Charophytes and land plants form a monophyletic group known as Streptophyta. Fossil and molecular evidences suggest that land plants originated from charophytes. This article summarizes the 14 sequenced genomes of 10 species in charophytes and reviews the molecular mechanisms involved in the terrestrialization of plants, revealing the genomic basis for the pre-adaptation of charophytes that included the expansion of gene families regulating plant hormone signal transduction and encoding key transcription factors, as well as horizontal gene transfer. We elucidate with examples the helpful role of the whole-genome data of charophytes in transcriptomic and functional genomic discovery. Moreover, we discuss the importance of telomere-to-telomere genomes and pan-genomes for a deeper understanding of plant terrestrialization and the future directions of integrating genomic data with biological experiments for deciphering the function and origin of charophyte genes.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |