Genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying mangrove adaptations to intertidal environments

A Nizam, SP Meera, A Kumar - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Mangroves are halophytic plants belonging to diverse angiosperm families that are adapted
to highly stressful intertidal zones between land and sea. They are special, unique, and one …

Genomic convergence in the adaptation to extreme environments

S Xu, J Wang, Z Guo, Z He, S Shi - Plant communications, 2020 - cell.com
Convergent evolution is especially common in plants that have independently adapted to
the same extreme environments (ie, extremophile plants). The recent burst of omics data has …

Evolution of coastal forests based on a full set of mangrove genomes

Z He, X Feng, Q Chen, L Li, S Li, K Han, Z Guo… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Genomic studies are now poised to explore whole communities of species. The~ 70 species
of woody plants that anchor the coastal ecosystems of the tropics, collectively referred to as …

Genomic evidence for rediploidization and adaptive evolution following the whole-genome triplication

X Feng, Q Chen, W Wu, J Wang, G Li, S Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Whole-genome duplication (WGD), or polyploidy, events are widespread and
significant in the evolutionary history of angiosperms. However, empirical evidence for …

Genomic insights into molecular adaptation to intertidal environments in the mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum

X Feng, G Li, S Xu, W Wu, Q Chen, S Shao… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mangroves have colonised extreme intertidal environments characterised by high salinity,
hypoxia and other abiotic stresses. Aegiceras corniculatum, a pioneer mangrove species …

De novo genome assembly and in natura epigenomics reveal salinity‐induced DNA methylation in the mangrove tree Bruguiera gymnorhiza

M Miryeganeh, F Marlétaz, D Gavriouchkina… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mangroves are adapted to harsh environments, such as high ultraviolet (UV) light, low
nutrition, and fluctuating salinity in coastal zones. However, little is known about the …

Regulation of drought stress on nutrient cycle and metabolism of rhizosphere microorganisms in desert riparian forest

W Li, H Wang, G Lv, J Wang, J Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial communities in desert riparian forest ecosystems have developed unique adaptive
strategies to thrive in harsh habitats shaped by prolonged exposure to abiotic stressors …

Where whole‐genome duplication is most beneficial: adaptation of mangroves to a wide salinity range between land and sea

S Xu, Z Guo, X Feng, S Shao, Y Yang, J Li… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Whole‐genome duplication (WGD) is believed to increase the chance of adaptation to a new
environment. This conjecture may apply particularly well to new environments that are not …

Genomic signatures of ecological divergence between savanna and forest populations of a Neotropical tree

AC Muniz, RS de Oliveira Buzatti… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims In eastern Neotropical South America, the Cerrado, a large
savanna vegetation, and the Atlantic Forest harbour high biodiversity levels, and their …

Comparative transcriptome analysis unveiling reactive oxygen species scavenging system of Sonneratia caseolaris under salinity stress

Y Zhou, L Wen, L Liao, S Lin, E Zheng, Y Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many mangrove forests have undergone major changes as a result of human activity and
global climate change. Sonneratia caseolaris is a common tree located in inner mangroves …