HR job title
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Contact Info
- 1 979 862 2294
- ORCiD
- 0000-0002-4585-8807
Bryk, Mary Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Positions
- Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Overview
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Patterson, C., Klinegardner, S., Autenrieth, R., Barry, A., Bryk, M., Johnson, M., Lench, H., & Willkinson, H.
(2022).
Leading a mentoring culture at a research-intensive university: The pilot program report. 6(Special Issue 15), 418-422.
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Deshpande, N., Jordan, R., Henderson Pozzi, M., & Bryk, M.
(2022).
Histone 3 lysine 4 monomethylation supports activation of transcription in S. cerevisiae during nutrient stress. Current Genetics: lower eukaryotes and organelles.
68(2), 181-194.
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Williamson, K., Schneider, V., Jordan, R. A., Mueller, J. E., Henderson Pozzi, M., & Bryk, M.
(2013).
Catalytic and functional roles of conserved amino acids in the SET domain of the S. cerevisiae lysine methyltransferase Set1. PLoS One.
8(3), e57974-e57974.
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Smith, D. L., Li, C., Matecic, M., Maqani, N., Bryk, M., & Smith, J. S.
(2009).
Calorie restriction effects on silencing and recombination at the yeast rDNA. Aging Cell.
8(6), 633-642.
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Blank, H. M., Li, C., Mueller, J. E., Bogomolnaya, L. M., Bryk, M., & Polymenis, M.
(2008).
Correction: An Increase in Mitochondrial DNA Promotes Nuclear DNA Replication in Yeast. PLOS Genetics.
4(5), 10.1371/annotation/89355dbd-390e-463f-b804-c6.
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Blank, H. M., Li, C., Mueller, J. E., Bogomolnaya, L. M., Bryk, M., & Polymenis, M.
(2008).
An increase in mitochondrial DNA promotes nuclear DNA replication in yeast. PLOS Genetics.
4(4), e1000047-e1000047.
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Li, C., Mueller, J. E., Elfline, M., & Bryk, M.
(2008).
Linker histone H1 represses recombination at the ribosomal DNA locus in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Microbiology.
67(4), 906-919.
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Mueller, J. E., Li, C., & Bryk, M.
(2007).
Isw2 regulates gene silencing at the ribosomal DNA locus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
361(4), 1017-1021.
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Mueller, J. E., & Bryk, M.
(2007).
Isw1 acts independently of the Isw1a and Isw1b complexes in regulating transcriptional silencing at the ribosomal DNA locus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
371(1), 1-10.
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Li, C., Mueller, J. E., & Bryk, M.
(2006).
Sir2 represses endogenous polymerase II transcription units in the ribosomal DNA nontranscribed spacer. Molecular Biology of the Cell.
17(9), 3848-3859.
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Mueller, J. E., Canze, M., & Bryk, M.
(2006).
The requirements for COMPASS and Paf1 in transcriptional silencing and methylation of histone H3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics: a periodical record of investigations bearing on heredity and variation.
173(2), 557-567.
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Bryk, M., Briggs, S. D., Strahl, B. D., Curcio, M. J., Allis, C. D., & Winston, F.
(2002).
Evidence that Set1, a factor required for methylation of histone H3, regulates rDNA silencing in S. cerevisiae by a Sir2-independent mechanism. Current Biology.
12(2), 165-170.
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Briggs, S. D., Bryk, M., Strahl, B. D., Cheung, W. L., Davie, J. K., Dent, S. Y., Winston, F., & Allis, C. D.
(2001).
Histone H3 lysine 4 methylation is mediated by Set1 and required for cell growth and rDNA silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genes and Development.
15(24), 3286-3295.
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Bryk, M., Banerjee, M., Conte, D., & Curcio, M. J.
(2001).
The Sgs1 helicase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae inhibits retrotransposition of Ty1 multimeric arrays. Molecular and Cellular Biology.
21(16), 5374-5388.
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Bryk, M., Banerjee, M., Murphy, M., Knudsen, K. E., Garfinkel, D. J., & Curcio, M. J.
(1997).
Transcriptional silencing of Ty1 elements in the RDN1 locus of yeast. Genes and Development.
