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Wang R, Luo Y, Lan Z, Qiu D. Insights into structure, codon usage, repeats, and RNA editing of the complete mitochondrial genome of Perilla frutescens (Lamiaceae). Sci Rep 2024; 14:13940. [PMID: 38886463 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64509-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton, a member of the Lamiaceae family, stands out as a versatile plant highly valued for its unique aroma and medicinal properties. Additionally, P. frutescens seeds are rich in Îś-linolenic acid, holding substantial economic importance. While the nuclear and chloroplast genomes of P. frutescens have already been documented, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence remains unreported. To this end, the sequencing, annotation, and assembly of the entire Mitochondrial genome of P. frutescens were hereby conducted using a combination of Illumina and PacBio data. The assembled P. frutescens mitochondrial genome spanned 299,551 bp and exhibited a typical circular structure, involving a GC content of 45.23%. Within the genome, a total of 59 unique genes were identified, encompassing 37 protein-coding genes, 20 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes. Additionally, 18 introns were observed in 8 protein-coding genes. Notably, the codons of the P. frutescens mitochondrial genome displayed a notable A/T bias. The analysis also revealed 293 dispersed repeat sequences, 77 simple sequence repeats (SSRs), and 6 tandem repeat sequences. Moreover, RNA editing sites preferentially produced leucine at amino acid editing sites. Furthermore, 70 sequence fragments (12,680 bp) having been transferred from the chloroplast to the mitochondrial genome were identified, accounting for 4.23% of the entire mitochondrial genome. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that among Lamiaceae plants, P. frutescens is most closely related to Salvia miltiorrhiza and Platostoma chinense. Meanwhile, inter-species Ka/Ks results suggested that Ka/Ks < 1 for 28 PCGs, indicating that these genes were evolving under purifying selection. Overall, this study enriches the mitochondrial genome data for P. frutescens and forges a theoretical foundation for future molecular breeding research.
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- Ru Wang
- Hubei Minzu University, School of Forestry and Horticulture, Enshi, 445000, China
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- Hubei Minzu University, School of Forestry and Horticulture, Enshi, 445000, China
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crops Genetics and Improvement of Guangdong Province, Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Zhang J, Liu G, Wei J. Assembly and comparative analysis of the first complete mitochondrial genome of Setaria italica. PLANTA 2024; 260:23. [PMID: 38850310 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04386-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION In this study, we assembled the first complete mitochondrial genome of Setaria italica and confirmed the multi-branched architecture. The foxtail millet (Setaria italica) holds significant agricultural importance, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. It plays a pivotal role in diversifying dietary patterns and shaping planting strategies. Although the chloroplast genome of S. italica has been elucidated in recent studies, the complete mitochondrial genome remains largely unexplored. In this study, we employed PacBio HiFi sequencing platforms to sequence and assemble the complete mitochondrial genome. The mitochondrial genome spans a total length of 446,614 base pairs and harbors a comprehensive set of genetic elements, including 33 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs), encompassing 24 unique mitochondrial core genes and 9 variable genes, along with 20 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and 3 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Our analysis of mitochondrial PCGs revealed a pronounced codon usage preference. For instance, the termination codon exhibits a marked preference for UAA, while alanine (Ala) exhibits a preference for GCU, and glutamine (Gln) favors CAA. Notably, the maximum Relative Synonymous Codon Usage (RSCU) values for cysteine (Cys) and phenylalanine (Phe) are both below 1.2, indicating a lack of strong codon usage preference for these amino acids. Phylogenetic analyses consistently place S. italica in close evolutionary proximity to Chrysopogon zizanioides, relative to other Panicoideae plants. Collinearity analysis showed that a total of 39 fragments were identified to display homology with both the mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes. A total of 417 potential RNA-editing sites were discovered across the 33 mitochondrial PCGs. Notably, all these editing events involved the conversion of cytosine (C) to uracil (U). Through the employment of PCR validation coupled with Sanger sequencing for the anticipated editing sites of these codons, RNA-editing events were conclusively identified at two specific loci: nad4L-2 and atp6-1030. The results of this study provide a pivotal foundation for advanced genomic breeding research in foxtail millet. Furthermore, they impart essential insights that will be instrumental for forthcoming investigations into the evolutionary and molecular dynamics of Panicoideae species.
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- Jiewei Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China.
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Fan Y, Wang S, Yang J, Wang R, Wang Y, Zhu X, Wang Z. Microemulsions based on Acer truncatum seed oil and its fatty acids: fabrication, rheological property, and stability. J Microencapsul 2024; 41:296-311. [PMID: 38709162 DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2024.2348450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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AIMS To construct the microemulsion delivery system (ME) loading ATSO and NA and study their physicochemical characteristics to enhance their stability and water solubility. METHODS By plotting ternary phase diagrams, the composition and proportions of the MEs were determined. The physicochemical characteristics and stability of MEs were evaluated by mean diameter, polydispersity index (PDI), pH, electrical conductivity, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), rheological behaviour measurement, and phase inversion temperature (PIT). RESULTS The MEs was composed with EL-40 as a surfactant and specifically with the addition of ethanol as a cosurfactant in NA-loaded ME. The mean diameters of ATSO-loaded ME and NA-loaded ME were 39.65 ± 0.24 nm and 32.90 ± 2.65 nm, and PDI were 0.49 ± 0.01 and 0.28 ± 0.14, respectively. The TEM confirmed the spherical and smooth morphology of MEs. The rheological results indicated that MEs are dilatant fluids with the advantages of low viscosity, high fluidity, and tolerance to temperature fluctuations. The mean diameter and PDI of MEs showed no significant change after storage at 25 °C for 28 days and centrifugation. CONCLUSION The prepared microemulsions could expand the application prospects of ATSO and NA products in cosmetics, medicine, foods and other fields.
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- Yaqing Fan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Gong Y, Xie X, Zhou G, Chen M, Chen Z, Li P, Huang H. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Brassica rapa var. Purpuraria. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:546. [PMID: 38824587 PMCID: PMC11143693 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10457-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Purple flowering stalk (Brassica rapa var. purpuraria) is a widely cultivated plant with high nutritional and medicinal value and exhibiting strong adaptability during growing. Mitochondrial (mt) play important role in plant cells for energy production, developing with an independent genetic system. Therefore, it is meaningful to assemble and annotate the functions for the mt genome of plants independently. Though there have been several reports referring the mt genome of in Brassica species, the genome of mt in B. rapa var. purpuraria and its functional gene variations when compared to its closely related species has not yet been addressed. RESULTS The mt genome of B. rapa var. purpuraria was assembled through the Illumina and Nanopore sequencing platforms, which revealed a length of 219,775 bp with a typical circular structure. The base composition of the whole B. rapa var. purpuraria mt genome revealed A (27.45%), T (27.31%), C (22.91%), and G (22.32%). 59 functional genes, composing of 33 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 23 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes, were annotated. The sequence repeats, codon usage, RNA editing, nucleotide diversity and gene transfer between the cp genome and mt genome were examined in the B. rapa var. purpuraria mt genome. Phylogenetic analysis show that B. rapa var. Purpuraria was closely related to B. rapa subsp. Oleifera and B. juncea. Ka/Ks analysis reflected that most of the PCGs in the B. rapa var. Purpuraria were negatively selected, illustrating that those mt genes were conserved during evolution. CONCLUSIONS The results of our findings provide valuable information on the B.rapa var. Purpuraria genome, which might facilitate molecular breeding, genetic variation and evolutionary researches for Brassica species in the future.
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- Yihui Gong
- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi, 417000, China.
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi, 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi, 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi, 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi, 417000, China
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- Xiangtan Agricultural Science Research Institute, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Guo L, Lao G, He L, Xiao D, Zhan J, Wang A. De Novo Assembly and Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial Genomes of Two Pueraria montana Varieties. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5656. [PMID: 38891844 PMCID: PMC11171644 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Pueraria montana is a species with important medicinal value and a complex genetic background. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of two varieties of P. montana. The mt genome lengths of P. montana var. thomsonii and P. montana var. montana were 457,390 bp and 456,731 bp, respectively. Both P. montana mitogenomes showed a multi-branched structure consisting of two circular molecules, with 56 genes annotated, comprising 33 protein-coding genes, 18 tRNA genes (trnC-GCA and trnM-CAU are multi-copy genes), and 3 rRNA genes. Then, 207 pairs of long repeats and 96 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were detected in the mt genomes of P. montana, and 484 potential RNA-editing sites were found across the 33 mitochondrial protein-coding genes of each variety. Additionally, a syntenic sequence analysis showed a high collinearity between the two mt genomes. This work is the first to analyze the mt genomes of P. montana. It can provide information that can be used to analyze the structure of mt genomes of higher plants and provide a foundation for future comparative genomic studies and evolutionary biology research in related species.
