High-quality genome assembly of several Noccaea caerulescens accessions reveals gene expansion events associated with metal adaptation and hyperaccumulation
Maria Kuzmik, Ophélie Courtin, Christophe Klopp, Marie‐Christine Carpentier, Nathalie Rodde, Caroline Callot, Anne Ausset, Céline Lopez‐Roques, Céline Vandecasteele, Véronique Gautier, Elodie Belmonte, elodie Flaven, Céline Devaux, Agnès Mignot, Marie Mirouze, Sylvain Merlot
This study improves genome assemblies of Noccaea caerulescens accessions and identifies gene copy number variations linked to metal hyperaccumulation and adaptation.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology