Gene family structure, expression and functional analysis of HD-Zip III genes in angiosperm and gymnosperm forest trees. by Côté, C, Boileau, F, Roy, V, Ouellet, M, Levasseur, C, Morency, M, Cooke, J, Séguin, A, MacKay, J

“…Phylogenetic reconstruction indicated that some of the gymnosperm sequences were derived from lineages that diverged earlier than angiosperm sequences, and seem to have been lost in angiosperm lineages. …”

Multiple metabolic innovations and losses are associated with major transitions in land plant evolution by Cannell, N, Emms, DM, Hetherington, AJ, MacKay, J, Kelly, S, Dolan, L, Sweetlove, LJ

“…We also found that cytochrome P450 oxidases involved in cutin and suberin production are absent in genomes of non-angiosperm plants that nevertheless do contain these biopolymers. …”

A white spruce gene catalog for conifer genome analyses. by Rigault, P, Boyle, B, Lepage, P, Cooke, J, Bousquet, J, MacKay, J

“…Several angiosperm plant genomes, including Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), rice (Oryza sativa), poplar (Populus trichocarpa), and grapevine (Vitis vinifera), have been sequenced, but the lack of reference genomes in gymnosperm phyla reduces our understanding of plant evolution and restricts the potential impacts of genomics research. …”

Ecological genomics and adaptation of rosewoods Dalbergia cochinchinensis and D. oliveri for conservation and restoration by Hung, TH

“…This thesis presents a rich body of genomic resources such as chromosome-scale genomes and reference transcriptomes, which advance the progress in less-represented angiosperm tree genomes and woody legume genomes and enable studies in genetic diversity. …”

The large repertoire of conifer NLR resistance genes includes drought responsive and highly diversified RNLs by Van Ghelder, C, Parent, GJ, Rigault, P, Prunier, J, Giguère, I, Caron, S, Stival Sena, J, Deslauriers, A, Bousquet, J, Esmenjaud, D, MacKay, J

“…The conifer RNL repertoire harbours four distinct groups, with two that differ from Angiosperms, one of which contained several upregulated sequences in response to drought while the majority of responsive NLRs are downregulated.…”

Drought tolerance and its evolution in conifers including UK commercial species by Rizzuto, G

“…We also characterised genes encoding putative NCEDs in detail, comparing three key conifer species and model angiosperms, through in silico analyses, and produced a recombinant protein from P. …”