Centromere evolution in annual and perennial soybeans and its implication for hybridization in cultivated species
Our findings reveal substantial turnover of centromeric repeats between perennial and annual soybeans, but also demonstrate various centromere repositioning in soybean polyploids and intra-species hybrids. This work expands our understanding in centromere biology.
Authors
- Wannan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4642-1308)
- Bin Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5996-0693)
- Haifeng Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7401-4240)
- Zhengkun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-6057)
- Xinyu Zhu
- Jie Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-527X)
- Yingxiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-5615)
- He Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9671-6457)
- Yanni Wei
- Ruyi Lai
- Hui Tan
- Yalin Liu
- Dajian Zhang
- Weifeng Su
- Jing Han
Institutions
- South China Agricultural University (CN)
- Shandong Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-026-04036-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.34
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Agricultural University
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- South China Agricultural University
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Genetics