Summary
Most plants grow and develop by taking up nutrients from the soil while continuously under threat from foraging animals. Carnivorous plants have turned the tables by capturing and consuming nutrient-rich animal prey, enabling them to thrive in nutrient-poor soil. To better understand the evolution of botanical carnivory, we compared the draft genome of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) with that of its aquatic sister, the waterwheel plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa, and the sundew Drosera spatulata. We identified an early whole-genome duplication in the family as source for carnivory-associated genes. Recruitment of genes to the trap from the root especially was a major mechanism in the evolution of carnivory, supported by family-specific duplications. Still, these genomes belong to the gene poorest land plants sequenced thus far, suggesting reduction of selective pressure on different processes, including non-carnivorous nutrient acquisition. Our results show how non-carnivorous plants evolved into the most skillful green hunters on the planet.
Description
Genomes of the Venus Flytrap and Close Relatives Unveil the Roots of Plant Carnivory - ScienceDirect
%0 Journal Article
%1 PALFALVI20202312
%A Palfalvi, Gergo
%A Hackl, Thomas
%A Terhoeven, Niklas
%A Shibata, Tomoko F.
%A Nishiyama, Tomoaki
%A Ankenbrand, Markus
%A Becker, Dirk
%A Förster, Frank
%A Freund, Matthias
%A Iosip, Anda
%A Kreuzer, Ines
%A Saul, Franziska
%A Kamida, Chiharu
%A Fukushima, Kenji
%A Shigenobu, Shuji
%A Tamada, Yosuke
%A Adamec, Lubomir
%A Hoshi, Yoshikazu
%A Ueda, Kunihiko
%A Winkelmann, Traud
%A Fuchs, Jörg
%A Schubert, Ingo
%A Schwacke, Rainer
%A Al-Rasheid, Khaled
%A Schultz, Jörg
%A Hasebe, Mitsuyasu
%A Hedrich, Rainer
%D 2020
%J Current Biology
%K myown publication
%N 12
%P 2312 - 2320.e5
%R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.051
%T Genomes of the Venus Flytrap and Close Relatives Unveil the Roots of Plant Carnivory
%U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982220305674
%V 30
%X Summary
Most plants grow and develop by taking up nutrients from the soil while continuously under threat from foraging animals. Carnivorous plants have turned the tables by capturing and consuming nutrient-rich animal prey, enabling them to thrive in nutrient-poor soil. To better understand the evolution of botanical carnivory, we compared the draft genome of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) with that of its aquatic sister, the waterwheel plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa, and the sundew Drosera spatulata. We identified an early whole-genome duplication in the family as source for carnivory-associated genes. Recruitment of genes to the trap from the root especially was a major mechanism in the evolution of carnivory, supported by family-specific duplications. Still, these genomes belong to the gene poorest land plants sequenced thus far, suggesting reduction of selective pressure on different processes, including non-carnivorous nutrient acquisition. Our results show how non-carnivorous plants evolved into the most skillful green hunters on the planet.
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Most plants grow and develop by taking up nutrients from the soil while continuously under threat from foraging animals. Carnivorous plants have turned the tables by capturing and consuming nutrient-rich animal prey, enabling them to thrive in nutrient-poor soil. To better understand the evolution of botanical carnivory, we compared the draft genome of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) with that of its aquatic sister, the waterwheel plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa, and the sundew Drosera spatulata. We identified an early whole-genome duplication in the family as source for carnivory-associated genes. Recruitment of genes to the trap from the root especially was a major mechanism in the evolution of carnivory, supported by family-specific duplications. Still, these genomes belong to the gene poorest land plants sequenced thus far, suggesting reduction of selective pressure on different processes, including non-carnivorous nutrient acquisition. Our results show how non-carnivorous plants evolved into the most skillful green hunters on the planet.},
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author = {Palfalvi, Gergo and Hackl, Thomas and Terhoeven, Niklas and Shibata, Tomoko F. and Nishiyama, Tomoaki and Ankenbrand, Markus and Becker, Dirk and Förster, Frank and Freund, Matthias and Iosip, Anda and Kreuzer, Ines and Saul, Franziska and Kamida, Chiharu and Fukushima, Kenji and Shigenobu, Shuji and Tamada, Yosuke and Adamec, Lubomir and Hoshi, Yoshikazu and Ueda, Kunihiko and Winkelmann, Traud and Fuchs, Jörg and Schubert, Ingo and Schwacke, Rainer and Al-Rasheid, Khaled and Schultz, Jörg and Hasebe, Mitsuyasu and Hedrich, Rainer},
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title = {Genomes of the Venus Flytrap and Close Relatives Unveil the Roots of Plant Carnivory},
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