Alexander Gnutikov

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Position: Research Assistant

E-mail: AGnutikoff@binran.ru

Research interests:

Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of angiosperms.
Karyosystematics and karyology.
Study of the origin and current status of varieties and species of cereal crops (Poaceae) and their wild ancestors.
Study of mutation and homogenization of coding and non-coding rRNA DNA sequences in 35S rRNA genes after interspecific and intergeneric hybridization.

Keywords: Botany, systematics, phylogeny, karyology, karyosistematics, cereals genetic resources

Grants and research projects:

Project leader:

2025–2026. RSF №25-24-00349 «Study of the pathways of origin and relationships of economically valuable taxa of grasses (Poaceae) using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) method».
2020–2024. Scientific Center of the International Level of Agrotechnology of the Future «Agrotechnology of the Future». «Isolation and validation of neutral photoperiodic barley and oat donors».

Member of research team:

2022–2023. RSF №22-24-01117 «Characteristics of mutation and homogenization of coding and non-coding rRNA sequences of DNA in 35S rRNA genes after interspecies hybridization».
2022–2023. RSF №22-24-01085 «Wild relatives of cultivated grasses (Poaceae) of Russia: molecular phylogenetic study using next generation sequencing (NGS)».
2021–2024. Grant of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation №075-15-2021-1056 «Bioresource Collections».
2021–2022. Grant of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation №075-15-2021-939 «Activation of the network cooperation of gene banks (Activated Genebank Network ― AGENT)».
2020–2022. St. Petersburg University PURE ID 60256916 « Study of the origin and current state of varieties and species of cereals and their wild-growing ancestors using locus-specific next-generation sequencing (tag-NGS)».
2020–2021. RFBR №20-516-10002_КО_а «Domestication of oat and untapped genetic diversity in its wild and weedy relatives».
2020. RFBR №19-116-50133 «Origin and resource potential of wild and cultivated species of the genus Oats (Avena L.)».
2018–2020. RFBR №18-04-01040_А «Patterns and rules of genome and karyotype variations in plant interspecial hybrids and hybridigenic species».
2017–2019. RFBR №17-00-00340_KOMFI «Genome and Transcriptome Changes in Allopolyploid Grasses of the Oat Tribe (Aveneae Dumort.) under Selection and Speciation in Nature».
2017–2019. RFBR №17-00-00338_KOMFI «Metabolomic approach to evaluate of allopolyploid wild and cultivated species of genus Avena L. (Poaceae)».
2016–2017. RSF №16-34-01029 «Problems of speciation and reticulate evolution in genus Crataegus (Rosaceae) in Eurasia».
2014–2016. RSF №14-16-00072 «Screening of genetic diversity of Avena L. genus to Fusarium fungi and selection of perspective resistant genotypes for creating high quality oat cultivars».
2015–2017. RFBR №15-04-06438 «Cytogenetic and molecular phylogenetic study of the phenomena interspecies and intergenus hybrydization and their role in the plant evolution».
2014–2016. RFBR №14-04-01416 «Altay grasses: systematics, molecular phylogenetics, karyology».
2014–2015. RFBR №14-04-31350 «Genetic polymorphism among populations of nemoral relict plant species in South Siberia: case study of Anemone baicalensis (Ranunculaceae) and Waldsteinia ternata (Rosaceae)».
2012–2013. RFBR №12-04-31524_mol_a «Reticulated evolution of flowering plant genomes: synapomorphic changes in nuclear and chloroplast sequences as a tool for studying speciation and divergence of taxa».

Professional memberships:

Editorial activity:

Assistant Editor-in-Chief «VIR Bulletin»

Selected publications:

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Zuev E.V., Lysenko N.S., Shneyer V.S., Troitsky A.V., Rodionov A.V. Genomic composition of the artificial hybrid ×Trititrigia cziczinii (Hordeeae, Poaceae) and related taxa according to molecular phylogenetic data. Plants. 2026. 15(1): 70.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Loskutov I.G., Rodionov A.V., Shneyer V.S. Participation of wild species genus Avena L. (Poaceae) of different ploidy in the origin of cultivated species according to data on intragenomic polymorphism of the ITS1-5.8s rRNA region. Plants. 2025. 14(10): 1550.

