Differential LTR-retrotransposon dynamics across polyploidization, speciation, domestication, and improvement of cotton (Gossypium)
Our findings reveal that LTR-retrotransposon lineages followed differential dynamics during cotton evolution, displaying differences among species and the two coresident genomes of allopolyploid cotton. A handful of the LTR-retrotransposon lineages that expanded after polyploidization helped shape the genomes of both G. hirsutum and G. barbadense, impacting their centromere and pericentromeric regions as well as protein-coding genes.
Authors
- Corrinne E. Grover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3878-5459)
- Lucía Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-3394)
- Raúl Castanera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-7727)
- Josep Casacuberta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-4152)
- Jonathan F. Wendel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-5081)
Institutions
- Iowa State University (US)
- Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03837-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Research in Cotton Cultivation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.75
Funders
- European Commission
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- European Regional Development Fund
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación