Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies

This study identifies somatic mutations in a 149-year-old Citrus sinensis tree and its clonal lineage, showing non-random spatial and genomic distributions and evidence of somatic selection.

The paper characterizes genetically effective cells and EMS mutagenesis in Pennycress, identifying multiple GECs and developing a gene index for future reverse genetic studies.

This study evaluates the effects of EMS mutagenesis on cowpea traits, finding increased germination and yield at higher concentrations, with specific mutants showing superior performance.

This paper describes a method to generate heritable structural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana using etoposide, leading to altered phenotypes and identified deletions and inversions.

This study uses nanorate sequencing to analyze somatic mutations in Arabidopsis shoots, finding a higher mutation rate and distinct mutational signatures compared to germline mutations.

The paper develops a TILLING platform in Cannabis sativa for mutation discovery and crop improvement, identifying mutations linked to agronomic traits.

The paper quantifies de novo mutations from maize Mutator transposons across tissues, revealing tissue-specific patterns and reinterpreting genetic experiments.

This study analyzes mutations induced by sodium azide in barley, finding specific patterns of SNVs and indels that differ from natural variation.

The paper examines phenotypic changes and dosage compensation in Arabidopsis thaliana with heterozygous deletions, finding no evidence of dosage compensation in any tested stage or tissue.

The paper expands the BonnMu maize mutant collection by generating 8,064 F2-families with 425,924 Mu insertions affecting 36,612 gene models.

The paper analyzes somatic mutations in an Apricot tree, finding most mutations are layer-specific and can lead to somaclonal phenotypic variation.

The paper identifies low-frequency somatic mutations in two tropical tree species and shows they can be heritable despite not following expected branching patterns or UV exposure effects.

The paper sequences 4.3 million promoter mutations and 4.7 million coding mutations in wheat to understand gene function and improve agronomic traits.

The paper sequenced whole genomes of an oilseed rape mutant population to catalog mutations induced by EMS mutagenesis and provides an online tool for mutation identification.

This study shows that long-term high temperatures increase mutation rates and alter mutation patterns in Arabidopsis plants.

The paper analyzes a yellow leaf mutant in sesame to identify genetic and proteomic changes affecting leaf color and chlorophyll content.

The paper improves whole genome sequence accuracy by using replication to detect false positives in mutagenized sorghum, identifying 1.2 million high-quality EMS-induced SNPs.

The paper develops a pipeline for mapping point mutations using next-generation sequencing data, validated in Arabidopsis.

The paper develops a Bayesian method to identify causative mutations from multiple candidate mutations in mutants, validated by genetic data and enriched for conserved functions.