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- Title
Comprehensive Analysis of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Chloroplast Genome.
- Authors
Huang, Yuying; Yang, Zerui; Huang, Song; An, Wenli; Li, Jing; Zheng, Xiasheng
- Abstract
In the last decade, several studies have relied on a small number of plastid genomes to deduce deep phylogenetic relationships in the species-rich Myrtaceae. Nevertheless, the plastome of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, an important representative plant of the Rhodomyrtus (DC.) genera, has not yet been reported yet. Here, we sequenced and analyzed the complete chloroplast (CP) genome of R. tomentosa, which is a 156,129-bp-long circular molecule with 37.1% GC content. This CP genome displays a typical quadripartite structure with two inverted repeats (IRa and IRb), of 25,824 bp each, that are separated by a small single copy region (SSC, 18,183 bp) and one large single copy region (LSC, 86,298 bp). The CP genome encodes 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, eight rRNA genes and three pseudogenes (ycf1, rps19, ndhF). A considerable number of protein-coding genes have a universal ATG start codon, except for psbL and ndhD. Premature termination codons (PTCs) were found in one protein-coding gene, namely atpE, which is rarely reported in the CP genome of plants. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that R. tomentosa has a sister relationship with Eugenia uniflora and Psidium guajava. In conclusion, this study identified unique characteristics of the R. tomentosa CP genome providing valuable information for further investigations on species identification and the phylogenetic evolution between R. tomentosa and related species.
- Subjects
MYRTACEAE; PLASTIDS; PLANT genomes; PLANT phylogeny; CHLOROPLASTS
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2019, Vol 8, Issue 4, p89
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants8040089