William F. Thompson
professor
Department of Plant & Microbial Biology
North Carolina State University
United States of America
Biography
Courses taught: PB 824N – Molecular Plant Physiology (Alternate Spring), PB 824C – Plant Biology Colloquim (Alternate Spring), Supervised research and thesis preparation (all).
Research Interest
My two main research projects at present involve DNA replication and epigenetics. One is a large collaboration involving colleagues at three major institutions that seeks to characterize DNA replication programs in Arabidopsis and maize under different developmental circumstances and elucidate the mechanism whereby epigenetic marks are transmitted to daughter chromosomes in mitosis. The other is a local collaboration with Dr. George Allen in which we seek to clarify the molecular mechanism by which matrix attachment regions affect transgene expression and silencing.
Publications
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Stein, D. B. and W. F. Thompson, 1975. DNA hybridization and evolutionary relationships in three Osmunda species. Science 189:888-890.
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Thompson, W. F. and R. Cleland, 1972. Effect of light and gibberellin on RNA synthesis in pea stem tissue as studied by DNA/RNA hybridization. Plant Physiol. 50:289-292.
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Thompson, W. F. and R. Cleland, 1971. Auxin and RNA synthesis in pea stem tissue as studied by DNA/RNA hybridization. Plant Physiol. 48: 663-670.
