: Jasmonic acid (JA) and its related derivatives are ubiquitously occurring compounds of land plants acting in numerous stress responses and development. Recent studies on evolution of JA and other oxylipins indicated conserved biosynthesis. JA formation is initiated by oxygenation of α-linolenic acid (α-LeA, 18:3) or 16:3 fatty acid of chloroplast membranes leading to 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA) as intermediate compound, but in Marchantiapolymorpha and Physcomitrellapatens, OPDA and some of its derivatives are final products active in a conserved signaling pathway. JA formation and its metabolic conversion take place in chloroplasts, peroxisomes and cytosol, respectively. Metabolites of JA are formed in 12 different pathways leading to active, inactive and partially active compounds. The isoleucine conjugate of JA (JA-Ile) is the ligand of the receptor component COI1 in vascular plants, whereas in the bryophyte M. polymorpha COI1 perceives an OPDA derivative indicating its functionally conserved activity. JA-induced gene expressions in the numerous biotic and abiotic stress responses and development are initiated in a well-studied complex regulation by homeostasis of transcription factors functioning as repressors and activators.
- Klíčová slova
- JA biosynthetic enzymes, JA bypass, JA signaling, Jasmonic acid (JA) metabolites, active JA compounds, occurrence, transcription factors,
- MeSH
- chloroplasty metabolismus MeSH
- cyklopentany metabolismus MeSH
- druhová specificita MeSH
- kyselina alfa-linolenová metabolismus MeSH
- Marchantia metabolismus MeSH
- mastné kyseliny metabolismus MeSH
- mechy metabolismus MeSH
- metabolické sítě a dráhy MeSH
- nenasycené mastné kyseliny metabolismus MeSH
- oxylipiny metabolismus MeSH
- peroxizomy metabolismus MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
- Názvy látek
- 12-oxophytodienoic acid MeSH Prohlížeč
- cyklopentany MeSH
- jasmonic acid MeSH Prohlížeč
- kyselina alfa-linolenová MeSH
- mastné kyseliny MeSH
- nenasycené mastné kyseliny MeSH
- oxylipiny MeSH
Frullania subgenus Microfrullania is a clade of ca. 15 liverwort species occurring in Australasia, Malesia, and southern South America. We used combined nuclear and chloroplast sequence data from 265 ingroup accessions to test species circumscriptions and estimate the biogeographic history of the subgenus. With dense infra-specific sampling, we document an important role of long-distance dispersal in establishing phylogeographic patterns of extant species. At deeper time scales, a combination of phylogenetic analyses, divergence time estimation and ancestral range estimation were used to reject vicariance and to document the role of long-distance dispersal in explaining the evolution and biogeography of the clade across the southern Hemisphere. A backbone phylogeny for the subgenus is proposed, providing insight into evolution of morphological patterns and establishing the basis for an improved sectional classification of species within Microfrullania. Several species complexes are identified, the presence of two undescribed but genetically and morphologically distinct species is noted, and previously neglected names are discussed.
- Klíčová slova
- Ancestral range reconstruction, Divergence time estimation, Diversification, Gondwanaland, Long distance dispersal, Species delimitation,
- MeSH
- biologická evoluce MeSH
- DNA rostlinná izolace a purifikace metabolismus MeSH
- Frullania anatomie a histologie klasifikace genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- fylogeografie MeSH
- genetické lokusy MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Australasie MeSH
- Jižní Amerika MeSH
- Názvy látek
- DNA rostlinná MeSH
The structure of the Aneura pinguis mitochondrial genome (GenBank accession no. NC_026901) is similar to that of closely related Metzgeriales species: it has a total length of 165 603 bp, the base composition of the mitogenome is the following: A (26.2%), C(23.6%), G(23.8%), and T(26.4%). The A. piguis mitochondrial genome contains 69 genes. A complete mitochondrial genome sequence of A. pinguis will help better to understand mitogenome structure and content among Metzgeriales order.
- Klíčová slova
- Aneura, Metzgeriales, cryptic species, mitochondrial genome,
- MeSH
- délka genomu MeSH
- DNA rostlinná MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- genom mitochondriální * MeSH
- genom rostlinný MeSH
- genomika MeSH
- Marchantiophyta genetika MeSH
- mitochondriální DNA MeSH
- mitochondriální geny * MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- zastoupení bazí MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- DNA rostlinná MeSH
- mitochondriální DNA MeSH
Genes encoding ribosomal RNA (rDNA) are universal key constituents of eukaryotic genomes, and the nuclear genome harbours hundreds to several thousand copies of each species. Knowledge about the number of rDNA loci and gene copy number provides information for comparative studies of organismal and molecular evolution at various phylogenetic levels. With the exception of seed plants, the range of 45S rDNA locus (encoding 18S, 5.8S and 26S rRNA) and gene copy number variation within key evolutionary plant groups is largely unknown. This is especially true for the three earliest land plant lineages Marchantiophyta (liverworts), Bryophyta (mosses), and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts). In this work, we report the extent of rDNA variation in early land plants, assessing the number of 45S rDNA loci and gene copy number in 106 species and 25 species, respectively, of mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Unexpectedly, the results show a narrow range of ribosomal locus variation (one or two 45S rDNA loci) and gene copies not present in vascular plant lineages, where a wide spectrum is recorded. Mutation analysis of whole genomic reads showed higher (3-fold) intragenomic heterogeneity of Marchantia polymorpha (Marchantiophyta) rDNA compared to Physcomitrella patens (Bryophyta) and two angiosperms (Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tomentosifomis) suggesting the presence of rDNA pseudogenes in its genome. No association between phylogenetic position, taxonomic adscription and the number of rDNA loci and gene copy number was found. Our results suggest a likely evolutionary rDNA stasis during land colonisation and diversification across 480 myr of bryophyte evolution. We hypothesise that strong selection forces may be acting against ribosomal gene locus amplification. Despite showing a predominant haploid phase and infrequent meiosis, overall rDNA homogeneity is not severely compromised in bryophytes.
- MeSH
- Anthocerotophyta klasifikace genetika MeSH
- Arabidopsis klasifikace genetika MeSH
- Bryophyta klasifikace genetika MeSH
- chromozomy rostlin genetika MeSH
- cytogenetické vyšetření MeSH
- DNA rostlinná genetika MeSH
- druhová specificita MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- genová dávka MeSH
- hybridizace in situ fluorescenční MeSH
- konzervovaná sekvence MeSH
- kvantitativní polymerázová řetězová reakce MeSH
- Marchantiophyta klasifikace genetika MeSH
- molekulární evoluce MeSH
- ribozomální DNA genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální genetika MeSH
- RNA rostlin genetika MeSH
- rostlinné geny MeSH
- vyšší rostliny klasifikace genetika MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Názvy látek
- DNA rostlinná MeSH
- ribozomální DNA MeSH
- RNA ribozomální MeSH
- RNA rostlin MeSH
- RNA, ribosomal, 45S MeSH Prohlížeč
Shifts in sexual systems are one of the key drivers of species diversification. In contrast to angiosperms, unisexuality prevails in bryophytes. Here, we test the hypotheses that bisexuality evolved from an ancestral unisexual condition and is a key innovation in liverworts. We investigate whether shifts in sexual systems influence diversification using hidden state speciation and extinction analysis (HiSSE). This new method compares the effects of the variable of interest to the best-fitting latent variable, yielding robust and conservative tests. We find that the transitions in sexual systems are significantly biased toward unisexuality, even though bisexuality is coupled with increased diversification. Sexual systems are strongly conserved deep within the liverwort tree but become much more labile toward the present. Bisexuality appears to be a key innovation in liverworts. Its effects on diversification are presumably mediated by the interplay of high fertilization rates, massive spore production and long-distance dispersal, which may separately or together have facilitated liverwort speciation, suppressed their extinction, or both. Importantly, shifts in liverwort sexual systems have the opposite effect when compared to angiosperms, leading to contrasting diversification patterns between the two groups. The high prevalence of unisexuality among liverworts suggests, however, a strong selection for sexual dimorphism.
- Klíčová slova
- Baker's law, dispersal, diversification, hidden state speciation and extinction analysis (HiSSE), liverworts, sexual systems,
- MeSH
- biodiverzita * MeSH
- extinkce biologická MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- Marchantiophyta fyziologie MeSH
- statistika jako téma MeSH
- vznik druhů (genetika) MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MeSH
Preservation of liverworts in amber, a fossilized tree resin, is often exquisite. Twenty-three fossil species of liverworts have been described to date from Eocene (35-50 Ma) Baltic amber. In addition, two inclusions have been assigned to the extant species Ptilidium pulcherrimum (Ptilidiales or Porellales). However, the presence of the boreal P. pulcherrimum in the subtropical or warm-temperate Baltic amber forest challenges the phytogeographical interpretation of the Eocene flora. A re-investigation of one of the fossils believed to be P. pulcherrimum reveals that this specimen in fact represents the first fossil evidence of the genus Tetralophozia, and thus is re-described here as Tetralophozia groehnii sp. nov. A second fossil initially assigned to P. pulcherrimum is apparently lost, and can be reassessed only based on the original description and illustrations. This fossil is morphologically similar to the extant North Pacific endemic Ptilidium californicum, rather than P. pulcherrimum. Divergence time estimates based on chloroplast DNA sequences provide evidence of a Miocene origin of P. pulcherrimum, and thus also argue against the presence of this taxon in the Eocene. Ptilidium californicum originated 25-43 Ma ago. As a result, we cannot rule out that the Eocene fossil belongs to P. californicum. Alternatively, the fossil might represent a stem lineage element of Ptilidium or an early crown group species with morphological similarities to P. californicum.
