The diversity and dynamics of sex determination in dioecious plants

AP Leite Montalvão, B Kersten, M Fladung… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The diversity of inflorescences among flowering plants is captivating. Such charm is not only
due to the variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and flowers displayed, but also to the range of …

Plant genome sequencing: modern technologies and novel opportunities for breeding

AA Dmitriev, EN Pushkova, NV Melnikova - Molecular Biology, 2022‏ - Springer
The investigation of plant genomes is of great importance for basic research and practical
breeding. In 1977, F. Sanger proposed a DNA sequencing method, which allowed the …

Evidences for a role of two Y-specific genes in sex determination in Populus deltoides

L Xue, H Wu, Y Chen, X Li, J Hou, J Lu, S Wei… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Almost all plants in the genus Populus are dioecious (ie trees are either male or female), but
it is unknown whether dioecy evolved in a common ancestor or independently in different …

A general model to explain repeated turnovers of sex determination in the Salicaceae

W Yang, D Wang, Y Li, Z Zhang, S Tong… - Molecular Biology …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Dioecy, the presence of separate sexes on distinct individuals, has evolved repeatedly in
multiple plant lineages. However, the specific mechanisms by which sex systems evolve and …

The spinach YY genome reveals sex chromosome evolution, domestication, and introgression history of the species

X Ma, L Yu, M Fatima, WH Wadlington… - Genome biology, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a dioecious species with an XY sex
chromosome system, but its Y chromosome has not been fully characterized. Our knowledge …

Repeated turnovers keep sex chromosomes young in willows

D Wang, Y Li, M Li, W Yang, X Ma, L Zhang, Y Wang… - Genome Biology, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Salicaceae species have diverse sex determination systems and frequent sex
chromosome turnovers. However, compared with poplars, the diversity of sex determination …

Chromosome-scale assemblies of the male and female Populus euphratica genomes reveal the molecular basis of sex determination and sexual dimorphism

S Zhang, Z Wu, D Ma, J Zhai, X Han, Z Jiang… - Communications …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Reference-quality genomes of both sexes are essential for studying sex determination and
sex-chromosome evolution, as their gene contents and expression profiles differ. Here, we …

A chromosome‐level Populus qiongdaoensis genome assembly provides insights into tropical adaptation and a cryptic turnover of sex determination

Y Li, D Wang, W Wang, W Yang, J Gao… - Molecular …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Populus species have long been used as model organisms to study the adaptability of trees
and the evolution of sex chromosomes. As a species belonging to the section Populus and …

Chromosome‐scale assembly of the genome of Salix dunnii reveals a male‐heterogametic sex determination system on chromosome 7

L He, KH Jia, RG Zhang, Y Wang, TL Shi… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sex determination systems in plants can involve either female or male heterogamety (ZW or
XY, respectively). Here we used Illumina short reads, Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) …

ARR17 controls dioecy in Populus by repressing B-class MADS-box gene expression

AP Leite Montalvão, B Kersten… - … of the Royal …, 2022‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The number of dioecious species for which the genetic basis of sex determination has been
resolved is rapidly increasing. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms downstream of the …