Pineapple Genome: A Reference for Monocots and CAM Photosynthesis

Ray Ming; Ching Man Wai; Romain Guyot

doi:10.1016/j.tig.2016.08.008

Pineapple Genome: A Reference for Monocots and CAM Photosynthesis

Trends Genet. 2016 Nov;32(11):690-696. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.08.008. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

Authors

Ray Ming¹, Ching Man Wai², Romain Guyot³

Affiliations

¹ 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.
² Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
³ IRD, UMR IPME, COFFEEADAPT, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.

PMID: 27613080
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.08.008

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ananas / genetics*
Evolution, Molecular*
Genome, Plant / genetics*
Genomics
Photosynthesis / genetics*
Phylogeny