{"id":1383,"date":"2013-07-25T23:12:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philippelanglois.com\/chaire_dev_2\/?page_id=1383"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:52:06","slug":"publications-john-mackay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.genomiqueforestiere.chaire.ulaval.ca\/?page_id=1383","title":{"rendered":"Publications – John MacKay"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pavy, N., S. G\u00e9rardi, J. Prunier, P. Rigault, J. Laroche, G. Daigle, B. Boyle, J. Mackay<\/strong>\u00a0& J. Bousquet. <\/strong>2025.\u00a0Contrasting transcriptome-wide SNP diversity and adaptive molecular variation among conifers<\/a>. Frontiers in Plant Science 16: 1500759 (17p.).<\/p>\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hung, T.-H., E.T.Y. Wu, P. Zeltins, A. Jansons, A. Ullah, N. Erbilgin, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, I. Birol, S. Clegg & J.J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2024. Long-insert sequence capture detects high copy numbers in the defence beta-glucosidase gene \u03b2<\/em>glu-1<\/em> with large variations in Picea glauca<\/em> but not Picea abies<\/em><\/a>. BMC Genomics. 25: 118 (16p.).<\/em><\/p>\n

Tumas, H., J.J. Ilska, S. G\u00e9rardi, J. Laroche, S. A’Hara, B. Boyle, M. Janes, P. McLean, G. Lopez, S.J. Lee, J. Cottrell, G. Gorjanc, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, J.A. Woolliams & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2024. High-density genetic linkage mapping in Sitka spruce advances the integration of genomic resources in conifers<\/a>. G3 \u2013 Genes Genomes Genetics 14(4): jkae020 (14p.).<\/p>\n

Woudstra, Y., H. Tumas, C. van Gherlder, T.-H. Hung, J.J. Ilska, S. G\u00e9rardi, S. A\u2019Hara, P. McLean, J. Cottrell, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, I. Birol, J.A. Wooliams & J.J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2024.\u00a0<\/strong>Conifers concentrate large numbers of NLR immune receptor genes on one chromosome<\/a>. Genome Biology and Evolution 16: evae113 (15p.).<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depardieu, C., S. G\u00e9rardi, S. Nadeau, G. Parent, J. Mackay<\/strong>, P. Lenz<\/strong>, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & N. Isabel<\/strong>. 2021. Connecting tree-ring phenotypes, association genomics, and transcriptomics to decipher the genomic architecture of drought tolerance in a widespread conifer<\/a>. Molecular Ecology 30: 3898-3917 (this article was elected for the cover page of the August 2021 issue of the journal, and was also the subject of an editorial comment on pages 3893-95 of the same issue).<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parent, G., C. M\u00e9ndez-Espinoza, I. Gigu\u00e8re, M. Mageroy, M. Charest, E. Bauce, J. Bohlmann & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2020. Hydroxyacetophenone defenses in white spruce against spruce budworm<\/a><\/span>. Evolutionary Applications 13: 62-75.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Van Ghelder, C., G.J. Parent, P. Rigault, J. Prunier, I. Gigu\u00e8re, S. Caron, J. Stival Sena, A. Deslauriers,\u00a0J. Bousquet<\/strong>, D. Esmenjaud &\u00a0J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2019.\u00a0The large repertoire of conifer NLR resistance genes includes drought responsive and highly diversified RNLs<\/u><\/a>. Scientifc Reports. 9: 11614 (13p.).<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lamara, M., G.J. Parent, I. Gigu\u00e8re, J. Beaulieu<\/strong>, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2018. Association genetics of acetophenone defence against spruce budworm in mature white spruce.<\/span><\/u><\/a> BMC Plant Biology 18: 231 (15p.).<\/p>\n

Prunier, J., I. Gigu\u00e8re, N. Ryan, R. Guy, R. Soolanayakanahally,\u00a0N. Isabel<\/strong>,\u00a0J. MacKay<\/strong>\u00a0&\u00a0I. Porth<\/strong>. 2018.\u00a0Gene copy number variations involved in balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera<\/em>\u00a0L.) adaptive variations<\/u><\/a>. Molecular Ecology 28: 1476-1490.<\/p>\n

Stival Sena, J., I. Gigu\u00e8re, P. Rigault,\u00a0J. Bousquet<\/strong>\u00a0&\u00a0J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2018.\u00a0Expansion of the dehydrin family in the Pinaceae is associated with considerable structural diversity and drought-responsive expression<\/u><\/a>. Tree Physiology\u00a038: 442-456.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prunier, J., S. Caron, M. Lamothe, S. Blais, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, N. Isabel<\/strong> & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2017. Gene copy number variations and adaptive evolution: the genomic architecture of gene CNVs revealed by genetic mapping and their adaptive role in a non domesticated species, white spruce. Molecular Ecology 26: 5989-6001.<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Godbout, J., L. Tremblay, C. Levasseur, P. Lavigne, A. Rainville, J. MacKay<\/strong>, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & N. Isabel<\/strong>. 2017. Development of a traceability system based on a SNP array for large-scale production of high-value white spruce (Picea glauca<\/em>)<\/span><\/u><\/a>. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 1264 (13p.).<\/p>\n

Prunier, J., S. Caron & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2017. CNVs into the wild: screening the genomes of conifer trees (Picea spp.<\/em>) reveals fewer gene copy number variations in hybrids and links to adaptation <\/span><\/u><\/a>.\u00a0BMC Genomics 18:97.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lamara, M., E. Raherison, P. Lenz<\/strong>, J. Beaulieu<\/strong>, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2016. Genetic architecture of wood properties based on association analysis and co-expression networks in white spruce.<\/u><\/a> New Phytologist 210: 240-255.<\/p>\n

Prunier J., J-P. Verta & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2016. Conifer genomics and adaptation: at the crossroads of genetic diversity and genome function. New Phytologist 209: 44-62.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mageroy, M.H., G. Parent, G. Germanos, I. Gigu\u00e8re, N. Delvas, H. Maaroufi, E. Bauce, J. Bohlmann & J.J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2015. Expression of the \u03b2-glucosidase gene Pg\u03b2glu-1<\/em> underpins natural resistance of white spruce against spruce budworm.<\/a> The Plant Journal 81:68-80.<\/p>\n

Prunier, J., G. Tessier, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2015. From genotypes to phenotypes: expression levels of genes encompassing adaptive SNPs in black spruce. Plant Cell Reports 34:\u00a02111-2125 (15p.).<\/p>\n

Raherison E.S., I. Gigu\u00e8re, S. Caron, M. Lamara & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2015.\u00a0Modular organization of the white spruce (Picea glauca<\/em>) transcriptome reveals functional organization and evolutionary signatures.<\/a> New Phytologist 207: 172-187.<\/p>\n

Warren R.L., C.I Keeling, M.M.\u00a0Yuen, A. Raymond, G.A. Taylor, B.P. Vandervalk, H. Mohamadi, D. Paulino, R.\u00a0Chiu, S.D. Jackman,\u00a0G. Robertson, C. Yang, M.\u00a0Hoffmann, D. Weigel, D.R. Nelson, C. Ritland, N. Isabel<\/strong>, B. Jaquish, A.\u00a0Yanchuk, J.\u00a0Bousquet<\/strong>, S.J. Jones, J.\u00a0MacKay<\/strong>, I.\u00a0Birol & J. Bohlmann. 2015. Improved white spruce (Picea glauca<\/em>) genome assemblies and annotation of large gene families of conifer terpenoid and phenolic defense metabolism. The Plant Journal 83: 189-212.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beaulieu, J.<\/strong>, T. Doerksen, S. Cl\u00e9ment, J. Mackay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2014. Accuracy of genomic selection models in a large population of open-pollinated families in white spruce. Heredity 113:343-352.<\/p>\n

Beaulieu, J.<\/strong>, T.K. Doerksen, J. MacKay<\/strong>, A. Rainville & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2014. Genomic selection accuracies within and between environments and small breeding groups in white spruce.<\/a> BMC Genomics 15:1048.<\/p>\n

