA, Berger F (2021) The evolution of imprinting in plants: beyond the seed. Plant Reprod 34(4):373-83.

Naish M, Alonge M, Wlodzimierz P, et al. (2021) The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres. Science 374(6569):eabi7489.

Osakabe A, Jamge B, Axelsson E, et al. (2021) The chromatin remodeler DDM1 prevents transposon mobility through deposition of histone variant H2A.W. Nat Cell Biol 23(4):391-400.

Schmücker A, Lei B, Lorković ZJ, et al. (2021) Crosstalk between H2A variant-specific modifications impacts vital cell functions. PLoS Genet 17(6):e1009601 preprint bioRxiv:2021.01.14.426637v2.

2020

Borg M, Jacob Y, Susaki D, et al. (2020) Targeted reprogramming of H3K27me3 resets epigenetic memory in plant paternal chromatin. Nature Cell Biology 22(6):621-9.

Jiang D, Borg M, Lorković ZJ, et al. (2020) The evolution and functional divergence of the histone H2B family in plants. PLoS Genet 16(7):e1008964.

Karaaslan ES, Wang N, Faiß N, et al. (2020) Marchantia TCP transcription factor activity correlates with three-dimensional chromatin structure. Nat Plants 6(10):1250-61.

Lei B, Capella M, Montgomery SA, et al. (2020) A Synthetic Approach to Reconstruct the Evolutionary and Functional Innovations of the Plant Histone Variant H2A.W. Curr Biol 31(1):182-91.

Loppin B and Berger F (2020) Histone Variants: The Nexus of Developmental Decisions and Epigenetic Memory. Annu Rev Genet 54:121-49.

Montgomery SA, Tanizawa Y, Galik B, et al. (2020) Chromatin organization in early land plants reveals an ancestral association between H3K27me3, transposons, and constitutive heterochromatin. Curr Biol 30(4):573-588.e7.

To TK, Nishizawa Y, Inagaki S, et al. (2020) RNA interference-independent reprogramming of DNA methylation in Arabidopsis. Nat Plants 6(12):1455-67.

Yan A, Borg B, Berger F, et al. (2020) The Atypical Histone Variant H3.15 Promotes Callus Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 147(11):dev184895.

2019

Berger F (2019) An ancient antisense-driven RNA switch drives plant sex determination. EMBO J 38(6).

Berger F (2019) Emil Heitz, a true epigenetics pioneer. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 20(10):572.

Borg M, Buendía D, Berger F (2019) A simple and robust protocol for immunostaining Arabidopsis pollen nuclei. Plant Reprod 32(1):39-43.

Drinnenberg IA, Berger F, Elsässer SJ, et al. (2019) EvoChromo: towards a synthesis of chromatin biology and evolution. Development 146(19).

Hisanaga T, Yamaoka S, Kawashima T, et al. (2019) Building new insights in plant gametogenesis from an evolutionary perspective. Nat Plants 5:663-9.

Lei B and Berger F (2019) H2A Variants in Arabidopsis: Versatile Regulators of Genome Activity. Plant Commun 1(1):100015.

Liu X, Wu X, Adhikari PB, et al. (2019) Establishment of a novel method for the identification of fertilization defective mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 521(4):928-32.

Nie WF, Lei M, Zhang M, et al. (2019) Histone acetylation recruits the SWR1 complex to regulate active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 116(33):16641-50.

2018

Higo A, Kawashima T, Borg M et al. (2018) Transcription factor DUO1 generated by neo-functionalization is associated with evolution of sperm differentiation in plants. Nat Commun 9:5283.

Lim TK, Ma Y, Berger F, et al. (2018) Acupuncture and Neural Mechanism in the Management of Low Back Pain-An Update. Medicines (Basel) 5(3):E63.

Osakabe A, Lorkovic ZJ, Kobayashi W, et al. (2018) Histone H2A variants confer specific properties to nucleosomes and impact on chromatin accessibility. Nucleic Acids Res 46(15):7675-85.

Ueda M and Berger F (2018) New cues for body axis formation in plant embryos. Curr Opin Plant Biol 47:16-21

Wang H, Jiang D, Axelsson E, et al. (2018) LHP1 interacts with ATRX through plant-specific domains at specific loci targeted by PRC2. Mol Plant 11(8):1038-52.

2017

Bowman JL, Kohchi T, Yamato KT et al. (2017) Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome. Cell 171(2):287-304.

Ingouff M, Selles B, Michaud C, et al. (2017) Live-cell analysis of DNA methylation during sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis reveals context and sex-specific dynamics controlled by noncanonical RdDM. Genes Dev 31(1):72-83.

