Update on the genomics and basic biology of Brachypodium: International Brachypodium Initiative (IBI)

Pilar Catalan; Boulos Chalhoub; Vincent Chochois; David F Garvin; Robert Hasterok; Antonio J Manzaneda; Luis A J Mur; Nicola Pecchioni; Søren K Rasmussen; John P Vogel; Aline Voxeur

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2014.05.002

Update on the genomics and basic biology of Brachypodium: International Brachypodium Initiative (IBI)

Trends Plant Sci. 2014 Jul;19(7):414-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 Jun 7.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, High Polytechnic School of Huesca, University of Zaragoza, Carretera Cuarte km 1, 22071 Huesca, Spain; Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue 36, Tomsk 634050, Russia.
² Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale (URGV), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Evry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), Organization and Evolution of Plant Genomes (OEPG), 91057 Evry CEDEX, France.
³ Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Plant Industry, Black mountain laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, 2601 Acton, Canberra, Australia.
⁴ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Science Research Unit, 411 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St Paul, MN 55108, USA.
⁵ Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, 40-032 Katowice, Poland.
⁶ Departamento Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
⁷ Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DA, Wales, UK.
⁸ Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁹ Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
¹⁰ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA.
¹¹ Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1318, Saclay Plant Science, 78000 Versailles, France; AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB) UMR1318, Saclay Plant Science, 78000 Versailles, France.

PMID: 24917149
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.05.002

Abstract

The scientific presentations at the First International Brachypodium Conference (abstracts available at http://www.brachy2013.unimore.it) are evidence of the widespread adoption of Brachypodium distachyon as a model system. Furthermore, the wide range of topics presented (genome evolution, roots, abiotic and biotic stress, comparative genomics, natural diversity, and cell walls) demonstrates that the Brachypodium research community has achieved a critical mass of tools and has transitioned from resource development to addressing biological questions, particularly those unique to grasses.

Keywords: Brachypodium; crop improvement; genomics; model plant.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Biomass
Brachypodium / genetics
Brachypodium / growth & development
Brachypodium / physiology*
Cell Wall / metabolism
Evolution, Molecular
Genome, Plant / genetics*
Genomics*
Models, Biological
Plant Diseases*
Poaceae / genetics
Poaceae / growth & development
Poaceae / physiology
Stress, Physiological