The Brassica rapa FLC homologue FLC2 is a key regulator of flowering time, identified through transcriptional co-expression networks

D Xiao, JJ Zhao, XL Hou, RK Basnet… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The role of many genes and interactions among genes involved in flowering time have been
studied extensively in Arabidopsis, and the purpose of this study was to investigate how …

Biased gene retention during diploidization in Brassica linked to three-dimensional genome organization

T Xie, FG Zhang, HY Zhang, XT Wang, JH Hu, XM Wu - Nature plants, 2019 - nature.com
The non-random three-dimensional (3D) organization of the genome in the nucleus is
critical to gene regulation and genome function. Using high-throughput chromatin …

QTL analysis of root morphology, flowering time, and yield reveals trade-offs in response to drought in Brassica napus

RS Fletcher, JL Mullen, A Heiliger… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Drought escape and dehydration avoidance represent alternative strategies for drought
adaptation in annual crops. The mechanisms underlying these two strategies are reported to …

Preferential retention of genes from one parental genome after polyploidy illustrates the nature and scope of the genomic conflicts induced by hybridization

M Emery, MMS Willis, Y Hao, K Barry, K Oakgrove… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Polyploidy is increasingly seen as a driver of both evolutionary innovation and ecological
success. One source of polyploid organisms' successes may be their origins in the merging …

Identification and functional annotation of long intergenic non-coding RNAs in Brassicaceae

K Palos, AC Nelson Dittrich, L Yu, JR Brock… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) are a large yet enigmatic class of eukaryotic
transcripts that can have critical biological functions. The wealth of RNA-sequencing (RNA …

Beyond genomic variation - comparison and functional annotation of three Brassica rapagenomes: a turnip, a rapid cycling and a Chinese cabbage

K Lin, N Zhang, EI Severing, H Nijveen, F Cheng… - Bmc Genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Brassica rapa is an economically important crop species. During its long
breeding history, a large number of morphotypes have been generated, including leafy …

Genome-wide identification and characterization of MADS-box family genes related to organ development and stress resistance in Brassica rapa

G Saha, JI Park, HJ Jung, NU Ahmed, MA Kayum… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background MADS-box transcription factors (TFs) are important in floral organ specification
as well as several other aspects of plant growth and development. Studies on stress …

Most Compositae (Asteraceae) are descendants of a paleohexaploid and all share a paleotetraploid ancestor with the Calyceraceae

MS Barker, Z Li, TI Kidder, CR Reardon… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Like many other flowering plants, members of the Compositae
(Asteraceae) have a polyploid ancestry. Previous analyses found evidence for an ancient …

The heterogeneity in the landscape of gene dominance in maize is accompanied by unique chromatin environments

L Yin, G Xu, J Yang, M Zhao - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Subgenome dominance after whole-genome duplication (WGD) has been observed in many
plant species. However, the degree to which the chromatin environment affects this bias has …

Preferential Retention of Circadian Clock Genes during Diploidization following Whole Genome Triplication in Brassica rapa

P Lou, J Wu, F Cheng, LG Cressman, X Wang… - The Plant …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Much has been learned about the architecture and function of the circadian clock of
Arabidopsis thaliana, a model for plant circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms contribute to …