ArticleNature genetics2017
Genome sequencing and population genomic analyses provide insights into the adaptive landscape of silver birch.
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85 authors at 14 institutions in 7 countries.
Jarkko SalojärviDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4096-6278
Olli-Pekka SmolanderInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kaisa NieminenGreen Technology, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland.
Sitaram RajaramanDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Omid SafronovDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Pezhman SafdariDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Airi LamminmäkiDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Juha ImmanenDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tianying LanDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Jaakko TanskanenViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Pasi RastasDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ali AmiryousefiDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Balamuralikrishna JayaprakashInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Juhana I KammonenInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Risto HagqvistGreen Technology, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Haapastensyrjä, Läyliäinen, Finland.
Gugan EswaranDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Viivi Helena AhonenDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Juan Alonso SerraDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Fred O AsiegbuViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Juan de Dios Barajas-LopezMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Daniel BlandeDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Olga BlokhinaDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tiina BlomsterDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Suvi BroholmViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Mikael BroschéDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Fuqiang CuiDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Chris DardickAppalachian Fruit Research Station, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Kearnysville, West Virginia, USA.
Sanna E EhonenDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Paula ElomaaViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sacha EscamezUmeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Kurt V FagerstedtDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Hiroaki FujiiMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0013-5891
Adrien GauthierDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-353X
Peter J GollanMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Pauliina HalimaaDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Pekka I HeinoViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kristiina HimanenViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Courtney HollenderAppalachian Fruit Research Station, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Kearnysville, West Virginia, USA.
Saijaliisa KangasjärviMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Leila KauppinenDepartment of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Colin T KelleherDBN Plant Molecular Laboratory, National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Sari Kontunen-SoppelaDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland.
J Patrik KoskinenInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Andriy KovalchukViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sirpa O KärenlampiDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Anna K KärkönenViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kean-Jin LimViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Johanna LeppäläDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Lee MacphersonDepartment of Haemato-oncology, King's College London, London, UK.
Juha MikolaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Katriina MouhuViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ari Pekka MähönenDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ülo NiinemetsInstitute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3078-2192
Elina OksanenDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland.
Kirk OvermyerDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
E Tapio PalvaViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Leila PazoukiInstitute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Ville PennanenViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tuula PuhakainenDivision of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Péter PoczaiFinnish Museum of Natural History (Botany), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Boy J H M PossenManagement and Production of Renewable Resources, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland.
Matleena PunkkinenMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Moona M RahikainenMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Matti RousiManagement and Production of Renewable Resources, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland.
Raili RuonalaInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Christiaan van der SchootDepartment of Plant Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
Alexey ShapiguzovDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Maija SierlaDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Timo P SipiläDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Suvi SutelaGenetics and Physiology Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Teemu H TeeriViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Arja I TervahautaDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Aleksia VaattovaaraDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jorma VahalaDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Lidia VetchinnikovaForest Research Institute Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia.
Annikki WellingDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Michael WrzaczekDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5946-9060
Enjun XuDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Lars G PaulinInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Alan H SchulmanViikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4126-6177
Martin LascouxDepartment of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Center and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Victor A AlbertDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Petri AuvinenInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ykä HelariuttaDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jaakko KangasjärviDivision of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8959-1809
University of Helsinki · FIUniversity of Eastern Finland · FIUniversity of Turku · FINatural Resources Institute Finland · FIEstonian University of Life Sciences · EEUnited States Department of Agriculture · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · USKarelian Research Centre · RUKing's College London · GBNorwegian University of Life Sciences · NOUmeå Plant Science Centre · SEUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Oulu · FIUppsala University · SE
Funding
European Research Council 323052
Abstract
Silver birch (Betula pendula) is a pioneer boreal tree that can be induced to flower within 1 year. Its rapid life cycle, small (440-Mb) genome, and advanced germplasm resources make birch an attractive model for forest biotechnology. We assembled and chromosomally anchored the nuclear genome of an inbred B. pendula individual. Gene duplicates from the paleohexaploid event were enriched for transcriptional regulation, whereas tandem duplicates were overrepresented by environmental responses. Population resequencing of 80 individuals showed effective population size crashes at major points of climatic upheaval. Selective sweeps were enriched among polyploid duplicates encoding key developmental and physiological triggering functions, suggesting that local adaptation has tuned the timing of and cross-talk between fundamental plant processes. Variation around the tightly-linked light response genes PHYC and FRS10 correlated with latitude and longitude and temperature, and with precipitation for PHYC. Similar associations characterized the growth-promoting cytokinin response regulator ARR1, and the wood development genes KAK and MED5A.
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Genome, PlantPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdaptation, BiologicalBetulaFinlandGene DuplicationGenetics, PopulationPhylogenyPlant ProteinsPopulation DensityPlant Proteins
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