The Chinese pine genome and methylome unveil key features of conifer evolution
S Niu, J Li, W Bo, W Yang, A Zuccolo, S Giacomello… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Conifers dominate the world's forest ecosystems and are the most widely planted tree
species. Their giant and complex genomes present great challenges for assembling a …
species. Their giant and complex genomes present great challenges for assembling a …
Conifer genomics and adaptation: at the crossroads of genetic diversity and genome function
Conifers have been understudied at the genomic level despite their worldwide ecological
and economic importance but the situation is rapidly changing with the development of next …
and economic importance but the situation is rapidly changing with the development of next …
275 years of forestry meets genomics in Pinus sylvestris
T Pyhäjärvi, ST Kujala… - Evolutionary Applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pinus sylvestris has a long history of basic and applied research that is relevant for both
forestry and evolutionary studies. Its patterns of adaptive variation and role in forest …
forestry and evolutionary studies. Its patterns of adaptive variation and role in forest …
Environmental genome-wide association reveals climate adaptation is shaped by subtle to moderate allele frequency shifts in loblolly pine
AR De La Torre, B Wilhite… - Genome Biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the genomic basis of local adaptation is crucial to determine the potential of
long-lived woody species to withstand changes in their natural environment. In the past …
long-lived woody species to withstand changes in their natural environment. In the past …
Transcriptome sequencing in an ecologically important tree species: assembly, annotation, and marker discovery
Background Massively parallel sequencing of cDNA is now an efficient route for generating
enormous sequence collections that represent expressed genes. This approach provides a …
enormous sequence collections that represent expressed genes. This approach provides a …
A spruce gene map infers ancient plant genome reshuffling and subsequent slow evolution in the gymnosperm lineage leading to extant conifers
Background Seed plants are composed of angiosperms and gymnosperms, which diverged
from each other around 300 million years ago. While much light has been shed on the …
from each other around 300 million years ago. While much light has been shed on the …
Insights into conifer giga-genomes
Insights from sequenced genomes of major land plant lineages have advanced research in
almost every aspect of plant biology. Until recently, however, assembled genome …
almost every aspect of plant biology. Until recently, however, assembled genome …
The methylation landscape of giga-genome and the epigenetic timer of age in Chinese pine
Epigenetics has been revealed to play a crucial role in the long-term memory in plants.
However, little is known about whether the epigenetic modifications occur with age …
However, little is known about whether the epigenetic modifications occur with age …
A conifer genomics resource of 200,000 spruce (Picea spp.) ESTs and 6,464 high-quality, sequence-finished full-length cDNAs for Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
SG Ralph, HJE Chun, N Kolosova, D Cooper, C Oddy… - BMC genomics, 2008 - Springer
Background Members of the pine family (Pinaceae), especially species of spruce (Picea
spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.), dominate many of the world's temperate and boreal forests …
spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.), dominate many of the world's temperate and boreal forests …
A white spruce gene catalog for conifer genome analyses
Several angiosperm plant genomes, including Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), rice
(Oryza sativa), poplar (Populus trichocarpa), and grapevine (Vitis vinifera), have been …
(Oryza sativa), poplar (Populus trichocarpa), and grapevine (Vitis vinifera), have been …