Genome-Wide Characterization of the PIFs Family in Sweet Potato and Functional Identification of under Drought and Wilt Stresses.

Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) are essential for plant growth, development, and defense responses. However, research on the in sweet potato has been insufficient to date. In this study, we identified genes in the cultivated hexaploid sweet potato () and its two wild relatives, , and .

Integrated analysis of metabolome and transcriptome reveals the cytoplasmic effects of CMS-D2 on pollen fertility resulting from disrupted lipid metabolism.

Using cytoplasmic male sterility of (CMS-D2) is an economical and effective method to produce cotton hybrids. However, the detrimental cytoplasmic effects of CMS-D2 on pollen fertility and fiber yields greatly limit the further development of three-line hybrid cotton in China. In this study, an integrated non-targeted metabolomics and transcriptome analysis was performed on mature pollens of maintainer line NB, isonuclear alloplasmic near-isogenic restorer lines NH and SH under two environments.

Single-molecule real-time transcript sequencing of developing cotton anthers facilitates genome annotation and fertility restoration candidate gene discovery.

Heterosis refers to the superior phenotypes observed in hybrids. Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system plays an important role in cotton heterosis utilization. However, the global gene expression patterns of CMS-D2 and its interaction with the restorer gene Rf1 remain unclear.

Integrated Methylome and Transcriptome Analysis between the CMS-D2 Line ZBA and Its Maintainer Line ZB in Upland Cotton.

DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification involved in multiple biological processes. Altered methylation patterns have been reported to be associated with male sterility in some plants, but their role in cotton cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) remains unclear. Here, integrated methylome and transcriptome analyses were conducted between the CMS-D2 line ZBA and its near-isogenic maintainer line ZB in upland cotton.