Special Issue "Advances in Horticultural Crops Comparative and Functional Genomics"

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2)".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Xin Wang
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Guest Editor
Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Interests: bioinformatics; comparative and functional genomics; population genomics; genome evolution; epigenetics; genomic selection; genetic diversity

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Horticultural crops contribute a large portion of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber to the human diet. With expanding genomics data and genomic tools, comparative and functional genomics is a useful tool for guiding crop improvement and breeding. By implementing genomics data and bioinformatics approaches, researchers can investigate the genes underlying the important agronomic traits, which could be utilized for crop improvement.

The proposed Special Issue on “Advances in Horticultural Crops Comparative and Functional Genomics” will present crucial findings in horticultural crops obtained by bioinformatics and extensive genomic data. Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following: population genomics, genome evolution, crop epigenetic, meta-analysis, 3D genome, genetic diversity, and genomic selection. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts and sharing your results in this Special Issue.

Dr. Xin Wang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • population genomics
  • genome evolution
  • crop epigenetic
  • meta-analysis
  • GWAS
  • QTL-seq
  • 3D Genome
  • genetic diversity
  • genomic selection

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The Isolation and Identification of Anthocyanin-Related GSTs in Chrysanthemum
Horticulturae 2021, 7(8), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7080231 - 07 Aug 2021
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Anthocyanin is the crucial pigment for the coloration of red chrysanthemum flowers, which synthesizes in the cytosol and is transported to the vacuole for stable storage. In general, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play a vital role in this transport. To date, there is no [...] Read more.
Anthocyanin is the crucial pigment for the coloration of red chrysanthemum flowers, which synthesizes in the cytosol and is transported to the vacuole for stable storage. In general, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play a vital role in this transport. To date, there is no functional GST reported in chrysanthemums. Here, a total of 94 CmGSTs were isolated from the chrysanthemum genome, with phylogenetic analysis suggesting that 16 members of them were clustered into the Phi subgroup which was related to anthocyanin transport. Among them, the expression of CmGST1 was positively correlated with anthocyanin accumulation. Protein sequence alignment revealed that CmGST1 included anthocyanin-related GST-specific amino acid residues. Further transient overexpression experiments in tobacco leaves showed that CmGST1 could promote anthocyanin accumulation. In addition, a dual-luciferase assay demonstrated that CmGST1 could be regulated by CmMYB6, CmbHLH2 and CmMYB#7, which was reported to be related to anthocyanin biosynthesis. Taken together, we suggested that CmGST1 played a key role in anthocyanin transport and accumulation in chrysanthemums. Full article
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