11(2), 255-269.
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Mueller, J. E., Smith, D., Bryk, M., & Belfort, M.
(1995).
Intron-encoded endonuclease I-TevI binds as a monomer to effect sequential cleavage via conformational changes in the td homing site. The EMBO Journal.
14(22), 5724-5735.
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Bryk, M., Belisle, M., Mueller, J. E., & Belfort, M.
(1995).
Selection of a remote cleavage site by I-tevI, the td intron-encoded endonuclease. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
247(2), 197-210.
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Bryk, M., Quirk, S. M., Mueller, J. E., Loizos, N., Lawrence, C., & Belfort, M.
(1993).
The td intron endonuclease I-TevI makes extensive sequence-tolerant contacts across the minor groove of its DNA target. The EMBO Journal.
12(10), 4040-4041.
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Bryk, M., Quirk, S. M., Mueller, J. E., Loizos, N., Lawrence, C., & Belfort, M.
(1993).
The td intron endonuclease I-TevI makes extensive sequence-tolerant contacts across the minor groove of its DNA target. The EMBO Journal.
12(5), 2141-2149.
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Bell-Pedersen, D., Quirk, S. M., Bryk, M., & Belfort, M.
(1991).
I-TEVI, THE ENDONUCLEASE ENCODED BY THE MOBILE TD INTRON, RECOGNIZES BINDING AND CLEAVAGE DOMAINS ON ITS DNA TARGET. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
88(17), 7719-7723.
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Bryk, M., & Belfort, M.
(1990).
Spontaneous shuffling of domains between introns of phage T4. Nature.
346(6282), 394-396.
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Patterson, C., Klinegardner, S., Autenrieth, R., Barry, A., Bryk, M., Johnson, M., Lench, H., & Willkinson, H.
(2022).
Leading a mentoring culture at a research-intensive university: The pilot program report. 6(Special Issue 15), 418-422.
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conference paper
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Odom, S. F., Bryk, M., Coates, C., & Andersen, K.
(2022).
Agricultural graduate inclusive excellence leadership community: Developing graduate students for life and career success
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Odom, S. F., Bryk, M., Coates, C., & Andersen, K.
(2022).
Agricultural graduate inclusive excellence leadership community: Developing graduate students for life and career success
Research
principal investigator on
- REU Site - Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry awarded by Directorate for Biological Sciences - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2020 - 2023
- Studies to understand the formation and function of chromatin in highly repeated DNA sequences in eukaryotes. awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2021
co-principal investigator on
- REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2020
- REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program In Biochemistry awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2009 - 2015
Teaching
teaching activities
- BICH101 Perspectives In Bich And Gene Instructor
- BICH431 Molecular Genetics Instructor
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- BICH631 Biochemical Genetics Instructor
- BICH673 Gene Expression Instructor
- BICH681 Seminar Instructor
- BICH685 Directed Studies Instructor
- BICH691 Research Instructor
- BICH697 Teaching Biochem Labs Instructor
- GENE101 Perspectives In Bich And Gene Instructor
- GENE302 Principles Of Genetics Instructor
- GENE431 Molecular Genetics Instructor
- GENE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- GENE673 Gene Expression Instructor
- GENE691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Huning, Laura Elizabeth (2020-08). Transcriptional Activation of Eukaryotic Promoters via Zinc Finger Protein 143.
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Jordan, Rachel Alison (2015-12). Epigenetic Regulation of Silent Chromatin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Leehy, Katherine (2013-08). Dissection of the telomere complex CST in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Li, Chonghua (2008-12). The role of histones and histone modifying enzymes in ribosomal dna silencing in saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Williamson, Kelly M. (2011-05). The Role of Chromatin Structure and Histone Modifications in Gene Silencing at the Ribosomal DNA Locus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Albany Medical Center Hospital - (Albany, New York, United States) 1994
- M.S., Albany Medical Center Hospital - (Albany, New York, United States) 1991
- Wadsworth Center - (Albany, New York, United States) , Postdoctoral Training 1997
Contact
first name
- Mary
has last name
- Bryk
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Biochemistry & Biophysics
2128 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2128
USA
Other
- bryk@tamu.edu