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  1. Noncanonical chromosomal-end-specific telomeric arrays in naturally telomerase-negative yeasts

    Article • September 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jozef Nosek

  2. Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in yeasts: characterization and involvement in telomere maintenance

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, September 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  3. Translon: a single term for translated regions

    Article • Nature Chemical Biology, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr.sc. Petar Ozretić, Jozef Nosek, DR Juan Antonio Vizcaino

  4. Hidden Treasures of the Genetic Systems in Yeast Mitochondria

    Article • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jozef Nosek

  5. Mitochondrial mRNA and the small subunit rRNA in budding yeasts undergo 3′-end processing at conserved species-specific elements

    Article • RNA, November 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jozef Nosek

  6. Chromosome-level genome assembly of an auxotrophic strain of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, September 2024, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  7. Reduction of ribosomal expansion segments in yeast species of the Magnusiomyces/Saprochaete clade

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, August 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  8. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the yeast Lodderomyces beijingensis reveals the genetic nature of metabolic adaptations and identifies subtelomeres as hotspots for amplification of mating type loci

    Article • DNA Research, April 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  9. Primary Scientific Literature Represents an Essential Source of Telomeric Repeat Sequences

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, August 2023, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  10. Precise Nanopore Signal Modeling Improves Unsupervised Single-Molecule Methylation Detection

    Article • July 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jozef Nosek

  11. y-mtPTM: Yeast mitochondrial posttranslational modification database

    Article • Genetics, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  12. Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Yeast Candida verbasci

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, March 2023, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  13. Transcriptome and proteome profiling reveals complex adaptations of Candida parapsilosis cells assimilating hydroxyaromatic carbon sources

    Article • PLoS Genetics, March 2022, PLOS

    Jozef Nosek

  14. Genome analysis of five recently described species of the CUG-Ser clade uncoversCandida theaeas a new hybrid lineage with pathogenic potential in theCandida parapsilosisspecies complex

    Article • DNA Research, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  15. Monoclonal antibodies targeting two immunodominant epitopes on the Spike protein neutralize emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

    Article • EBioMedicine, February 2022, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  16. Nanopore sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: Comparison of short and long PCR-tiling amplicon protocols

    Article • PLOS One, October 2021, PLOS

    Jozef Nosek

  17. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in Slovakia using a novel, multiplexed RT-qPCR assay

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  18. The yeast mitochondrial succinylome: Implications for regulation of mitochondrial nucleoids

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2021, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  19. A SARS-CoV-2 mutant from B.1.258 lineage with ∆H69/∆V70 deletion in the Spike protein circulating in Central Europe in the fall 2020

    Article • Virus Genes, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  20. Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in Slovakia: An Unofficial Genomic Surveillance Report

    Article • July 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jozef Nosek

  21. OCT1 – a yeast mitochondrial thiolase involved in the 3-oxoadipate pathway

    Article • FEMS Yeast Research, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  22. Genome analysis of Candida subhashii reveals its hybrid nature and dual mitochondrial genome conformations

    Article • DNA Research, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  23. Shared evolutionary footprints suggest mitochondrial oxidative damage underlies multiple complex I losses in fungi

    Article • Open Biology, April 2021, Royal Society Publishing

    Jozef Nosek

  24. Mitochondrial protein phosphorylation in yeast revisited

    Article • Mitochondrion, March 2021, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  25. Step-by-Step Evolution of Telomeres: Lessons from Yeasts

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  26. Design and Synthesis of Pyrano[3,2-b]indolones Showing Antimycobacterial Activity

    Article • ACS Infectious Diseases, December 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Jozef Nosek

  27. Mitochondrial HMG-Box Containing Proteins: From Biochemical Properties to the Roles in Human Diseases

    Article • Biomolecules, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Jozef Nosek

  28. Role of folding kinetics of secondary structures in telomeric G-overhangs in the regulation of telomere maintenance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 2020, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  29. Co-evolution in the Jungle: From Leafcutter Ant Colonies to Chromosomal Ends

    Article • Journal of Molecular Evolution, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  30. Genome Sequence of the Yeast Saprochaete ingens CBS 517.90

