The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts
Welwitschia mirabilis is a unique plant that only has two leaves, but it can survive in hostile conditions of the African desert. Here, the authors report its chromosome-level genome assembly and discuss how gene function and regulation have given rise to its unique morphology and environmental adap...
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doaj-c7c2d43c4b57412bab3d9cb5cda4c5172021-07-18T11:43:01ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-07-0112111510.1038/s41467-021-24528-4The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in desertsTao Wan0Zhiming Liu1Ilia J. Leitch2Haiping Xin3Gillian Maggs-Kölling4Yanbing Gong5Zhen Li6Eugene Marais7Yiying Liao8Can Dai9Fan Liu10Qijia Wu11Chi Song12Yadong Zhou13Weichang Huang14Kai Jiang15Qi Wang16Yong Yang17Zhixiang Zhong18Ming Yang19Xue Yan20Guangwan Hu21Chen Hou22Yingjuan Su23Shixiu Feng24Ji Yang25Jijun Yan26Jinfang Chu27Fan Chen28Jinhua Ran29Xiaoquan Wang30Yves Van de Peer31Andrew R. Leitch32Qingfeng Wang33Core Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesKey Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, FairyLake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of SciencesRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesGobabeb Research and Training CentreState Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan UniversityDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent UniversityGobabeb Research and Training CentreKey Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, FairyLake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of SciencesSchool of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei UniversitySino-Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of SciencesSeqhealth TechnologyInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical GardenShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical GardenShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical GardenCollege of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry UniversityCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesKey Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, FairyLake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of SciencesCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of ForestrySchool of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityKey Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, FairyLake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of SciencesEducation Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Fudan UniversityInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent UniversitySchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of LondonCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWelwitschia mirabilis is a unique plant that only has two leaves, but it can survive in hostile conditions of the African desert. Here, the authors report its chromosome-level genome assembly and discuss how gene function and regulation have given rise to its unique morphology and environmental adaptions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24528-4 |
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Tao Wan Zhiming Liu Ilia J. Leitch Haiping Xin Gillian Maggs-Kölling Yanbing Gong Zhen Li Eugene Marais Yiying Liao Can Dai Fan Liu Qijia Wu Chi Song Yadong Zhou Weichang Huang Kai Jiang Qi Wang Yong Yang Zhixiang Zhong Ming Yang Xue Yan Guangwan Hu Chen Hou Yingjuan Su Shixiu Feng Ji Yang Jijun Yan Jinfang Chu Fan Chen Jinhua Ran Xiaoquan Wang Yves Van de Peer Andrew R. Leitch Qingfeng Wang The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts Nature Communications |
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Tao Wan Zhiming Liu Ilia J. Leitch Haiping Xin Gillian Maggs-Kölling Yanbing Gong Zhen Li Eugene Marais Yiying Liao Can Dai Fan Liu Qijia Wu Chi Song Yadong Zhou Weichang Huang Kai Jiang Qi Wang Yong Yang Zhixiang Zhong Ming Yang Xue Yan Guangwan Hu Chen Hou Yingjuan Su Shixiu Feng Ji Yang Jijun Yan Jinfang Chu Fan Chen Jinhua Ran Xiaoquan Wang Yves Van de Peer Andrew R. Leitch Qingfeng Wang |
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The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts |
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The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts |
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The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts |
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The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts |
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The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts |
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welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts |
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Welwitschia mirabilis is a unique plant that only has two leaves, but it can survive in hostile conditions of the African desert. Here, the authors report its chromosome-level genome assembly and discuss how gene function and regulation have given rise to its unique morphology and environmental adaptions. |
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