Mingyue Zhang

TL;DR: In this article, a high-quality draft genome sequence of the diploid P. bretschneideri Rehd was provided for de novo assembly of a highly heterozygous genome of this size with highly repetitive DNA sequences.

TL;DR: This study proposes a model for the divergence, dissemination, and independent domestication of Asian and European pears in which pear has eventually spread to western Asia, and then on to Europe, thus promoting outcrossing and accounting for pear genome diversity across the Eurasian continent.

TL;DR: It is shown that microRNA (miR) miR397a regulates fruit cell lignification by inhibiting laccase (LAC) genes that encode key lignin biosynthesis enzymes.

TL;DR: The expression patterns of genes encoding enzymes indicated that ANS and UFGT were decisive genes for anthocyanin biosynthesis for red-skinned pear, and their different expressions led to the coloration differences between occidental and oriental pears.

TL;DR: The transcriptomes of five pear cultivars were sequenced at seven key fruit developmental stages, from fruit setting to maturation and fruit senescence after harvesting, and co-expression analysis revealed that several ethylene synthesis genes and polyphenoloxidase-related genes interacted with each other directly, and an indirect relationship was reflected between ethylenehesis genes and ethylene response genes.