Plant Genomics and Phylogenetics

A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 1551

Special Issue Editor

Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: plant molecular evolution; plant genomics; abiotic stress adaptations; Fruit quality; comparative genomics; Phylogenetics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The advances in high-throughput sequencing technology and bioinformatics tools, have substantially increased the ability to analyze and understand genomes and the relationship between genotype and phenotype. Plant genomics is a rapidly evolving field of genetics and evolution, it make it possible to analyze the gene families with important biological function in one certain species or genus. By taking advantage of abundant genome resources, it is beneficial to explore the key enzymes in the synthetic pathway of natural products. In addition, the comparative analysis of gene families or genomics could explain the adaptive evolution and specific traits in plants. This Special Issue of Life aims to publish the latest research progress on the plant genomics and phylogenetics involved in plant growth, production, stresses response. For this Special Issue, we welcome investigators to contribute original research articles and review papers. This includes but is not limited to genome assembly and sequencing, genome structure and organization, gene prediction, comparative genomics, genome evolution, RNA sequencing, expression profile, gene family identification and function annotation, phylogenetic and molecular evolution. Bioinformatics tools and databases that assist in the analysis of genomic data and phylogenetic are also welcome.

Dr. Aidi Zhang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • plant genome
  • genome evolution
  • comparative genomics
  • gene family
  • phylogenetics
  • systematic evolution
  • molecular evolution
  • agronomic trait
  • biosynthetic pathway
  • stress response and adaption

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Characterization of Malectin/Malectin-like Receptor-like Kinase Family Members in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)
by Xiuqing Jing, Ning Deng and Abdullah Shalmani
Life 2023, 13(6), 1302; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13061302 - 31 May 2023
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Plant malectin/malectin-like receptor-like kinases (MRLKs) play crucial roles throughout the life course of plants. Here, we identified 23 SiMRLK genes from foxtail millet. All the SiMRLK genes were named according to the chromosomal distribution of the SiMRLKs in the foxtail millet genome and [...] Read more.
Plant malectin/malectin-like receptor-like kinases (MRLKs) play crucial roles throughout the life course of plants. Here, we identified 23 SiMRLK genes from foxtail millet. All the SiMRLK genes were named according to the chromosomal distribution of the SiMRLKs in the foxtail millet genome and grouped into five subfamilies based on phylogenetic relationships and structural features. Synteny analysis indicated that gene duplication events may take part in the evolution of SiMRLK genes in foxtail millet. The expression profiles of 23 SiMRLK genes under abiotic stresses and hormonal applications were evaluated through qRT-PCR. The expression of SiMRLK1, SiMRLK3, SiMRLK7 and SiMRLK19 were significantly affected by drought, salt and cold stresses. Exogenous ABA, SA, GA and MeJA also obviously changed the transcription levels of SiMRLK1, SiMRLK3, SiMRLK7 and SiMRLK19. These results signified that the transcriptional patterns of SiMRLKs showed diversity and complexity in response to abiotic stresses and hormonal applications in foxtail millet. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Genomics and Phylogenetics)
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