Plant organellar genomes: much done, much more to do

J Wang, S Kan, X Liao, J Zhou, LR Tembrock… - Trends in plant …, 2024 - cell.com
Plastids and mitochondria are the only organelles that possess genomes of endosymbiotic
origin. In recent decades, advances in sequencing technologies have contributed to a …

Interspecific Hybridization Is an Important Driving Force for Origin and Diversification of Asian Cultivated Rice Oryza sativa L.

J Zhou, Y Yang, Y Lv, Q Pu, J Li, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As one of the most important crops, Asian cultivated rice has evolved into a complex group
including several subgroups adapting various eco-climate-systems around the globe. Here …

The pan-plastome of tartary buckwheat (fagopyrum tataricum): key insights into genetic diversity and the history of lineage divergence

J Zhou, W He, J Wang, X Liao, K **ang, M Ma, Z Liu… - BMC plant biology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is an important food and
medicine crop plant, which has been cultivated for 4000 years. A nuclear genome has been …

Multiple configurations of the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of Caragana spinosa

Q Zhou, Y Ni, J Li, L Huang, H Li, H Chen, C Liu - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Main Conclusion In this study, we assembled the complete plastome and
mitogenome of Caragana spinosa and explored the multiple configurations of the organelle …

Organization, Phylogenetic Marker Exploitation, and Gene Evolution in the Plastome of Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae)

KL **ang, W Mao, HW Peng, AS Erst… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Thalictrum is a phylogenetically and economically important genus in the family
Ranunculaceae, but is also regarded as one of the most challengingly difficult in plants for …

[HTML][HTML] The Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) pan-plastome: diversity and divergence in a living fossil grown for seed, rhizome, and aesthetics

J Wang, X Liao, C Gu, K **ang, S Li… - Ornamental Plant …, 2022 - maxapress.com
Abstract The Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) has a history of cultivation in Asia dating back
over 3,000 years where it has been an important food crop producing edible rhizomes and …

The pan-plastome of Hemerocallis citrina reveals new insights into the genetic diversity and cultivation history of an economically important food plant

M Jia, J Wang, D Cao, C Jiang, W Li, LR Tembrock… - BMC plant biology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Hemerocallis citrina Baroni (Huang hua cai in Chinese) is a perennial
herbaceous plant grown for its flower buds that are eaten fresh or dried and is known as the …

Tracing the Maternal Line in Glacial–Interglacial Migrations of Populus tremuloides: Finding Trees for Future Sustainable Forests by Searching in the Past

LR Tembrock, FA Zink, G Zhang, A Schuhmann, C Gu… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Maintaining and planting sustainable forests is fundamental in perpetuating the essential
functions of these ecosystems. A central aspect of managing forests for future resilience is …

Genetic Diversity of Transcription Factor Genes in Triticum and Mining for Promising Haplotypes for Beneficial Agronomic Traits

G Yang, Y Zhang, X Wei, L Cui, X Nie - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Transcription factor (TF) is a class of the sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins that
modulate the transcription of target genes, and thus regulate their expressions. Variations in …

Mutational meltdown or controlled chain reaction: The dynamics of rapid plastome evolution in the hyperdiversity of Poaceae

J Wang, GF Fu, LR Tembrock, XZ Liao… - … of Systematics and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study of genomic structural evolution associated with accelerated evolutionary rates that
result in avoidance of meltdown and increase biodiversity is becoming ever more possible …