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Marwa Louati, Blanca Salazar-Sarasua, Edelin Roque, Jose Pio Beltran, Amel Salhi Hannachi, Concepcion Gomez-Mena
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Plant Sciences
Zhongyi Yang, Yingjun Chi, Yanmei Cui, Zhen Wang, Dezhou Hu, Hui Yang, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Hui Wang, Guizhen Kan, Deyue Yu, Fang Huang
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Plant Sciences
Min Song, Yanfeng Zhang, Qingli Jia, Shuhua Huang, Ran An, Nana Chen, Yantao Zhu, Jianxin Mu, Shengwu Hu
Summary: In this study, a whole-genome survey of the MADS-box gene family was conducted in the triangle of U species, and a total of 1430 MADS-box genes were identified. These genes were categorized into M-type and MIKC-type subfamilies, and further divided into several subclades. The study also revealed the diversity and specificity of gene structure and protein motifs among different subclades of MIKC-type MADS-box genes. The analysis of transcriptome data in B. napus showed tissue-specific expression of MIKC-type genes and their response to various abiotic stresses. Additionally, floral organ mutants were generated, enriching the understanding of floral organ development. Overall, this study provides valuable information for the study of MADS-box genes and contributes to the improvement of new varieties.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Yin Min Htwe, Peng Shi, Dapeng Zhang, Zhiying Li, Yong Xiao, Yaodong Yang, Xintao Lei, Yong Wang
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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Wan-Ting Mao, Wei-Han Hsu, Jen-Ying Li, Chang-Hsien Yang
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Kaijie Zhu, Hongyan Chen, Xuehan Mei, Suwen Lu, Heping Xie, Junwei Liu, Lijun Chai, Qiang Xu, Eleanore T. Wurtzel, Junli Ye, Xiuxin Deng
Summary: The MADS-box transcription factor CsMADS3 plays a regulatory role in the development and coloration of citrus fruits by coordinating chlorophyll and carotenoid metabolism. Overexpression of CsMADS3 enhances carotenoid biosynthesis and accelerates chlorophyll degradation, while interference of CsMADS3 expression inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis and chlorophyll degradation. CsMADS3 regulates the synthesis of chlorophyll and carotenoid by directly regulating genes involved in these metabolic pathways.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nikolai M. Adamski, James Simmonds, Jemima F. Brinton, Anna E. Backhaus, Yi Chen, Mark Smedley, Sadiye Hayta, Tobin Florio, Pamela Crane, Peter Scott, Alice Pieri, Olyvia Hall, J. Elaine Barclay, Myles Clayton, John H. Doonan, Candida Nibau, Cristobal Uauy
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Yu Gobara, Kyeong-Seong Cheon, Akira Nakatsuka, Nobuo Kobayashi
Summary: The long-lasting flower trait in Japanese evergreen azalea is caused by a mutation in the MADS-box B class gene, APETALA3 (AP3) homolog, and is controlled by a single gene. The use of selection DNA markers linked to the long-lasting flower trait can efficiently select individuals with long-lasting flowers among crossed progenies.
