Whole-Genome Analysis of Candidate genes Associated with Seed Size and Weight in Sorghum bicolor Reveals Signatures of Artificial Selection and Insights into Parallel Domestication in Cereal Crops

OsSPL13 controls grain size in cultivated rice

(2016) Lizhen Si et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Domestication and the storage starch biosynthesis pathway: signatures of selection from a whole sorghum genome sequencing strategy

(2016) Bradley C. Campbell et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Genome-Wide Association Studies of Grain Yield Components in Diverse Sorghum Germplasm

(2016) Richard E. Boyles et al.   Plant Genome

Selective Advantages of a Parasexual Cycle for the Yeast Candida albicans

(2015) Ningxin Zhang et al.   GENETICS

Parallel Domestication of theHeading Date 1Gene in Cereals

(2015) Huanhuan Liu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

A Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size and Grain Yield in Rice

(2015) Jiang Hu et al.   Molecular Plant

Copy number variation at the GL7 locus contributes to grain size diversity in rice

(2015) Yuexing Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The OsSPL16-GW7 regulatory module determines grain shape and simultaneously improves rice yield and grain quality

(2015) Shaokui Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Seed filling in domesticated maize and rice depends on SWEET-mediated hexose transport

(2015) Davide Sosso et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Activation ofBig Grain1significantly improves grain size by regulating auxin transport in rice

(2015) Linchuan Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Staying Alive or Going to Die During Terminal Senescence—An Enigma Surrounding Yield Stability

(2015) Krishna S. V. Jagadish et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Selective Advantages of a Parasexual Cycle for the Yeast Candida albicans

(2015) Ningxin Zhang et al.   GENETICS

Control of grain size and rice yield by GL2-mediated brassinosteroid responses

(2015) Ronghui Che et al.   Nature Plants

Molecular Genetic Dissection of Quantitative Trait Loci Regulating Rice Grain Size

(2014) Jianru Zuo et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Characterization of a Multiseeded () Mutant of Sorghum for Increasing Grain Yield

(2014) Gloria Burow et al.   CROP SCIENCE

A Genome-Wide Scan for Evidence of Selection in a Maize Population Under Long-Term Artificial Selection for Ear Number

(2014) T. M. Beissinger et al.   GENETICS

Defining the Role of prolamin-box binding factor1 Gene During Maize Domestication

(2014) Z. Lang et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

PopGenome: An Efficient Swiss Army Knife for Population Genomic Analyses in R

(2014) Bastian Pfeifer et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

FERONIA Receptor Kinase Controls Seed Size in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Feng Yu et al.   Molecular Plant

Stay-green alleles individually enhance grain yield in sorghum under drought by modifying canopy development and water uptake patterns

(2014) Andrew K. Borrell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Variations inCYP78A13coding region influence grain size and yield in rice

(2014) FAN XU et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The vacuolar calcium sensors CBL2 and CBL3 affect seed size and embryonic development inArabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Christian Eckert et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Small kernel 1encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein required for mitochondrialnad7transcript editing and seed development in maize(Zea mays)and rice(Oryza sativa)

(2014) Xiao-Jie Li et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Rare allele of a previously unidentified histone H4 acetyltransferase enhances grain weight, yield, and plant biomass in rice

(2014) Xian Jun Song et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

QTL analysis in multiple sorghum populations facilitates the dissection of the genetic and physiological control of tillering

(2014) M. M. Alam et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

A non-synonymous SNP within the isopentenyl transferase 2 locus is associated with kernel weight in Chinese maize inbreds (Zea mays L.)