Bomal, C., I. Duval, I. Gigu\u00e8re, \u00c9. Fortin, S. Caron, D. Stewart, B. Boyle, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong> & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2014. Opposite action of R2R3-MYBs from different subgroups on key genes of the shikimate and monolignol pathways in spruce.<\/a> Journal of Experimental Botany 65:495-508.<\/p>\n

De La Torre, A.R., I. Birol, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, P.K. Ingvarsson, S. Jansson, S.J.M. Jones, C.I. Keeling, J. MacKay<\/strong>, O. Nilsson, K. Ritland, N. Street, A. Yanchuk, P. Zerbe & J. Bohlmann. 2014. Insights into conifer giga-genomes. Plant Physiology 166: 1724-1732.<\/p>\n

Duval, I., D. Lachance, I. Gigu\u00e8re, C. Bomal, M.-J. Morency, G. Pelletier, B. Boyle, J.J. Mackay<\/strong> & A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>. 2014. Large-scale screening of transcription factor\u2013promoter interactions in spruce reveals a transcriptional network involved in vascular development. Journal of Experimental Botany 65:2319-2333.<\/p>\n

Lenz, P., M. Deslauriers, C.-H. Ung, J. MacKay<\/strong> & J. Beaulieu<\/strong>. 2014. What do ecological regions tell us about wood quality? A case study in eastern Canadian white spruce. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44:1383-1393.<\/p>\n

Stival Sena, J.,\u00a0I. Gigu\u00e8re,\u00a0B. Boyle,\u00a0P. Rigault,\u00a0I. Birol,\u00a0A. Zuccolo,\u00a0K. Ritland,\u00a0C. Ritland,\u00a0J. Bohlmann,\u00a0S. Jones,\u00a0J. Bousquet<\/strong>\u00a0&\u00a0J. MacKay<\/strong>.\u00a02014.\u00a0<\/strong>Evolution of gene structure in the conifer Picea glauca<\/em>: a comparative analysis of the impact of intron size.<\/a>\u00a0BMC Plant Biology 14:95 (16p.).<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beaulieu, J.<\/strong>, I. Gigu\u00e8re, M. Deslauriers, B. Boyle & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2013. Differential gene expression patterns in white spruce newly formed tissue on board the International Space Station. Advances in Space Research 52:760-772.<\/p>\n

Birol, I., A. Raymond, S.D. Jackman, S. Pleasance, R. Coope, G.A. Taylor, M.M. Saint Yuen, C.I. Keeling, D. Brand, B.P. Vandervalk, H. Kirk, P. Pandoh, R.A. Moore, Y. Zhao, A.J. Mungall, B. Jaquish, A. Yanchuk, C. Ritland, B. Boyle, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, K. Ritland, J. MacKay<\/strong>, J. Bohlmann & S.J.M. Jones. 2013. Assembling the 20 Gb white spruce (Picea glauca<\/i>) genome from whole-genome shotgun sequencing data<\/a>. Bioinformatics 29:1492-1497.<\/p>\n

Lenz, P., D. Auty, A. Achim, J. Beaulieu<\/strong> & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2013. Genetic improvement of white spruce mechanical wood traits \u2013 early screening by means of acoustic velocity.<\/a> Forests 4:575-594.<\/p>\n

Nystedt, B., N.R. Street, A. Wetterbom, A. Zuccolo, Y.-C. Lin, D.G. Scofield, F. Vezzi, N. Delhomme, S. Giacomello, A. Alexeyenko, R. Vicedomini, K. Sahlin, E. Sherwood, M. Elfstand, L. Gramzow, K. Holmberg, J. H\u00e4llman, O. Keech, L. Klasson, M. Koriabine, M. Kucukoglu, M. K\u00e4ller, J. Luthman, F. Lysholm, T. Niittyl\u00e4, \u00c5. Olson, N. Rilakovic, C. Ritland, J.A. Rossell\u00f3, J. Sena, T. Svensson, C. Talavera-L\u00f3pez, G. Thei\u00dfen, H. Tuominen, K.Vanneste, Z.-Q. Wu, B. Zhang, P. Zerbe, L. Arvestad, R. Bhalerao, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet<\/strong>, R. Garcia Gil, T.R. Hvidsten, P. de Jong, J. MacKay<\/strong>, M. Morgante, K. Ritland, B. Sundberg, S. Lee Thompson, Y. Van de Peer, B. Andersson, O. Nilsson, P.K. Ingvarsson, J. Lundeberg & S. Jansson. 2013. The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution.<\/a> Nature 497:579-584.<\/p>\n

