Catalyzing plant science research with RNA-seq

LBB Martin, Z Fei, JJ Giovannoni… - Frontiers in plant …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Next generation DNA sequencing technologies are driving increasingly rapid, affordable
and high resolution analyses of plant transcriptomes through sequencing of their associated …

A telomere-to-telomere gap-free reference genome of watermelon and its mutation library provide important resources for gene discovery and breeding

Y Deng, S Liu, Y Zhang, J Tan, X Li, X Chu, B Xu… - Molecular plant, 2022 - cell.com
Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus, is the world's third largest fruit crop. Reference genomes with
gaps and a narrow genetic base hinder functional genomics and genetic improvement of …

Phased diploid genome assemblies and pan-genomes provide insights into the genetic history of apple domestication

X Sun, C Jiao, H Schwaninger, CT Chao, Y Ma… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Domestication of the apple was mainly driven by interspecific hybridization. In the present
study, we report the haplotype-resolved genomes of the cultivated apple (Malus domestica …

The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor

L Gao, I Gonda, H Sun, Q Ma, K Bao, DM Tieman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Modern tomatoes have narrow genetic diversity limiting their improvement potential. We
present a tomato pan-genome constructed using genome sequences of 725 …

Resequencing of 414 cultivated and wild watermelon accessions identifies selection for fruit quality traits

S Guo, S Zhao, H Sun, X Wang, S Wu, T Lin, Y Ren… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Fruit characteristics of sweet watermelon are largely the result of human selection. Here we
report an improved watermelon reference genome and whole-genome resequencing of 414 …

Pancreatic cancer exosomes initiate pre-metastatic niche formation in the liver

B Costa-Silva, NM Aiello, AJ Ocean, S Singh… - Nature cell …, 2015 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) are highly metastatic with poor prognosis,
mainly due to delayed detection. We hypothesized that intercellular communication is critical …

Follicular CXCR5-expressing CD8+ T cells curtail chronic viral infection

R He, S Hou, C Liu, A Zhang, Q Bai, M Han, Y Yang… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
During chronic viral infection, virus-specific CD8+ T cells become exhausted, exhibit poor
effector function and lose memory potential,,,. However, exhausted CD8+ T cells can still …

Genome re-sequencing reveals the history of apple and supports a two-stage model for fruit enlargement

N Duan, Y Bai, H Sun, N Wang, Y Ma, M Li… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Human selection has reshaped crop genomes. Here we report an apple genome variation
map generated through genome sequencing of 117 diverse accessions. A comprehensive …

Genome sequence of the hot pepper provides insights into the evolution of pungency in Capsicum species

S Kim, M Park, SI Yeom, YM Kim, JM Lee, HA Lee… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum), one of the oldest domesticated crops in the Americas, is
the most widely grown spice crop in the world. We report whole-genome sequencing and …

The NAC transcription factor FaRIF controls fruit ripening in strawberry

C Martín-Pizarro, JG Vallarino, S Osorio, V Meco… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In contrast to climacteric fruits such as tomato, the knowledge on key regulatory genes
controlling the ripening of strawberry, a nonclimacteric fruit, is still limited. NAC transcription …