Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air
Abstract Plant evolution is driven by key innovations of functional traits that enables their survivals in diverse ecological environments. However, plant adaptive evolution from land to atmospheric niches remains poorly understood. In this study, we use the epiphytic Tillandsioideae subfamily of Br...
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| author | Xiaolong Lyu Ping Li Liang Jin Feng Yang Boas Pucker Chenhao Wang Linye Liu Meng Zhao Lu Shi Yutong Zhang Qinrong Yang Kuangtian Xu Xiao Li Zhongyuan Hu Jinghua Yang Jingquan Yu Mingfang Zhang |
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| description | Abstract Plant evolution is driven by key innovations of functional traits that enables their survivals in diverse ecological environments. However, plant adaptive evolution from land to atmospheric niches remains poorly understood. In this study, we use the epiphytic Tillandsioideae subfamily of Bromeliaceae as model plants to explore their origin, evolution and diversification. We provide a comprehensive phylogenetic tree based on nuclear transcriptomic sequences, indicating that core tillandsioids originated approximately 11.3 million years ago in the Andes. The geological uplift of the Andes drives the divergence of tillandsioids into tank-forming and atmospheric types. Our genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal gene variations and losses associated with adaptive traits such as impounding tanks and absorptive trichomes. Furthermore, we uncover specific nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities in the phyllosphere of tillandsioids as potential source of nitrogen acquisition. Collectively, our study provides integrative multi-omics insights into the adaptive evolution of tillandsioids in response to elevated aerial habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-670380715ee14ed18dc16a2efd23e7682025-08-20T02:13:28ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-11-0115112310.1038/s41467-024-53756-7Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to airXiaolong Lyu0Ping Li1Liang Jin2Feng Yang3Boas Pucker4Chenhao Wang5Linye Liu6Meng Zhao7Lu Shi8Yutong Zhang9Qinrong Yang10Kuangtian Xu11Xiao Li12Zhongyuan Hu13Jinghua Yang14Jingquan Yu15Mingfang Zhang16College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityShanghai Chenshan Botanical GardenZhejiang Institute of Landscape Plants and Flowers, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural SciencesBGI ResearchInstitute of Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstraße 4College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityAbstract Plant evolution is driven by key innovations of functional traits that enables their survivals in diverse ecological environments. However, plant adaptive evolution from land to atmospheric niches remains poorly understood. In this study, we use the epiphytic Tillandsioideae subfamily of Bromeliaceae as model plants to explore their origin, evolution and diversification. We provide a comprehensive phylogenetic tree based on nuclear transcriptomic sequences, indicating that core tillandsioids originated approximately 11.3 million years ago in the Andes. The geological uplift of the Andes drives the divergence of tillandsioids into tank-forming and atmospheric types. Our genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal gene variations and losses associated with adaptive traits such as impounding tanks and absorptive trichomes. Furthermore, we uncover specific nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities in the phyllosphere of tillandsioids as potential source of nitrogen acquisition. Collectively, our study provides integrative multi-omics insights into the adaptive evolution of tillandsioids in response to elevated aerial habitats.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53756-7 |
| spellingShingle | Xiaolong Lyu Ping Li Liang Jin Feng Yang Boas Pucker Chenhao Wang Linye Liu Meng Zhao Lu Shi Yutong Zhang Qinrong Yang Kuangtian Xu Xiao Li Zhongyuan Hu Jinghua Yang Jingquan Yu Mingfang Zhang Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air Nature Communications |
| title | Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air |
| title_full | Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air |
| title_fullStr | Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air |
| title_short | Tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air |
| title_sort | tracing the evolutionary and genetic footprints of atmospheric tillandsioids transition from land to air |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53756-7 |
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