[HTML][HTML] Evolution of plant genome architecture

JF Wendel, SA Jackson, BC Meyers, RA Wing - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
We have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of the evolution and structure of plant
genomes in recent years. Here, we highlight three important emergent realizations:(1) that …

MicroRNAs in control of plant development

C Li, B Zhang - Journal of cellular physiology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the long evolutionary history, plant has evolved elaborate regulatory network to control
functional gene expression for surviving and thriving, such as transcription factor‐regulated …

[HTML][HTML] Widespread natural variation of DNA methylation within angiosperms

CE Niederhuth, AJ Bewick, L Ji, MS Alabady, KD Kim… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background DNA methylation is an important feature of plant epigenomes, involved in the
formation of heterochromatin and affecting gene expression. Extensive variation of DNA …

Draft genome of the peanut A-genome progenitor (Arachis duranensis) provides insights into geocarpy, oil biosynthesis, and allergens

X Chen, H Li, MK Pandey, Q Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), a legume of South American origin, has high
seed oil content (45–56%) and is a staple crop in semiarid tropical and subtropical regions …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic basis for glandular trichome formation in cotton

D Ma, Y Hu, C Yang, B Liu, L Fang, Q Wan… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Trichomes originate from epidermal cells and can be classified as either glandular or non-
glandular. Gossypium species are characterized by the presence of small and darkly …

[HTML][HTML] GREENC: a Wiki-based database of plant lncRNAs

AP Gallart, AH Pulido, IAM de Lagrán… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are functional non-translated molecules greater than 200
nt. Their roles are diverse and they are usually involved in transcriptional regulation …

A phylogenomic assessment of ancient polyploidy and genome evolution across the Poales

MR McKain, H Tang, JR McNeal… - Genome biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Comparisons of flowering plant genomes reveal multiple rounds of ancient polyploidy
characterized by large intragenomic syntenic blocks. Three such whole-genome duplication …

Small interfering RNAs from bidirectional transcripts of GhMML3_A12 regulate cotton fiber development

Q Wan, X Guan, N Yang, H Wu, M Pan, B Liu… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Natural antisense transcripts (NAT s) are commonly observed in eukaryotic genomes, but
only a limited number of such genes have been identified as being involved in gene …

[HTML][HTML] A MAGIC population-based genome-wide association study reveals functional association of GhRBB1_A07 gene with superior fiber quality in cotton

MS Islam, GN Thyssen, JN Jenkins, L Zeng… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Cotton supplies a great majority of natural fiber for the global textile industry.
The negative correlation between yield and fiber quality has hindered breeders' ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Identification of R2R3-MYB Genes and Expression Analyses During Abiotic Stress in Gossypium raimondii

Q He, DC Jones, W Li, F Xie, J Ma, R Sun, Q Wang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The R2R3-MYB is one of the largest families of transcription factors, which have
been implicated in multiple biological processes. There is great diversity in the number of …