The cytochrome P450 superfamily: Key players in plant development and defense

XU Jun, X WANG, W GUO - Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015 - Elsevier
The cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily is the largest enzymatic protein family in plants,
and it also widely exists in mammals, fungi, bacteria, insects and so on. Members of this …

Progress, challenges and the future of crop genomes

TP Michael, R VanBuren - Current opinion in plant biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•NGS speed and capacity enable over 100 published plant genomes.•
Underserved specialty and orphan crop genomic resources grow due to low cost …

Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement

T Zhang, Y Hu, W Jiang, L Fang, X Guan, J Chen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Upland cotton is a model for polyploid crop domestication and transgenic improvement.
Here we sequenced the allotetraploid Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1 genome by …

Genome sequence of cultivated Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum TM-1) provides insights into genome evolution

F Li, G Fan, C Lu, G Xiao, C Zou, RJ Kohel, Z Ma… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Gossypium hirsutum has proven difficult to sequence owing to its complex allotetraploid
(AtDt) genome. Here we produce a draft genome using 181-fold paired-end sequences …

PLAZA 3.0: an access point for plant comparative genomics

S Proost, M Van Bel, D Vaneechoutte… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Comparative sequence analysis has significantly altered our view on the complexity of
genome organization and gene functions in different kingdoms. PLAZA 3.0 is designed to …

Gossypium barbadense genome sequence provides insight into the evolution of extra-long staple fiber and specialized metabolites

X Liu, B Zhao, HJ Zheng, Y Hu, G Lu, CQ Yang… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Of the two cultivated species of allopolyploid cotton, Gossypium barbadense produces extra-
long fibers for the production of superior textiles. We sequenced its genome (AD) 2 and …

The genome sequence of Sea-Island cotton (Gossypium barbadense) provides insights into the allopolyploidization and development of superior spinnable fibres

D Yuan, Z Tang, M Wang, W Gao, L Tu, X Jin, L Chen… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Gossypium hirsutum contributes the most production of cotton fibre, but G. barbadense is
valued for its better comprehensive resistance and superior fibre properties. However, the …

Deep sequencing reveals important roles of microRNAs in response to drought and salinity stress in cotton

F Xie, Q Wang, R Sun, B Zhang - Journal of experimental botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Drought and salinity are two major environmental factors adversely affecting plant growth
and productivity. However, the regulatory mechanism is unknown. In this study, the potential …

Development of a 63K SNP Array for Cotton and High-Density Mapping of Intraspecific and Interspecific Populations of Gossypium spp.

AM Hulse-Kemp, J Lemm, J Plieske… - G3: Genes …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
High-throughput genotyping arrays provide a standardized resource for plant breeding
communities that are useful for a breadth of applications including high-density genetic …

A cotton MYB transcription factor, GbMYB5, is positively involved in plant adaptive response to drought stress

T Chen, W Li, X Hu, J Guo, A Liu… - Plant and Cell …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Drought stress negatively affects plant growth and limits plant productivity. Genes
functioning in plant responses to drought stress are essential for the development of drought …