Pineapple Genome: A Reference for Monocots and CAM Photosynthesis.
Pineapple occupies an important phylogenetic position and its reference genome expedites genomic research within the family Bromeliaceae and more widely among monocots. One such research focus is the evolution of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis. Acquiring circadian clock cis-regulatory elements in CAM-related genes might be a critical step in the evolution of this form of photosynthesis. Follow-up studies will clarify the processes and evolutionary forces leading to the multiple independent origins of CAM photosynthesis within the family Bromeliaceae and in over 400 genera across 36 families.
FAFU and UIUC-SIB Joint Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China; Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Electronic address: rming@life.uiuc.edu.
Ray
R
Ming
Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Ching Man
CM
Wai
IRD, UMR IPME, COFFEEADAPT, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
Romain
R
Guyot
D031230:Ananas / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D018745:Genome, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D023281:Genomics; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny