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Evolution and subfunctionalization of CIPK6 homologous genes in regulating cotton drought resistance (2024)
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Sun, W., Xia, L., Deng, J., Sun, S., Yue, D., You, J., Wang, M., Jin, S., Zhu, L., Lindsey, K., Zhang, X., & Yang, X. (2024). Evolution and subfunctionalization of CIPK6 homologous genes in regulating cotton drought resistance. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 5733. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50097-3

The occurrence of whole-genome duplication or polyploidy may promote plant adaptability to harsh environments. Here, we clarify the evolutionary relationship of eight GhCIPK6 homologous genes in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Gene expression and... Read More about Evolution and subfunctionalization of CIPK6 homologous genes in regulating cotton drought resistance.

The complex hexaploid oil‐Camellia genome traces back its phylogenomic history and multi‐omics analysis of Camellia oil biosynthesis (2024)
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Zhu, H., Wang, F., Xu, Z., Wang, G., Hu, L., Cheng, J., …Jin, S. (2024). The complex hexaploid oil‐Camellia genome traces back its phylogenomic history and multi‐omics analysis of Camellia oil biosynthesis. Plant Biotechnology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14412

Summary: Oil‐Camellia (Camellia oleifera), belonging to the Theaceae family Camellia, is an important woody edible oil tree species. The Camellia oil in its mature seed kernels, mainly consists of more than 90% unsaturated fatty acids, tea polyphenol... Read More about The complex hexaploid oil‐Camellia genome traces back its phylogenomic history and multi‐omics analysis of Camellia oil biosynthesis.

Drought response revealed by chromatin organization variation and transcriptional regulation in cotton (2024)
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Zhang, B., Long, Y., Pei, L., Huang, X., Li, B., Han, B., …Yang, X. (2024). Drought response revealed by chromatin organization variation and transcriptional regulation in cotton. BMC Biology, 22(1), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01906-0

Background: Cotton is a major world cash crop and an important source of natural fiber, oil, and protein. Drought stress is becoming a restrictive factor affecting cotton production. To facilitate the development of drought-tolerant cotton varieties,... Read More about Drought response revealed by chromatin organization variation and transcriptional regulation in cotton.

A predictive model for ethylene-mediated auxin and cytokinin patterning in the Arabidopsis root (2024)
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Moore, S., Jervis, G., Topping, J., Chen, C., Liu, J., & Lindsey, K. (2024). A predictive model for ethylene-mediated auxin and cytokinin patterning in the Arabidopsis root. Plant communications, Article 100886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100886

The interaction between auxin and cytokinin is important in many aspects of plant development. Experimental measurements of both auxin and cytokinin concentration and reporter gene expression clearly show the coexistence of auxin and cytokinin concen... Read More about A predictive model for ethylene-mediated auxin and cytokinin patterning in the Arabidopsis root.

Synergistic interplay of redox homeostasis and polysaccharide synthesis promotes cotton fiber elongation (2024)
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Tian, X., Ji, M., You, J., Zhang, Y., Lindsey, K., Zhang, X., …Wang, M. (2024). Synergistic interplay of redox homeostasis and polysaccharide synthesis promotes cotton fiber elongation. The Plant Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16615

Cell polarity is the foundation of cell development and tissue morphogenesis. The investigation of polarized growth provides opportunities to gain profound insights into morphogenesis and tissue functionality in organisms. Currently, there are still... Read More about Synergistic interplay of redox homeostasis and polysaccharide synthesis promotes cotton fiber elongation.

ROS signaling and its involvement in abiotic stress with emphasis on heat stress-driven anther sterility in plants (2023)
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Xu, W., Miao, Y., Kong, J., Lindsey, K., Zhang, X., & Min, L. (2024). ROS signaling and its involvement in abiotic stress with emphasis on heat stress-driven anther sterility in plants. Crop and Environment, 3(2), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crope.2023.12.002

ROS signaling and its involvement in abiotic stress with emphasis on heat stress-driven anther sterility in plants, Crop and Environment, https://doi. Abstract 12 With global warming, crop plants are challenged by heat stress during reproductive grow... Read More about ROS signaling and its involvement in abiotic stress with emphasis on heat stress-driven anther sterility in plants.

