Shengqiang Shu

The paper sequenced genomes of Poaceae sister species to identify metabolic innovations that predate grass evolution, revealing gene duplications linked to starch and lignin biosynthesis.

This study shows that cold acclimation in Brassica rapa involves diel retiming, paralog-specific regulation, and conserved regulatory programs masked by paralog diversification.

This study uses genome sequences from Cercis canadensis and Chamaecrista fasciculata to infer legume genome structures and histories, including the timing of whole genome duplications and the ancestral karyotype.

This study identifies hundreds of drought-responsive genes in sorghum using multi-season transcriptomic data from field experiments.

This study investigates the origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in the prairie grass Andropogon gerardi, finding that whole genome duplication is common and provides fitness advantages in xeric climates.

This paper constructs a sorghum pangenome and identifies trait-associated variants to inform climate-aware genome-enabled breeding strategies.

The paper presents a haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Amborella trichopoda, identifying a young ZW sex chromosome system with a 3-Megabase sex-determination region that shows limited degeneration.

The paper sequenced twelve Camelina sativa genomes to study pangenomic variation in an allohexaploid species, finding minimal gene presence-absence variation but subgenome-specific gene content.

This paper presents an updated soybean genome assembly (Wm82.a6) and compares it with other assemblies and Fiskeby III, revealing genomic heterogeneity and polymorphisms.

This study presents genome assemblies of two homosporous lycophytes, revealing preserved gene collinearity and slow genome evolution over 350 million years.

The paper presents de novo genome assemblies and a pan-genome analysis of six cowpea accessions, identifying core and noncore genes and their functional enrichment.

The paper presents version 6 of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reference genome, improving assembly quality and revealing structural mutations in laboratory strains.

The paper presents a contiguous de novo genome assembly of sugar beet EL10 using long-read sequencing and scaffolding, showing high congruence with the reference genome and reduced gene copy number variation.

This paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly and genetic map for greater yam, identifies quantitative trait loci for disease and quality traits, and reveals domestication-related genetic patterns.

The paper confirms a two-step hybridization model for the formation of hexaploidy in Brassiceae and shows subgenomes have distinct loss rates but functionally compatible genes.

The paper uses genome resources from Setaria viridis to identify loci associated with climate response, seed shattering, and leaf angle, and validates a novel domestication gene.

The paper identifies large palindromic structures in the sex chromosome of Salix purpurea, showing convergent evolution with mammalian sex chromosomes.

The paper quantifies age-related somatic mutations and epimutations in a wild Populus trichocarpa tree over 330 years, showing lower mutation rates than annuals and distinct epimutation origins.

The paper reports the de novo genome sequencing and analysis of the rice variety KitaakeX, identifying genomic variations and providing a high-quality reference for rice functional genomics.

This study presents a high-quality genome assembly of cowpea, identifies genomic features, and discovers a chromosomal inversion linked to Striga resistance.