The CAM lineages of planet Earth

IS Gilman, JAC Smith, JAM Holtum, RF Sage… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Scope The growth of experimental studies of crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular …

Defining Mechanisms of C3 to CAM Photosynthesis Transition toward Enhancing Crop Stress Resilience

B Tan, S Chen - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global climate change and population growth are persistently posing threats to natural
resources (eg, freshwater) and agricultural production. Crassulacean acid metabolism …

Transition of survival strategies under global climate shifts in the grape family

Y You, J Yu, Z Nie, D Peng, RL Barrett… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Faced with environmental changes, plants may either move to track their ancestral niches or
evolve to adapt to new niches. Vitaceae, the grape family, has evolved diverse adaptive …

The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar

JN Wan, SW Wang, AR Leitch, IJ Leitch, JB Jian… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The baobab trees (genus Adansonia) have attracted tremendous attention because of their
striking shape and distinctive relationships with fauna. These spectacular trees have also …

The Genome of Vitis zhejiang-adstricta Strengthens the Protection and Utilization of the Endangered Ancient Grape Endemic to China

H Li, Y Liu, P Fan, Z Dai, J Hao, W Duan… - Plant and Cell …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Vitis zhejiang-adstricta (V. zhejiang-adstricta) is one of the most important and endangered
wild grapes. It is a national key protected wild, rare and endangered ancient grape endemic …

The Cissus quadrangularis genome reveals its adaptive features in an arid habitat

Q Li, Y Wang, H Zhou, Y Liu, DK Gichuki… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cissus quadrangularis is a tetraploid species belonging to the Vitaceae family and is known
for the Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathway in the succulent stem, while the …

Genome-enabled stilbenoid gene cluster discovery in Pleuropterus multiflorus

J Jiang, X Liu, Y Wang, Z Liang, A Liu - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Stilbenoids, a class of compounds with the stilbene skeleton as part of plant secondary
metabolism, are renowned for their diverse health benefits. Among them, 2, 3, 5, 4' …