Publications
Publications:
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
15. Ming, R., A. Bendahmane, S. S. Renner 2011. Sex chromosomes in land plants. Annual Review of Plant Biology 62:485-514.
14. Gschwend, A.R., P. Moore, Q. Yu, C. Saski, C. Chen, J. Wang, J.-K. Na, R. Ming. 2011. Construction of papaya male and female BAC libraries and application in physical mapping of the sex chromosomes. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology doi:10.1155/2011/929472.
13. Wu, X., J. Wang, J.-K. Na, Q. Yu, R. C. Moore, F. Zee, S. C. Huber, R. Ming. 2010. The Origin of the non-recombining region of sex chromosomes in Carica and Vasconcellea. The Plant Journal 63:801-810.
12. Zhang, W., Wai, C.M., Ming, R., Yu, Q., and Jiang, J. 2010. Integration of genetic and cytological maps and development of a pachytene chromosome-based karyotype in papaya. Tropical Plant Biology 3:166-170.
11. Wai, C.M., Ming. R., Moore, P.H., Paull, R.E., Yu, Q. 2010. Development of chromosome-specific cytogenetic markers and merging of broken linkage groups in papaya. Tropical Plant Biology 3:171-181.
10. Ming, R.*, S. Hou*, Y. Feng*, Q. Yu*, A. Dionne-Laporte, J. H. Saw, P. Senin, W. Wang, B. V. Ly, K. L. T. Lewis, S. L. Salzberg, L. Feng, M. R. Jones, R. L. Skelton, J. E. Murray, C. Chen, W. Qian, J. Shen, P. Du, M. Eustice, E. Tong, H. Tang, E. Lyons, R. E. Paull, T. P. Michael, K. Wall, D. Rice, H. Albert, M.-L. Wang, Y. J. Zhu, M. Schatz, N. Nagarajan, R. Acob, P. Guan, A. Blas, C. M. Wai, C. M. Ackerman, Y. Ren, C. Liu, J. Wang, J. Wang, J.-K. Na, E. V. Shakirov, B. Haas, J. Thimmapuram, D. Nelson, X. Wang, J. E. Bowers, A. R. Gschwend, A. L. Delcher, R. Singh, J. Y. Suzuki, S. Tripathi, K. Neupane, H. Wei, B. Irikura, M. Paidi, N. Jiang, W. Zhang, G. Presting, A. Windsor, R. Navajas-Pérez, M. J. Torres, F. A. Feltus, B. Porter, Y. Li, A. M. Burroughs, M.-C. Luo, L. Liu, D. A. Christopher, S. M. Mount, P. H. Moore, T. Sugimura, J. Jiang, M. A. Schuler, V. Friedman, T. Mitchell-Olds, D. E. Shippen, C. W. dePamphilis, J. D. Palmer, M. Freeling, A. H. Paterson, D. Gonsalves, L. Wang, M. Alam. 2008. The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus). Nature 452:991-996. (*Equal contribution) (Cover article).
9. Tang, H., J. E. Bowers, X. Wang, R. Ming, M. Alam, A. H. Paterson. 2008. Synteny and colinearity in plant genomes.
Science 320:486-488.
8. Yu, Q., S. Hou, F.A. Feltus, M. R. Jones, J. Murray, O. Veatch, C. Lemke, J.H. Saw, R.C. Moore, J. Thimmapuram, L.
Liu, P.H. Moore, M. Alam, J. Jiang, A. H. Paterson, R. Ming. 2008a. Low X/Y divergence in four pairs of papaya
sex-liked genes. Plant J. 53:124-132 (Cover article).
7. Yu, Q., R. Navajas-Pérez, E. Tong, J. Robertson, P. H. Moore, A. H. Paterson, R. Ming. 2008b. Recent origin of
dioecious and gynodioecious Y chromosomes in papaya. Topical Plant Biology 1:49-57.
6. Zhang, W.L., Lee, H.-R., Koo, D.-H., and Jiang, J. (2008) Epigenetic modification of centromeric chromatin:
Hypomethylation of DNA sequences in the CENH3-associated chromatin in Arabidopsis thaliana and maize. Plant
Cell 20: 25-34.
