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Zimmer AD, Lang D, Buchta K, Rombauts S, Nishiyama T, Hasebe M, Van de Peer Y, Rensing SA, Reski R. Reannotation and extended community resources for the genome of the non-seed plant Physcomitrella patens provide insights into the evolution of plant gene structures and functions. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:498. [PMID: 23879659 PMCID: PMC3729371 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The moss Physcomitrella patens as a model species provides an important reference for early-diverging lineages of plants and the release of the genome in 2008 opened the doors to genome-wide studies. The usability of a reference genome greatly depends on the quality of the annotation and the availability of centralized community resources. Therefore, in the light of accumulating evidence for missing genes, fragmentary gene structures, false annotations and a low rate of functional annotations on the original release, we decided to improve the moss genome annotation. Results Here, we report the complete moss genome re-annotation (designated V1.6) incorporating the increased transcript availability from a multitude of developmental stages and tissue types. We demonstrate the utility of the improved P. patens genome annotation for comparative genomics and new extensions to the cosmoss.org resource as a central repository for this plant “flagship” genome. The structural annotation of 32,275 protein-coding genes results in 8387 additional loci including 1456 loci with known protein domains or homologs in Plantae. This is the first release to include information on transcript isoforms, suggesting alternative splicing events for at least 10.8% of the loci. Furthermore, this release now also provides information on non-protein-coding loci. Functional annotations were improved regarding quality and coverage, resulting in 58% annotated loci (previously: 41%) that comprise also 7200 additional loci with GO annotations. Access and manual curation of the functional and structural genome annotation is provided via the http://www.cosmoss.org model organism database. Conclusions Comparative analysis of gene structure evolution along the green plant lineage provides novel insights, such as a comparatively high number of loci with 5’-UTR introns in the moss. Comparative analysis of functional annotations reveals expansions of moss house-keeping and metabolic genes and further possibly adaptive, lineage-specific expansions and gains including at least 13% orphan genes.
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- Andreas D Zimmer
- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Li X, Bian H, Song D, Ma S, Han N, Wang J, Zhu M. Flowering time control in ornamental gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) by manipulation of miR159 expression. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2013; 111:791-9. [PMID: 23404992 PMCID: PMC3631324 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) is a popular commercial plant for its attractive and colourful flowers. However, the genetic mechanism of flowering time regulation in gloxinia is largely unknown. Recent studies on model plants have elucidated that miR159 acts as a negative regulator of floral transition in short-day photoperiods. The aim of this study was to investigate whether genetic modification of miR159 expression can offer an effective approach for regulation of flowering characteristics in gloxinia. METHODS Transgenic gloxinia plants were generated that over-express or suppress miR159 by means an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in order to study the effect of miR159 on flowering time. In addition, the full-length cDNA of gloxinia GAMYB (SsGAMYB) was also cloned, and was verified to be a target of miR159 by modified RNA ligase-mediated 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends. KEY RESULTS Transgenic gloxinia plants that over-express or suppress miR159 exhibited significantly late or early flowering, respectively. During flower development, the expression level of miR159 was negatively correlated with SsGAMYB in gloxinia. MiR159-mediated SsGAMYB expression affected the expression levels of SsLEAFY (SsLFY) and three MADS-box genes (SsAP1, SsAP3 and SsAG), which regulated floral transition downstream of GAMYB. In addition, suppression of miR159 caused a conversion of petals and sepals in a few transgenic plants. CONCLUSIONS miR159-regulated GAMYB expression is an effective pathway of flowering time control in gloxinia. Transgenic manipulation of miR159 can be used as an applicable strategy to regulate flowering time in commercial ornamental plants.
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Brocker C, Vasiliou M, Carpenter S, Carpenter C, Zhang Y, Wang X, Kotchoni SO, Wood AJ, Kirch HH, Kopečný D, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) superfamily in plants: gene nomenclature and comparative genomics. PLANTA 2013; 237:189-210. [PMID: 23007552 PMCID: PMC3536936 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1749-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of completely sequenced plant genomes. The comparison of fully sequenced genomes allows for identification of new gene family members, as well as comprehensive analysis of gene family evolution. The aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene superfamily comprises a group of enzymes involved in the NAD(+)- or NADP(+)-dependent conversion of various aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids. ALDH enzymes are involved in processing many aldehydes that serve as biogenic intermediates in a wide range of metabolic pathways. In addition, many of these enzymes function as 'aldehyde scavengers' by removing reactive aldehydes generated during the oxidative degradation of lipid membranes, also known as lipid peroxidation. Plants and animals share many ALDH families, and many genes are highly conserved between these two evolutionarily distinct groups. Conversely, both plants and animals also contain unique ALDH genes and families. Herein we carried out genome-wide identification of ALDH genes in a number of plant species-including Arabidopsis thaliana (thale crest), Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (unicellular algae), Oryza sativa (rice), Physcomitrella patens (moss), Vitis vinifera (grapevine) and Zea mays (maize). These data were then combined with previous analysis of Populus trichocarpa (poplar tree), Selaginella moellindorffii (gemmiferous spikemoss), Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) and Volvox carteri (colonial algae) for a comprehensive evolutionary comparison of the plant ALDH superfamily. As a result, newly identified genes can be more easily analyzed and gene names can be assigned according to current nomenclature guidelines; our goal is to clarify previously confusing and conflicting names and classifications that might confound results and prevent accurate comparisons between studies.
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- Chad Brocker
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology and Germplasm Innovation in Northwest China, College of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology and Germplasm, Innovation in Northwest China, College of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 08102, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, (IMBIO), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Protein Biochemistry and Proteomics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palackyý University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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