A transcriptome constructed from short-read RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is an easily
attainable proxy catalog of protein-coding genes when genome assembly is unnecessary …

Abstract The Genome Database for Rosaceae (GDR, https://www. rosaceae. org) is an
integrated web-based community database resource providing access to publicly available …

TransRate is a tool for reference-free quality assessment of de novo transcriptome
assemblies. Using only the sequenced reads and the assembly as input, we show that …

Chaetognaths (arrow worms) are an enigmatic group of marine animals whose phylogenetic
position remains elusive, in part because they display a mix of developmental and …

Over the last eight years, the volume of whole genome, gene expression, SNP genotyping,
and phenotype data generated by the cotton research community has exponentially …

The small signaling molecule auxin controls numerous developmental processes in land
plants, acting mostly by regulating gene expression. Auxin response proteins are …

The relationships among the four major embryophyte lineages (mosses, liverworts,
hornworts, vascular plants) and the timing of the origin of land plants are enigmatic problems …

Gene tree discordance in large genomic data sets can be caused by evolutionary processes
such as incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization, as well as model violation, and errors …

Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) that inhabit hyperaccumulating plants assist
cadmium (Cd) absorption, but the underlying mechanism has not been comprehensively …