5. Zhang, W., Wang, X., Yu, Q., Ming, R., and Jiang, J. 2008. DNA methylation and heterochromatinization in the male-
specific region of the primitive Y chromosome of papaya. Genome Research 18:1938-1943 (Cover article).
4. Yu, Q., S. Hou, R. Hobza, F.A. Feltus, X. Wang, W. Jin, R.L. Skelton, A. Blas, C. Lemke, J. H. Saw, P. H. Moore, M. Alam, J. Jiang, A. H. Paterson, B. Vyskot, R. Ming. 2007. Chromosomal location and gene paucity of the male specific region on papaya Y chromosome. Mol. Genet. Genomics 278:177-185.
3. Ming, R., Q. Yu, P.H. Moore. 2007. Sex determination in papaya. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 18:401-408.
2. Ming, R., P.H. Moore. 2007. Genomics of sex chromosomes. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 10:123-130.
1. Ming, R., J. Wang, P.H. Moore, A.H. Paterson. 2007. Sex chromosomes in flowering plants. American Journal of Botany. 94:141-150 (Cover article).
Book Chapters
2. Gschwend, A.R., R. Ming. 2011 Papaya sex chromosomes. In: Rafael Navajas Pérez (ed.): New Insights on Plant sex chromosomes. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, New York.
1. Wai, C.M., J. Han, R. Singh, R. Aryal, M.-L. Wang, R. Ming. 2011 Analyzing the papaya genome. In: Karen Nelson (ed.): Genomics and the Developing World. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany.
Presentations
34. Ming, R. (2011). Evolution of sex chromosomes in papaya and relatives. XVIII International Botanical Congress, Brassicales comparative evoution, development and genomics symposium, Melbourne, Australia. July 23 - 30.
33. Ming, R. (2011). Papaya sex chromosomes. The 18th Penn State Plant Biology Symposium. Penn State University, State College, PA. May 18 - 21.
32. Ming, R. (2011). Assembly of papaya sex chromosomes. NSF workshop "The Future of Plant Genome Sequencing and Analysis", Cold Spring Harbor, NY. May 18-20.
31. Ming, R. (2011). Genomics of papaya sex chromosomes. The 9th Plant Genomics European Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey. May 3 - 7.
30. Ming, R. (2011). The draft genome of transgenic papaya. Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China. April 26.
29. Ming, R. (2011). Genomics of papaya sex chromosomes. Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences. Fuzhou, China. April 21.
28. Wang, J. (2011). Papaya sex chromosomes. International Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination Workshop. San Diego, CA. Jan 15-19.
27. Ming, R. (2010). The draft genome of transgenic papaya. REDBIO: Latin America Biotch Meeting", Guadalajara, Mexico. Nov. 2 - 6.
26. Ming, R. (2010). Genomics of papaya sex chromosomes. International Symposium on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Fruit Tree, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Oct 17 - 23.
25. Ming, R. (2010). Papaya sex chromosomes. Plant Genomics Research Unit (URGV), The National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Evry, France. April 30.
24. Ming, R. (2010). The evolution of genome size and sex chromosomes in papaya and related species. International Plant and Animal Genome XVIII Conference, Genome size aevolution Workshop. San Diego, CA. Jan 9-13.
23. Ming, R. (2009). 2009. The evolution of sex chromosomes in papaya. Dec. 11, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Dec. 11.
22. Ming, R. (2009). Papaya genomics. The 9th International Plant Molecular Biology Congress, St. Louis, MO. Oct. 25-30.
21. Ming, R. (2009). The evolution of sex chromosomes in papaya. The 2nd Symposium of Brazilian Plant Molecular Genetics. Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mar. 31 – Apr. 3.
20. Ming, R. (2009). The draft genome of the transgenic papaya. PMPB seminar series, UIUC, Urbana, IL. Feb. 11.
19. Ming, R. (2009). The draft genome of the transgenic papaya. International Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference, Comparative Genomics Workshop. San Diego, CA. Jan 10-14.
18. Yu, Q. (2009). The autosomal origin of papaya sex chromosomes. International Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference, San Diego, CA. Jan 10-14.
17. Ming, R. (2008). Papaya Genomics. Tropical Fruits in Human Nutrition and Health Conference. Couran Cove Island Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Nov. 8-11.
