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- Title
Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Cucurbitaceae).
- Authors
Yang, Yixi; Zhang, Bowen; Bao, Ying; Huang, Peng; Li, Jian; Li, Rui; Zhao, Qi
- Abstract
This study presents a chromosome-level reference genome assembly of a traditional Tibetan medicinal plant, Herpetospermum pedunculosum belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Following a combined PacBio high-fidelity sequencing and Hi-C analysis, a final H. pedunculosum genome assembly, 804.11 Mb in length was obtained, 90.45% of which was anchored into ten pseudochromosomes with a contig N50 of 24.39 Mb. In addition, 579.55 Mb repetitive sequences and 23,924 high-confidence protein-coding genes were annotated. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that H. pedunculosum was sister to a clade formed by cucumber, zucchini, and wax gourd. Further whole-genome duplication analysis revealed no recent polyploidization event in the H. pedunculosum genome. The high-quality H. pedunculosum genome presented here will be highly useful in investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying the biosynthesis of its active compounds and adaptation strategies to the extreme environment. It will also provide great insights into comparative genomic studies of Cucurbitaceae and flowering plants.
- Subjects
GENOMES; FLOWERING of plants; EXTREME environments; ANGIOSPERMS; MEDICINAL plants; CUCURBITACEAE
- Publication
Genome Biology & Evolution, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1759-6653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/gbe/evad005