Pavy, N., A. Desch\u00eanes, S. Blais, P. Lavigne, J. Beaulieu<\/strong>, N. Isabel<\/strong>, J. Mackay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2013. The landscape of nucleotide polymorphism among13,500 genes of the conifer Picea glauca<\/i>, relationships with functions and comparison with Medicago truncatula<\/i>.<\/a> Genome Biology and Evolution 5:1910-1925.<\/p>\n

Pavy, N., F. Gagnon, P. Rigault, S. Blais, A. Desch\u00eanes, B. Boyle, B. Pelgas, M. Deslauriers, S. Cl\u00e9ment, P. Lavigne, M. Lamothe, J.E.K. Cooke, J.P. Jaramillo-Correa, J. Beaulieu<\/strong>, N. Isabel<\/strong>, J. Mackay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2013. Development of high-density SNP genotyping arrays for white spruce (Picea glauca<\/em>) and transferability to subtropical and nordic congeners. Molecular Ecology Resources 13:324-336.<\/p>\n

Rutledge R.G., D. Stewart, S. Caron, C. Overton, B. Boyle, J. MacKay <\/strong>& K. Klimaszewska. 2013. Potential link between biotic defense activation and recalcitrance to induction of somatic embryogenesis in shoot primordia from adult trees of white spruce (Picea glauca<\/i>).<\/a> BMC Plant Biology 13:116 (17p.).<\/p>\n

Verta J.-P., C.R. Landry & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2013. Are long-lived trees poised for evolutionary change? Single locus effects in the evolution of gene expression networks in spruce. Molecular Ecology 22:2369-2379.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2012<\/h2>\n

Lenz, P., M. Bernier-Cardou, J. MacKay<\/strong> & J. Beaulieu<\/strong>. 2012. Can wood properties be predicted from the morphological traits of a tree? A canonical correlation study of plantation-grown white spruce. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 42:1518-1529.<\/p>\n

Mackay, J.<\/strong>, J.F.D. Dean, C. Plomion, D.G. Peterson, F.M. C\u00e1novas, N. Pavy, P.K. Ingvarsson,\u00a0 O. Savolainen, M.A. Guevara, S. Fluch, B. Vinceti, D. Abarca, C. D\u00edaz-Sala & M.-T. Cervera. 2012. Towards decoding the conifer giga-genome. Plant Molecular Biology 80:555-569.<\/p>\n

Raherison E., P. Rigault, S. Caron, P.-L. Poulin, B. Boyle, J.-P. Verta, I. Gigu\u00e8re, C. Bomal, J. Bohlmann & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2012. Transcriptome profiling in conifer trees and PiceaGenExpress database show patterns of diversification within gene families and interspecific conservation in vascular gene expression.<\/a> BMC Genomics\u00a0<\/strong>13:434 (16p.).<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2011<\/h1>\n

Beaulieu, J.<\/strong>, T. Doerksen, B. Boyle, S. Cl\u00e9ment, M. Deslauriers, S. Beauseigle, S. Blais, P.-L. Poulin, P. Lenz, S. Caron, P. Rigault, P. Bicho, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2011. Association genetics of wood physical traits in the conifer white spruce and relationships with gene expression. Genetics 188:197-214.<\/p>\n

Lenz, P., J. MacKay<\/strong>, A. Rainville, A. Cloutier & J. Beaulieu<\/strong>. 2011. The influence of cambial age on breeding for wood properties in Picea glauca<\/i>. Tree Genetics & Genomes 7:641-653.<\/p>\n

MacKay, J.<\/strong>, B. Boyle, W. El Kayal, M.-C. Namroud, T. Doerksen, J. Cooke, N. Isabel<\/strong>, J. Beaulieu<\/strong>, P. Rigault, P. Bicho & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2011. Gene mapping in white spruce (P. glauca<\/i>): QTL and association studies integrating population and expression data.<\/a> BMC Proceedings 5 (Suppl. 7):I6 (2p.).<\/p>\n

