Application‐based guidelines for best practices in plant flow cytometry

E Sliwinska, J Loureiro, IJ Leitch, P Šmarda… - Cytometry Part …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flow cytometry (FCM) is currently the most widely‐used method to establish nuclear DNA
content in plants. Since simple, 1‐3‐parameter, flow cytometers, which are sufficient for most …

A genomic perspective across Earth's microbiomes reveals that genome size in Archaea and Bacteria is linked to ecosystem type and trophic strategy

A Rodríguez-Gijón, JK Nuy, M Mehrshad… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Our view of genome size in Archaea and Bacteria has remained skewed as the data has
been dominated by genomes of microorganisms that have been cultivated under laboratory …

Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data

K Liimatainen, JT Kim, L Pokorny, PM Kirk, B Dentinger… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Family Cortinariaceae currently includes only one genus, Cortinarius, which is the largest
Agaricales genus, with thousands of species worldwide. The species are important …

A complete, telomere-to-telomere human genome sequence presents new opportunities for evolutionary genomics

Y Mao, G Zhang - Nature methods, 2022 - nature.com
The release of the first telomere-to-telomere (T2T) human genome sequence marks a
milestone for human genomics research and holds promise of complete genomes for …

Diversity and determinants of recombination landscapes in flowering plants

T Brazier, S Glémin - PLoS Genetics, 2022 - journals.plos.org
During meiosis, crossover rates are not randomly distributed along the chromosome and
their location may have a strong impact on the functioning and evolution of the genome. To …

Asteraceae as a model system for evolutionary studies: from fossils to genomes

L Palazzesi, J Pellicer, VD Barreda… - Botanical Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract With c. 24 700 species (10% of all flowering plants), Asteraceae are one of the
largest and most phenotypically diverse angiosperm families, with considerable economic …

Plant genome size modulates grassland community responses to multi‐nutrient additions

Y Peng, J Yang, IJ Leitch, MS Guignard… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Grassland ecosystems cover c. 40% of global land area and contain c. 40% of soil organic
carbon. Understanding the effects of adding nutrients to grasslands is essential because …

Mechanical stress acclimation in plants: Linking hormones and somatic memory to thigmomorphogenesis

E Brenya, M Pervin, ZH Chen, DT Tissue… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A single event of mechanical stimulation is perceived by mechanoreceptors that transduce
rapid transient signalling to regulate gene expression. Prolonged mechanical stress for days …

Chromosome size matters: genome evolution in the cyperid clade

TL Elliott, F Zedek, RL Barrett, JJ Bruhl… - Annals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims While variation in genome size and chromosome numbers
and their consequences are often investigated in plants, the biological relevance of variation …

Correlated evolution of seed mass and genome size varies among life forms in flowering plants

A Carta, E Mattana, J Dickie, F Vandelook - Seed Science Research, 2022 - cambridge.org
Seeds show important variation as plant regenerative units among species, but their
evolutionary co-variations with other plant characteristics are still poorly understood. Whilst a …