The Plant Journal,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
98(3), P. 524 - 539
Published: Jan. 21, 2019
Summary
Rapeseed
(
Brassica
napus
L.)
is
a
model
plant
for
polyploid
crop
research
and
the
second‐leading
source
of
vegetable
oil
worldwide.
Silique
length
SL
)
seed
weight
are
two
important
yield‐influencing
traits
in
rapeseed.
Using
map‐based
cloning,
we
isolated
qSLWA
9
,
which
encodes
P450
monooxygenase
(BnaA9.
CYP
78A9)
functions
as
positive
regulator
.
The
expression
level
BnaA9
78A9
silique
valves
long‐silique
variety
much
higher
than
that
regular‐silique
variety,
results
elongated
cells
prolonged
phase
elongation.
Plants
transgenic
plants
with
high
had
concentration
auxin
developing
silique;
this
induced
number
auxin‐related
genes
but
no
well‐known
biosynthesis
pathways,
suggesting
may
influence
by
affecting
metabolism
or
an
unknown
pathway.
A
3.7‐kb
CACTA
‐like
transposable
element
TE
inserted
3.9‐kb
upstream
regulatory
sequence
elevates
level,
acts
enhancer
to
stimulate
gene
Marker
analysis
revealed
B.
recently
been
introgressed
from
rapa
interspecific
hybridization.
insertion
consistently
associated
long
siliques
large
seeds
both
collections.
However,
frequency
rapeseed
varieties
still
very
low,
allele
has
not
widely
used
breeding
programs
would
be
invaluable
yield
improvement
breeding.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
554(7692), P. 311 - 316
Published: Feb. 1, 2018
The
genus
Citrus,
comprising
some
of
the
most
widely
cultivated
fruit
crops
worldwide,
includes
an
uncertain
number
species.
Here
we
describe
ten
natural
citrus
species,
using
genomic,
phylogenetic
and
biogeographic
analyses
60
accessions
representing
diverse
germ
plasms,
propose
that
diversified
during
late
Miocene
epoch
through
a
rapid
southeast
Asian
radiation
correlates
with
marked
weakening
monsoons.
A
second
enabled
by
migration
across
Wallace
line
gave
rise
to
Australian
limes
in
early
Pliocene
epoch.
Further
identification
hybrids
admixed
genomes
provides
insights
into
genealogy
major
commercial
cultivars
citrus.
Among
mandarins
sweet
orange,
find
extensive
network
relatedness
illuminates
domestication
these
groups.
Widespread
pummelo
admixture
among
its
correlation
size
acidity
suggests
plausible
role
introgression
selection
palatable
mandarins.
This
work
new
evolutionary
framework
for
Citrus.
origin,
evolution
Citrus
important
wild
varieties.
fruits
are
one
yet
relationships
species
remain
uncertain.
Daniel
Rokhsar,
Manuel
Talon
colleagues
analyse
represent
range
including
30
newly
sequenced
genomes.
They
characterize
diversity
at
level
identify
interspecific
admixtures—genetic
mixing
between
previously
isolated
populations—that
could
be
result
human
activities
such
as
agriculture.
authors
10
progenitor
suggest
originated
Asia,
diversifying
correlated
changing
climate,
also
oranges,
showing
complex
history
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Nov. 14, 2018
Citrus
is
a
globally
important,
perennial
fruit
crop
whose
rhizosphere
microbiome
thought
to
play
an
important
role
in
promoting
citrus
growth
and
health.
Here,
we
report
comprehensive
analysis
of
the
structural
functional
composition
microbiome.
We
use
both
amplicon
deep
shotgun
metagenomic
sequencing
bulk
soil
samples
collected
across
distinct
biogeographical
regions
from
six
continents.
Predominant
taxa
include
Proteobacteria,
Actinobacteria,
Acidobacteria
Bacteroidetes.
The
core
comprises
Pseudomonas,
Agrobacterium,
Cupriavidus,
Bradyrhizobium,
Rhizobium,
Mesorhizobium,
Burkholderia,
Cellvibrio,
Sphingomonas,
Variovorax
Paraburkholderia,
some
which
are
potential
plant
beneficial
microbes.
also
identify
over-represented
microbial
traits
mediating
plant-microbe
microbe-microbe
interactions,
nutrition
acquisition
promotion
rhizosphere.
results
provide
valuable
information
guide
isolation
culturing
and,
potentially,
harness
power
improve
production
The Plant Cell,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
29(10), P. 2336 - 2348
Published: Oct. 1, 2017
Updates
in
nanopore
technology
have
made
it
possible
to
obtain
gigabases
of
sequence
data.
Prior
this,
sequencing
was
mainly
used
analyze
microbial
samples.
