Plant evolution driven by interactions with symbiotic and pathogenic microbes
PM Delaux, S Schornack - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Microbial interactions have shaped plant diversity in terrestrial ecosystems.
By forming mutually beneficial symbioses, microbes helped plants colonize land more than …
By forming mutually beneficial symbioses, microbes helped plants colonize land more than …
The origin of a land flora
JL Bowman - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
The origin of a land flora fundamentally shifted the course of evolution of life on earth,
facilitating terrestrialization of other eukaryotic lineages and altering the planet's geology …
facilitating terrestrialization of other eukaryotic lineages and altering the planet's geology …
Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants
Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Green plants (Viridiplantae) include around 450,000–500,000 species, of great diversity and
have important roles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Here, as part of the One …
have important roles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Here, as part of the One …
Anthoceros genomes illuminate the origin of land plants and the unique biology of hornworts
Hornworts comprise a bryophyte lineage that diverged from other extant land plants> 400
million years ago and bears unique biological features, including a distinct sporophyte …
million years ago and bears unique biological features, including a distinct sporophyte …
Chloranthus genome provides insights into the early diversification of angiosperms
Chloranthales remain the last major mesangiosperm lineage without a nuclear genome
assembly. We therefore assemble a high-quality chromosome-level genome of Chloranthus …
assembly. We therefore assemble a high-quality chromosome-level genome of Chloranthus …
The hornwort genome and early land plant evolution
J Zhang, XX Fu, RQ Li, X Zhao, Y Liu, MH Li… - Nature plants, 2020 - nature.com
Hornworts, liverworts and mosses are three early diverging clades of land plants, and
together comprise the bryophytes. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of the …
together comprise the bryophytes. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of the …
Divergent evolutionary trajectories of bryophytes and tracheophytes from a complex common ancestor of land plants
The origin of plants and their colonization of land fundamentally transformed the terrestrial
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
Major episodes of horizontal gene transfer drove the evolution of land plants
J Ma, S Wang, X Zhu, G Sun, G Chang, L Li, X Hu… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
How horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has contributed to the evolution of animals and plants
remains a major puzzle. Despite recent progress, defining the overall scale and pattern of …
remains a major puzzle. Despite recent progress, defining the overall scale and pattern of …
[HTML][HTML] The evolutionary emergence of land plants
There can be no doubt that early land plant evolution transformed the planet but, until
recently, how and when this was achieved was unclear. Coincidence in the first appearance …
recently, how and when this was achieved was unclear. Coincidence in the first appearance …