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, December 2019, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  31. Identification of telomerase RNAs in species of the Yarrowia clade provides insights into the co-evolution of telomerase, telomeric repeats and telomere-binding proteins

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  32. A New View of the T-Loop Junction: Implications for Self-Primed Telomere Extension, Expansion of Disease-Related Nucleotide Repeat Blocks, and Telomere Evolution

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, August 2019, Frontiers

    Jozef Nosek

  33. Genome Sequence of an Arthroconidial Yeast, Saprochaete fungicola CBS 625.85

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, April 2019, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  34. Genome Sequence of Flavor-Producing Yeast Saprochaete suaveolens NRRL Y-17571

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, February 2019, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  35. Candida parapsilosis: from Genes to the Bedside

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, February 2019, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek, Dr. Joseph M Bliss, Prof. Csaba Vágvölgyi, Hector Mora-Montes

  36. Commentary: Single-stranded telomere-binding protein employs a dual rheostat for binding affinity and specificity that drives function

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, January 2019, Frontiers

    Jozef Nosek

  37. Genome sequence of the opportunistic human pathogen Magnusiomyces capitatus

    Article • Current Genetics, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  38. Ten simple rules for writing a cover letter to accompany a job application for an academic position

    Article • PLoS Computational Biology, May 2018, PLOS

    Jozef Nosek

  39. Draft Genome Sequence of an Obligate Psychrophilic Yeast, Candida psychrophila NRRL Y-17665T

    Article • Genome Announcements, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  40. Eukaryotic transporters for hydroxyderivatives of benzoic acid

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  41. Double-stranded telomeric DNA binding proteins: Diversity matters

    Article • Cell Cycle, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Jozef Nosek

  42. Identification of Yeast Mutants Exhibiting Altered Sensitivity to Valinomycin and Nigericin Demonstrate Pleiotropic Effects of Ionophores on Cellular Processes

    Article • PLOS One, October 2016, PLOS

    Jozef Nosek

  43. Mitochondrial Carriers Link the Catabolism of Hydroxyaromatic Compounds to the Central Metabolism in Candida parapsilosis

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, October 2016, Genetics Society of America

    Jozef Nosek

  44. Mgm101: A double-duty Rad52-like protein

    Article • Cell Cycle, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Jozef Nosek

  45. Evolution of Telomeres in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Its Possible Relationship to the Diversification of Telomere Binding Proteins

    Article • PLOS One, April 2016, PLOS

    Jozef Nosek

  46. The structure and DNA-binding properties of Mgm101 from a yeast with a linear mitochondrial genome

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  47. Yeast mitochondrial HMG proteins: DNA-binding properties of the most evolutionarily divergent component of mitochondrial nucleoids

    Article • Bioscience Reports, December 2015, Portland Press Ltd.

    Jozef Nosek

  48. The Genomic Aftermath of Hybridization in the Opportunistic Pathogen Candida metapsilosis

    Article • PLoS Genetics, October 2015, PLOS

    Jozef Nosek

  49. Programmed translational bypassing elements in mitochondria: structure, mobility, and evolutionary origin

    Article • Trends in Genetics, April 2015, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  50. Metabolic gene clusters encoding the enzymes of two branches of the 3-oxoadipate pathway in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans

    Article • FEMS Yeast Research, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  51. Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model for the study of extranuclear functions of mammalian telomerase

    Article • Current Genetics, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  52. Mdm31 protein mediates sensitivity to potassium ionophores but does not regulate mitochondrial morphology or phospholipid trafficking inSchizosaccharomyces pombe

    Article • Yeast, January 2015, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  53. The Strictly Aerobic Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Tolerates Loss of a Mitochondrial DNA-Packaging Protein

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, June 2014, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  54. Replication Intermediates of the Linear Mitochondrial DNA ofCandida parapsilosisSuggest a Common Recombination Based Mechanism for Yeast Mitochondria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  55. Massive programmed translational jumping in mitochondria

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Jozef Nosek

  56. Mathematical model of alternative mechanism of telomere length maintenance

    Article • Physical Review E, March 2014, American Physical Society (APS)

    Jozef Nosek

  57. Timing of meiosis: Microtubules on the move

    Article • Cell Cycle, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Jozef Nosek