Jiang D and Berger F (2017) DNA replication-coupled histone modification maintains Polycomb gene silencing in plants. Science 357(6356):1146-9.

Lorković Z, Park C, Goiser M, et al. (2017) Compartmentalization of DNA Damage Response between Heterochromatin and Euchromatin Is Mediated by Distinct H2A Histone Variants. Curr Biol 27(8):1192-9.

Lorković ZJ, Berger F (2017) Heterochromatin and DNA damage repair: use different histone variants and relax. Nucleus 8(6)583-8.

Motomura K, Kawashima T, Berger F et al. (2017) A pharmacological study of Arabidopsis cell fusion between the persistent synergid and endosperm. J Cell Sci 131(2):jcs204123.

Susaki D, Maruyama D, Yelagandula R, et al. (2017) Live-Cell Imaging of F-Actin Dynamics During Fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Methods Mol Biol 1668:47-54.

Wollmann H, Stroud H, Yelagandula R, et al. (2017) The histone H3 variant H3.3 regulates gene body DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genome Biol 18(1):94.

Yelagandula R, Osakabe A, Axelsson E, et al. (2017) Genome-Wide Profiling of Histone Modifications and Histone Variants in Arabidopsis thaliana and Marchantia polymorpha. Methods Mol Biol. 1610:93-106.

Older

Berger F, Geyer PK (2016) Editorial overview: Genome architecture and expression: Connecting genome composition and nuclear architecture with function. Curr Opin Genet Dev 37:iv-vi.

Berger F, Bowman JL, Kohchi T (2016) Marchantia. Curr Biol 26(5):R186-7.

Motomura K, Berger F, Kawashima T, et al (2016) Fertilization-independent cell-fusion between the synergid and central cell in the polycomb mutant. Cell Struct Funct 41(2):121-5.

Jiang D, Berger F (2016) Histone variants in plant transcriptional regulation. Biochim Biophys Acta 1860(1):123-30.

Kimata Y, Higaki T, Kawashima T, et al. (2016) Cytoskeleton dynamics control the first asymmetric cell division in Arabidopsis zygote. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113(49):14157-62.

Borg M, Berger F (2015) Chromatin remodelling during male gametophyte development.  Plant J 83(1):177-88.

Bowman JL, Araki T, Arteaga-Vazquez MA, et al. (2015) The naming of names: guidelines for gene nomenclature in Marchantia. Plant Cell Physiol 57(2):257-61.

Kawashima T, Berger F (2015) The central cell nuclear position at the micropylar end is maintained by the balance of F-actin dynamics, but dispensable for karyogamy in Arabidopsis. Plant Reprod 28(2):103-10.

Kawashima T, Lorkovic ZJ, Nishihama R, et al. (2015) Diversification of histone H2A variants during plant evolution. Trends Plant Sci 20(7):419-25.

Roscoe T, Guilleminot J, Bessoule JJ, et al. (2015) Complementation of Seed Maturation Phenotypes by Ectopic Expression of ABSCISSIC ACID INSENSITIVE3, FUSCA3 and LEAFY COTYLEDON2 in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol 56(6):1215-28.

Kawashima T, Maruyama D, Shagirov M, Li J, Hamamura Y, Yelagandula R, Toyama Y, Berger F (2014) Dynamic F-actin movement is essential for fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana. eLife 2014;3:e04501.

Kawashima T, Berger F (2014) Epigenetic reprogramming in plant sexual reproduction. Nat. Rev. Genet. 15(9):613-24.

Nie X, Wang H, Li J, Holec S, Berger F (2014) The HIRA complex that deposits the histone H3.3 is conserved in Arabidopsis and facilitates transcriptional dynamics. Biol Open 3(9):794-802.

Yelagandula R, Stroud H, Holec S, et al. (2014) The histone variant H2A.W defines heterochromatin and promotes chromatin condensation in Arabidopsis. Cell 158(1):98-109.

Mori T., Igawa T., Tamiya G., Miyagishima S. and Berger F (2014) Gamete Attachment Requires GEX2 for Successful Fertilization in Arabidopsis. Current Biology 24, 170-175.

Li J, Nie X, Tan JL, Berger F. (2013) Integration of epigenetic and genetic controls of seed size by cytokinin in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110:15479-84.

Vu TM, Nakamura M, Calarco JP, Susaki D, Lim PQ, Kinoshita T, Higashiyama T, Martienssen RA, Berger F. (2012) RNA-directed DNA methylation regulates parental genomic imprinting at several loci in Arabidopsis. Development. 140:2953-60.

