Plant genome size variation: bloating and purging DNA

The miniature genome of a carnivorous plant Genlisea aurea contains a low number of genes and short non-coding sequences

(2013) Evgeny V Leushkin et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Association of Intron Loss with High Mutation Rate in Arabidopsis: Implications for Genome Size Evolution

(2013) Yu-Fei Yang et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Comparative Genomic Paleontology across Plant Kingdom Reveals the Dynamics of TE-Driven Genome Evolution

(2013) Moaine El Baidouri et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution

(2013) Björn Nystedt et al.   NATURE

Architecture and evolution of a minute plant genome

(2013) Enrique Ibarra-Laclette et al.   NATURE

Draft genome of the wheat A-genome progenitor Triticum urartu

(2013) Hong-Qing Ling et al.   NATURE

Aegilops tauschii draft genome sequence reveals a gene repertoire for wheat adaptation

(2013) Jizeng Jia et al.   NATURE

Gene body methylation is conserved between plant orthologs and is of evolutionary consequence

(2013) S. Takuno et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Whole-genome sequencing of Oryza brachyantha reveals mechanisms underlying Oryza genome evolution

(2013) Jinfeng Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Evolution of genome size in Carex (Cyperaceae) in relation to chromosome number and genomic base composition

(2012) I. Lipnerova et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A Role for Small RNAs in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair

(2012) Wei Wei et al.   CELL

Recent Retrotransposon Insertions Are Methylated and Phylogenetically Clustered in Japonica Rice (Oryza sativa spp. japonica)

(2012) Bridgett M. vonHoldt et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants

(2012) Angélique D’Hont et al.   NATURE

Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres

(2012) Andrew H. Paterson et al.   NATURE

The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

(2012)   NATURE

Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing

(2012) Rachel Brenchley et al.   NATURE

The draft genome of a diploid cotton Gossypium raimondii

(2012) Kunbo Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

DDR complex facilitates global association of RNA polymerase V to promoters and evolutionarily young transposons

(2012) Xuehua Zhong et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Transposable Elements, Epigenetics, and Genome Evolution

(2012) N. V. Fedoroff   SCIENCE

Widespread impact of horizontal gene transfer on plant colonization of land

(2012) Jipei Yue et al.   Nature Communications

Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms: targets, trends and tomorrow

(2011) M. D. Bennett et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Higher Intron Loss Rate in Arabidopsis thaliana Than A. lyrata Is Consistent with Stronger Selection for a Smaller Genome

(2011) J. A. Fawcett et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Body-Methylated Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana Are Functionally Important and Evolve Slowly

(2011) S. Takuno et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato

(2011) Xun Xu et al.   NATURE

The Arabidopsis lyrata genome sequence and the basis of rapid genome size change

(2011) Tina T Hu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide evidence for local DNA methylation spreading from small RNA-targeted sequences in Arabidopsis

(2011) Ikhlak Ahmed et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Journey through the past: 150 million years of plant genome evolution

(2011) Sebastian Proost et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Transposable elements and small RNAs contribute to gene expression divergence between Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis lyrata

(2011) J. D. Hollister et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Pinus taeda genome is characterized by diverse and highly diverged repetitive sequences

(2010) Allen Kovach et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Establishing, maintaining and modifying DNA methylation patterns in plants and animals

(2010) Julie A. Law et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Conservation and divergence of methylation patterning in plants and animals

(2010) S. Feng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome-Wide Evolutionary Analysis of Eukaryotic DNA Methylation

(2010) A. Zemach et al.   SCIENCE

A triptych of the evolution of plant transposable elements

(2010) Maud I. Tenaillon et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The evolution of plant genomes—scaling up from a population perspective

(2009) Jonathan M Flowers et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Do genetic recombination and gene density shape the pattern of DNA elimination in rice long terminal repeat retrotransposons?

(2009) Z. Tian et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Epigenetic silencing of transposable elements: A trade-off between reduced transposition and deleterious effects on neighboring gene expression

(2009) J. D. Hollister et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

The carnivorous bladderwort (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae): a system inflates

(2009) V. A. Albert et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Rapid DNA loss as a counterbalance to genome expansion through retrotransposon proliferation in plants

(2009) J. S. Hawkins et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

(2009) P. S. Schnable et al.   SCIENCE

Selection on Major Components of Angiosperm Genomes

(2008) B. S. Gaut et al.   SCIENCE

Synteny and Collinearity in Plant Genomes

(2008) H. Tang et al.   SCIENCE