MacKay, J.<\/strong> & J.F.D. Dean. 2011. Chapter 8: Transcriptomics. In<\/i> Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Conifers (C. Plomion, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & C. Kole, Eds). Edenbridge Science Publishers & CRC Press, New York, pp. 323-357.<\/p>\n

Rigault, P., B. Boyle, P. Lepage, J.E.K. Cooke, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2011. A white spruce gene catalogue for conifer genome analyses.<\/a> Plant Physiology 157:14-28.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2010<\/h1>\n

Bedon, F., C. Bomal, S. Caron, C. Levasseur, B. Boyle, S.D. Mansfield, A. Schmidt, J. Gershenzon, J. Grima-Pettenati, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong> & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2010. Subgroup 4 R2R3-MYBs in conifer trees: gene family expansion and contribution to the isoprenoid- and flavonoid- oriented response.<\/a> Journal of Experimental Botany 61:3847-3864.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4t\u00e9, C.L., F. Boileau, V. Roy, M. Ouellet, C. Levasseur, M.-J. Morency, J.E.K. Cooke, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong> & J.J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2010. Gene family structure, expression and functional analysis of HD-Zip III genes in angiosperm and gymnosperm forest trees.<\/a> BMC Plant Biology 10:273 (17p.).<\/p>\n

Legay, S., P. Sivadon, A.-S. Biervacq, N. Pavy, A. Baghdady, L. Tremblay, C. Levasseur, N. Ladouce, C. Lapierre, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>, S. Hawkins, J. MacKay<\/strong> & J. Grima-Pettenati. 2010. EgMYB1<\/i>, an R2R3 MYB transcription factor from eucalyptus negatively regulates secondary cell wall formation in Arabidopsis<\/i> and poplar.<\/a> New Phytologist 188:774-786.<\/p>\n

Lenz, P., A. Cloutier, J. MacKay<\/strong> & J. Beaulieu<\/strong>. 2010. Genetic control of wood properties in Picea glauca<\/i> – an analysis of trends with cambial age. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40:703-715.<\/p>\n

Namroud, M.-C., C. Guillet-Claude, J. MacKay<\/strong>, N. Isabel<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2010. Molecular evolution of regulatory genes in spruces from different species and continents: heterogeneous patterns of linkage disequilibrium and selection but correlated recent demographic changes.<\/a> Journal of Molecular Evolution 70:371-386.<\/p>\n

Pitre, F., F. Lafarguette, B. Boyle, N. Pavy, S. Caron, N. Dallaire, P.-L. Poulin, M. Ouellet, M.-J. Morency, N. Wiebe, E. Ly Lim, A. Urbain, G. Mouille, J.E.K. Cooke & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2010. High nitrogen fertilization and stem leaning have overlapping effects on wood formation in poplar but invoke largely distinct molecular pathways. Tree Physiology 30:1273-1289.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2009<\/h1>\n

Bedon, F., C. Levasseur, J. Grima-Pettenati, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong> & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2009. Sequence analysis and functional characterization of the promoter of the Picea glauca Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase<\/i> gene in transgenic white spruce plants. Plant Cell Reports 28:787-800.<\/p>\n

Boyle, B., N. Dallaire & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2009. Evaluation of the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms and primer mismatches on quantitative PCR.<\/a> BMC Biotechnology 9:75 (15p.).<\/p>\n

Lev\u00e9e, V., I. Major, C. Levasseur, L. Tremblay, J. Mackay<\/strong> & A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>. 2009. Expression profiling and functional analysis of Populus<\/i> WRKY23 reveals a regulatory role in defense.<\/a> New Phytologist 184:48-70.<\/p>\n

Zhao, N., B. Boyle, I. Duval, J.-L. Ferrer, H. Lin, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>, J. Mackay<\/strong> & F. Chen. 2009. SABATH methyltransferases from white spruce (Picea glauca<\/i>): gene cloning, functional characterization and structural analysis. Tree Physiology 29:947-957.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2008<\/h1>\n

