TY  - INPR
A1  - Kaufmann, Kerstin
A1  - Busch, Wolfgang
T1  - Plant genomics from weed to wheat
T2  - Genome biology : biology for the post-genomic era
N2  - A report on the first 'Plant Genomics Congress' meeting, held in London, UK, 12-13 May 2013.
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-308
SN  - 1465-6906
SN  - 1474-760X
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
PB  - BioMed Central
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ruelens, Philip
A1  - de Maagd, Ruud A.
A1  - Proost, Sebastian
A1  - Theissen, Günther
A1  - Geuten, Koen
A1  - Kaufmann, Kerstin
T1  - FLOWERING LOCUS C in monocots and the tandem origin of angiosperm-specific MADS-box genes
JF  - Nature Communications
N2  - MADS-domain transcription factors have been shown to act as key repressors or activators of the transition to flowering and as master regulators of reproductive organ identities. Despite their important roles in plant development, the origin of several MADS-box subfamilies has remained enigmatic so far. Here we demonstrate, through a combination of genome synteny and phylogenetic reconstructions, the origin of three major, apparently angiosperm-specific MADS-box gene clades: FLOWERING LOCUS C- (FLC-), SQUAMOSA- (SQUA-) and SEPALLATA- (SEP-) -like genes. We find that these lineages derive from a single ancestral tandem duplication in a common ancestor of extant seed plants. Contrary to common belief, we show that FLC- like genes are present in cereals where they can also act as floral repressors responsive to prolonged cold or vernalization. This opens a new perspective on the translation of findings from Arabidopsis to cereal crops, in which vernalization was originally described.
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3280
SN  - 2041-1723
VL  - 4
IS  - 8
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cheng, Shifeng
A1  - van den Bergh, Erik
A1  - Zeng, Peng
A1  - Zhong, Xiao
A1  - Xu, Jiajia
A1  - Liu, Xin
A1  - Hofberger, Johannes
A1  - de Bruijn, Suzanne
A1  - Bhide, Amey S.
A1  - Kuelahoglu, Canan
A1  - Bian, Chao
A1  - Chen, Jing
A1  - Fan, Guangyi
A1  - Kaufmann, Kerstin
A1  - Hall, Jocelyn C.
A1  - Becker, Annette
A1  - Bräutigam, Andrea
A1  - Weber, Andreas P. M.
A1  - Shi, Chengcheng
A1  - Zheng, Zhijun
A1  - Li, Wujiao
A1  - Lv, Mingju
A1  - Tao, Yimin
A1  - Wang, Junyi
A1  - Zou, Hongfeng
A1  - Quan, Zhiwu
A1  - Hibberd, Julian M.
A1  - Zhang, Gengyun
A1  - Zhu, Xin-Guang
A1  - Xu, Xun
A1  - Schranz, M. Eric
T1  - The Tarenaya hassleriana Genome Provides insight Into Reproductive Trait and Genome Evolution of Crucifers
JF  - The plant cell
N2  - The Brassicaceae, including Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica crops, is unmatched among plants in its wealth of genomic and functional molecular data and has long served as a model for understanding gene, genome, and trait evolution. However, genome information from a phylogenetic outgroup that is essential for inferring directionality of evolutionary change has been lacking. We therefore sequenced the genome of the spider flower (Tarenaya hassleriana) from the Brassicaceae sister family, the Cleomaceae. By comparative analysis of the two lineages, we show that genome evolution following ancient polyploidy and gene duplication events affect reproductively important traits. We found an ancient genome triplication in Tarenaya (Th-alpha) that is independent of the Brassicaceae-specific duplication (At-alpha) and nested Brassica (Br-a) triplication. To showcase the potential of sister lineage genome analysis, we investigated the state of floral developmental genes and show Brassica retains twice as many floral MADS (for MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE1, AGAMOUS, DEFICIENS and SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR) genes as Tarenaya that likely contribute to morphological diversity in Brassica. We also performed synteny analysis of gene families that confer self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae and found that the critical SERINE RECEPTOR KINASE receptor gene is derived from a lineage-specific tandem duplication. The T. hassleriana genome will facilitate future research toward elucidating the evolutionary history of Brassicaceae genomes.
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.113.113480
SN  - 1040-4651
VL  - 25
IS  - 8
SP  - 2813
EP  - 2830
PB  - American Society of Plant Physiologists
CY  - Rockville
ER  -