The impact of transposable elements on eukaryotic genomes: from genome size increase to genetic adaptation to stressful environments

B Chénais, A Caruso, S Hiard, N Casse - Gene, 2012 - Elsevier
Transposable elements (TEs) are present in roughly all genomes. These mobile DNA
sequences are able to invade genomes and their impact on genome evolution is substantial …

[HTML][HTML] A route to de novo domestication of wild allotetraploid rice

H Yu, T Lin, X Meng, H Du, J Zhang, G Liu, M Chen… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Cultivated rice varieties are all diploid, and polyploidization of rice has long been desired
because of its advantages in genome buffering, vigorousness, and environmental …

De novo sequencing of plant genomes using second-generation technologies

M Imelfort, D Edwards - Briefings in bioinformatics, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The ability to sequence the DNA of an organism has become one of the most important tools
in modern biological research. Until recently, the sequencing of even small model genomes …

Whole genome de novo assemblies of three divergent strains of rice, Oryza sativa, document novel gene space of aus and indica

MC Schatz, LG Maron, JC Stein, AH Wences… - Genome biology, 2014 - Springer
Background The use of high throughput genome-sequencing technologies has uncovered a
large extent of structural variation in eukaryotic genomes that makes important contributions …

In Depth Characterization of Repetitive DNA in 23 Plant Genomes Reveals Sources of Genome Size Variation in the Legume Tribe Fabeae

J Macas, P Novák, J Pellicer, J Čížková, A Koblížková… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The differential accumulation and elimination of repetitive DNA are key drivers of genome
size variation in flowering plants, yet there have been few studies which have analysed how …

Nanopore sequencing-based genome assembly and evolutionary genomics of circum-basmati rice

JY Choi, ZN Lye, SC Groen, X Dai, P Rughani… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Background The circum-basmati group of cultivated Asian rice (Oryza sativa) contains many
iconic varieties and is widespread in the Indian subcontinent. Despite its economic and …

Rapid Genome Map** in Nanochannel Arrays for Highly Complete and Accurate De Novo Sequence Assembly of the Complex Aegilops tauschii Genome

AR Hastie, L Dong, A Smith, J Finklestein, ET Lam… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled high-throughput and low-
cost generation of sequence data; however, de novo genome assembly remains a great …

Whole-genome sequencing of Oryza brachyantha reveals mechanisms underlying Oryza genome evolution

J Chen, Q Huang, D Gao, J Wang, Y Lang, T Liu… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The wild species of the genus Oryza contain a largely untapped reservoir of agronomically
important genes for rice improvement. Here we report the 261-Mb de novo assembled …

LTR retrotransposons contribute to genomic gigantism in plethodontid salamanders

C Sun, DB Shepard, RA Chong… - Genome biology and …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Among vertebrates, most of the largest genomes are found within the salamanders, a clade
of amphibians that includes 613 species. Salamander genome sizes range from∼ 14 to∼ …

Rapid diversification of five Oryza AA genomes associated with rice adaptation

QJ Zhang, T Zhu, EH **a, C Shi… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Comparative genomic analyses among closely related species can greatly enhance our
understanding of plant gene and genome evolution. We report de novo-assembled AA …