Thomas D Petes

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1 Chromosomal translocations in yeast induced by low levels of DNA polymerase a model for chromosome fragile sites. Cell 2005 3.74
2 The pattern of gene amplification is determined by the chromosomal location of hairpin-capped breaks. Cell 2006 2.92
3 Double-strand breaks associated with repetitive DNA can reshape the genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 2.28
4 Genome structure of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain widely used in bioethanol production. Genome Res 2009 1.94
5 Inositol diphosphate signaling regulates telomere length. J Biol Chem 2004 1.85
6 Inverted DNA repeats channel repair of distant double-strand breaks into chromatid fusions and chromosomal rearrangements. Mol Cell Biol 2007 1.75
7 Variation in efficiency of DNA mismatch repair at different sites in the yeast genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.71
8 Recombination between retrotransposons as a source of chromosome rearrangements in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DNA Repair (Amst) 2006 1.67
9 A fine-structure map of spontaneous mitotic crossovers in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genet 2009 1.61
10 Regulation of genome stability by TEL1 and MEC1, yeast homologs of the mammalian ATM and ATR genes. Genetics 2002 1.51
11 Selection and analysis of spontaneous reciprocal mitotic cross-overs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 1.47
12 Loss of a histone deacetylase dramatically alters the genomic distribution of Spo11p-catalyzed DNA breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 1.46
13 Chromosome fragility at GAA tracts in yeast depends on repeat orientation and requires mismatch repair. EMBO J 2008 1.40
14 The histone methylase Set2p and the histone deacetylase Rpd3p repress meiotic recombination at the HIS4 meiotic recombination hotspot in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008 1.38
15 Genetic regulation of telomere-telomere fusions in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 1.37
16 Patterns of heteroduplex formation associated with the initiation of meiotic recombination in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2003 1.36
17 Meiotic chromosome segregation in triploid strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2010 1.33
18 Global analysis of the relationship between the binding of the Bas1p transcription factor and meiosis-specific double-strand DNA breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2006 1.33
19 High-resolution genome-wide analysis of irradiated (UV and γ-rays) diploid yeast cells reveals a high frequency of genomic loss of heterozygosity (LOH) events. Genetics 2012 1.19
20 From the Cover: mitotic gene conversion events induced in G1-synchronized yeast cells by gamma rays are similar to spontaneous conversion events. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.14
21 High-resolution mapping of spontaneous mitotic recombination hotspots on the 1.1 Mb arm of yeast chromosome IV. PLoS Genet 2013 1.12
22 The compact chromatin structure of a Ty repeated sequence suppresses recombination hotspot activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell 2004 1.08
23 Caenorhabditis elegans DNA mismatch repair gene msh-2 is required for microsatellite stability and maintenance of genome integrity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.08
24 Friedreich's ataxia (GAA)n•(TTC)n repeats strongly stimulate mitotic crossovers in Saccharomyces cerevisae. PLoS Genet 2011 1.06
25 Reduced levels of DNA polymerase delta induce chromosome fragile site instability in yeast. Mol Cell Biol 2008 1.06
26 Chromosome rearrangements and aneuploidy in yeast strains lacking both Tel1p and Mec1p reflect deficiencies in two different mechanisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.05
27 Genome-wide high-resolution mapping of UV-induced mitotic recombination events in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genet 2013 1.04
28 High rates of "unselected" aneuploidy and chromosome rearrangements in tel1 mec1 haploid yeast strains. Genetics 2008 1.00
29 Low levels of DNA polymerase alpha induce mitotic and meiotic instability in the ribosomal DNA gene cluster of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genet 2008 1.00
30 Amino acid changes in Xrs2p, Dun1p, and Rfa2p that remove the preferred targets of the ATM family of protein kinases do not affect DNA repair or telomere length in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DNA Repair (Amst) 2003 1.00
31 Gene copy-number variation in haploid and diploid strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2013 0.98
32 Alleles of the yeast Pms1 mismatch-repair gene that differentially affect recombination- and replication-related processes. Genetics 2002 0.97
33 Analysis of the proteins involved in the in vivo repair of base-base mismatches and four-base loops formed during meiotic recombination in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2006 0.94
34 Ninety-six haploid yeast strains with individual disruptions of open reading frames between YOR097C and YOR192C, constructed for the Saccharomyces genome deletion project, have an additional mutation in the mismatch repair gene MSH3. Genetics 2007 0.93
35 Chronic oxidative DNA damage due to DNA repair defects causes chromosomal instability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2008 0.92
36 Genome rearrangements caused by interstitial telomeric sequences in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.91
37 Role of proliferating cell nuclear antigen interactions in the mismatch repair-dependent processing of mitotic and meiotic recombination intermediates in yeast. Genetics 2008 0.91
38 Chromosome aberrations resulting from double-strand DNA breaks at a naturally occurring yeast fragile site composed of inverted ty elements are independent of Mre11p and Sae2p. Genetics 2009 0.89
39 Genomic deletions and point mutations induced in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the trinucleotide repeats (GAA·TTC) associated with Friedreich's ataxia. DNA Repair (Amst) 2012 0.83
40 Nonrandom distribution of interhomolog recombination events induced by breakage of a dicentric chromosome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2013 0.83
41 Haploidization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by a deficiency in homologous recombination. Genetics 2012 0.80
42 Reciprocal uniparental disomy in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 0.79