[HTML][HTML] Chloroplast genomes: diversity, evolution, and applications in genetic engineering

H Daniell, CS Lin, M Yu, WJ Chang - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Chloroplasts play a crucial role in sustaining life on earth. The availability of over 800
sequenced chloroplast genomes from a variety of land plants has enhanced our …

A tale of two sugars: trehalose 6-phosphate and sucrose

CM Figueroa, JE Lunn - Plant physiology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P), the intermediate of trehalose biosynthesis, is an
essential signal metabolite in plants, linking growth and development to carbon status. The …

[HTML][HTML] Two divergent haplotypes from a highly heterozygous lychee genome suggest independent domestication events for early and late-maturing cultivars

G Hu, J Feng, X Xiang, J Wang, J Salojärvi, C Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Lychee is an exotic tropical fruit with a distinct flavor. The genome of cultivar 'Feizixiao'was
assembled into 15 pseudochromosomes, totaling~ 470 Mb. High heterozygosity (2.27%) …

[HTML][HTML] Gene duplication and evolution in recurring polyploidization–diploidization cycles in plants

X Qiao, Q Li, H Yin, K Qi, L Li, R Wang, S Zhang… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Background The sharp increase of plant genome and transcriptome data provide valuable
resources to investigate evolutionary consequences of gene duplication in a range of taxa …

[HTML][HTML] The Peach v2. 0 release: high-resolution linkage mapping and deep resequencing improve chromosome-scale assembly and contiguity

I Verde, J Jenkins, L Dondini, S Micali, G Pagliarani… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background The availability of the peach genome sequence has fostered relevant research
in peach and related Prunus species enabling the identification of genes underlying …

SunUp and Sunset genomes revealed impact of particle bombardment mediated transformation and domestication history in papaya

J Yue, R VanBuren, J Liu, J Fang, X Zhang, Z Liao… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Transgenic papaya is widely publicized for controlling papaya ringspot virus. However, the
impact of particle bombardment on the genome remains unknown. The transgenic SunUp …

Green giant—a tiny chloroplast genome with mighty power to produce high‐value proteins: history and phylogeny

H Daniell, S Jin, XG Zhu… - Plant biotechnology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐living cyanobacteria were entrapped by eukaryotic cells~ 2 billion years ago, ultimately
giving rise to chloroplasts. After a century of debate, the presence of chloroplast DNA was …

[HTML][HTML] The draft genome of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

Q Xu, LL Chen, X Ruan, D Chen, A Zhu, C Chen… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Oranges are an important nutritional source for human health and have immense economic
value. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of the draft genome of sweet orange …

The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa

Brassica rapa Genome Sequencing Project … - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
We report the annotation and analysis of the draft genome sequence of Brassica rapa
accession Chiifu-401-42, a Chinese cabbage. We modeled 41,174 protein coding genes in …

Trehalose metabolism in plants

JE Lunn, I Delorge, CM Figueroa, P Van Dijck… - The Plant …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Trehalose is a quantitatively important compatible solute and stress protectant in many
organisms, including green algae and primitive plants. These functions have largely been …