Springer Lab research
The Springer lab studies basic aspects of genetics using maize as a model system. We are involved in a number of projects to better understand the molecular sources of variation within a species and to connect this heritable variation with changes in phenotype.
Genetic and epigenetic variation in transposable element expression responses to abiotic stress in maize
Liang et al. 2021. Plant physiology.
Stable unmethylated DNA demarcates expressed genes and their cis-regulatory space in plant genomes
Crisp et al. 2020. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
Meta Gene Regulatory Networks in Maize Highlight Functionally Relevant Regulatory Interactions
Zhou et al. 2020. Plant Cell.
Variation and Inheritance of Small RNAs in Maize Inbreds and F1 Hybrids
Crisp et al. 2019. Plant Physiology.