Construction of Host Plant Insect‐Resistance Mutant Library by High‐Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 System and Identification of A Broad‐Spectrum Insect Resistance Gene (2023)
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Sun, L., Alariqi, M., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Xu, Z., Zafar, M. N., …Jin, S. (2023). Construction of Host Plant Insect‐Resistance Mutant Library by High‐Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 System and Identification of A Broad‐Spectrum Insect Resistance Gene. Advanced Science, Article 2306157. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202306157

Insects pose significant challenges in cotton‐producing regions. Here, they describe a high‐throughput CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated large‐scale mutagenesis library targeting endogenous insect‐resistance‐related genes in cotton. This library targeted 502 prev... Read More about Construction of Host Plant Insect‐Resistance Mutant Library by High‐Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 System and Identification of A Broad‐Spectrum Insect Resistance Gene.

Single‐Cell Transcriptome Atlas and Regulatory Dynamics in Developing Cotton Anthers (2023)
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Li, Y., Ma, H., Wu, Y., Ma, Y., Yang, J., Li, Y., …Min, L. (2023). Single‐Cell Transcriptome Atlas and Regulatory Dynamics in Developing Cotton Anthers. Advanced Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304017

Plant anthers are composed of different specialized cell types with distinct roles in plant reproduction. High temperature (HT) stress causes male sterility, resulting in crop yield reduction. However, the spatial expression atlas and regulatory dyna... Read More about Single‐Cell Transcriptome Atlas and Regulatory Dynamics in Developing Cotton Anthers.

Polyethyleneimine-coated MXene quantum dots improve cotton tolerance to Verticillium dahliae by maintaining ROS homeostasis (2023)
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Qiu, P., Li, J., Zhang, L., Chen, K., Shao, J., Zheng, B., …Zhu, L. (2023). Polyethyleneimine-coated MXene quantum dots improve cotton tolerance to Verticillium dahliae by maintaining ROS homeostasis. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 7392. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43192-4

Verticillium dahliae is a soil-borne hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen that threatens cotton production worldwide. In this study, we assemble the genomes of two V. dahliae isolates: the more virulence and defoliating isolate V991 and nondefoliating isol... Read More about Polyethyleneimine-coated MXene quantum dots improve cotton tolerance to Verticillium dahliae by maintaining ROS homeostasis.

The elicitor VP2 from Verticillium dahliae triggers defence response in cotton (2023)
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Qiu, P., Zheng, B., Yuan, H., Yang, Z., Lindsey, K., Wang, Y., …Zhu, L. (2023). The elicitor VP2 from Verticillium dahliae triggers defence response in cotton. Plant Biotechnology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14201

Summary: Verticillium dahliae is a widespread and destructive soilborne vascular pathogenic fungus that causes serious diseases in dicot plants. Here, comparative transcriptome analysis showed that the number of genes upregulated in defoliating patho... Read More about The elicitor VP2 from Verticillium dahliae triggers defence response in cotton.

Regulatory controls of duplicated gene expression during fiber development in allotetraploid cotton. (2023)
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You, J., Liu, Z., Qi, Z., Ma, Y., Sun, M., Su, L., …Wang, M. (2023). Regulatory controls of duplicated gene expression during fiber development in allotetraploid cotton. Nature Genetics, 55, 1987-1997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01530-8

Polyploidy complicates transcriptional regulation and increases phenotypic diversity in organisms. The dynamics of genetic regulation of gene expression between coresident subgenomes in polyploids remains to be understood. Here we document the geneti... Read More about Regulatory controls of duplicated gene expression during fiber development in allotetraploid cotton..

The chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocoris suturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation (2023)
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Xu, Z., Wang, G., Luo, J., Zhu, M., Hu, L., Liang, S., …Jin, S. (2023). The chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocoris suturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation. BMC Biology, 21(1), Article 195. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01666-3

Background Adelphocoris suturalis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a notorious agricultural pest, which causes serious economic losses to a diverse range of agricultural crops around the world. The poor understanding of its genomic characteristics has seriou... Read More about The chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocoris suturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation.

