Genome downsizing after polyploidy: mechanisms, rates and selection pressures

X Wang, JA Morton, J Pellicer, IJ Leitch… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An analysis of over 10 000 plant genome sizes (GSs) indicates that most species have
smaller genomes than expected given the incidence of polyploidy in their ancestries …

From classical radiation to modern radiation: past, present, and future of radiation mutation breeding

L Ma, F Kong, K Sun, T Wang, T Guo - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Radiation mutation breeding has been used for nearly 100 years and has successfully
improved crops by increasing genetic variation. Global food production is facing a series of …

A genome-wide algal mutant library and functional screen identifies genes required for eukaryotic photosynthesis

X Li, W Patena, F Fauser, RE Jinkerson, S Saroussi… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Photosynthetic organisms provide food and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet half of their
protein-coding genes remain uncharacterized,. Characterization of these genes could be …

Generation of inheritable and “transgene clean” targeted genome-modified rice in later generations using the CRISPR/Cas9 system

RF Xu, H Li, RY Qin, J Li, CH Qiu, YC Yang, H Ma… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The CRISPR/Cas9 system is becoming an important genome editing tool for crop breeding.
Although it has been demonstrated that target mutations can be transmitted to the next …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted recombination between homologous chromosomes for precise breeding in tomato

S Filler Hayut, C Melamed Bessudo, AA Levy - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Homologous recombination (HR) between parental chromosomes occurs stochastically.
Here, we report on targeted recombination between homologous chromosomes upon …

Genome stability and evolution: attempting a holistic view

I Schubert, GTH Vu - Trends in plant science, 2016 - cell.com
The reason why the DNA content, chromosome number and shape, and gene content of
eukaryotic genomes vary independently remains a matter of speculation. The same is true …

Genetic basis and detection of unintended effects in genetically modified crop plants

GS Ladics, A Bartholomaeus, P Bregitzer… - Transgenic …, 2015 - Springer
In January 2014, an international meeting sponsored by the International Life Sciences
Institute/Health and Environmental Sciences Institute and the Canadian Food Inspection …

Genome editing in crop improvement: present scenario and future prospects

GS Miglani - Journal of Crop Improvement, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Genome editing refers to a process by which a specific chromosomal sequence is changed.
The edited chromosomal sequence may comprise an insertion of at least one nucleotide, a …

Super-resolution microscopy–applications in plant cell research

V Schubert - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Most of the present knowledge about cell organization and function is based on molecular
and genetic methods as well as cytological investigations. While electron microscopy allows …

Deficiency of both classical and alternative end‐joining pathways leads to a synergistic defect in double‐strand break repair but not to an increase in homology …

L Merker, L Feller, A Dorn, H Puchta - The Plant Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In eukaryotes, double‐strand breaks (DSBs) are either repaired by homologous
recombination (HR) or non‐homologous end‐joining (NHEJ). In somatic plant cells, HR is …