Genome assembly of the maize B chromosome provides insight into its epigenetic characteristics and effects on the host genome
The accurate assembly and detailed epigenetic maps of the maize B chromosome will help understand the drive mechanism, reveal its conflict with the host genome, and accelerate the construction of artificial chromosomes.
Authors
- Congle Zhu
- Congyang Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4168-8051)
- Y. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7846-6025)
- James A. Birchler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-2756)
- Fangpu Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-3575)
- Qian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-4287)
- Ze-Yan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7896-3013)
- Zhi Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8709-1459)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03517-6
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 19.25
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China