Xingtan Zhang

3 weeks ago | nature.com | Shuai Chen |Qing Zhang |Xingtan Zhang |Ruicai Long

AbstractAlfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), a globally important forage crop, is valued for its high nutritional quality and nitrogen-fixing capacity. Here, we present a high-quality pan-genome constructed from 24 diverse alfalfa accessions, encompassing a wide range of genetic backgrounds. This comprehensive analysis identified 433,765 structural variations and characterized 54,002 pan-gene families, highlighting the pivotal role of genomic diversity in alfalfa domestication and adaptation.

Nov 21, 2024 | cell.com | Lin Zhang |Wenfang Gong |Guang Zhao |Hai Lin |Yanmin Li |Zhenyang Liao | +11 more

Main text(Cell Reports 43, 114902; November 26, 2024)During figure preparation for this paper, the authors used the incorrect labels for the chromosome formulas in the chromosome maps of Figure S9 and S10.

Aug 2, 2023 | nature.com | Xingtan Zhang

AbstractCyclocarya paliurus, an endemic species in the genus Juglandaceae with the character of heterodichogamy, is one of triterpene-rich medicinal plants in China. To uncover the genetic mechanisms behind the special characteristics, we sequenced the genomes of two diploid (protandry, PA-dip and protogyny, PG-dip) and one auto-tetraploid (PA-tetra) C. paliurus genomes.