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Kinetochore and ionomic adaptation to whole-genome duplication in Cochlearia shows evolutionary convergence in three autopolyploids (2024)
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Bray, S. M., Hämälä, T., Zhou, M., Busoms, S., Fischer, S., Desjardins, S. D., Mandáková, T., Moore, C., Mathers, T. C., Cowan, L., Monnahan, P., Koch, J., Wolf, E. M., Lysak, M. A., Kolar, F., Higgins, J. D., Koch, M. A., & Yant, L. (2024). Kinetochore and ionomic adaptation to whole-genome duplication in Cochlearia shows evolutionary convergence in three autopolyploids. Cell Reports, 43(8), Article 114576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114576

Whole-genome duplication (WGD) occurs in all kingdoms and impacts speciation, domestication, and cancer outcome. However, doubled DNA management can be challenging for nascent polyploids. The study of within-species polyploidy (autopolyploidy) permit... Read More about Kinetochore and ionomic adaptation to whole-genome duplication in Cochlearia shows evolutionary convergence in three autopolyploids.

Combined genomics to discover genes associated with tolerance to soil carbonate (2023)
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Busoms, S., Pérez‐Martín, L., Terés, J., Huang, X., Yant, L., Tolrà, R., …Poschenrieder, C. (2023). Combined genomics to discover genes associated with tolerance to soil carbonate. Plant, Cell and Environment, 46(12), 3986-3998. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14691

Carbonate‐rich soils limit plant performance and crop production. Previously, local adaptation to carbonated soils was detected in wild Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, allowing the selection of two demes with contrasting phenotypes: A1 (carbonate to... Read More about Combined genomics to discover genes associated with tolerance to soil carbonate.

Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters (2023)
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Ware, A., Jones, D. H., Flis, P., Chrysanthou, E., Smith, K. E., Kümpers, B. M., …Bishopp, A. (2023). Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters. Current Biology, 33(9), 1795-1802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.025

Organ loss occurs frequently during plant and animal evolution. Sometimes, non-functional organs are retained through evolution. Vestigial organs are defined as genetically determined structures that have lost their ancestral (or salient) function. D... Read More about Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters.

Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance (2023)
Journal Article
Busoms, S., Fischer, S., & Yant, L. (2023). Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance. Plant Communications, 4(6), Article 100571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100571

Plants adapted to challenging environments offer fascinating models of evolutionary change. Importantly, they also give information to meet our pressing need to develop resilient, low-input crops. With mounting environmental fluctuation—including tem... Read More about Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance.