Known diurnal and circadian regulated genes in Arabidopsis thaliana were used to identify candidate orthologs in papaya.  The orthologs in papaya were then used to search for the corresponding motifs that regulate these genes.  The results revealed that the diurnal and circadian regulatory motifs were largely conserved between the two species.

Alternative splicing can enhance transcriptome plasticity and proteome diversity. In plants, alternative splicing can be manifested at different developmental stages, and is frequently associated with specific tissue types or environmental conditions such as abiotic stress. We mapped the Arabidopsis transcriptome at single-base resolution using the Illumina platform for ultrahigh-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq).

The Lemnaceae are the smallest, fastest growing and simplest of flowering plants, representing an overlooked and potentially high-impact biofuel feedstock that is ripe for exploitation. Members of this family are tiny aquatic plants that are found across the world essentially growing anywhere there is abundant water and sunlight. Of the many Lemnaceae, Spirodela polyrhiza has been chosen as a model organism. It's genome along with other genomic tools are available online at spirodelagenome.org.