16. Wu, X., J. Wang, J.-K. Na, Q. Yu, F. Zee, S. C. Huber, R. Ming. (2008). Speciation and the Origin of Sex Chromosomes in Carica and Vasconcellea. Poster presentation at the Plant Biology 2008 meeting. Merida, Mexico. Jun. 26 - Jul. 1.
15. Ming, R. (2008). Recent origin of dioecious and gynodioecious Y chromosomes in papaya. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University. Wooster, OH. May 23.
14. Ming, R. (2008). Recent origin of dioecious and gynodioecious Y chromosomes in papaya. Illinois State University. Normal, IL. Mar. 6.
13. Ming, R. (2008). Recent origin of dioecious and gynodioecious Y chromosomes in papaya. International Plant and Animal Genome XIV Conference, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination Workshop. San Diego, CA. Jan 12-16.
12. Ming, R. (2007). The genome of the transgenic papaya. University of Hawaii. Honolulu, HI. Nov. 16.
11. Yu, Q., Hou, S., Feltus, F.A., Moore, R.C., Moore, P.H., Alam, M., Jiang, J., Paterson, A.H., Ming, R. (2007). The papaya Y chromosome evolved recently and shows gene paucity and DNA sequence expansion. Poster presentation at the International Plant & Animal Genomes XV Conference. San Diego, CA. Jan. 13-17.
10. Yu, Q., Hou, S., Feltus, F.A., Moore, R.C., Moore, P.H., Alam, M., Jiang, J., Paterson, A.H., Ming, R. (2007). Recent origin of the papaya sex chromosomes. Poster presentation at the Plant Genome meeting. Cold Spring Harbor, New York, NY. Mar. 15-18.
9. Ming, R. (2006). Towards cloning of sex determination gene in papaya. Hawaii Papaya Industry Association Annual Conference. Honolulu, HI. Sep. 22-23.
8. Yu, Q., Moore, P.H., Hou, S., Jiang, J., Paterson, A.H., Vyskot, B., Ming, R. (2006). Autosomal degeneration as the process for the evolution of a primitive Y chromosome in papaya. Poster presentation at the ISPMB 2006 Conference, Adelaide, Australia. August 20-25.
7. Yu, Q., P.H. Moore, R.L. Skelton, A. Blas, R. Ming. (2006). Irradiation-derived sex reversal mutants for cloning sex determination genes in papaya. Poster presentation at the ISPMB 2006 Conference, Adelaide, Australia. August 20-25, 2006.
6. Ming, R. (2006). Genomic analysis of the primitive Y chromosome in papaya. Division of Biological Science, University of Missouri. Columbia, MO. April 24.
5. Ming, R. (2006). Evolutionary origin of the primitive sex chromosomes in papaya. IB 513/CPSC 598 Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Urbana, IL. April 19.
4. Ming, R. (2006). The evolution of primitive sex chromosomes in papaya. Center for Plant Cell Biology at UC Riverside. Riverside, CA. Jan. 17.
3. Ming, R. (2006). The evolution of sex chromosomes in papaya. International Plant and Animal Genome XII Conference, Plant Reproductive Biology Workshop. San Diego, CA. Jan 14-18.
2. Ming, R. (2005). Genomic analysis of the primitive Y chromosome in papaya. Department of Botany, Miami University. Miami, OH. Nov. 17.
1. Yu, Q., Moore, P.H., Alam, M., Jiang, J., Paterson, A.H., Vyskot, B., Ming, R. (2005). The role of the centromere in the evolution of the primitive Y chromosome in papaya. Poster presentation at the Plant Genetics meeting. Snowbird, Utah, Oct. 12-16.
Organized Workshops
4. Ray Ming and Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination workshop, International Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference, Jan. 15 – 19, 2011, San Diego, CA.
3. Ray Ming and Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination workshop, International Plant and Animal Genome XVIII Conference, Jan. 9 – 13, 2010, San Diego, CA.
2. Ray Ming and Ioan Negrutia, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination workshop, International Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference, Jan. 10 – 14, 2009, San Diego, CA.
1. Ray Ming and Ioan Negrutia, Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination workshop, International Plant and Animal Genome XVI Conference, Jan. 12 – 16, 2008, San Diego, CA.