Plant sex chromosomes defy evolutionary models of expanding recombination suppression and genetic degeneration

SS Renner, NA Müller - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
Hundreds of land plant lineages have independently evolved separate sexes in either
gametophytes (dioicy) or sporophytes (dioecy), but 43% of all dioecious angiosperms are …

Genetic and genomic resources for Rubus breeding: a roadmap for the future

TM Foster, NV Bassil, M Dossett… - Horticulture …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Rubus fruits are high-value crops that are sought after by consumers for their flavor, visual
appeal, and health benefits. To meet this demand, production of red and black raspberries …

Telomere-to-telomere and gap-free reference genome assembly of the kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis

J Yue, Q Chen, Y Wang, L Zhang, C Ye… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Kiwifruit is an economically and nutritionally important fruit crop with extremely high contents
of vitamin C. However, the previously released versions of kiwifruit genomes all have a mass …

Two haplotype-resolved, gap-free genome assemblies for Actinidia latifolia and Actinidia chinensis shed light on the regulatory mechanisms of vitamin C and sucrose …

X Han, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, N Ma, X Liu, W Tao, Z Lou… - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Kiwifruit is a recently domesticated horticultural fruit crop with substantial economic and
nutritional value, especially because of the high content of vitamin C in its fruit. In this study …

Kiwifruit MYBS1‐like and GBF3 transcription factors influence l‐ascorbic acid biosynthesis by activating transcription of GDP‐L‐galactose phosphorylase 3

X Liu, R Wu, SM Bulley, C Zhong, D Li - New phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐derived Vitamin C (l‐ascorbic acid (AsA)) is crucial for human health and wellbeing
and thus increasing AsA content is of interest to plant breeders. In plants GDP‐l‐galactose …

Apollo: democratizing genome annotation

NA Dunn, DR Unni, C Diesh… - PLoS computational …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Genome annotation is the process of identifying the location and function of a genome's
encoded features. Improving the biological accuracy of annotation is a complex and iterative …

Chromosome-level genome assembly of a parent species of widely cultivated azaleas

FS Yang, S Nie, H Liu, TL Shi, XC Tian… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Azaleas (Ericaceae) comprise one of the most diverse ornamental plants, renowned for their
cultural and economic importance. We present a chromosome-scale genome assembly for …

Two Y-chromosome-encoded genes determine sex in kiwifruit

T Akagi, SM Pilkington, E Varkonyi-Gasic, IM Henry… - Nature plants, 2019 - nature.com
Dioecy, the presence of male and female individuals, has evolved independently in multiple
flowering plant lineages,–. Although theoretical models for the evolution of dioecy, such as …

The red flesh of kiwifruit is differentially controlled by specific activation–repression systems

W Wang, SMA Moss, L Zeng, RV Espley… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anthocyanins are visual cues for pollination and seed dispersal. Fruit containing
anthocyanins also appeals to consumers due to its appearance and health benefits. In …

A MYB/bHLH complex regulates tissue‐specific anthocyanin biosynthesis in the inner pericarp of red‐centered kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang

L Wang, W Tang, Y Hu, Y Zhang, J Sun… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many Actinidia cultivars are characterized by anthocyanin accumulation, specifically in the
inner pericarp, but the underlying regulatory mechanism remains elusive. Here we report …