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Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

Authors :
Department of Agriculture (US)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (US)
University of California, Davis
Martínez-García, Pedro J. [0000-0002-7647-5235]
Neale, David B.
Jill L Wegrzyn, Jill L.
Stevens, Kristian A.
Zimin, Aleksey V.
Puiu, Daniela
Crepeau, Marc W.
Cardeno, Charis
Koriabine, Maxim
Holtz-Morris, Ann E.
Liechty, John D.
Martínez-García, Pedro J.
Vasquez-Gross, Hans A.
Lin, Brian Y.
Zieve, Jacob J.
Dougherty, William M.
Fuentes-Soriano, Sara
Wu, Le-Shin
Gilbert, Don
Marçais, Guillaume
Roberts, Michael
Holt, Carson
Yandell, Mark
Davis, John M.
Smith, Katherine E.
Dean, Jeffrey F.D.
Walter Lorenz, W.
Whetten, Ross W.
Sederoff, Ronald
Wheeler, Nicholas
McGuire, Patrick E.
Main, Doreen
Loopstra, Carol A.
Mockaitis, Keithanne
deJong, Pieter J.
Yorke, James A.
Salzberg , Steven L.
Langley , Charles H.
Department of Agriculture (US)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (US)
University of California, Davis
Martínez-García, Pedro J. [0000-0002-7647-5235]
Neale, David B.
Jill L Wegrzyn, Jill L.
Stevens, Kristian A.
Zimin, Aleksey V.
Puiu, Daniela
Crepeau, Marc W.
Cardeno, Charis
Koriabine, Maxim
Holtz-Morris, Ann E.
Liechty, John D.
Martínez-García, Pedro J.
Vasquez-Gross, Hans A.
Lin, Brian Y.
Zieve, Jacob J.
Dougherty, William M.
Fuentes-Soriano, Sara
Wu, Le-Shin
Gilbert, Don
Marçais, Guillaume
Roberts, Michael
Holt, Carson
Yandell, Mark
Davis, John M.
Smith, Katherine E.
Dean, Jeffrey F.D.
Walter Lorenz, W.
Whetten, Ross W.
Sederoff, Ronald
Wheeler, Nicholas
McGuire, Patrick E.
Main, Doreen
Loopstra, Carol A.
Mockaitis, Keithanne
deJong, Pieter J.
Yorke, James A.
Salzberg , Steven L.
Langley , Charles H.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Background The size and complexity of conifer genomes has, until now, prevented full genome sequencing and assembly. The large research community and economic importance of loblolly pine, Pinus taeda L., made it an early candidate for reference sequence determination<br />Results We develop a novel strategy to sequence the genome of loblolly pine that combines unique aspects of pine reproductive biology and genome assembly methodology. We use a whole genome shotgun approach relying primarily on next generation sequence generated from a single haploid seed megagametophyte from a loblolly pine tree, 20-1010, that has been used in industrial forest tree breeding. The resulting sequence and assembly was used to generate a draft genome spanning 23.2 Gbp and containing 20.1 Gbp with an N50 scaffold size of 66.9 kbp, making it a significant improvement over available conifer genomes. The long scaffold lengths allow the annotation of 50,172 gene models with intron lengths averaging over 2.7 kbp and sometimes exceeding 100 kbp in length. Analysis of orthologous gene sets identifies gene families that may be unique to conifers. We further characterize and expand the existing repeat library based on the de novo analysis of the repetitive content, estimated to encompass 82% of the genome<br />Conclusions In addition to its value as a resource for researchers and breeders, the loblolly pine genome sequence and assembly reported here demonstrates a novel approach to sequencing the large and complex genomes of this important group of plants that can now be widely applied

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Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1431961298
Document Type :
Electronic Resource