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Craig S. Pikaard

Howard Hughes Medical Institute · US
Area of research
Plant Science · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, and RNA modifications and cancer.
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69
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17,334
works
201
NIH funding
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Recent publications

A narrow range of transcript-error rates across the Tree of Life
Science Advances 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Sequence and epigenetic landscapes of active and silent nucleolus organizer regions in <i>Arabidopsis</i>
Science Advances 2023cited by 33position: lastdoi
Reaching for the off switch in nucleolar dominance
The Plant Journal 2023cited by 14position: firstdoi
Beyond transcription: compelling open questions in plant RNA biology
The Plant Cell 2022cited by 23position: lastdoi
Structure and RNA template requirements of <i>Arabidopsis</i> RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 39position: lastdoi
Targeted Enrichment of rRNA Gene Tandem Arrays for Ultra-Long Sequencing by Selective Restriction Endonuclease Digestion
Frontiers in Plant Science 2021cited by 8position: lastdoi
Reaction Mechanisms of Pol IV, RDR2, and DCL3 Drive RNA Channeling in the siRNA-Directed DNA Methylation Pathway
Molecular Cell 2019cited by 133position: lastdoi
The NRPD1 N-terminus contains a Pol IV-specific motif that is critical for genome surveillance in Arabidopsis
Nucleic Acids Research 2019cited by 18position: middledoi
The Pol IV largest subunit CTD quantitatively affects siRNA levels guiding RNA-directed DNA methylation
Nucleic Acids Research 2019cited by 8position: lastdoi
Analysis of siRNA Precursors Generated by RNA Polymerase IV and RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase 2 in Arabidopsis
Methods in molecular biology 2019cited by 2position: lastdoi
Hybrid incompatibility caused by an epiallele
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 56position: lastdoi
Functional Dissection of the Pol V Largest Subunit CTD in RNA-Directed DNA Methylation
Cell Reports 2017cited by 33position: lastdoi
Catalytic properties of RNA polymerases IV and V: accuracy, nucleotide incorporation and rNTP/dNTP discrimination
Nucleic Acids Research 2017cited by 32position: lastdoi
The RNAs of RNA-directed DNA methylation
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 2016cited by 152position: lastdoi
Identification of Nucleolus-Associated Chromatin Domains Reveals a Role for the Nucleolus in 3D Organization of the A. thaliana Genome
Cell Reports 2016cited by 142position: middledoi
Selective nucleolus organizer inactivation in <i>Arabidopsis</i> is a chromosome position-effect phenomenon
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2016cited by 64position: lastdoi
Identification of Pol IV and RDR2-dependent precursors of 24 nt siRNAs guiding de novo DNA methylation in Arabidopsis
eLife 2015cited by 277position: lastdoi
50 years of Arabidopsis research: highlights and future directions
New Phytologist 2015cited by 228position: middledoi
Subunit compositions of Arabidopsis RNA polymerases I and III reveal Pol I- and Pol III-specific forms of the AC40 subunit and alternative forms of the C53 subunit
Nucleic Acids Research 2015cited by 30position: lastdoi
A Two-Step Process for Epigenetic Inheritance in Arabidopsis
Molecular Cell 2014cited by 107position: lastdoi
Functional Diversification of Maize RNA Polymerase IV and V Subtypes via Alternative Catalytic Subunits
Cell Reports 2014cited by 83position: lastdoi
Plant Multisubunit RNA Polymerases IV and V
Nucleic acids and molecular biology 2013cited by 12position: lastdoi
Methylating the DNA of the Most Repressed: Special Access Required
Molecular Cell 2013cited by 10position: firstdoi
In Vitro Transcription Activities of Pol IV, Pol V, and RDR2 Reveal Coupling of Pol IV and RDR2 for dsRNA Synthesis in Plant RNA Silencing
Molecular Cell 2012cited by 212position: lastdoi
Functional Consequences of Subunit Diversity in RNA Polymerases II and V
Cell Reports 2012cited by 40position: lastdoi

Grants

CONFERENCE: 2011 Epigenetics Gordon Research Conference
NSF1125111$8,0002011–2012PIRePORTER
Control of Nucleolar Dominance in Arabidopsis
NSF9617471$253,0001997–2001PIRePORTER
U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Coordination of rRNA Gene Transcription and Pre-rRNA Processing in Higher Plants
NSF9603265$15,0001997–2000PIRePORTER
1997 International Symposium: "The Ribosome-Its Nucleolar Synthesis and Structure" to be held in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, August 16-20, 1997.
NSF9725106$3,3001997–1998PIRePORTER
Control of Ribosomal Gene Transcription in Plants
NSF9018428$416,0661991–1995PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Todd Blevins · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique6 papers (2012–2019)Jeremy R. Haag · Washington University in St. Louis6 papers (2012–2019)Frédéric Pontvianne · Indiana University Bloomington5 papers (2014–2017)Jasleen Singh · University of California, Los Angeles5 papers (2017–2021)Thomas S. Ream · University of New Mexico4 papers (2012–2015)Anastasia McKinlay · Howard Hughes Medical Institute4 papers (2017–2023)Michelle Marasco · Howard Hughes Medical Institute4 papers (2012–2025)Jered M. Wendte · Virginia Commonwealth University3 papers (2016–2019)Ram Podicheti · Iowa State University3 papers (2014–2019)Vibhor Mishra · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital3 papers (2015–2021)Angela Norbeck · Pacific Northwest National Laboratory3 papers (2012–2015)Ljiljana Paša‐Tolić · Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory3 papers (2012–2015)Carrie Nicora · Pacific Northwest National Laboratory3 papers (2012–2015)Dalen Fultz · Howard Hughes Medical Institute3 papers (2021–2023) · 2 papers (2017–2019)Olga Pontes · University of New Mexico2 papers (2017–2019)Ramya Enganti · University of Tennessee at Knoxville2 papers (2023–2023)Michael Lynch · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2 papers (2017–2025)Chinmayi Chandrasekhara · Indiana University Bloomington2 papers (2014–2023)Doug Rusch · Indiana University2 papers (2014–2015)