Bomal, C., F. Bedon, S. Caron, S.D. Mansfield, C. Levasseur, J.E.K. Cooke, S. Blais, L. Tremblay, M.-J. Morency, N. Pavy, J. Grima-Pettenati, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong> & J. MacKay<\/strong>. 2008. Involvement of Pinus taeda<\/i> MYB1 and MYB8 in phenylpropanoid metabolism and secondary cell wall biogenesis: a comparative in planta analysis.<\/a> Journal of Experimental Botany <\/i>59:3925-3939.<\/p>\n

Bousquet, J.<\/strong>, J. Beaulieu<\/strong>, A. Rainville & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2008. IUFRO-CTIA 2008 International Joint Conference \/ Congr\u00e8s conjoint international IUFRO-ACAA 2008, Qu\u00e9bec. Scientific Program and Abstracts \/ Programme scientifique et r\u00e9sum\u00e9s. Azimut, Qu\u00e9bec. 230p.<\/p>\n

Kukavica-Ibrulj, I., F. Sanschagrin, A. Peterson, M. Whiteley, B. Boyle, J. Mackay<\/strong> & R.C. L\u00e9vesque. 2008. Functional genomics of PycR, a LysR family transcriptional regulator essential for maintenance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/i> in the rat lung. Microbiology 154:2106\u20132118.<\/p>\n

Pavy, N., B. Boyle, C. Nelson, C. Paule, I. Gigu\u00e8re, S. Caron, L. Parsons, N. Dallaire, F. Bedon, H. B\u00e9rub\u00e9, J.E.K. Cooke & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2008. Identification of conserved core xylem gene sets: conifer cDNA microarray development, transcript profiling and computational analyses.<\/a> New Phytologist 180:766-786.<\/p>\n

Yu, Q., S.Y. Zhang, A. Pliura, J. Mackay<\/strong>, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & P. P\u00e9rinet. 2008. Variation in mechanical properties of selected young poplar hybrid crosses. Forest Science 54:255-259.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2007<\/h1>\n

Bedon, F., J. Grima-Pettenati & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2007. Conifer R2R3-MYB transcription factors: sequence analyses and gene expression in wood-forming tissues of white spruce (Picea glauca<\/i>).<\/a> BMC Plant Biology 7:17 (17p).<\/p>\n

Harrison, E.J., M. Bush, J.M. Plett, D.P. McPhee, R. Vitez, B. O’Malley, V. Sharma, W. Bosnich, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>, J. Mackay<\/strong> & S. Regan. 2007. Diverse developmental mutants revealed in an activation-tagged population of poplar. Canadian Journal of Botany 85:1071-1081.<\/p>\n

Legay, S., E. Lacombe, M. Goicoechea, C. Bri\u00e8re, A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>, J. Mackay<\/strong> & J. Grima-Pettenati. 2007. Molecular characterization of EgMYB1<\/i>, a putative transcriptional repressor of the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Plant Science 173:542-549.<\/p>\n

Pavy, N., J.E. Johnson, J.A. Crow, C. Paule, T. Kunau, J. Mackay<\/strong> & E. Retzel. 2007. ForestTreeDB: a database dedicated to the mining of tree transcriptomes.<\/a> Nucleic Acids Research 35:888-894.<\/p>\n

Pitre, F.E., J.E.K. Cooke & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2007. Short-term effects of nitrogen availability on wood formation and fibre properties in hybrid poplar. Trees 21:249-259.<\/p>\n

Pitre, F.E., B. Pollet, F. Lafarguette, J.E.K. Cooke, J. Mackay<\/strong> & C. Lapierre. 2007. Effects of increased nitrogen supply on the lignification of poplar wood. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemestry 55:10306-10314.<\/p>\n

Pliura, A., S.Y. Zhang, J. Mackay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2007. Genotypic variation in wood density and growth traits of poplar hybrids at four clonal trials. Forest Ecology and Management 238:92-106.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2006<\/h1>\n

Mackay, J.J.<\/strong>, M.R. Becwar, Y.-S. Park, J.P. Corderro & G.S. Pullman. 2006. Genetic control of somatic embryogenesis initiation in loblolly pine and implications for breeding. Tree Genetics & Genomes 2:1-9.<\/p>\n

