Shu Zhang

TL;DR: The annotation and analysis of the draft genome sequence of Brassica rapa accession Chiifu-401-42, a Chinese cabbage, and used Arabidopsis thaliana as an outgroup for investigating the consequences of genome triplication, such as structural and functional evolution.

TL;DR: The sequencing and assembly of the oyster genome using short reads and a fosmid-pooling strategy and transcriptomes of development and stress response and the proteome of the shell are reported, showing that shell formation in molluscs is more complex than currently understood and involves extensive participation of cells and their exosomes.

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: Comparison of the genomes of cucumber, melon and watermelon uncovered conserved syntenic loci encoding metabolic genes for distinct cucurbitacins and discovered a syntenic gene cluster of transcription factors that regulates the tissue-specific biosynthesis of cucurbits and may confer the loss of bitterness phenotypes associated with convergent domestication of wild cucurbits.

TL;DR: A mechanistic model that governs cucumber (Cucumis sativus) fruit elongation through fine-tuning of ethylene homeostasis is reported, revealing the mechanism by which ethylene dosage is regulated for the control of cell division in developing fruit.