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(2021)
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Karolina Heyduk, Michelle Hwang, Victor Albert, Katia Silvera, Tianying Lan, Kimberly Farr, Tien-Hao Chang, Ming-Tsair Chan, Klaus Winter, Jim Leebens-Mack
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2019)
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Genetics & Heredity
Jarkko Salojarvi, Olli-Pekka Smolander, Kaisa Nieminen, Sitaram Rajaraman, Omid Safronov, Pezhman Safdari, Airi Lamminmaki, Juha Immanen, Tianying Lan, Jaakko Tanskanen, Pasi Rastas, Ali Amiryousefi, Balamuralikrishna Jayaprakash, Juhana I. Kammonen, Risto Hagqvist, Gugan Eswaran, Viivi Helena Ahonen, Juan Alonso Serra, Fred O. Asiegbu, Juan de Dios Barajas-Lopez, Daniel Blande, Olga Blokhina, Tiina Blomster, Suvi Broholm, Mikael Brosche, Fuqiang Cui, Chris Dardick, Sanna E. Ehonen, Paula Elomaa, Sacha Escamez, Kurt V. Fagerstedt, Hiroaki Fujii, Adrien Gauthier, Peter J. Gollan, Pauliina Halimaa, Pekka I. Heino, Kristiina Himanen, Courtney Hollender, Saijaliisa Kangasjarvi, Leila Kauppinen, Colin T. Kelleher, Sari Kontunen-Soppela, J. Patrik Koskinen, Andriy Kovalchuk, Sirpa O. Karenlampi, Anna K. Karkonen, Kean-Jin Lim, Johanna Leppala, Lee Macpherson, Juha Mikola, Katriina Mouhu, Ari Pekka Mahonen, Ulo Niinemets, Elina Oksanen, Kirk Overmyer, E. Tapio Palva, Leila Pazouki, Ville Pennanen, Tuula Puhakainen, Peter Poczai, Boy J. H. M. Possen, Matleena Punkkinen, Moona M. Rahikainen, Matti Rousi, Raili Ruonala, Christiaan van der Schoot, Alexey Shapiguzov, Maija Sierla, Timo P. Sipila, Suvi Sutela, Teemu H. Teeri, Arja I. Tervahauta, Aleksia Vaattovaara, Jorma Vahala, Lidia Vetchinnikova, Annikki Welling, Michael Wrzaczek, Enjun Xu, Lars G. Paulin, Alan H. Schulman, Martin Lascoux, Victor A. Albert, Petri Auvinen, Yka Helariutta, Jaakko Kangasjarvi
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martha Rendon-Anaya, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Alfonso Mendez-Bravo, Tianying Lan, Chunfang Zheng, Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet, Claudia Anahi Perez-Torres, Alejandra Chacon-Lopez, Gustavo Hernandez-Guzman, Tien-Hao Chang, Kimberly M. Farr, W. Brad Barbazuk, Srikar Chamala, Marek Mutwil, Devendra Shivhare, David Alvarez-Ponce, Neena Mitter, Alice Hayward, Stephen Fletcher, Julio Rozas, Alejandro Sanchez Gracia, David Kuhn, Alejandro F. Barrientos-Priego, Jarkko Salojarvi, Pablo Librado, David Sankoff, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella, Victor A. Albert, Luis Herrera-Estrella
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
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Biology
Zhichao Xu, Xiangdong Pu, Ranran Gao, Olivia Costantina Demurtas, Steven J. Fleck, Michaela Richter, Chunnian He, Aijia Ji, Wei Sun, Jianqiang Kong, Kaizhi Hu, Fengming Ren, Jiejie Song, Zhe Wang, Ting Gao, Chao Xiong, Haoying Yu, Tianyi Xin, Victor A. Albert, Giovanni Giuliano, Shilin Chen, Jingyuan Song
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Yafei Zhao, Suvi K. Broholm, Feng Wang, Anneke S. Rijpkema, Tianying Lan, Victor A. Albert, Teemu H. Teeri, Paula Elomaa
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Zhe Yu, Chunfang Zheng, Victor A. Albert, David Sankoff
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sergio Alan Cervantes-Perez, Lenin Yong-Villalobos, Nathalia M. V. Florez-Zapata, Araceli Oropeza-Aburto, Felix Rico-Resendiz, Itzel Amasende-Morales, Tianying Lan, Octavio Martinez, Jean Philippe Vielle-Calzada, Victor A. Albert, Luis Herrera-Estrella
Summary: This study reveals that compared to other angiosperms, Utricularia gibba has an unusual distribution of small RNAs and reduced global DNA methylation levels. Moreover, key genes involved in the RdDM pathway may lack compensatory paralogs or contain truncated proteins, potentially impacting the developmental processes in U. gibba.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Genetics & Heredity
