Genome evolution and diversity of wild and cultivated potatoes

D Tang, Y Jia, J Zhang, H Li, L Cheng, P Wang, Z Bao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world's most important non-cereal food crop, and the
vast majority of commercially grown cultivars are highly heterozygous tetraploids. Advances …

A transcriptional regulator that boosts grain yields and shortens the growth duration of rice

S Wei, X Li, Z Lu, H Zhang, X Ye, Y Zhou, J Li, Y Yan… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Complex biological processes such as plant growth and development are often under the
control of transcription factors that regulate the expression of large sets of genes and …

Graph-based pan-genome reveals structural and sequence variations related to agronomic traits and domestication in cucumber

H Li, S Wang, S Chai, Z Yang, Q Zhang, H Xin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Structural variants (SVs) represent a major source of genetic diversity and are related to
numerous agronomic traits and evolutionary events; however, their comprehensive …

Combining novel technologies with interdisciplinary basic research to enhance horticultural crops

X Jiang, W Zhang, AR Fernie, W Wen - The Plant Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Horticultural crops mainly include fruits, vegetables, ornamental trees and flowers, and tea
trees (Melaleuca alternifolia). They produce a variety of nutrients for the daily human diet in …

Recent progress in genetic transformation and gene editing technology in cucurbit crops

J Feng, N Wang, Y Li, H Wang, W Zhang, H Wang… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) include major horticultural crops with high nutritional and
economic value that also serve as model plants for studying plant development and crop …

[HTML][HTML] Polyploidy events shaped the expansion of transcription factors in Cucurbitaceae and exploitation of genes for tendril development

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, B Li, X Tan, C Zhu, T Wu… - Horticultural Plant …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cucurbitaceae is one of the most important plant families distributed worldwide.
Transcription factors (TFs) regulate plant growth at the transcription level. Here, we …

Genetic regulation of shoot architecture in cucumber

X Liu, J Chen, X Zhang - Horticulture Research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an important vegetable crop species with great economic
value. Shoot architecture determines the visual appearance of plants and has a strong …

The role of histone acetylation in transcriptional regulation and seed development

Y Chen, P Guo, Z Dong - Plant Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Histone acetylation is highly conserved across eukaryotes and has been linked to gene
activation since its discovery nearly 60 years ago. Over the past decades, histone …

The N-terminal region located upstream of the TCP domain is responsible for the antagonistic action of the Arabidopsis thaliana TCP8 and TCP23 transcription factors …

A Camoirano, AL Alem, DH Gonzalez, IL Viola - Plant Science, 2023 - Elsevier
TCP proteins (TCPs) are plant-exclusive transcription factors that exert effects on multiple
aspects of plant development, from germination to flower and fruit formation. TCPs are …

The GRAS transcription factor CsTL regulates tendril formation in cucumber

J Shen, Y Jiang, J Pan, L Sun, Q Li, W He, P Sun… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cucumber (Cucumis sativus, Cs) tendrils are slender vegetative organs that
typically require manual removal to ensure orderly growth during greenhouse cultivation …