  58. Mitochondrial genome of the basidiomycetous yeast Jaminaea angkorensis

    Article • Current Genetics, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  59. Yeast membranes and cell wall: from basics to applications

    Article • Current Genetics, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  60. Mitochondrial genome variability within the Candida parapsilosis species complex

    Article • Mitochondrion, September 2012, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  61. Synergism of the Two Myb Domains of Tay1 Protein Results in High Affinity Binding to Telomeres

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 2012, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  62. A new tool for an old problem

    Article • Cell Cycle, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Jozef Nosek

  63. Gentisate and 3-oxoadipate pathways in the yeast Candida parapsilosis: identification and functional analysis of the genes coding for 3-hydroxybenzoate 6-hydroxylase and 4-hydroxybenzoate 1-hydroxylase

    Article • Microbiology, April 2011, Society for General Microbiology

    Jozef Nosek

  64. Evolution of linear chromosomes and multipartite genomes in yeast mitochondria

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  65. Tay1 Protein, a Novel Telomere Binding Factor fromYarrowia lipolytica

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  66. Lack of the catalytic subunit of telomerase leads to growth defects accompanied by structural changes at the chromosomal ends in Yarrowia lipolytica

    Article • Current Genetics, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  67. Filling out the gaps is the hardest (yet rewarding) task: The genome-wide collection of the fission yeast deletion mutants is near completion

    Article • Cell Cycle, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Jozef Nosek

  68. A single amino acid mutation alters the capsid protein electrophoretic double-band phenotype of the Plum pox virus strain PPV-Rec

    Article • Archives of Virology, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  69. The mitochondrial genome of the pathogenic yeast Candida subhashii: GC-rich linear DNA with a protein covalently attached to the 5' termini

    Article • Microbiology, April 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Jozef Nosek

  70. Formation of C-terminally truncated version of the Taz1 protein employs cleavage-box structure in mRNA

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2010, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  71. Telomeric circles: universal players in telomere maintenance?

    Article • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  72. Biology and genetics of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Current Genetics, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  73. Mitochondrial nucleoids from the yeast Candida parapsilosis: expansion of the repertoire of proteins associated with mitochondrial DNA

    Article • Microbiology, April 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Jozef Nosek

  74. Novel subfamily of mitochondrial HMG box-containing proteins: functional analysis of Gcf1p from Candida albicans

    Article • Microbiology, April 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Jozef Nosek

  75. Telomere heterogeneity: Taking advantage of stochastic events

    Article • FEBS Letters, February 2009, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  76. Identification and comparative analysis of telomerase RNAs from Candida species reveal conservation of functional elements

    Article • RNA, February 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jozef Nosek

  77. Preparation of yeast mitochondrial DNA for direct sequence analysis

    Article • Current Genetics, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  78. Origin and Evolution of Telomeres

    Article • May 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Jozef Nosek

  79. Disruption of genes encoding pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases leads to retarded growth on acetate and ethanol inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Yeast, January 2008, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  80. Development of a set of plasmid vectors for genetic manipulations of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Gene, July 2007, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  81. Comparison of element levels in minimal and complex yeast media

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, April 2007, Canadian Science Publishing

    Jozef Nosek

  82. Mitochondrial chromosome structure: an insight from analysis of complete yeast genomes

    Article • FEMS Yeast Research, May 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  83. Complete DNA sequences of the mitochondrial genomes of the pathogenic yeasts Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis: insight into the evolution of linear DNA genomes from mitochondrial telomere mutants

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, April 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  84. On the origin of telomeres: a glimpse at the pre-telomerase world

    Article • BioEssays, February 2006, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  85. Amplification of Telomeric Arrays via Rolling-circle Mechanism

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2005, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  86. Taz1 Binding to a Fission Yeast Model Telomere

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2004, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  87. The chromosome end replication: lessons from mitochondrial genetics

    Article • Journal of Applied Biomedicine, July 2004, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice - Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

    Jozef Nosek

  88. Complete DNA sequence of the linear mitochondrial genome of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  89. Alternatives to telomerase: keeping linear chromosomes via telomeric circles

    Article • FEBS Letters, May 2004, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  90. Linear versus circular mitochondrial genomes: intraspecies variability of mitochondrial genome architecture in Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Microbiology, May 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Jozef Nosek

  91. High-efficiency transformation of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Current Genetics, March 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  92. Differentiation of the Yeasts Williopsis, Zygowilliopsis and Komagataea by Karyotypic and PCR Analyses

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, January 2004, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  93. An Overlooked Riddle of Life’s Origins: Energy-Dependent Nucleic Acid Unzipping

    Article • Journal of Molecular Evolution, August 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  94. Yeast telomeres: how to ignore essential double-strand DNA breaks?

