Plant exosome nanovesicles (PENs): green delivery platforms

M Cao, N Diao, X Cai, X Chen, Y Xiao, C Guo… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural plants have been gaining increasing attention in biomedical research due to their
numerous benefits. One of the plant's components, plant exosome-derived vesicles, are …

Genomic insight into domestication of rubber tree

J Chao, S Wu, M Shi, X Xu, Q Gao, H Du, B Gao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the genetic basis of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) domestication is crucial
for further improving natural rubber production to meet its increasing demand worldwide …

Gapless indica rice genome reveals synergistic contributions of active transposable elements and segmental duplications to rice genome evolution

K Li, W Jiang, Y Hui, M Kong, LY Feng, LZ Gao, P Li… - Molecular plant, 2021 - cell.com
The ultimate goal of genome assembly is a high-accuracy gapless genome. Here, we report
a new assembly pipeline that is used to produce a gapless genome for the indica rice …

Pan-genome and phylogenomic analyses highlight Hevea species delineation and rubber trait evolution

Y Fang, X Xiao, J Lin, Q Lin, J Wang, K Liu, Z Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is the world's sole commercial source of natural
rubber, a vital industrial raw material. However, the narrow genetic diversity of this crop …

Current Achievements and Future Challenges of Genotype-Dependent Somatic Embryogenesis Techniques in Hevea brasiliensis

X Wang, X Gu, Z Xu, Z Yin, X Yang, R Lin, Q Zhou… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is the most important commercial plant for producing
natural rubber. Immature seed inner integument and anther-derived somatic embryogenesis …

Chromosome‐level wild Hevea brasiliensis genome provides new tools for genomic‐assisted breeding and valuable loci to elevate rubber yield

H Cheng, X Song, Y Hu, T Wu, Q Yang… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is grown in tropical regions and is the major source of
natural rubber. Using traditional breeding approaches, the latex yield has increased by …

Improving plant photosynthesis through light-harvesting upconversion nanoparticles

X Xu, R Shen, L Mo, X Yang, X Chen, H Wang, Y Li… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology is considered as an emerging effective means to augment plant
photosynthesis. However, there is still a lot of work to be done in this field. Here, we applied …

High-quality de novo assembly of the Eucommia ulmoides haploid genome provides new insights into evolution and rubber biosynthesis

Y Li, H Wei, J Yang, K Du, J Li, Y Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We report the acquisition of a high-quality haploid chromosome-scale genome assembly for
the first time in a tree species, Eucommia ulmoides, which is known for its rubber …

Comparative genomics reveals a dynamic genome evolution in the ectomycorrhizal milk‐cap (Lactarius) mushrooms

A Lebreton, N Tang, A Kuo, K LaButti… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal fungi play a key role in forests by establishing mutualistic symbioses with
woody plants. Genome analyses have identified conserved symbiosis‐related traits among …

TCOD: an integrated resource for tropical crops

H Kang, T Huang, G Duan, Y Meng… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Tropical crops are vital for tropical agriculture, with resource scarcity, functional diversity and
extensive market demand, providing considerable economic benefits for the world's tropical …