Overexpression of cassava melatonin receptor PMTR1 plays dual roles in development under light and dark conditions in Arabidopsis

X Cheng, Y Zheng, X Liu, L Xu, S An, Y Liu, M Tan… - Plant Cell Reports, 2024 - Springer
Key message MePMTR1 is involved in plant development and production as well as
photosynthesis in plant. Abstract Melatonin is widely involved in plant growth and …

Tangled webs and spider‐flowers: Phylogenomics, biogeography, and seed morphology inform the evolutionary history of Cleomaceae

TC Saunders, I Larridon, WJ Baker… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Cleomaceae is an important model clade for studies of evolutionary processes
including genome evolution, floral form diversification, and photosynthetic pathway …

Complementing model species with model clades

ME Mabry, RS Abrahams, IA Al-Shehbaz… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Model species continue to underpin groundbreaking plant science research. At the
same time, the phylogenetic resolution of the land plant tree of life continues to improve. The …

A genomic panel for studying C3‐C4 intermediate photosynthesis in the Brassiceae tribe

R Guerreiro, VS Bonthala, U Schlüter… - Plant, cell & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research on C4 and C3‐C4 photosynthesis has attracted significant attention because the
understanding of the genetic underpinnings of these traits will support the introduction of its …

Exploring the evolution of CHS gene family in plants

L Yang, S Zhang, D Chu, X Wang - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Chalcone synthase (CHS) is a key enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step of
flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. It plays a vital role not only in maintaining plant growth and …

A dominant role of transcriptional regulation during the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Flaveria species

MJA Lyu, H Du, H Yao, Z Zhang, G Chen… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
C4 photosynthesis exemplifies convergent evolution of complex traits. Herein, we construct
chromosome-scale genome assemblies and perform multi-omics analysis for five Flaveria …

Chromosome-level assembly of Lindenbergia philippensis and comparative genomic analyses shed light on genome evolution in Lamiales

BZ Chen, DW Li, KY Luo, ST Jiu, X Dong… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Lamiales, comprising over 23,755 species across 24 families, stands as a highly diverse
and prolific plant group, playing a significant role in the cultivation of horticultural …

CAM evolution is associated with gene family expansion in an explosive bromeliad radiation

C Groot Crego, J Hess, G Yardeni… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The subgenus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) belongs to one of the fastest radiating
clades in the plant kingdom and is characterized by the repeated evolution of Crassulacean …

Leaf elemental composition analysis in spider plant [Gynandropsis gynandra L. (Briq.)] differentiates three nutritional groups

AC Houdegbe, EG Achigan-Dako… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the genetic variability within a plant species is paramount in implementing a
successful breeding program. Spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) is an orphan leafy …

C4 leaf development and evolution

CF Huang, WY Liu, CP Yu, SH Wu, MSB Ku… - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
C 4 photosynthesis is more efficient than C 3 photosynthesis for two reasons. First, C 4
plants have evolved efficient C 4 enzymes to suppress wasteful photorespiration and …