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ArticleNature plants2025

Pan-centromere landscape and dynamic evolution in Brassica plants.

Weikai Chen, Jingxuan Wang, Shaoying Chen, Dian Meng, Yu Mu, Hui Feng, Lugang Zhang, Li Guo

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Article in Nature plants, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Weikai ChenShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0009-8125-3993
Jingxuan WangShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6139-9588
Shaoying ChenShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0005-0519-438X
Dian MengShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Yu MuShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Hui FengLiaoning Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding for Cruciferous Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Lugang ZhangShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Li GuoShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China. li.guo@pku-iaas.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6100-3481

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The centromere paradox, in which functionally conserved centromeres exhibit rapid evolution, has long intrigued geneticists and evolutionary biologists. Despite its importance, the centromeric landscape remains poorly understood due to the lack of complete assemblies. Here we dissect the dynamic evolution of Brassica centromeres by generating telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies from seven morphotypes of B. rapa (AA) and the two tetraploids B. juncea (AABB) and B. napus (AACC). Pan-centromere analysis reveals that Brassica centromeres are extensively invaded by retrotransposons and show remarkable diversity in size and structure. While A- and C-genome centromeres feature distinct patterns of satellites, B-genome centromeres are devoid of satellites. The centromeric satellite expansion in the C-genome is reminiscent of the layered expansions observed in human centromeres. Accordingly, we propose a working model of centromere evolution reconstructing the key evolutionary events leading to current Brassica centromere structures. These insights will illuminate plant centromere evolution and guide the design of crop synthetic chromosomes.

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BrassicaCentromereEvolution, MolecularBiological EvolutionChromosomes, PlantGenome, PlantRetroelementsTelomereRetroelements

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