@article{e9a4d77a373d4b7482ab1fcd41fdb518,
title = "To dry perchance to live: Insights from the genome of the desiccation-tolerant biocrust moss Syntrichia caninervis",
abstract = "With global climate change, water scarcity threatens whole agro/ecosystems. The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis, an extremophile, offers novel insights into surviving desiccation and heat. The sequenced S. caninervis genome consists of 13 chromosomes containing 16 545 protein-coding genes and 2666 unplaced scaffolds. Syntenic relationships within the S. caninervis and Physcomitrella patens genomes indicate the S. caninervis genome has undergone a single whole genome duplication event (compared to two for P. patens) and evidence suggests chromosomal or segmental losses in the evolutionary history of S. caninervis. The genome contains a large sex chromosome composed primarily of repetitive sequences with a large number of Copia and Gypsy elements. Orthogroup analyses revealed an expansion of ELIP genes encoding proteins important in photoprotection. The transcriptomic response to desiccation identified four structural clusters of novel genes. The genomic resources established for this extremophile offer new perspectives for understanding the evolution of desiccation tolerance in plants.",
keywords = "Syntrichia, abiotic stress, bryophyte, comparative genomics, desiccation tolerance, genome, transcriptomics",
author = "Silva, {Anderson T.} and Bei Gao and Fisher, {Kirsten M.} and Mishler, {Brent D.} and Ekwealor, {Jenna T.B.} and Stark, {Lloyd R.} and Xiaoshuang Li and Daoyuan Zhang and Bowker, {Matthew A.} and Brinda, {John C.} and Coe, {Kirsten K.} and Oliver, {Melvin J.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the excellent technical skills of Kate Guill in the preparation of libraries for the RNA-Seq and Shaune Hall and Mark Daly of Dovetail Genomics for their guidance and assistance in the sequencing and the interpretation of the genome assembly. This research used resources provided by the SCINet project of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, ARS project number 0500-00093-001-00-D. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation Dimensions of Biodiversity Program Awards 1638996 (to KMF), 1638956 (to BDM), 1638966 (to MAB), 1638955 (to KKC), 1638943 (to LRS), and 1638972 (to MJO) and by the NSFC-Xinjiang Key Project (grant number U1703233 to DZ). Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the excellent technical skills of Kate Guill in the preparation of libraries for the RNA‐Seq and Shaune Hall and Mark Daly of Dovetail Genomics for their guidance and assistance in the sequencing and the interpretation of the genome assembly. This research used resources provided by the SCINet project of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, ARS project number 0500‐00093‐001‐00‐D. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation Dimensions of Biodiversity Program Awards 1638996 (to KMF), 1638956 (to BDM), 1638966 (to MAB), 1638955 (to KKC), 1638943 (to LRS), and 1638972 (to MJO) and by the NSFC‐Xinjiang Key Project (grant number U1703233 to DZ). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Society for Experimental Biology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd",
year = "2021",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1111/tpj.15116",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "105",
pages = "1339--1356",
journal = "Plant Journal",
issn = "0960-7412",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "5",
}