Single-cell resolution analysis reveals the preparation for reprogramming the fate of stem cell niche in cotton lateral meristem. (2023)
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Zhu, X., Xu, Z., Wang, G., Cong, Y., Yu, L., Jia, R., …Jin, S. (2023). Single-cell resolution analysis reveals the preparation for reprogramming the fate of stem cell niche in cotton lateral meristem. Genome Biology, 24, Article 194. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-023-03032-6

Background Somatic embryogenesis is a major process for plant regeneration. However, cell communication and the gene regulatory network responsible for cell reprogramming during somatic embryogenesis are still largely unclear. Recent advances in sin... Read More about Single-cell resolution analysis reveals the preparation for reprogramming the fate of stem cell niche in cotton lateral meristem..

A peptide that regulates the metalation of the Arabidopsis ethylene receptor. (2023)
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Mudge, A., Mehdi, S., Michaels, W., Orosa-Puente, B., Shen, W., Sadanandom, A., …Lindsey, K. (2023). A peptide that regulates the metalation of the Arabidopsis ethylene receptor. bioRxiv (Preprint Server for Biology), https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.15.545071

Ethylene signalling represents one of the classic hormonal pathways in plants, with diverse roles in development and stress responses. The dimeric ethylene receptor localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and contains Cu(I) ions essential for eth... Read More about A peptide that regulates the metalation of the Arabidopsis ethylene receptor..

MERISTEM-DEFECTIVE regulates the balance between stemness and differentiation in the root meristem through RNA splicing control (2023)
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Thompson, H., Shen, W., Matus, R., Kakkar, M., Jones, C., Dolan, D., …Lindsey, K. (2023). MERISTEM-DEFECTIVE regulates the balance between stemness and differentiation in the root meristem through RNA splicing control. Development, 150(7), Article dev201476. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.201476

Plants respond to environmental stresses through controlled stem cell maintenance and meristem activity. One level of gene regulation is RNA alternative splicing. However, the mechanistic link between stress, meristem function and RNA splicing is poo... Read More about MERISTEM-DEFECTIVE regulates the balance between stemness and differentiation in the root meristem through RNA splicing control.

N6‐methyladenosine RNA modification regulates cotton drought response in a Ca2+ and ABA‐dependent manner (2023)
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Li, B., Zhang, M., Sun, W., Yue, D., Ma, Y., Zhang, B., …Yang, X. (2023). N6‐methyladenosine RNA modification regulates cotton drought response in a Ca2+ and ABA‐dependent manner. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 21(6), 1270-1285. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14036

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent internal modification present in mRNAs, and is considered to participate in a range of developmental and biological processes. Drought response is highly regulated at the genomic, transcriptional and pos... Read More about N6‐methyladenosine RNA modification regulates cotton drought response in a Ca2+ and ABA‐dependent manner.

GhWRKY41 forms a positive feedback regulation loop and increases cotton defence response against Verticillium dahliae by regulating phenylpropanoid metabolism (2023)
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Xiao, S., Hu, Q., Ye, Z., Si, H., Liu, S., Zhang, X., …Zhu, L. (2023). GhWRKY41 forms a positive feedback regulation loop and increases cotton defence response against Verticillium dahliae by regulating phenylpropanoid metabolism. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 21(5), 961-978. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14008

Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway remains undetermined. To understand better the role of WRKY proteins in plant de... Read More about GhWRKY41 forms a positive feedback regulation loop and increases cotton defence response against Verticillium dahliae by regulating phenylpropanoid metabolism.

High-resolution sequencing of nine elite upland cotton cultivars uncovers genic variations and breeding improvement targets. (2022)
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Wang, N., Li, Y., Shen, C., Yang, Y., Wang, H., Yao, T., …Lin, Z. (2023). High-resolution sequencing of nine elite upland cotton cultivars uncovers genic variations and breeding improvement targets. The Plant Journal, 113(1), 145-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16041

Structural variations (SVs) are critical factors affecting genome evolution and important traits. However, identification results and functional analyses of SVs in upland cotton are rare. Here, based on the genetic relationships, breeding history and... Read More about High-resolution sequencing of nine elite upland cotton cultivars uncovers genic variations and breeding improvement targets..