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dc.contributor.authorVogel, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorSchwacke, Rainer
dc.contributor.authorDenton, Alisandra
dc.contributor.authorUsadel, Björn
dc.contributor.authorHollmann, Julien
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Karsten
dc.contributor.authorBolger, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Maximilian
dc.contributor.authorBolger, Marie
dc.contributor.authorGrundlach, Heidrun
dc.contributor.authorMayer, Klaus F.X.
dc.contributor.authorWeiss-Schneeweiss, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorTemsch, Eva M.
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Kirsten
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-10T08:15:41Z
dc.date.available2018-07-10T08:15:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-28
dc.description.abstractA parasitic lifestyle, where plants procure some or all of their nutrients from other living plants, has evolved independently in many dicotyledonous plant families and is a major threat for agriculture globally. Nevertheless, no genome sequence of a parasitic plant has been reported to date. Here we describe the genome sequence of the parasitic field dodder, Cuscuta campestris. The genome contains signatures of a fairly recent whole-genome duplication and lacks genes for pathways superfluous to a parasitic lifestyle. Specifically, genes needed for high photosynthetic activity are lost, explaining the low photosynthesis rates displayed by the parasite. Moreover, several genes involved in nutrient uptake processes from the soil are lost. On the other hand, evidence for horizontal gene transfer by way of genomic DNA integration from the parasite’s hosts is found. We conclude that the parasitic lifestyle has left characteristic footprints in the C. campestris genome.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTromsø Research Foundation German Ministry for Education and Research Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of North-Rhine Westphalia UiT - The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.descriptionSource & electronic supplementary material available at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04344-z> https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04344-z </a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVogel, A., Schwacke, R., Denton, A.K., Usadel, B., Hollmann, J., Fischer, K. ... Krause, K. (2018). Footprints of parasitism in the genome of the parasitic flowering plant Cuscuta campestris. Nature Communications, 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04344-z.en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1595711
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-018-04344-z
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13192
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.journalNature Communications
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497en_US
dc.titleFootprints of parasitism in the genome of the parasitic flowering plant Cuscuta campestrisen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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