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Arabis alpina: a perennial model plant for ecological genomics and life-history evolution
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  • Stefan Wötzel,
  • Marco Andrello,
  • Maria Albani,
  • Marcus Koch,
  • George Coupland,
  • Felix Gugerli
Stefan Wötzel
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Corresponding Author:stefan.woetzel@uni-frankfurt.de

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Marco Andrello
Italian National Research Council
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Maria Albani
Universität zu Köln
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Marcus Koch
Centre of Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg
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George Coupland
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
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Felix Gugerli
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research
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Abstract

Many model organisms have obtained a prominent status due to an advantageous combination of their life-history characteristics, genetic properties and also practical considerations. In non-crop plants, Arabidopsis thaliana is the most renowned model and has been used as study system to elucidate numerous biological processes at the molecular level. Once a complete genome sequence was available, research has markedly accelerated and further established A. thaliana as the reference to stimulate studies in other species with different biology. Within the Brassicaceae family, the arctic-alpine perennial Arabis alpina has become a model complementary to A. thaliana to study life-history evolution and ecological genomics in harsh environments. In this review, we provide an overview of the properties that facilitated the rapid emergence of A. alpina as a plant model. We summarize the evolutionary history of A. alpina, including the diversification of its mating system, and discuss recent progress in the molecular dissection of developmental traits that are related to its perennial life history and environmental adaptation. We indicate open questions from which future research might be developed in other Brassicaceae species or more distantly related plant families.
05 Feb 2021Submitted to Molecular Ecology Resources
22 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
22 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
01 Mar 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
12 Apr 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 Apr 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
30 May 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 May 20211st Revision Received
10 Jun 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
28 Jul 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
28 Jul 20212nd Revision Received
16 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Feb 2022Published in Molecular Ecology Resources volume 22 issue 2 on pages 468-486. 10.1111/1755-0998.13490