Works (15)

Updated: August 2nd, 2025 05:03

2025 journal article

Generation and characterization of novel transcriptome-derived SSR markers for genetic applications in blueberry

Scientific Reports, 15(1).

By: K. Kulkarni*, R. Appiah*, J. Johnson-Cicalese*, N. Vorsa*, U. Reddy*, S. Elavarthi*, H. Bostan*, M. Iorizzo*, K. Melmaiee

author keywords: Vaccinium; Blueberry, Cranberry; Transcriptome; RNAseq; EST-SSRs; Genetic relationships; Cross-species transferability
MeSH headings : Blueberry Plants / genetics; Microsatellite Repeats / genetics; Transcriptome; Genetic Markers
topics (OpenAlex): Berry genetics and cultivation research; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: July 28, 2025

2024 article

Functional recovery following traumatic brain injury in rats is enhanced by oral supplementation with bovine thymus extract

Surzenko, N., Bastidas, J., Reid, R. W., Curaba, J., Zhang, W., Bostan, H., … El‐Khodor, B. F. (2024, February 5). The FASEB Journal, Vol. 38.

By: N. Surzenko*, J. Bastidas*, R. Reid*, J. Curaba*, W. Zhang*, H. Bostan*, M. Wilson*, A. Dominique* ...

author keywords: autoantibodies; autophagy; glandular therapy; nutrition; oral tolerance; phagocytosis; RNA-Seq
MeSH headings : Humans; Rats; Animals; Cattle; Thymus Extracts / pharmacology; Thymus Extracts / therapeutic use; Brain Injuries, Traumatic / drug therapy; Neurons; Neuroglia; Hippocampus; Disease Models, Animal
topics (OpenAlex): Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances; Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research; Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
TL;DR: The potency of a nutritional supplement containing nuclear fraction of bovine thymus in enhancing the functional recovery from TBI is demonstrated, for the first time, in enhancing the functional recovery from TBI. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 19, 2024

2023 journal article

Identification of bromelain subfamily proteases encoded in the pineapple genome

Scientific Reports, 13(1).

By: A. Yow n, H. Bostan n, R. Young*, G. Valacchi n, N. Gillitt, P. Perkins-Veazie n, Q. Xiang n, M. Iorizzo n

MeSH headings : Bromelains / genetics; Bromelains / metabolism; Ananas / genetics; Ananas / metabolism; Papain; Phylogeny; Proteomics
topics (OpenAlex): Pineapple and bromelain studies; Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 21, 2023

2023 article

Population genomics identifies genetic signatures of carrot domestication and improvement and uncovers the origin of high-carotenoid orange carrots

Coe, K., Bostan, H., Rolling, W., Turner-Hissong, S., Macko-Podgórni, A., Senalik, D., … Iorizzo, M. (2023, September 28). Nature Plants, Vol. 9.

MeSH headings : beta Carotene / metabolism; Daucus carota / genetics; Daucus carota / metabolism; Domestication; Metagenomics; Plant Breeding; Carotenoids / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress; Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism; Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that carrot was domesticated during the Early Middle Ages in the region spanning western Asia to central Asia, and orange carrot was selected during the Renaissance period, probably in western Europe, through the selection of three recessive genes that increased the provitamin A carotenoid (α- and β-carotene) content. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2023

2022 journal article

Autopolyploid inheritance and a heterozygous reciprocal translocation shape chromosome genetic behavior in tetraploid blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

New Phytologist, 237(3), 1024–1039.

author keywords: autopolyploid; blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L; ); centromeric repeat; chromosomal translocation; chromosome structure; phased genome; polyploid genetic behavior
MeSH headings : Tetraploidy; Blueberry Plants / genetics; Inheritance Patterns; Polyploidy; Chromosomes
topics (OpenAlex): Berry genetics and cultivation research; Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Plant Virus Research Studies
TL;DR: A new high‐quality, phased, chromosome‐scale genome of a diploid blueberry, clone W85 is described, which will facilitate new genetic and comparative genomic studies in Vaccinium and the development of genomic assisted selection strategy for this crop. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: September 4, 2022

2021 journal article

An anchored chromosome‐scale genome assembly of spinach improves annotation and reveals extensive gene rearrangements in euasterids

The Plant Genome, 14(2).

