High-quality haplotype-resolved genome assembly of cultivated octoploid strawberry

J Mao, Y Wang, B Wang, J Li, C Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cultivated strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa), a perennial herb belonging to the family
Rosaceae, is a complex octoploid with high heterozygosity at most loci. However, there is no …

Genome evolution and initial breeding of the Triticeae grass Leymus chinensis dominating the Eurasian Steppe

T Li, S Tang, W Li, S Zhang, J Wang, D Pan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Leymus chinensis, a dominant perennial grass in the Eurasian Steppe, is well known for its
remarkable adaptability and forage quality. Hardly any breeding has been done on the …

Genome evolution of the ancient hexaploid Platanus × acerifolia (London planetree)

X Yan, G Shi, M Sun, S Shan, R Chen, R Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Whole-genome duplication (WGD; ie, polyploidy) and chromosomal rearrangement (ie,
genome shuffling) significantly influence genome structure and organization. Many …

Haplotype-resolved genomes of wild octoploid progenitors illuminate genomic diversifications from wild relatives to cultivated strawberry

X **, H Du, C Zhu, H Wan, F Liu, J Ruan, JP Mower… - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Strawberry is an emerging model for studying polyploid genome evolution and rapid
domestication of fruit crops. Here we report haplotype-resolved genomes of two wild …

The allotetraploid horseradish genome provides insights into subgenome diversification and formation of critical traits

F Shen, S Xu, Q Shen, C Bi, MA Lysak - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Polyploidization can provide a wealth of genetic variation for adaptive evolution and
speciation, but understanding the mechanisms of subgenome evolution as well as its …

Diploid and tetraploid genomes of Acorus and the evolution of monocots

L Ma, KW Liu, Z Li, YY Hsiao, Y Qi, T Fu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Monocots are a major taxon within flowering plants, have unique morphological traits, and
show an extraordinary diversity in lifestyle. To improve our understanding of monocot origin …

Chromosome-level genome assemblies reveal genome evolution of an invasive plant Phragmites australis

C Wang, L Liu, M Yin, B Liu, Y Wu, F Eller… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Biological invasions pose a significant threat to ecosystems, disrupting local biodiversity and
ecosystem functions. The genomic underpinnings of invasiveness, however, are still largely …

Genome of tetraploid sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.)'Montmorency'identifies three distinct ancestral Prunus genomes

CZ Goeckeritz, KE Rhoades, KL Childs… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) is a valuable fruit crop in the Rosaceae family and a hybrid
between progenitors closely related to extant Prunus fruticosa (ground cherry) and Prunus …

Maternal dominance contributes to subgenome differentiation in allopolyploid fishes

MRX Xu, ZY Liao, JR Brock, K Du, GY Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Teleost fishes, which are the largest and most diverse group of living vertebrates, have a rich
history of ancient and recent polyploidy. Previous studies of allotetraploid common carp and …

Haplotype-phased genome unveils the butylphthalide biosynthesis and homoploid hybrid origin of Ligusticum chuanxiong

B Nie, X Chen, Z Hou, M Guo, C Li, W Sun, J Ji… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Butylphthalide is one of the first-line drugs for ischemic stroke therapy, while no biosynthetic
enzyme for butylphthalide has been reported. Here, we present a haplotype-resolved …