A natural mutation-led truncation in one of the two aluminum-activated malate transporter-like genes at the Ma locus is associated with low fruit acidity in apple

Yang Bai, Laura Dougherty, Mingjun Li, +3

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

BiologyPlant BiologyMa LocusNatural SciencesGenetics +10

Apple ALMT9 Requires a Conserved C-Terminal Domain for Malate Transport Underlying Fruit Acidity

Chunlong Li, Laura Dougherty, Alison Coluccio, +7

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Uncovering co-expression gene network modules regulating fruit acidity in diverse apples

Yang Bai, Laura Dougherty, Lailiang Cheng, +2

BMC Genomics

Towards an improved apple reference transcriptome using RNA-seq

Yang Bai, Laura Dougherty, Kenong Xu

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

GeneticsRna BiologyImproved Apple ReferenceTranscriptomics TechnologyGenomics +5

Exploring DNA variant segregation types in pooled genome sequencing enables effective mapping of weeping trait in Malus

Laura Dougherty, Raksha Singh, Susan J. Brown, +2

Journal of Experimental Botany

Enables Effective MappingComparative GenomicsGeneticsMolecular GeneticsGenomics +17

A co-expression gene network associated with developmental regulation of apple fruit acidity

Yang Bai, Laura Dougherty, Lailiang Cheng, +1

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Plant Molecular BiologyDevelopmental BiologyCo-expression Gene NetworkGeneticsApple Fruit Acidity +8

Assessing the allelotypic effect of two aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid synthase-encoding genes MdACS1 and MdACS3a on fruit ethylene production and softening in Malus

Laura Dougherty, Yuandi Zhu, Kenong Xu

Horticulture Research

EngineeringBotanyGeneticsMolecular BiologyFruit Ethylene Production +14

Phenotypic Evaluation of Fire Blight Outbreak in the USDA Malus Collection

Laura Dougherty, Anna Wallis, Kerik D. Cox, +2

Agronomy

BiologyFire Blight SusceptibilityFire Blight OutbreakNatural SciencesMedicine +12

Probing Interdomain Linkers and Protein Supertertiary Structure In Vitro and in Live Cells with Fluorescent Protein Resonance Energy Transfer

Sujit Basak, Nabanita Saikia, Laura Dougherty, +7

Journal of Molecular Biology

Conformational DynamicsProteinlipid InteractionProtein AssemblyInterdomain LinkersMolecular Biology +18

Alternative Splicing Underpins the ALMT9 Transporter Function for Vacuolar Malic Acid Accumulation in Apple

Chunlong Li, Srinivasan Krishnan, Mengxia Zhang, +7

Advanced Science