@article{yow_laosuntisuk_young_doherty_gillitt_perkins-veazie_jenny xiang_iorizzo_2023, title={Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes for cold stress response and early flowering in pineapple}, volume={13}, ISSN={["2045-2322"]}, DOI={10.1038/s41598-023-45722-y}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, author={Yow, Ashley G. and Laosuntisuk, Kanjana and Young, Roberto A. and Doherty, Colleen J. and Gillitt, Nicholas and Perkins-Veazie, Penelope and Jenny Xiang, Qiu-Yun and Iorizzo, Massimo}, year={2023}, month={Nov} }
 @article{yow_bostan_young_valacchi_gillitt_perkins-veazie_xiang_iorizzo_2023, title={Identification of bromelain subfamily proteases encoded in the pineapple genome}, volume={13}, ISSN={["2045-2322"]}, DOI={10.1038/s41598-023-38907-y}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, author={Yow, Ashley G. and Bostan, Hamed and Young, Roberto and Valacchi, Giuseppe and Gillitt, Nicholas and Perkins-Veazie, Penelope and Xiang, Qiu-Yun and Iorizzo, Massimo}, year={2023}, month={Jul} }
 @article{yow_bostan_castanera_ruggieri_mengist_curaba_young_gillitt_iorizzo_2022, title={Improved High-Quality Genome Assembly and Annotation of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Cultivar MD2 Revealed Extensive Haplotype Diversity and Diversified FRS/FRF Gene Family}, volume={13}, ISSN={["2073-4425"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13010052}, DOI={10.3390/genes13010052}, abstractNote={Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) is the second most important tropical fruit crop globally, and ‘MD2’ is the most important cultivated variety. A high-quality genome is important for molecular-based breeding, but available pineapple genomes still have some quality limitations. Here, PacBio and Hi-C data were used to develop a new high-quality MD2 assembly and gene prediction. Compared to the previous MD2 assembly, major improvements included a 26.6-fold increase in contig N50 length, phased chromosomes, and >6000 new genes. The new MD2 assembly also included 161.6 Mb additional sequences and >3000 extra genes compared to the F153 genome. Over 48% of the predicted genes harbored potential deleterious mutations, indicating that the high level of heterozygosity in this species contributes to maintaining functional alleles. The genome was used to characterize the FAR1-RELATED SEQUENCE (FRS) genes that were expanded in pineapple and rice. Transposed and dispersed duplications contributed to expanding the numbers of these genes in the pineapple lineage. Several AcFRS genes were differentially expressed among tissue-types and stages of flower development, suggesting that their expansion contributed to evolving specialized functions in reproductive tissues. The new MD2 assembly will serve as a new reference for genetic and genomic studies in pineapple.}, number={1}, journal={GENES}, author={Yow, Ashley G. and Bostan, Hamed and Castanera, Raul and Ruggieri, Valentino and Mengist, Molla F. and Curaba, Julien and Young, Roberto and Gillitt, Nicholas and Iorizzo, Massimo}, year={2022}, month={Jan} }
 @article{yow_zhang_bansal_eacker_sullivan_liachko_cubeta_rollins_ashrafi_2021, title={Genome sequence of Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi sheds light on mummy berry disease infection of blueberry and mating type}, volume={11}, ISSN={["2160-1836"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaa052}, DOI={10.1093/g3journal/jkaa052}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Yow, Ashley G. and Zhang, Yucheng and Bansal, Kamaldeep and Eacker, Stephen M. and Sullivan, Shawn and Liachko, Ivan and Cubeta, Marc A. and Rollins, Jeffrey A. and Ashrafi, Hamid}, editor={Baltrus, DEditor}, year={2021}, month={Feb} }