Pavy, N., L.S. Parsons, C. Paule, J. MacKay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2006. Automated SNP detection from a large collection of white spruce expressed sequences: contributing factors and approaches for the categorization of SNPs.<\/a> BMC Genomics 7:174 (14p.).<\/p>\n

Pliura, A., S.Y. Zhang, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2006. Age trends in genotypic variation of wood density and its intra-ring components in young poplar hybrid crosses at four clonal trials. Annals of Forest Science 63:673-685.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2005<\/h1>\n

Pavy, N., J. Laroche, J. Bousquet<\/strong> & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2005. Large-scale statistical analysis of secondary xylem ESTPs in pine. Plant Molecular Biology 57:203-224.<\/p>\n

Pavy, N., C. Paule, L. Parsons, J.A. Crow, M.-J. Morency, J.E.K. Cooke, J.E. Johnson, E. Noumen, C. Guillet-Claude, Y. Butterfield, S. Barber, G. Yang, J. Liu, J. Stott, R. Kirkpatrick, A. Siddiqui, R. Holt, M. Marra, M. S\u00e9quin, E. Retzel, J. Bousquet <\/strong>& J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2005. Generation, annotation, analysis, and database integration of 16,500 white spruce EST clusters.<\/a> BMC Genomics 6:144 (19 p.).<\/p>\n

Pliura, A., Q. Yu, S.Y. Zhang, J. Mackay<\/strong>, P. P\u00e9rinet & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 2005. Variation in wood density and shrinkage and their relationship to growth of selected young poplar hybrid crosses. Forest Science 51:472-482.<\/p>\n

Tarca, A.L., J.E.K. Cooke & J. Mackay<\/strong>. 2005. A robust neural networks approach for spatial and intensity-dependent normalization of cDNA microarray data. Bioinformatics 21:2674-2683.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2004<\/h1>\n

Egertsdotter, U., L.M. van Zyl, J. Mackay<\/strong>, G. Peter, M. Kirst, C. Clark, R.W. Whetten & R. Sederoff. 2004. Gene expression during formation of earlywood and latewood in Loblolly pine: expression profiles of 350 genes. Plant Biology 6:654-663.<\/p>\n

Mackay, J.<\/strong>, H. B\u00e9rub\u00e9, S. Regan & A. S\u00e9guin<\/strong>. 2004. Functional genomics in forest trees: application to the investigation of defense mechanisms and wood formation. In<\/i> Plantation Forest Biotechnology for the 21st Century (C. Walter & M. Carson, Eds). Pp.163-180.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2003<\/h1>\n

Goujon, T., R. Sibout, A. Eudes, J. Mackay<\/strong> & L. Jouanin. 2003. Genes involved in the biosynthesis of lignin precursors in Arabidopsis thaliana<\/i>. Plant Physiology & Biochemistry 41:677-687.<\/p>\n

Kim, H., J. Ralph, F. Lu, S.A. Ralph, A.-M. Boudet, J. Mackay<\/strong>, R. Sederoff, T. Ito, S. Kawai, H. Ohashi, T. Higuchi. 2003. NMR analysis of lignins in CAD-deficient plants. Part 1. Incorporation of hydroxycinnamaldehydes and hydroxybenzaldehydes into lignins. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 1:268-281.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2002<\/h1>\n

Dimmel, D.R., J. Mackay<\/strong>, C.E. Courchene, J.F. Kadla, J.T. Scott, D.M. O’Malley & S.E. McKeand. 2002. Pulping and bleaching of partially CAD-deficient wood. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology 22:235-248.<\/p>\n

van Zyl, L.M., S. von Arnold, P. Bozhkov, Y. Chen, U. Egertsdotter, J. Mackay<\/strong>, R. Sederoff, J. Shen, L. Zelena & D.H. Clapham. 2002. Heterologous array analysis in Pinaceae: hybridization of Pinus taeda<\/i> cDNA arrays with cDNA from needles and embryogenic cultures of P. taeda<\/i>, P. sylvestris<\/i> or Picea abies<\/i>. Comparative and Functional Genomics 3:306-318.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2001<\/h1>\n