- MeSH
- jantar * MeSH
- Marchantiophyta genetika MeSH
- molekulární evoluce * MeSH
- zkameněliny * MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- jantar * MeSH
Patterns of genetic variation and spatial genetic structure (SGS) were investigated in Crossocalyx hellerianus, a strictly epixylic dioicous liverwort (Scapaniaceae s.l., Marchantiophyta). Studied populations were located in Fennoscandia and Central Europe, with localities differing in availability of substrate and the population connectivity, and their populations consequently different in size, density, and prevailing reproductive mode. A set of nine polymorphic microsatellites was successfully developed and used. Identical individuals were only found within populations. Especially in large populations, the majority of the individuals were genetically unique. Resampled number of genotypes, mean number of observed alleles per locus after rarefaction, and Nei's gene diversity in large populations reached high values and ranged between 4.41-4.97, 3.13-4.45, and 0.94-0.99, respectively. On the contrary, the values in small populations were lower and ranged between 1.00-4.42, 1.00-2.73, and 0.00-0.95, respectively. As expected, large populations were found to be more genetically diverse than small populations but relatively big diversity of genotypes was also found in small populations. This indicated that even small populations are important sources of genetic variation in bryophytes and processes causing loss of genetic variation might be compensated by other sources of variability, of which somatic mutations might play an important role. The presence of SGS was discovered in all populations. Large populations possessed less SGS, with individuals showing a pronounced decrease in kinship over 50 cm of distance. Apparent SGS of small populations even at distances up to 16 meters suggests the aggregation of similar genotypes, caused predominantly by the deposition of asexually formed gemmae. Although no strong kinship was detectable at the distances over 16 meters in both small and large populations, identical genotypes were occasionally detected at longer distances (20-80 m), suggesting effective dispersal of asexual propagules.
- MeSH
- genetická variace * MeSH
- Marchantiophyta genetika MeSH
- mikrosatelitní repetice MeSH
- populační genetika * MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
Sex chromosomes are an ideal system to study processes connected with suppressed recombination. We found evidence of microsatellite expansion, on the relatively young Y chromosome of the dioecious plant sorrel (Rumex acetosa, XY1Y2 system), but no such expansion on the more ancient Y chromosomes of liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) and human. The most expanding motifs were AC and AAC, which also showed periodicity of array length, indicating the importance of beginnings and ends of arrays. Our data indicate that abundance of microsatellites in genomes depends on the inherent expansion potential of specific motifs, which could be related to their stability and ability to adopt unusual DNA conformations. We also found that the abundance of microsatellites is higher in the neighborhood of transposable elements (TEs) suggesting that microsatellites are probably targets for TE insertions. This evidence suggests that microsatellite expansion is an early event shaping the Y chromosome where this process is not opposed by recombination, while accumulation of TEs and chromosome shrinkage predominate later.
- MeSH
- A-DNA genetika MeSH
- chromozomy rostlin genetika MeSH
- duplikace genu MeSH
- hybridizace in situ fluorescenční MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidský chromozom Y genetika MeSH
- Marchantia genetika MeSH
- metafáze genetika MeSH
- mikrosatelitní repetice genetika MeSH
- modely genetické MeSH
- molekulární evoluce * MeSH
- periodicita MeSH
- Rumex genetika MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- transpozibilní elementy DNA genetika MeSH
- Z-DNA genetika MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- A-DNA MeSH
- transpozibilní elementy DNA MeSH
- Z-DNA MeSH
Adelanthaceae (including Jamesoniellaceae) represent a major lineage of jungermannialean liverworts that is characterized by ventral-intercalary, often flagelliform branches, succubous leaves, ovoid to cylindrical, plicate perianths with a contracted mouth, often connate bracts and bracteoles, and 4-7 stratose capsule walls. Here we present the first comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Adelanthaceae using five markers (rbcL, psbA, trnL-trnF region, atpB-rbcL spacer, nrITS1-5.8S-ITS2) and 108 accessions from throughout the geographic range of the family. The molecular data support the separation of subfamilies Adelanthoideae and Jamesonielloideae. The Adelanthoideae include the genera Adelanthus, Pseudomarsupidium and Wettsteinia. The Jamesonielloideae include representatives of the genera Anomacaulis, Cryptochila, Cuspidatula, Jamesoniella, and Syzygiella in five main clades. The monophyly of taxa in current morphological classification schemes of Jamesonielloideae is not supported by the molecular data. Based on the outcome of the molecular phylogenetic analyses we propose to include Anomacaulis and Jamesoniella kirkii in Cuspidatula, and to place Cryptochila, Roivainenia, and Jamesoniella in the synonymy of Syzygiella. Molecular data support intercontinental ranges for several species and a range formation of Adelanthaceae by frequent short-distance dispersal, rare long-distance dispersal, extinction, and diversification. Disjunct distribution patterns within the Adelanthaceae cannot be explained by Gondwanan vicariance.
- MeSH
- buněčné jádro genetika MeSH
- DNA chloroplastová genetika MeSH
- DNA rostlinná genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- genetické markery MeSH
- Marchantiophyta anatomie a histologie klasifikace genetika MeSH
- molekulární evoluce * MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- sekvenční seřazení MeSH
- zeměpis MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MeSH
- Názvy látek
- DNA chloroplastová MeSH
- DNA rostlinná MeSH
- genetické markery MeSH