By: A. Hulse‐Kemp n, H. Bostan n, S. Chen*, H. Ashrafi n, K. Stoffel*, W. Sanseverino*, L. Li*, S. Cheng* ...

MeSH headings : Chromosomes; Gene Rearrangement; Peronospora; Plant Breeding; Spinacia oleracea / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies; Seed and Plant Biochemistry; Plant Pathogens and Resistance
TL;DR: Diversity analysis of 75 lines indicate that variation in genes is ample for hypothesis‐driven, genomic‐assisted breeding enabled by this work, and Evolutionary analysis indicates that Spinacia is a paleohexaploid with a whole‐genome triplication followed by extensive gene rearrangements identified in this work. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: June 14, 2021

2021 article

High-Density Linkage Map Construction and QTL Identification in a Diploid Blueberry Mapping Population

Qi, X., Ogden, E. L., Bostan, H., Sargent, D. J., Ward, J., Gilbert, J., … Rowland, L. J. (2021, June 21). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 12.

By: X. Qi*, E. Ogden*, H. Bostan n, D. Sargent*, J. Ward*, J. Gilbert*, M. Iorizzo n, L. Rowland*

author keywords: Vaccinium; genetic map; fruit quality; plant development; chilling requirement; cold hardiness
topics (OpenAlex): Berry genetics and cultivation research; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Horticultural and Viticultural Research
TL;DR: The first high density bin map of a diploid blueberry mapping population is reported and several horticulturally important QTLs are identified for chilling requirement, cold hardiness, and fruit quality traits of color, scar size, and firmness. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 19, 2021

2021 journal article

High-density linkage map construction and identification of loci regulating fruit quality traits in blueberry

Horticulture Research, 8(1).

By: M. Mengist n, H. Bostan n, E. Young n, K. Kay*, N. Gillitt*, J. Ballington n, C. Kay n, M. Ferruzzi n ...

topics (OpenAlex): Berry genetics and cultivation research; Horticultural and Viticultural Research; Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
TL;DR: The genetic basis of fruit quality traits in blueberry was dissected and an association between these fruit quality trait and metabolites detected by Proton nuclear magnetic resonance analysis was established. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 1, 2021

2021 article

Improved High-Quality Genome Assembly and Annotation of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Cultivar MD2 Revealed Extensive Haplotype Diversity and Diversified FRS/FRF Gene Family

Yow, A. G., Bostan, H., Castanera, R., Ruggieri, V., Mengist, M. F., Curaba, J., … Iorizzo, M. (2021, December 24). Genes, Vol. 1.

By: A. Yow n, H. Bostan n, R. Castanera*, V. Ruggieri, M. Mengist n, J. Curaba n, R. Young*, N. Gillitt*, M. Iorizzo n

author keywords: pineapple MD2; Ananas comosus; improved assembly; haplotype diversity; FHY3; FAR1 genes; FRS; FRF genes
MeSH headings : Ananas / genetics; Ananas / growth & development; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Plant / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genetic Variation; Genome, Plant; Genomics; Haplotypes; Molecular Sequence Annotation / methods; Plant Proteins / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA
topics (OpenAlex): Pineapple and bromelain studies; Banana Cultivation and Research; Plant tissue culture and regeneration
TL;DR: The new MD2 assembly will serve as a new reference for genetic and genomic studies in pineapple, and 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. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 27, 2021

2020 article

Development of a genetic framework to improve the efficiency of bioactive delivery from blueberry

Mengist, M. F., Burtch, H., Debelo, H., Pottorff, M., Bostan, H., Nunn, C., … Iorizzo, M. (2020, October 14). Scientific Reports, Vol. 10.

By: M. Mengist n, H. Burtch n, H. Debelo n, M. Pottorff n, H. Bostan n, C. Nunn n, S. Corbin n, C. Kay n ...

MeSH headings : Blueberry Plants / genetics; Blueberry Plants / metabolism; Digestion; Flavonoids / metabolism; Genotype; Hydroxybenzoates / metabolism; In Vitro Techniques
topics (OpenAlex): Horticultural and Viticultural Research; Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities; Berry genetics and cultivation research
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 16, 2020

2020 article

Identification of an SCPL Gene Controlling Anthocyanin Acylation in Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Root

Curaba, J., Bostan, H., Cavagnaro, P. F., Senalik, D., Mengist, M. F., Zhao, Y., … Iorizzo, M. (2020, January 31). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 10.