Guibing Hu, Junting Feng, Xu Xiang, Jiabao Wang, Jarkko Salojarvi, Chengming Liu, Zhenxian Wu, Jisen Zhang, Xinming Liang, Zide Jiang, Wei Liu, Liangxi Ou, Jiawei Li, Guangyi Fan, Yingxiao Mai, Chengjie Chen, Xingtan Zhang, Jiakun Zheng, Yanqing Zhang, Hongxiang Peng, Lixian Yao, Ching Man Wai, Xinping Luo, Jiaxin Fu, Haibao Tang, Tianying Lan, Biao Lai, Jinhua Sun, Yongzan Wei, Huanling Li, Jiezhen Chen, Xuming Huang, Qian Yan, Xin Liu, Leah K. McHale, William Rolling, Romain Guyot, David Sankoff, Chunfang Zheng, Victor A. Albert, Ray Ming, Houbin Chen, Rui Xia, Jianguo Li
Summary: By studying the genome of lychee, it was found that lychee had undergone two independent domestication events in Yunnan and Hainan, China. The maturity differences between early-maturing and late-maturing lychee cultivars may be regulated by gene deletions. This research is important for understanding the domestication history of lychee and improving lychee and related crops.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andre S. Chanderbali, Lingling Jin, Qiaoji Xu, Yue Zhang, Jingbo Zhang, Shuguang Jian, Emily Carroll, David Sankoff, Victor A. Albert, Dianella G. Howarth, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis
Summary: This study investigates the origin of gamma, a hexaploid state shared by a large number of angiosperms, by analyzing the genomes of Buxus sinica and Tetracentron sinense. The results suggest that gamma arose through two whole-genome duplications early in eudicot history, and reject the hypothesis of inter-lineage hybridization.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tianying Lan, Kalle Leppala, Crystal Tomlin, Sandra L. Talbot, George K. Sage, Sean D. Farley, Richard T. Shideler, Lutz Bachmann, Oystein Wiig, Victor A. Albert, Jarkko Salojarvi, Thomas Mailund, Daniela Drautz-Moses, Stephan C. Schuster, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Charlotte Lindqvist
Summary: Research finds that the effective population size of an ancient polar bear lineage experienced a dramatic decline, followed by a modest increase just before its extinction. The ancient polar bear had slightly higher genetic diversity, suggesting severe genetic erosion in modern polar bears during a prolonged bottleneck. The study also suggests the occurrence of a possible ancient introgression event from brown bears dating back over 150,000 years.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yee Wen Low, Sitaram Rajaraman, Crystal M. Tomlin, Joffre Ali Ahmad, Wisnu H. Ardi, Kate Armstrong, Parusuraman Athen, Ahmad Berhaman, Ruth E. Bone, Martin Cheek, Nicholas R. W. Cho, Le Min Choo, Ian D. Cowie, Darren Crayn, Steven J. Fleck, Andrew J. Ford, Paul Forster, Deden Girmansyah, David J. Goyder, Bruce Gray, Charlie D. Heatubun, Ali Ibrahim, Bazilah Ibrahim, Himesh D. Jayasinghe, Muhammad Ariffin Kalat, Hashendra S. Kathriarachchi, Endang Kintamani, Sin Lan Koh, Joseph T. K. Lai, Serena M. L. Lee, Paul K. F. Leong, Wei Hao Lim, Shawn K. Y. Lum, Ridha Mahyuni, William J. F. McDonald, Faizah Metali, Wendy A. Mustaqim, Akiyo Naiki, Kang Min Ngo, Matti Niissalo, Subhani Ranasinghe, Rimi Repin, Himmah Rustiami, Victor Simbiak, Rahayu S. Sukri, Siti Sunarti, Liam A. Trethowan, Anna Trias-Blasi, Thais N. C. Vasconcelos, Jimmy F. Wanma, Pudji Widodo, Douglas Siril A. Wijesundara, Stuart Worboys, Jing Wei Yap, Kien Thai Yong, Gillian S. W. Khew, Jarkko Salojarvi, Todd P. Michael, David J. Middleton, David F. R. P. Burslem, Charlotte Lindqvist, Eve J. Lucas, Victor A. Albert
Summary: This study demonstrates the contribution of neutral forces to the species radiation of the tree genus Syzygium. By combining reference genome assembly and population genetics analyses, the authors reveal the importance of neutral processes in driving the diversification of Syzygium.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Matthias Freund, Dorothea Graus, Andreas Fleischmann, Kadeem J. Gilbert, Qianshi Lin, Tanya Renner, Christian Stigloher, Victor Albert, Rainer Hedrich, Kenji Fukushima
Summary: To survive in nutrient-poor environments, carnivorous plants have developed traps analogous to animal digestive systems to capture and digest small organisms. These traps modify plant-specific organs, such as leaves, to acquire the ability to break down and absorb nutrients. Digestive glands in carnivorous plants secrete enzymes and other substances to digest prey, while absorbing the released compounds for nutrient uptake.