Gnutikov A.A., Pavlichenko V.V., Chepinoga V.V., Protopopova, M.V. Some species from the Khamar-Daban Ridge (Southern Baikal Region, Russia). In: Botanica Pacifica plant chromosome data 4 (D.A. Krivenko, ed.). Botanica Pacifica. 2025. 14(1): 1–3.

Protopopova M.V., Gnutikov A.A., Pavlichenko V.V., Myakoshina Yu.A. Nemoral relict taxa from Baikal Siberia (Russia). In: Botanica Pacifica plant chromosome data 4 (D.A. Krivenko, ed.). Botanica Pacifica. 2025. 14(1): 5–6.

Punina E.O., Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Shneyer V.S., Rodionov A.V. Hybrid Origin of ×Leymotrigia bergrothii (Poaceae) as Revealed by Analysis of the Internal Transcribed Spacer ITS1 and trnL Sequences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024. 25(22): 11966.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Muravenko O.V. et al. Genetic Diversity of the Species of the Genus Deschampsia P. Beauv. (Poaceae) Based on the Analysis of the ITS Region: Polymorphism Proves Distant Hybridization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024. 25(21): 11348.

Amosova A.V., Gnutikov A.A., Rodionov A.V. et al. Genome Variability in Artificial Allopolyploid Hybrids of Avena sativa L. and Avena macrostachya Balansa ex Coss. et Durieu Based on Marker Sequences of Satellite DNA and the ITS1–5.8 S rDNA Region. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024. 25(10): 5534.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Punina E.O., Loskutov I.G., Shneyer V.S., Chekrygin S.A., Rodionov A.V. Hybridization in the Subtribe Alopecurinae Dumort. (Poaceae) According to Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis: Different Ploidy Level Tells Different Origin of the Groups. Plants. 2024. 13(7): 919.

Gnutikov A.A., Punina E.O., Geltman D.V., Nosov N.N., Myakoshina Yu.A., Rodionov, A.V. IAPT chromosome data 44/3. In: Marhold K. & Kucera J. (eds.) & al., IAPT chromosome data 44. Taxon. 2024. 73(6): 1549–1550.

Gnutikov A., Nosov N., Loskutov I., Blinova E., Shneyer V., Rodionov A. Origin of Wild Polyploid Avena Species Inferred from Polymorphism of the ITS1 rDNA in Their Genomes. Diversity. 2023. 15: 717.

Protopopova M., Pavlichenko V., Chepinoga V., Gnutikov A., Adelshin R. Waldsteinia within Geum s.l. (Rosaceae): Main Aspects of Phylogeny and Speciation History. Diversity. 2023. 15: 479.

Loskutov I.G., Blinova E.V., Gnutikov A.A. The collection of oat genetic resources held by VIR as a source of information on the history of cultivation and taxonomy of the genus, and breeding trends (a review). Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding. 2023. 184(1): 225–238.

Gnutikov A., Nosov N., Koroleva T., Punina E., Probatova N., Shneyer V., Rodionov A. Origin of the Rare Hybrid Genus ×Trisetokoeleria Tzvelev (Poaceae) According to Molecular Phylogenetic Data. Plants. 2022. 11: 3533.

Gnutikov A., Nosov N., Loskutov I., Blinova E., Shneyer V., Probatova N., Rodionov A. New Insights into the Genomic Structure of Avena L.: Comparison of the Divergence of A-Genome and One C-Genome Oat Species. Plants. 2022. 11: 1103.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Loskutov I.G. et al. New insights into the genomic structure of the oats (Avena L., Poaceae): intragenomic polymorphism of ITS1 sequences of rare endemic species Avena bruhnsiana Gruner and its relationship to other species with C-genomes. Euphytica. 2022. 218:3.

