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Contents of paeoniflorin and albiflorin in two Korean landraces of Paeonia lactiflora and characterization of paeoniflorin biosynthesis genes in peony
Background and research purposePaeoniflorin and albiflorin are monoterpene glycosides that exhibit various medicinal properties in Paeonia species....
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O- and N-Methyltransferases in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid producing plants
BackgroundSecondary metabolites such as benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA) have attracted considerable attention because of their pharmacological...
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Whole-genome sequencing revealed different demographic histories among the Korean endemic hill pigeon (Columba rupestris), rock pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica) and oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
BackgroundThe family Columbidae is known as the pigeon family and contains approximately 351 species and 50 genera. Compared to the wealth of...
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Genomic perspectives on epigenetics
For much of the twentieth century, it was accepted that genes dictate phenotypes. Nevertheless, genetics in combination with molecular biology and...
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Sequence-Specific Amplified Polymorphism (SSAP) and Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) Markers in Zea mays
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile, recurring DNA sequences scattered throughout genome and have a large impact on genome structure and function....
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The C- and G-value paradox with polyploidy, repeatomes, introns, phenomes and cell economy
BackgroundThe apparent disconnection between biological complexity and both genome size (C-value) and gene number (G-value) is one of the...
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Comprehensive genomic analyses with 115 plastomes from algae to seed plants: structure, gene contents, GC contents, and introns
BackgroundChloroplasts are a common character in plants. The chloroplasts in each plant lineage have shaped their own genomes, plastomes, by...
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Detection of mPing mobilization in transgenic rice plants
BackgroundVarious kinds of transposable elements (TEs) constitute high proportions of eukaryotic genomes. Although most of these TEs are not actively...
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Cytological variations and long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon diversities among diploids and B-chromosome aneuploids in Lilium amabile Palibin
BackgroundB chromosomes are supernumerary chromosomes found in numerous plant species, including in the genus Lilium . Lilium amabile, an endemic...
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Karyotype and B chromosome variation in Lilium amabile Palibin
ObjectiveLilium amabile Palibin (2 n = 2 x = 24) is an endemic lily species in Korea. B chromosomes are supernumerary chromosomes and the presence of...
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Characterization of chloroplast genomes of Alnus rubra and Betula cordifolia, and their use in phylogenetic analyses in Betulaceae
ObjectiveBetulaceae is a relatively small birch family that comprises about 160 deciduous trees and shrubs. Chloroplast (cp) genome sequencing of Alnu...
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NGS sequencing reveals that many of the genetic variations in transgenic rice plants match the variations found in natural rice population
BackgroundAs the transformation process can induce mutations in host plants, molecular characterization of the associated genomic changes is...
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Rapid and Efficient FISH using Pre-Labeled Oligomer Probes
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is used to visualize the distribution of DNA elements within a genome. Conventional methods for FISH take...
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3D Printed PLA/PCL/TiO2 Composite for Bone Replacement and Grafting
Polymer composites of Polylactic acid (PLA) and poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL), containing small amounts of titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) were developed for...
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Retrotransposons in Betula nana, and interspecific relationships in the Betuloideae, based on inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) markers
The Betulaceae family comprises two subfamilies, Betuloideae and Corylaceae. The subfamily Betuloideae contains two genera, Alnus Mill. and Betula L....
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Ty3/Gypsy retrotransposons in the Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai: characterization and use for species identification in the genus Haliotis
Transposable elements are highly abundant elements that are present in all eukaryotic species. Here, we present a molecular description of abalone...
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Development of CACTA transposon derived SCAR markers and their use in population structure analysis in Zea mays
Molecular marker technologies have proven to be an important breakthrough for genetic studies, construction of linkage maps and population genetics...
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A bioinformatics approach for identifying transgene insertion sites using whole genome sequencing data
BackgroundGenetically modified crops (GM crops) have been developed to improve the agricultural traits of modern crop cultivars. Safety assessments...
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The genomes and transposable elements in plants: are they friends or foes?
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic elements that are present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The ubiquity and abundance of these...
