[HTML][HTML] Evolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows

N Hu, BJ Sanderson, M Guo, G Feng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Transitions in the heterogamety of sex chromosomes (eg, XY to ZW or vice versa)
fundamentally alter the genetic basis of sex determination, however the details of these …

Structural variation of a sex‐linked region confers monoecy and implicates GATA15 as a master regulator of sex in Salix purpurea

B Hyden, J Zou, DG Wilkerson, CH Carlson… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Salicaceae, including Populus and Salix, are dioecious perennials that utilize
different sex determination systems. This family provides a useful system to better …

Sex chromosome turnover plays an important role in the maintenance of barriers to post-speciation introgression in willows

ZQ Xue, WL Applequist, E Hörandl, L He - Evolution Letters, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Almost all species in the genus Salix (willow) are dioecious and willows have variable sex-
determining systems, the role of this variation in maintaining species barriers is relatively …

[HTML][HTML] De Novo Assembly and Annotation of 11 Diverse Shrub Willow (Salix) Genomes Reveals Novel Gene Organization in Sex-Linked Regions

B Hyden, K Feng, TB Yates, S Jawdy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poplar and willow species in the Salicaceae are dioecious, yet have been shown to use
different sex determination systems located on different chromosomes. Willows in the …

An unusual origin of a ZW sex chromosome system

N Hu, B Sanderson, M Guo, G Feng, D Gambhir… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Transitions in the heterogamety of sex chromosomes (eg XY to ZW or vice versa) are rare
and fundamentally alter the genetic basis of sex determination. Although in an XY-> ZW …

Functional analysis of Salix purpurea genes support roles for ARR17 and GATA15 as master regulators of sex determination

B Hyden, DL Carper, PE Abraham, G Yuan, T Yao… - Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Salicaceae family is of growing interest in the study of dioecy in plants because the sex
determination region (SDR) has been shown to be highly dynamic, with differing locations …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-Transcriptome Analysis of Willow Species from Diverse Geographic Distributions

Z Yan, L Chen, Y Guo, X Dai, T Yin, L Xue - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Willows, in the genus Salix, are widespread on the earth with significant ecological and
economic values for humans. Although about 500 Salix species have been estimated, the …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of Asexual Overwintering of Melampsora paradoxa and Mapping of Stem Rust Host Resistance in Salix

CR Crowell, DG Wilkerson, LB Smart, CD Smart - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melampsora rust is a devastating disease of shrub willow in North America. Previous work
has identified Melampsora paradoxa as one of two identified rust species in New York State …