Loskutov I.G., Gnutikov A.A., Blinova E.V., Rodionov A.V. The origin and resource potential of wild and cultivated species of the genus oats (Avena L.). Russian Journal of Genetics. 2021. 57(6): 642–661.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Myakoshina Ju.A., Rodionov A.V. Chromosome numbers of some vascular plant species. In: IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 34/4 (K. Marhold & J. Kučera, eds.). Taxon. 2021. 70(5): 1149–1150.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Rodionov A.V. Chromosome numbers in some Poaceae species. In: IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 34 (K. Marhold & J. Kučera, eds.). IAPT chromosome data 35/4, Taxon. 2021. 70(6): 1402–1411.

Rodionov A.V., Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Machs E.M., Mikhaylova Y.V., Shneyer V.S., Punina E.O. Intragenomic polymorphism of the ITS1 region of 35S rRNA gene in the group of Grasses with two-chromosome species: different genome composition in closely related Zingeria species. Plants-Basel. 2020. 9(12): 1647.

Rodionov A.V., Shneyer V.S., Punina E.O., Nosov N.N., Gnutikov A. The law of homologous series in variation for systematics. Russian Journal of Genetics. 2020. 56(11): 1227–1238.

Rodionov A.V., Shneyer V.S., Gnutikov A.A. et al. Species dialectics: from initial uniformity, through the greatest possible diversity to ultimate uniformity. Botanical Journal. 2020. 105(9): 835–853.

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Punina E.O., Probatova N.S., Rodionov A.V. On the placement of Coleanthus subtilis and the subtribe Coleanthinae within Grass Family (Poaceae) by new molecular phylogenetic data. Phytotaxa. 2020. 468(3): 243–274.

Rodionov A.V., Amosova A.V., Krainova L.M., Machs E.M., Mikhailova Yu. V., Gnutikov A.A., Muravenko O.V., Loskutov G. Phenomenon of multiple mutations in the 35S rRNA genes of the C subgenome of polyploid Avena L. species. Russian Journal of Genetics. 2020. 56(6): 674–683.

Gnutikov A.A., Protopopova M.V., Pavlichenko V.V., Chepinoga V.V. Chromosome numbers of some vascular plant species of the Eastern Sayan. IAPT chromosome data 32/8 (K. Marhold & J. Kučera (eds.), & al.). Taxon. 2020. 69(5).

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Punina E.O., Rodionov A.V. Chromosome numbers in some Poaceae species of Altai Mountains. IAPT chromosome data 32/6 (K. Marhold & J. Kučera (eds.), & al.). Taxon. 2020. 69(5).

Gnutikov A.A., Myakoshina J.A., Nosov N.N., Punina E.O., Rodionov A.V. Chromosome numbers in some Poaceae species of Altai Mountains. IAPT chromosome data 32/5 (K. Marhold & J. Kučera (eds.), & al.). Taxon. 2020. 69(5).

Gnutikov A.A., Nosov N.N., Rodionov A.V. Chromosome numbers in some Poaceae species in the southern regions of Russia and the Republic of Abkhazia. IAPT chromosome data 32/7 (K. Marhold & J. Kučera (eds.), & al.). Taxon. 2020. 69(5): 1129–1130. E12–13.

Leonova S., Gnutikov A., Loskutov I., Blinova E., Gustafsson K.-E., Olsson O. Diversity of avenanthramide content in wild and cultivated oats. Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding. 2020. 181(1): 30–47.

Mateikovich P.A., Punina E.O., … Gnutikov A.A. et al. ITS1–5.8S rDNA–ITS2 and trnL-trnF Sequences as Markers for the Study of Species Diversity of Altai Feather Grasses. Russian Journal of Genetics. 2020. 56(4): 417–428.