Wollmann H, Holec S, Alden K, Clarke ND, Jacques P-E, Berger F (2012). Dynamic Deposition of Histone Variant H3.3 Accompanies Developmental Remodeling of the Arabidopsis Transcriptome. Plos Genetics, 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002658.

Jullien PJ, Susaki D, Yelagandula R, Higashiyama T, and Berger F (2012) DNA methylation dynamics during sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana. Curr Biol 22: 1825-1830.

Calarco JP, Borges F, Donoghue MT, Van Ex F, Jullien PE, Lopes T, Gardner R, Berger F, Feijó JA, Becker JD, Martienssen RA. (2012) Reprogramming of DNA Methylation in Pollen Guides Epigenetic Inheritance via Small RNA. Cell 151 :194-205.

Hamamura Y, Saito C, Awai C, Kurihara D, Miyawaki A, Nakagawa T, Kanaoka M, Sasaki N, Nakano A, Berger F, and Higashiyama T. (2011) Live-Cell Imaging Reveals the Dynamics of Two Sperm Cells during Double Fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Curr Biol, 21: 497-502.

Chen Z, Higgins JD, Tan Li Hui J, Li J, Franklin FCH and Berger F (2011). Retinoblastoma protein is essential for early meiotic events in Arabidopsis EMBO J. 30: 744-755.

Ingouff M, Rademacher S, Holec S, Šoljić L, Nie Xin, Readshaw A, Foo SH, Lahouze B, Sprunck S, Berger F (2010) Zygotic Resetting of the HISTONE 3 Variant Repertoire Participates in Epigenetic Reprogramming in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 20: 2137-2143.

Wang, A, Garcia, D, Zhang, H, Feng, K, Chaudhury, A, Berger, F, Peacock, JW, Dennis, ES and Luo, M (2010). The VQ motif protein IKU1 controls endosperm growth and seed size in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 63: 670–679.

Aw, S.J, Hamamura, Y, Chen, Y, Schnittger, A and Berger F (2010) Sperm entry is sufficient to trigger division of the central cell but the paternal genome is required for endosperm development in Arabidopsis. Development, 137: 2683-2690.

Jullien, P. and Berger, F (2010) Parental dosage imbalance deregulates imprinting in Arabidopsis. Plos Genet 6: e1000885.

Andreuzza S,  Li J, Guitton A-E, Faure JF, Casanova S, Park J, Choi Y, Chen Z and Berger F (2010) DNA LIGASE I exerts a maternal effect on seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 137:73-81.

Ingouff, M, Sakata, T, Li, J, Sprunck, S, Dresselhaus, T, and Berger, F. (2009). The two male gametes share equal ability to fertilize the egg cell in Arabidopsis thaliana. Curr Biol, 19: R19-20.

Chen Z, Hafidh S, Poh SH ,Twell D and Berger F. (2009) Proliferation and cell fate establishment during Arabidopsis male gametogenesis depends on Retinoblastoma. PNAS 106:7257-7262.

Fitz Gerald JN, Hui PS, Berger F. (2009) Polycomb group-dependent imprinting of the actin regulator AtFH5 regulates morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 136:3399-404.

Capron, A, Gourgues, M, Neiva, L S, Faure J-E, Berger, F, Pagnussat G, Anjali Krishnan, A, Alvarez-Mejiam C, Vielle-Calzada J-P, Lee, Y, Liu, B, and Sundaresan V (2008). Maternal Control of Male-Gamete Delivery in Arabidopsis Involves a Putative GPI-Anchored Protein Encoded by the LORELEI Gene. Plant Cell 20: 3038-3049.

Jullien, P.E., Mosquna, A., Ingouff, M., Sakata T., Ohad, N. and Berger, F. (2008) Retinoblastoma and its Binding Partner MSI1 Control Imprinting in Arabidopsis. Plos Biology 6: e94.

Rotman N, Gourgues M, Guitton A-E, Faure J-E and Berger, F. (2008). A dialogue between the sirène pathway in synergids and the fertilization independent seed pathway in the central cell controls male gamete release during double fertilization in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant doi: 10.1093/mp/ssn023

FitzGerald J, Luo, M, Chaudhury A and Berger F. (2008) DNA Methylation Causes Predominant Maternal Controls of Plant Embryo Growth. Plos One 3(5): e2298. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002298.

Chen, Z, Tan Li Hui J, Ingouff M, Sundaresan V, Berger F (2008) The Chromatin Assembly Factor 1 regulates the cell cycle but not the cell fate during male gametogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 135 : 65-73.

