Comparative paleogenomics of crucifers: ancestral genomic blocks revisited.

Authors :: Lysak MA
Mandáková T
Schranz ME
Source :: Current opinion in plant biology [Curr Opin Plant Biol] 2016 Apr; Vol. 30, pp. 108-15. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 04.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: A decade ago the concept of the Ancestral Crucifer Karyotype (ACK) and the definition of 24 conserved genomic blocks was presented. Subsequently, 35 cytogenetic reconstructions and/or draft genome sequences of crucifer species (members of the Brassicaceae family) have been analyzed in the context of this system; placing crucifers at the forefront of plant phylogenomics. In this review, we highlight how the ACK and genomic blocks have facilitated and guided genomic analysis of crucifers in the last 10 years and provide an update of this robust model.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)