Rice is a staple crop for half the world's population, which is expected to grow by 3 billion
over the next 30 years. It is also a key model for studying the genomics of agroecosystems …

Transposable elements (TEs) are responsible for significant genomic variation in plants. Our
understanding of the evolutionary forces shaping TE polymorphism has lagged behind other …

The relationship of transposable elements (TEs) with their host genomes has usually been
seen as an arms race between TEs and their host genomes. Consequently, TEs are …

Highlights•Stress impacts on some TEs through their stress responsive cis-elements.•Stress
impacts on the host epigenetic machinery.•Intraspecific TE polymorphisms in the wild are …

Climate adaptation through phenotypic innovation will become the main challenge for plants
during global warming. Plants exhibit a plethora of mechanisms to achieve environmental …

Transposable elements (TEs) are an important source of genome variability. Here, we
analyze their contribution to gene expression variability in rice by performing a TE insertion …

Genome evolution is driven by the activity of transposable elements (TEs). The spread of
TEs can have deleterious effects including the destabilization of genome integrity and …

Elevated levels of inbreeding increase the risk of inbreeding depression and extinction, yet
many inbred species are widespread, suggesting that inbreeding has little impact on …

Genomes of all characterized higher eukaryotes harbor examples of transposable element
(TE) bursts—the rapid amplification of TE copies throughout a genome. Despite their …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are fast evolving endogenous small RNAs that regulate organism
function and behavior in both animals and plants. Although models for de novo miRNA …