Contributors: J. Curaba n, H. Bostan n, P. Cavagnaro*, D. Senalik*, M. Mengist n, Y. Zhao n, P. Simon*, M. Iorizzo n

author keywords: Daucus carota L; anthocyanins; acyltransferase; fine mapping; transcriptome; candidate genes
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Gene Expression Analysis; Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
TL;DR: Strong linkage-mapping and functional evidences are provided for the candidacy of DcSCPL1 as a primary regulator of anthocyanin acylation in carrot storage root. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 10, 2020

2020 article

Venomics of the ectoparasitoid wasp Bracon nigricans

Becchimanzi, A., Avolio, M., Bostan, H., Colantuono, C., Cozzolino, F., Mancini, D., … Pennacchio, F. (2020, January 10). BMC Genomics.

author keywords: Idiobiont parasitoids; Host-parasitoid interactions; Venom proteome; Venom transcriptome; Host regulation
MeSH headings : Animals; Host-Parasite Interactions; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Proteomics; Transcriptome / genetics; Wasp Venoms / genetics; Wasp Venoms / metabolism; Wasps / genetics; Wasps / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: A combined transcriptomic and proteomic study of the venom of the generalist idiobiont wasp Bracon nigricans, an ectophagous larval parasitoid of different lepidopteran species, provides the foundation on which to develop a functional model of host regulation, based both on physiological and molecular data. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 article

A Cluster of MYB Transcription Factors Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Root and Petiole

Iorizzo, M., Cavagnaro, P. F., Bostan, H., Zhao, Y., Zhang, J., & Simon, P. W. (2019, January 14). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 9.

By: M. Iorizzo n, P. Cavagnaro*, H. Bostan n, Y. Zhao n, J. Zhang n & P. Simon*

Contributors: M. Iorizzo n, P. Cavagnaro*, H. Bostan n, Y. Zhao n, J. Zhang n & P. Simon*

author keywords: Daucus carota L.; anthocyanin accumulation; root and petiole; regulation; fine mapping; transcriptome; candidate genes
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Gene Expression Analysis; Plant Molecular Biology Research; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
TL;DR: Fine mapping and functional evidence for the candidacy of six MYB transcription factors associated with the regulation of carrot anthocyanin biosynthesis are provided, suggesting DcMYB11 is a candidate gene for petiole pigmentation in all the purple carrot sources in this study. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 28, 2019

2019 article

Carrot Genetics, Omics and Breeding Toolboxes

Bostan, H., Senalik, D., Simon, P. W., & Iorizzo, M. (2019, January 1). Compendium of Plant Genomes, pp. 225–245.

By: H. Bostan n, D. Senalik*, P. Simon* & M. Iorizzo n

topics (OpenAlex): Genetic diversity and population structure; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
TL;DR: This chapter summarizes the available omics, genetics and breeding resources for carrot and other Daucus species in different public and private databases and discusses the challenges for collecting, integrating and interpreting this data with a focus on the lack of dedicated, centralized and user-friendly bioinformatics platforms, breeding toolboxes and infrastructures for the carrot genome. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 28, 2019

2017 article

Fine Mapping, Transcriptome Analysis, and Marker Development forY2, the Gene That Conditions β-Carotene Accumulation in Carrot (Daucus carotaL.)

Ellison, S., Senalik, D., Bostan, H., Iorizzo, M., & Simon, P. (2017, June 30). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Vol. 7, pp. 2665–2675.

Contributors: S. Ellison*, D. Senalik*, H. Bostan n, M. Iorizzo n & P. Simon*

author keywords: carotenoids; Daucus carota L.; genotyping-by-sequencing; RNA-sequencing; QTL
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Chromosomes, Plant / genetics; Daucus carota / genetics; Gene Expression Profiling; Genes, Plant; Genetic Markers; Inheritance Patterns / genetics; Nucleotides / genetics; Phenotype; Physical Chromosome Mapping; Plant Roots / genetics; Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; beta Carotene / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress; Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
TL;DR: The results presented in this study provide a foundation to identify and characterize the gene underlying β-carotene accumulation in carrot and identify transcription factors and genes involved in light signaling and carotenoid flux. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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