Dimmel, D.R., J. Mackay<\/strong>, E.M. Althen, C. Parks & R. Sederoff. 2001. Pulping and bleaching of CAD-deficient wood. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology 21:1-17.<\/p>\n

Mackay, J.<\/strong>, D.R. Dimmel & J.J. Boon. 2001. Pyrolysis mass spectral characterization of wood from CAD-deficient pine. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology 21:19-29.<\/p>\n

Ralph, J., C. Lapierre, J.M. Marita, H. Kim, F. Lu, R.D. Hatfield, S.A. Ralph, C. Chapple, R. Franke, M.R. Hemm, J. van Doorsselaere, R. Sederoff, D.M. O’Malley, J.T. Scott, J. Mackay<\/strong>, N. Yahiaoui, A.-M. Boudet, M. Pean, G. Pilate, L. Jouanin & W. Boerjan. 2001. Elucidation of new structures in lignins of CAD- and COMT-deficient plants by NMR. Phytochemistry 57:993-1003.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n2000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cairney, J., N. Xu, J. Mackay<\/strong> & G.S. Pullman. 2000. Transcript profiling: a tool to assess the development of conifer embryos. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology 36:155-162.<\/p>\n

Lapierre, C., B. Pollet, J. Mackay<\/strong> & R. Sederoff. 2000. Lignin structure in a mutant pine deficient in Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 48:2326-2331.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n1999<\/h1>\n

Mackay, J.<\/strong>, T. Presnell, H. Jameel, H. Taneda, D.M. O’Malley & R. Sederoff. 1999. Modified lignin and delignification with a CAD-deficient loblolly pine. Holzforschung 53:403-410.<\/p>\n

Sederoff, R., J. Mackay<\/strong>, J. Ralph & R.D. Hatfield. 1999. Unexpected variation in lignin. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2:145-152.<\/p>\n

Wu, R.L., D.L. Remington, J. Mackay<\/strong>, S.E. McKeand & D.M. O’Malley. 1999. Average effect of a mutation in lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 99:705-710.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n1998<\/h1>\n

Stoop, J.M.H., J.D. Williamson, M.A. Conkling, J. Mackay<\/strong> & D.M. Pharr. 1998. Characterization of NAD-dependent mannitol dehydrogenase from celery as affected by ions, chelators, reducing agents and metabolites. Plant Science 131:43-51.<\/p>\n

Whetten, R.W., J. Mackay<\/strong> & R. Sederoff. 1998. Recent advances in understanding lignin biosynthesis. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 49:585-609.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n1997<\/h1>\n

Mackay, J.<\/strong>, D.M. O’Malley, T. Presnell, F.L. Booker, M.M. Campbell, R.W. Whetten & R. Sederoff. 1997. Inheritance, gene expression, and lignin characterization in a mutant pine deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA 94:8255-8260.<\/p>\n

Ralph, J., J. Mackay<\/strong>, R.D. Hatfield, D.M. O’Malley, R.W. Whetten & R. Sederoff
\nAbnormal lignin in a loblolly pine mutant. Science 277:235-239.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>
\n1995<\/h1>\n

MacKay, J.J.<\/strong>, W. Liu, R.W. Whetten, R. Sederoff & D.M. O’Malley. 1995. Genetic analysis of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase in loblolly pine: single gene inheritance, molecular characterization and evolution. Molecular and General Genetics 247:537-545.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>
\n1993<\/h1>\n

Mackay, J.<\/strong> 1993. Seed source selection and genetic improvement of red oak (Quercus rubra<\/i> L.) in Qu\u00e9bec. Annals of Forest Science 50:420s-424s.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n1992<\/h1>\n

Li, P., J. MacKay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 1992. Genetic diversity in Canadian hardwoods: implications for conservation. The Forestry Chronicle 68:709-719.<\/p>\n

Roy, A., N. Frascaria, J. Mackay<\/strong> & J. Bousquet<\/strong>. 1992. Segregating random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs) in Betula alleghaniensis<\/i>. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 85:173-180.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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