Epernicus: Eduard Kejnovsky

Eduard Kejnovsky

Positions:
Senior Scientist

Laboratory of Plant Developmental Genetics

Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Associate Professor

Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
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Research:
We study the dynamics of transposable elements with respect to the sex chromosomes in plants (Silene latifolia, Rumex acetosa) with special focus on the non-recombining Y chromosome.

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Eduard Kejnovsky's Publications (22)

Contrasting evolutionary dynamics between angiosperm and mammalian genomes.
Kejnovsky E, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR

Trends in ecology & evolution (Personal edition). 2009 Oct;24(10):572-82
The role of repetitive DNA in structure and evolution of sex chromosomes in plants.
Kejnovsky E, Hobza R, Cermak T, Kubat Z, Vyskot B

Heredity. 2009 Jun;102(6):533-41
Accumulation of Y-specific satellite DNAs during the evolution of Rumex acetosa sex chromosomes.
Mariotti B, Manzano S, Kejnovský E, Vyskot B, Jamilena M

Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG. 2009 Mar;281(3):249-59
Microsatellite accumulation on the Y chromosome in Silene latifolia.
Kubat Z, Hobza R, Vyskot B, Kejnovsky E

Genome / National Research Council Canada = Génome / Conseil national de recherches Canada. 2008 May;51(5):350-6
Evidence for degeneration of the Y chromosome in the dioecious plant Silene latifolia.
Marais GA, Nicolas M, Bergero R, Chambrier P, Kejnovsky E, Monéger F, Hobza R, Widmer A, Charlesworth D

Current biology : CB. 2008 Apr 8;18(7):545-9
Survey of repetitive sequences in Silene latifolia with respect to their distribution on sex chromosomes.
Cermak T, Kubat Z, Hobza R, Koblizkova A, Widmer A, Macas J, Vyskot B, Kejnovsky E

Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology. 2008;16(7):961-76
The role of chromosomal rearrangements in the evolution of Silene latifolia sex chromosomes.
Hobza R, Kejnovsky E, Vyskot B, Widmer A

Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG. 2007 Dec;278(6):633-8
High intrachromosomal similarity of retrotransposon long terminal repeats: evidence for homogenization by gene conversion on plant sex chromosomes?
Kejnovsky E, Hobza R, Kubat Z, Widmer A, Marais GA, Vyskot B

Gene. 2007 Apr 1;390(1-2):92-7
An accumulation of tandem DNA repeats on the Y chromosome in Silene latifolia during early stages of sex chromosome evolution.
Hobza R, Lengerova M, Svoboda J, Kubekova H, Kejnovsky E, Vyskot B

Chromosoma. 2006 Oct;115(5):376-82
Retand: a novel family of gypsy-like retrotransposons harboring an amplified tandem repeat.
Kejnovsky E, Kubat Z, Macas J, Hobza R, Mracek J, Vyskot B

Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG. 2006 Sep;276(3):254-63
Accumulation of chloroplast DNA sequences on the Y chromosome of Silene latifolia.
Kejnovsky E, Kubat Z, Hobza R, Lengerova M, Sato S, Tabata S, Fukui K, Matsunaga S, Vyskot B

Genetica. 2006 Sep-Nov;128(1-3):167-75
An anther- and petal-specific gene SlMF1 is a multicopy gene with homologous sequences on sex chromosomes.
Matsunaga S, Lebel-Hardenack S, Kejnovsky E, Vyskot B, Grant SR, Kawano S

Genes & genetic systems. 2005 Dec;80(6):395-401
Factors influencing resistance of UV-irradiated DNA to the restriction endonuclease cleavage.
Kejnovský E, Nejedlý K, Kypr J

International journal of biological macromolecules. 2004 Jun;34(3):213-22
Multicolor FISH mapping of the dioecious model plant, Silene latifolia.
Lengerova M, Kejnovsky E, Hobza R, Macas J, Grant SR, Vyskot B

TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik. 2004 May;108(7):1193-9
Duplicative transfer of a MADS box gene to a plant Y chromosome.
Matsunaga S, Isono E, Kejnovsky E, Vyskot B, Dolezel J, Kawano S, Charlesworth D

Molecular biology and evolution. 2003 Jul;20(7):1062-9
DNA methylation analysis of a male reproductive organ specific gene (MROS1) during pollen development.
Janousek B, Matsunaga S, Kejnovsky E, Ziuvova J, Vyskot B

Genome / National Research Council Canada = Génome / Conseil national de recherches Canada. 2002 Oct;45(5):930-8
Localization of male-specifically expressed MROS genes of Silene latifolia by PCR on flow-sorted sex chromosomes and autosomes.
Kejnovský E, Vrána J, Matsunaga S, Soucek P, Siroký J, Dolezel J, Vyskot B

Genetics. 2001 Jul;158(3):1269-77
Heterogeneity of rDNA distribution and genome size in Silene spp.
Siroký J, Lysák MA, Dolezel J, Kejnovský E, Vyskot B

Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology. 2001;9(5):387-93
Millimolar concentrations of zinc and other metal cations cause sedimentation of DNA.
Kejnovsky E, Kypr J

Nucleic acids research. 1998 Dec 1;26(23):5295-9
DNA extraction by zinc.
Kejnovský E, Kypr J

Nucleic acids research. 1997 May 1;25(9):1870-1
UV light-induced crosslinking of short DNA duplex strands: nucleotide sequence preferences and a prominent role of the duplex ends.
Kovanda J, Kejnovský E, Arnold L, Kypr J

Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics. 1996 Aug;14(1):57-65
Tris buffer protects DNA backbone against breakage upon irradiation with ultraviolet light.
Kejnovský E, Kypr J

General physiology and biophysics. 1993 Aug;12(4):317-24

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Eduard Kejnovsky

Senior Scientist

Associate Professor

We study the dynamics of transposable elements with respect to the sex chromosomes in plants (Silene latifolia, Rumex acetosa) with special focus on the non-recombining Y chromosome.

Eduard Kejnovsky's Genealogy

Eduard Kejnovsky's Publications (22)