Ingouff M, Hamamura Y, Gourgues M, Higashiyama T, Berger F (2007) Distinct dynamics of HISTONE3 variants between the two fertilization products in plants. Cur Biol 17: 1032-1037.

Ingouff M, Jullien, PE, Berger F (2006) The female gametophyte and the endosperm control cell proliferation and differentiation of the seed coat in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 18 : 3491-501.

Jullien P, Kinoshita T, Ohad N, Berger F (2006) Maintenance of DNA Methylation During the Arabidopsis Life Cycle is Essential for Parental Imprinting. Plant Cell 18:1360-1372.

Jullien P, Katz A, Oliva M, Ohad, N, Berger F (2006) Polycomb group complexes self-regulate imprinting of the Polycomb group gene MEDEA in Arabidopsis. Curr. Biol. 16: 486-494.

Ingouff M, FitzGerald JN, Guérin C, Robert N, Sørensen M, Van Damme D, Geelen D, Blanchoin L, Berger F  (2005) Plant formin AtFH5 is an evolutionarily conserved actin nucleator involved in cytokinesis. Nat. Cell Biol. 7 :374-380.

Garcia D, FitzGerald JN, Berger F (2005) Maternal control of integument cell elongation and zygotic control of endosperm growth are coordinated to determine seed size in arabidopsis. Plant Cell 17: 52-60.

Rotman N, Durbarry A, Wardle A, Yang WC, Chaboud A, Faure J-E, Berger F, Twell D (2005) A Novel Class of MYB factors control sperm-cell formation in plants. Cur. Biol. 15, 244-248.

Ingouff M, Haseloff J, Berger F (2005) Polycomb group genes control developmental timing of endosperm. Plant J. 42 : 663-674.

Guitton A-E, Berger F (2005) Loss-of-function of MULTICOPYSUPPRESSOR OF IRA 1 produces non-viable parthenogenetic embryos in Arabidopsis. Curr. Biol. 15: 750-754.

Luo M, Dennis ES, Berger F, Peacock J, Chaudhury A (2005) MINISEED3 (MINI3), a WRKY family gene, and IKU2, a LRR KINASE gene, are regulators of endosperm development and seed size in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 29:17531-17536.

Vespa L, Vachon, G, Berger F, Perazza D, Faure J-D, Herzog M (2004) The immunophilin-interacting protein AtFIP37 is essential for plant development and is involved in trichome endoreduplication. Plant Physiol. 134: 1283-1292.

Guitton A-E, Page D, Chambrier P, Lionnet C, Jean-Emmanuel Faure J-E, Grossniklaus U, Berger F (2004) Identification of new members of Fertilisation Independent Seed Polycomb Group pathway involved in the control of seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 131: 2971-2981.

Rotman N, Rozier F, Boavida L, Dumas C, Berger F, Faure JE (2003). Female control of male gamete delivery during fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Curr. Biol. 13: 432-436.

Garcia D, Saingery V, Chambrier P, Mayer U, Jürgens G, Berger F (2003) Arabidopsis haiku mutants reveal new controls of seed size by endosperm. Plant Physiol. 131: 1661-1670.

Sørensen, MB, Mayer U, Lukowitz W, Robert H, Chambrier P, Jürgens G, Somerville C, Lepiniec L, Berger F (2002) Cellularisation in the endosperm of Arabidopsis thaliana is coupled to mitosis and shares multiple components with cytokinesis. Development, 129: 5567-5576.

Despres B, Bouissonnie F, Wu HJ, Gomord V, Guilleminot J, Grellet F, Berger F, Delseny M, Devic M (2003) Three SAC1-like genes show overlapping patterns of expression in Arabidopsis but are remarkably silent during embryo development. Plant J. 34: 293-306.

Menand B, Desnos T, Nussaume L, Berger F, Bouchez D, Meyer C, Robaglia C (2002) Expression and disruption of the Arabidopsis TOR (target of rapamycin) gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99: 6422-6427.

Berger F, Haseloff J, Schiefelbein J, et al. (1998) Positional information in root epidermis is defined during embryogenesis and acts in domains with strict boundaries. Curr Biol 8(8):421-30.

Berger F, Linstead P, Dolan L, et al. (1998) Stomata patterning on the hypocotyl of Arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by genes involved in the control of root epidermis patterning. Dev Biol 194(2):226-34.

Berger F, Hung C, Dolan L, et al. (1998) Control of cell division in the root epidermis of Arabidopsis thaliana. Dev Biol 194(2):235-45.

Dolan L, Linstead P, Kidner C, et al. (1998) Cell fate in plants. Lessons from the Arabidopsis root. Symp Soc Exp Biol 51:11-7.