    Article • Journal of Applied Biomedicine, July 2003, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice - Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

    Jozef Nosek

  95. Mitochondrial genome diversity: evolution of the molecular architecture and replication strategy

    Article • Current Genetics, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  96. Genetic manipulation of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Current Genetics, October 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  97. t-Loops in yeast mitochondria

    Article • Mitochondrion, May 2002, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  98. Mitochondrial Telomeres as Molecular Markers for Identification of the Opportunistic Yeast Pathogen Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2002, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  99. Isolation of genes coding for Ade2 and Ura3 homologues from the multinuclear yeast Dipodascus magnusii

    Article • Current Genetics, April 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  100. Mitochondrial Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Proteins: in Search for New Functions

    Article • Biological Chemistry, January 2001, De Gruyter

    Jozef Nosek

  101. Electron microscopic analysis supports a dual role for the mitochondrial telomere-binding protein of Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, January 2001, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  102. Extragenomic double-stranded DNA circles in yeast with linear mitochondrial genomes: potential involvement in telomere maintenance

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, November 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jozef Nosek

  103. The respiratory complex I in yeast: Isolation of a geneNUO51 coding for the nucleotide-binding subunit of NADH: Ubiquinone oxidoreductase from the obligately aerobic yeastYarrowia lipolytica

    Article • Folia Microbiologica, October 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  104. Isolation and expression of the gene encoding mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) from the pathogenic yeastCandida parapsilosis

    Article • Yeast, September 1999, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  105. Linear DNA plasmid pPK2 of Pichia kluyveri: distinction between cytoplasmic and mitochondrial linear plasmids in yeasts

    Article • Yeast, June 1999, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  106. Linear DNA plasmid pPK2 ofPichia kluyveri: distinction between cytoplasmic and mitochondrial linear plasmids in yeasts

    Article • Yeast, June 1999, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  107. Mitochondrial Telomere-binding Protein fromCandida parapsilosisSuggests an Evolutionary Adaptation of a Nonspecific Single-stranded DNA-binding Protein

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 1999, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  108. Development of a transformation system for the multinuclear yeastDipodascus (Endomyces) magnusii

    Article • Yeast, June 1998, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  109. Linear mitochondrial genomes: 30 years down the line

    Article • Trends in Genetics, May 1998, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  110. Identification of a Putative Mitochondrial Telomere-binding Protein of the YeastCandida parapsilosis

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 1997, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Jozef Nosek

  111. Electrophoretic karyotype of Dipodascus (Endomyces) magnusii: two main intraspecific chromosomal polymorphisms associated with the difference in total genome size

    Article • Current Genetics, December 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  112. Several Polymers Enhance the Sensitivity of the Southwestern Assay

    Article • Analytical Biochemistry, May 1995, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  113. Linear mitochondrial DNAs from yeasts: telomeres with large tandem repetitions

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  114. Mitochondrial transfer RNA genes of the yeast Candida parapsilosis

    Article • Gene, May 1994, Elsevier

    Jozef Nosek

  115. Yeast sequencing reports. Genes of the linear mitochondrial DNA ofWilliopsis mrakii: Coding sequences for a maturase-like protein, a ribosomal protein VAR1 homologue, cytochrome oxidase subunit 2 and methionyl tRNA

    Article • Yeast, March 1994, Wiley

    Jozef Nosek

  116. NADH dehydrogenase subunit genes in the mitochondrial DNA of yeasts.

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 1994, ASM Journals

    Jozef Nosek

  117. Mitochondrial DNA of Endomyces (Dipodascus) magnusii

    Article • Current Genetics, September 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek

  118. Isolation of a dsRNA virus from Dipodascus (Endomyces) magnusii

    Article • Current Genetics, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jozef Nosek