(2013) Jianfeng Weng et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Identification of Rice Ethylene-Response Mutants and Characterization of MHZ7/OsEIN2 in Distinct Ethylene Response and Yield Trait Regulation

(2013) Biao Ma et al.   Molecular Plant

Loss of function of the IAA-glucose hydrolase gene TGW6 enhances rice grain weight and increases yield

(2013) Ken Ishimaru et al.   NATURE GENETICS

SALT-RESPONSIVE ERF1 Regulates Reactive Oxygen Species-Dependent Signaling during the Initial Response to Salt Stress in Rice

(2013) R. Schmidt et al.   PLANT CELL

An-1 Encodes a Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein That Regulates Awn Development, Grain Size, and Grain Number in Rice

(2013) J. Luo et al.   PLANT CELL

SMALL GRAIN 1, which encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4, influences grain size in rice

(2013) Penggen Duan et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The F-Box Protein OsFBK12 Targets OsSAMS1 for Degradation and Affects Pleiotropic Phenotypes, Including Leaf Senescence, in Rice

(2013) Y. Chen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Brassinosteroid Regulates Seed Size and Shape in Arabidopsis

(2013) W.-B. Jiang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Integration of epigenetic and genetic controls of seed size by cytokinin in Arabidopsis

(2013) J. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multigene engineering of starch biosynthesis in maize endosperm increases the total starch content and the proportion of amylose

(2013) Lili Jiang et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Molecular mechanisms involved in convergent crop domestication

(2013) Teresa Lenser et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum

(2013) Emma S. Mace et al.   Nature Communications

From Many, One: Genetic Control of Prolificacy during Maize Domestication

(2013) David M. Wills et al.   PLoS Genetics

The U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligase TUD1 Functions with a Heterotrimeric G α Subunit to Regulate Brassinosteroid-Mediated Growth in Rice

(2013) Xingming Hu et al.   PLoS Genetics

Overexpression of a Rice TIFY Gene Increases Grain Size through Enhanced Accumulation of Carbohydrates in the Stem

(2012) Makoto HAKATA et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

An atypical bHLH protein encoded by POSITIVE REGULATOR OF GRAIN LENGTH 2 is involved in controlling grain length and weight of rice through interaction with a typical bHLH protein APG

(2012) Dany Heang et al.   BREEDING SCIENCE

The novel quantitative trait locus GL3.1 controls rice grain size and yield by regulating Cyclin-T1;3

(2012) Peng Qi et al.   CELL RESEARCH

A Tight Link between Orthologs and Bidirectional Best Hits in Bacterial and Archaeal Genomes

(2012) Yuri I. Wolf et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

A map of rice genome variation reveals the origin of cultivated rice

(2012) Xuehui Huang et al.   NATURE

Comparative population genomics of maize domestication and improvement

(2012) Matthew B Hufford et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide genetic changes during modern breeding of maize

(2012) Yinping Jiao et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Parallel domestication of the Shattering1 genes in cereals

(2012) Zhongwei Lin et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Control of grain size, shape and quality by OsSPL16 in rice

(2012) Shaokui Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The plant-specific G protein γ subunit AGG3 influences organ size and shape inArabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Shengjun Li et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Overexpression of a basic helix–loop–helix gene Antagonist of PGL1 (APG) decreases grain length of rice

(2012) Dany Heang et al.   Plant Biotechnology

Involvement of rice Polycomb protein OsFIE2 in plant growth and seed size

(2012) Jong-Kuk Na et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Opaque1 Encodes a Myosin XI Motor Protein That Is Required for Endoplasmic Reticulum Motility and Protein Body Formation in Maize Endosperm

(2012) G. Wang et al.   PLANT CELL

Functional characterization of a B-type cell cycle switch 52 in rice (OsCCS52B)

(2012) Mukhamad Su’udi et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Comparative transcriptomics of three Poaceae species reveals patterns of gene expression evolution

(2012) Rebecca M. Davidson et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Maternal control of seed size by EOD3/CYP78A6 in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Wenjuan Fang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Rice HGW Gene Encodes a Ubiquitin-Associated (UBA) Domain Protein That Regulates Heading Date and Grain Weight

(2012) Juan Li et al.   PLoS One

Population genomic and genome-wide association studies of agroclimatic traits in sorghum

(2012) G. P. Morris et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rare allele of OsPPKL1 associated with grain length causes extra-large grain and a significant yield increase in rice

(2012) X. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Can heterotrimeric G proteins help to feed the world?

