Fragaria mitogenomes evolve rapidly in structure but slowly in sequence and incur frequent multinucleotide mutations mediated by microinversions

Weishu Fan#, Fang Liu#, Qiaoya Jia, Haiyuan Du, Wu Chen, Jiwei Ruan, Jiajun Lei, De‐Zhu Li*, Jeffrey P Mower*, Andan Zhu*, Fragaria mitogenomes evolve rapidly in structure but slowly in sequence and incur frequent multinucleotide mutations mediated by microinversions. 2022, New Phytologist 236(2):745-759

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18334.

Haplotype-resolved genomes of wild octoploid progenitors illuminate genomic diversifications from wild relatives to cultivated strawberry

Xin Jin, Haiyuan Du, Chumeng Zhu, Hong Wan, Fang Liu, Jiwei Ruan, Jeffrey P Mower, Andan Zhu, Haplotype-resolved genomes of wild octoploid progenitors illuminate genomic diversifications from wild relatives to cultivated strawberry. 2023, Nature Plans in press

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01473-2

Fragaria mitogenomes evolve rapidly in structure but slowly in sequence and incur frequent multinucleotide mutations mediated by microinversions

Weishu Fan#, Fang Liu#, Qiaoya Jia, Haiyuan Du, Wu Chen, Jiwei Ruan, Jiajun Lei, De‐Zhu Li*, Jeffrey P Mower*, Andan Zhu*, Fragaria mitogenomes evolve rapidly in structure but slowly in sequence and incur frequent multinucleotide mutations mediated by microinversions. 2022, New Phytologist 236(2):745-759

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18334.

High-quality Cymbidium mannii genome and multifaceted regulation of crassulacean acid metabolism in epiphytes.

Weishu Fan, Zheng-Shan He, Mengqing Zhe, Jing-Qiu Feng, Le Zhang, Yiwei Huang, Fang Liu, Jia-Lin Huang, Ji-Dong Ya, Shi-Bao Zhang, Jun-Bo Yang, Andan Zhu, De-Zhu Li. High-quality Cymbidium mannii genome and multifaceted regulation of crassulacean acid metabolism in epiphytes. 2023, Plant Communications. in press.

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100564

Plastid RNA editing reduction accompanied with genetic variations in Cymbidium, a genus with diverse lifestyle modes.

Mengqing Zhe, Le Zhang, Fang Liu, Yiwei Huang, Weishu Fan, Junbo Yang, Andan Zhu. Plastid RNA editing reduction accompanied with genetic variations in Cymbidium, a genus with diverse lifestyle modes. 2022, Plant Diversity. 44(3) :316-321.

The article links: https://doi: 10.1016/j.pld.2021.07.002

Pan-mitogenomics reveals the genetic basis of cytonuclear conflicts in citrus hybridization, domestication, and diversification.

Nan Wang, Chaochao Li, Lihua Kuang, Xiaomeng Wu, Kaidong Xie, Andan Zhu, Qiang Xu, Robert M. Larkin, Yongfeng Zhou, Xiuxin Deng, Wenwu Guo. Pan-mitogenomics reveals the genetic basis of cytonuclear conflicts in citrus hybridization, domestication, and diversification. 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (43) e2206076119.

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2206076119

Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis.

Li Z#, Zhu A#, Song Q. , Chen HY, Harmon FG, Chen ZJ*. Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis. 2020, The Plant Cell. 32 (12), 3706-3722.

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00320

Episodic and GC-biased bursts of intragenomic and interspecific synonymous divergence in Ajugoideae (Lamiaceae) mitogenomes

Fang Liu#, Weishu Fan#, Jun-Bo Yang,Chun-Lei Xiang, Jeffrey P Mower, De-zhu Li*, Andan Zhu*, Episodic and GC-biased bursts of intragenomic and interspecific synonymous divergence in Ajugoideae (Lamiaceae) mitogenomes. 2020, New Phytologist 228:1107-1114.

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16753

Evolution of self-compatibility by a mutant Sm-RNase in citrus

M Liang, Z Cao, A Zhu, et al. Evolution of self-compatibility by a mutant Sm-RNase in citrus. Nature Plants 6, 131–142 (2020).

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0597-3

Extensive Shifts from Cis- to Trans-splicing of Gymnosperm Mitochondrial Introns

Wenhu Guo#, Andan Zhu#, Weishu Fan, Robert P Adams, Jeffrey P Mower*, Extensive Shifts from Cis- to Trans-splicing of Gymnosperm Mitochondrial Introns. 2020. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37 (6), 1615-1620

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa029

Complete loss of RNA editing from the plastid genome and most highly expressed mitochondrial genes of Welwitschia mirabilis

W Fan, W Guo, L Funk, JP Mower*, A Zhu*. Complete loss of RNA editing from the plastid genome and most highly expressed mitochondrial genes of Welwitschia mirabilis. 2019. Science China Life Sciences. 62 (4), 498-506

The article links: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-018-9450-1

The terpene limonene induced the green mold of citrus fruit through regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis in Penicillium digitatum spores

Nengguo Tao*, Yue Chen, Yalan Wu, Xiao Wang, Lu Li, Andan Zhu*. The terpene limonene induced the green mold of citrus fruit through regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis in Penicillium digitatum spores. 2019. Food Chemistry. 277, 414-422

The article links: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814618319253

Phylogenomic evidence for ancient recombination between plastid genomes of the Cupressus-Juniperus-Xanthocyparis complex (Cupressaceae)

A Zhu#, W Fan#, RP Adams, JP Mower. Phylogenomic evidence for ancient recombination between plastid genomes of the Cupressus-Juniperus-Xanthocyparis complex (Cupressaceae). 2018. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2018, 18:137

The article links: https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1258-2

Pre-KIB selected papers


1. Zhu A, Guo W, Gupta S, Mower JP. Evolution dynamics of the plastid inverted repeat: the effects of the expansion, contraction, and loss on substitution rates. 2016. New Phytologist 209(4), 1747-1756
2. Zhu A, Guo W, Jain K, Mower JP. Unprecedent heterogeneity in the synonymous substition rate within a plant genome. 2014. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31 (5): 1228-1236