Comparative genomics can provide new insights into the evolutionary mechanisms and gene function in CAM plants
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 70(2019), 22 vom: 29. Nov., Seite 6539-6547 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2019
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of experimental botany |
| Schlagworte: | Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review Comparative genomics crassulacean acid metabolism drought stress evolution gene function genome editing mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis is an important biological innovation enabling plant adaptation to hot and dry environments. CAM plants feature high water-use efficiency, with potential for sustainable crop production under water-limited conditions. A deep understanding of CAM-related gene function and molecular evolution of CAM plants is critical for exploiting the potential of engineering CAM into C3 crops to enhance crop production on semi-arid or marginal agricultural lands. With the newly emerging genomics resources for multiple CAM species, progress has been made in comparative genomics studies on the molecular basis and subsequently on the evolution of CAM. Here, recent advances in CAM comparative genomics research in constitutive and facultative CAM plants are reviewed, with a focus on the analyses of DNA/protein sequences and gene expression to provide new insights into the path and driving force of CAM evolution and to identify candidate genes involved in CAM-related biological processes. Potential applications of new computational and experimental technologies (e.g. CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome-editing technology) to the comparative and evolutionary genomics research on CAM plants are offered |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 12.08.2020 Date Revised 12.08.2020 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1460-2431 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jxb/erz408 |