(2012) José Ramón Botella   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice yields markers for identifying agronomically important genes

(2011) Xun Xu et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genome-wide association study of flowering time and grain yield traits in a worldwide collection of rice germplasm

(2011) Xuehui Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice

(2011) Yibo Li et al.   NATURE GENETICS

An atypical heterotrimeric G-protein γ-subunit is involved in guard cell K+-channel regulation and morphological development in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2011) David Chakravorty et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

H3K36 methylation is critical for brassinosteroid-regulated plant growth and development in rice

(2011) Pengfei Sui et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

TH1, a DUF640 domain-like gene controls lemma and palea development in rice

(2011) Xiaojiao Li et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Impaired Function of the Tonoplast-Localized Sucrose Transporter in Rice, OsSUT2 , Limits the Transport of Vacuolar Reserve Sucrose and Affects Plant Growth

(2011) Joon-Seob Eom et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

SHORT GRAIN1 Decreases Organ Elongation and Brassinosteroid Response in Rice

(2011) H. Nakagawa et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Golgi nucleotide sugar transporter modulates cell wall biosynthesis and plant growth in rice

(2011) B. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of dense and erect panicle 3, DEP3, which confers high grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

(2011) Yongli Qiao et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Two Evolutionary Histories in the Genome of Rice: the Roles of Domestication Genes

(2011) Ziwen He et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genetic and Molecular Bases of Rice Yield

(2010) Yongzhong Xing et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

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(2010) E. Paradis   BIOINFORMATICS

Relationship, evolutionary fate and function of two maize co-orthologs of rice GW2 associated with kernel size and weight

(2010) Qing Li et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Rice DENSE AND ERECT PANICLE 2 is essential for determining panicle outgrowth and elongation

(2010) Feng Li et al.   CELL RESEARCH

A Novel Kinesin 13 Protein Regulating Rice Seed Length

(2010) K. Kitagawa et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

ArabidopsisHistidine Kinase CKI1 Acts Upstream of HISTIDINE PHOSPHOTRANSFER PROTEINS to Regulate Female Gametophyte Development and Vegetative Growth

(2010) Yan Deng et al.   PLANT CELL

A Novel FactorFLOURY ENDOSPERM2Is Involved in Regulation of Rice Grain Size and Starch Quality

(2010) Kao-Chih She et al.   PLANT CELL

The VQ motif protein IKU1 regulates endosperm growth and seed size in Arabidopsis

(2010) Aihua Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Coexpression Analysis Identifies Rice Starch Regulator1, a Rice AP2/EREBP Family Transcription Factor, as a Novel Rice Starch Biosynthesis Regulator

(2010) F.-F. Fu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Linking differential domain functions of the GS3 protein to natural variation of grain size in rice

(2010) H. Mao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolutionary History of GS3 , a Gene Conferring Grain Length in Rice

(2009) Noriko Takano-Kai et al.   GENETICS

Pre-anthesis ovary development determines genotypic differences in potential kernel weight in sorghum

(2009) Z. Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The nature of selection during plant domestication

(2009) Michael D. Purugganan et al.   NATURE

Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice

(2009) Xianzhong Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Elevating optimal human nutrition to a central goal of plant breeding and production of plant-based foods

(2009) David C. Sands et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Local maternal control of seed size by KLUH/CYP78A5-dependent growth signaling

(2009) N. M. Adamski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effects of APETALA2 on embryo, endosperm, and seed coat development determine seed size in Arabidopsis

(2009) Masa-aki Ohto et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

Control of final seed and organ size by the DA1 gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Y. Li et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Selection Mapping of Loci for Quantitative Disease Resistance in a Diverse Maize Population

(2008) R. J. Wisser et al.   GENETICS

Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication

(2008) Ertao Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Brassinosteroids Regulate Grain Filling in Rice

(2008) C.-y. Wu et al.   PLANT CELL

A member of the maize isopentenyl transferase gene family, Zea mays isopentenyl transferase 2 (ZmIPT2), encodes a cytokinin biosynthetic enzyme expressed during kernel development

(2008) Norbert Brugière et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

RETARDED GROWTH OF EMBRYO1, a New Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein, Expresses in Endosperm to Control Embryo Growth

(2008) Y. Kondou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY