Cotton is remarkable among our major crops in that four species were independently
domesticated, two allopolyploids and two diploids. In each case thousands of years of …

Cotton fiber is an extremely long plant cell. Fiber elongation is a complex process and the
genes that are crucial for elongation are largely unknown. We previously cloned a cDNA …

Polyploidy is a widespread phenomenon throughout eukaryotes, with important ecological
and evolutionary consequences. Although genes operate as components of complex …

Key message Constitutive-and fiber-specific RNAi of GhPRF1 gene illustrated strong
correlation between domestication-driven profilin genes and floral/fiber architecture in …

Cotton, as a natural fiber crop, plays a pivotal role in advancing global textile industry.
Comparative transcriptome analyses of single-cell 'fiber'from wild and domesticated plant …

Allopolyploidization is accompanied by changes in gene expression that are thought to
contribute to phenotypic diversification. Here we describe global changes in the single …

Cotton fiber development at the stages of elongation and secondary wall synthesis
determines the traits of fiber length and strength. To date, the mechanisms controlling the …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an important crop plant that is widely grown to produce both
natural textile fibers and cottonseed oil. Cotton fibers, the economically more important …

Pima cotton (G ossypium barbadense) is widely cultivated because of its long, strong seed
trichomes ('fibers') used for premium textiles. These agronomically advanced fibers were …

Background Genes duplicated by polyploidy (homoeologs) may be differentially expressed
in plant tissues. Recent research using DNA microarrays and RNAseq data have described …