The Physcomitrella genome reveals evolutionary insights into the conquest of land by plants

S.A. Rensing; D. Lang; A.D. Zimmer; A. Terry; A. Salamov; H. Shapiro; T. Nishiyama; P.-F. Perroud; E.A. Lindquist; Y. Kamisugi; T. Tanahashi; K. Sakakibara; T. Fujita; K. Oishi; T. Shin-I; Y. Kuroki; A. Toyoda; Y. Suzuki; S.-I. Hashimoto; K. Yamaguchi; S. Sugano; Y. Kohara; A. Fujiyama; A. Anterola; S. Aoki; N. Ashton; W.B. Barbazuk; E. Barker; J.L. Bennetzen; R. Blankenship; H.C. Sung; S.K. Dutcher; M. Estelle; J.A. Fawcett; H. Gundlach; K. Hanada; A. Heyl; K.A. Hicks; J. Hughes; M. Lohr; K. Mayer; A. Melkozernov; T. Murata; D.R. Nelson; B. Pils; M. Prigge; B. Reiss; T. Renner; S. Rombauts; P.J. Rushton; A. Sanderfoot; G. Schween; S.-H. Shiu; K. Stueber; F.L. Theodoulou; H. Tu; Y. Van De Peer; P.J. Verrier; E. Waters; A. Wood; L. Yang; D. Cove; A.C. Cuming; M. Hasebe; S. Lucas; B.D. Mishler; R. Reski; I.V. Grigoriev; R.S. Quatrano; J.L. Boore

doi:10.1126/science.1150646

Back

The Physcomitrella genome reveals evolutionary insights into the conquest of land by plants

Journal article

Peer reviewed

The Physcomitrella genome reveals evolutionary insights into the conquest of land by plants

S.A. Rensing, D. Lang, A.D. Zimmer, A. Terry, A. Salamov, H. Shapiro, T. Nishiyama, P.-F. Perroud, E.A. Lindquist, Y. Kamisugi, …

Science, Vol.319(5859), pp.64-69

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150646

Abstract

Physcomitrella

Plants

Angiosperms

We report the draft genome sequence of the model moss Physcomitrella patens and compare its features with those of flowering plants, from which it is separated by more than 400 million years, and unicellular aquatic algae. This comparison reveals genomic changes concomitant with the evolutionary movement to land, including a general increase in gene family complexity; loss of genes associated with aquatic environments (e.g., flagellar arms); acquisition of genes for tolerating terrestrial stresses (e.g., variation in temperature and water availability); and the development of the auxin and abscisic acid signaling pathways for coordinating multicellular growth and dehydration response. The Physcomitrella genome provides a resource for phylogenetic inferences about gene function and for experimental analysis of plant processes through this plant's unique facility for reverse genetics.

Files and links (1)

url

Version of RecordView

Published (Version of record)

Metrics

7 Record Views

See more details

Details

Title: The Physcomitrella genome reveals evolutionary insights into the conquest of land by plants
Creators: S.A. Rensing - University of Freiburg
D. Lang - University of Freiburg
A.D. Zimmer - University of Freiburg
A. Terry - University of Freiburg
A. Salamov - University of Freiburg
H. Shapiro - University of Freiburg
T. Nishiyama - University of Freiburg
P.-F. Perroud - University of Freiburg
E.A. Lindquist - University of Freiburg
Y. Kamisugi - University of Freiburg
T. Tanahashi - Kanazawa University
K. Sakakibara - University of Freiburg
T. Fujita - University of Freiburg
K. Oishi - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
T. Shin-I - National Institute of Genetics
Y. Kuroki - University of Freiburg
A. Toyoda - University of Freiburg
Y. Suzuki - The University of Tokyo
S.-I. Hashimoto - The University of Tokyo
K. Yamaguchi - Joint Genome Institute
S. Sugano - The University of Tokyo
Y. Kohara - The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
A. Fujiyama - The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
A. Anterola - University of Freiburg
S. Aoki - Nagoya University
N. Ashton - University of Freiburg
W.B. Barbazuk - University of Freiburg
E. Barker - University of Freiburg
J.L. Bennetzen - University of Freiburg
R. Blankenship - University of Freiburg
H.C. Sung
S.K. Dutcher - University of Freiburg
M. Estelle - Joint Genome Institute
J.A. Fawcett - University of Freiburg
H. Gundlach - Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
K. Hanada - University of Freiburg
A. Heyl - Joint Genome Institute
K.A. Hicks - University of Freiburg
J. Hughes - University of Freiburg
M. Lohr - University of Freiburg
K. Mayer - Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
A. Melkozernov - University of Freiburg
T. Murata - The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
D.R. Nelson - University of Freiburg
B. Pils - University of Freiburg
M. Prigge - University of Freiburg
B. Reiss - University of Freiburg
T. Renner - University of Freiburg
S. Rombauts - University of Freiburg
P.J. Rushton - University of Virginia
A. Sanderfoot - Kanazawa University
G. Schween - University of Freiburg
S.-H. Shiu - University of Freiburg
K. Stueber - University of Freiburg
F.L. Theodoulou - University of Freiburg
H. Tu - University of Freiburg
Y. Van De Peer - University of Freiburg
P.J. Verrier - University of Freiburg
E. Waters - University of Freiburg
A. Wood - University of Freiburg
L. Yang - University of Freiburg
D. Cove - University of Freiburg
A.C. Cuming - University of Freiburg
M. Hasebe - The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
S. Lucas - University of Freiburg
B.D. Mishler - University of California, Berkeley
R. Reski - University of Freiburg
I.V. Grigoriev - University of Freiburg
R.S. Quatrano - University of Freiburg
J.L. Boore - Joint Genome Institute
Publication Details: Science, Vol.319(5859), pp.64-69
Academic Unit: Adelphi University; Biology; College of Arts and Sciences
Resource Type: Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150646
Record Identifier: 991004357486606266