Here,
we
describe
the
generation
a
comprehensive
data
set
with
median
read
length
11,979
bp
for
self-compatible
accession
wild
tomato
species
Solanum
pennellii
We
assembly
its
genome
contig
N50
2.5
MB.
The
pipeline
comprised
initial
correction
Canu
and
SMARTdenovo.
resulting
raw
nanopore-based
de
novo
is
structurally
highly
similar
that
reference
S.
LA716
but
has
high
error
rate
rich
homopolymer
deletions.
After
polishing
Illumina
reads,
obtained
an
<0.02%
when
assessed
versus
same
gene
completeness
96.53%,
slightly
surpassing
Taken
together,
our
indicate
such
long
can
be
affordably
assemble
gigabase-sized
plant
genomes.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: March 13, 2019
Abstract
Understanding
the
Vitis
species
at
genomic
level
is
important
for
cultivar
improvement
of
grapevine.
Here
we
report
whole-genome
genetic
variation
single-base
resolution
472
accessions,
which
cover
48
out
60
extant
from
a
wide
geographic
distribution.
The
helps
to
identify
recent
dramatic
expansion
and
contraction
effective
population
size
in
domesticated
grapevines
that
cultivars
pan-Black
Sea
region
have
unique
demographic
history
comparison
other
cultivars.
We
also
find
selective
sweeps
berry
edibility
stress
resistance
improvement.
Furthermore,
associations
between
candidate
genes
agronomic
traits,
such
as
shape
aromatic
compounds.
These
results
demonstrate
resource
value
resequencing
data
illuminating
evolutionary
biology
providing
targets
grapevine
Frontiers in Genetics,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: March 21, 2019
Nanopore
sequencing
from
Oxford
Technologies
(ONT)
and
Pacific
BioSciences
(PacBio)
single-molecule
real-time
(SMRT)
long-read
isoform
(Iso-Seq)
are
revolutionizing
the
way
transcriptomes
analyzed.
These
methods
offer
many
advantages
over
most
widely
used
high-throughput
short-read
RNA
(RNA-Seq)
approaches
allow
a
comprehensive
analysis
of
in
identifying
full-length
splice
isoforms
several
other
post-transcriptional
events.
In
addition,
direct
provides
valuable
information
about
modifications,
which
lost
during
PCR
amplification
step
methods.
Here,
we
present
summary
important
applications
these
technologies
plants,
including
identification
complex
alternative
splicing
(AS),
variants,
fusion
transcripts
polyadenylation
(APA)
Furthermore,
discuss
impact
newly
developed
nanopore
advancing
epitranscriptome
research
plants.
Additionally,
summarize
computational
tools
for
quantifying
co/post-transcriptional
events
discussed
some
limitations
with
Sequencing
using
new
will
unravel
aspects
transcriptome
complexity
unprecedented
ways
as
compared
to
previous
approaches.
Analysis
plant
powerful
that
require
minimum
sample
processing
is
likely
become
norm
expected
uncover
novel
gene
regulatory
mechanisms
control
biological
outcomes
development
response
various
stresses.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: April 2, 2019
Apomixis,
the
asexual
reproduction
via
seed,
has
many
potential
applications
for
plant
breeding
by
maintaining
desirable
genotypes
over
generations.
Since
most
major
crops
do
not
express
natural
apomixis,
it
is
useful
to
understand
origin
and
maintenance
of
apomixis
in
systems.
Here,
we
review
state
knowledge
on
origin,
establishment
apomixis.
Many
studies
suggest
that
hybridization,
either
diploid
or
polyploid
cytotypes,
a
trigger
formation
unreduced
female
gametophytes,
which
represents
first
step
toward
must
be
combined
parthenogenesis,
development
an
unfertilized
egg
cell.
Nevertheless,
fertilization
endosperm
still
needed
apomictic
plants.
Coupling
these
three
steps
appears
constraint
shifts
Adventitious
embryony
another
developmental
pathway
Establishment
newly
arisen
lineage
often
fostered
side-effects
polyploidy.
Polyploidy
creates
immediate
reproductive
barrier
against
parental
progenitor
populations;
can
cause
breakdown
genetic
self-incompatibility
(SI)
systems
establish
self-fertility
pseudogamous
lineages;
finally,
polyploidy
could
indirectly
help
cytotype
novel
ecological
niche
increasing
adaptive
potentials
This
may
followed
phase
diversification
range
expansion,
mostly
described
as
geographical
parthenogenesis.
The
utilization
consider
risks
pollen
transfer
introgression
into
sexual
crop
fields,
might
overcome
using
pollen-sterile
cleistogamous
variants.
Another
risk
escape
vegetation
invasiveness
plants
needs
careful
management
consideration
conditions.