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- Lijun Guo
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (L.G.); (G.L.); (D.X.); (J.Z.)
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (L.G.); (G.L.); (D.X.); (J.Z.)
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- Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Industry Development Research Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
- Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (L.G.); (G.L.); (D.X.); (J.Z.)
- Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (L.G.); (G.L.); (D.X.); (J.Z.)
- Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (L.G.); (G.L.); (D.X.); (J.Z.)
- Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Gong Y, Luo X, Zhang T, Zhou G, Li J, Zhang B, Li P, Huang H. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of white towel gourd (Luffa cylindrica). Genomics 2024; 116:110859. [PMID: 38750703 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2024.110859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Mitochondria play an important role in the energy production of plant cells through independent genetic systems. This study has aimed to assemble and annotate the functions of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Luffa cylindrica. The mt genome of L. cylindrica contained two chromosomes with lengths of 380,879 bp and 67,982 bp, respectively. Seventy-seven genes including 39 protein-coding genes, 34 tRNA genes, 3 rRNA genes, and 1 pseudogene, were identified. About 90.63% of the codons ended with A or U bases, and 98.63% of monomers contained A/T, which contributed to the high A/T content (55.91%) of the complete mt genome. Six genes (ATP8, CCMFC, NAD4, RPL10, RPL5 and RPS4) showed positive selection. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that L. cylindrica is closely related to L. acutangula. The present results provide the mt genome of L. cylindrica, which may facilitate possible genetic variation, evolutionary, and molecular breeding studies of L. cylindrica.
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- Yihui Gong
- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China,.
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China
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- Development and Utilization and Quality and Safety Control of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Central Hunan, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China
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- Xiangtan Agricultural Science Research Institute, Xiangtan 411100, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical, Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Niu Y, Gao C, Liu J. Mitochondrial genome variation and intergenomic sequence transfers in Hevea species. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1234643. [PMID: 38660449 PMCID: PMC11039855 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1234643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Among the Hevea species, rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is the most important source of natural rubber. In previous studies, we sequenced the complete nuclear and chloroplast genomes of Hevea species, providing an invaluable resource for studying their phylogeny, disease resistance, and breeding. However, given that plant mitochondrial genomes are more complex and more difficult to assemble than that of the other organelles, little is known about their mitochondrial genome, which limits the comprehensive understanding of Hevea genomic evolution. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the mitochondrial genomes of four Hevea species. The four mitochondrial genomes had consistent GC contents, codon usages and AT skews. However, there were significant differences in the genome lengths and sequence repeats. Specifically, the circular mitochondrial genomes of the four Hevea species ranged from 935,732 to 1,402,206 bp, with 34-35 unique protein-coding genes, 35-38 tRNA genes, and 6-13 rRNA genes. In addition, there were 17,294-46,552 bp intergenomic transfer fragments between the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes, consisting of eight intact genes (psaA, rrn16S, tRNA-Val, rrn5S, rrn4.5S, tRNA-Arg, tRNA-Asp, and tRNA-Asn), intergenic spacer regions and partial gene sequences. The evolutionary position of Hevea species, crucial for understanding its adaptive strategies and relation to other species, was verified by phylogenetic analysis based on the protein-coding genes in the mitochondrial genomes of 21 Malpighiales species. The findings from this study not only provide valuable insights into the structure and evolution of the Hevea mitochondrial genome but also lay the foundation for further molecular, evolutionary studies, and genomic breeding studies on rubber tree and other Hevea species, thereby potentially informing conservation and utilization strategies.
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- Yingfeng Niu
- Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, National Key Laboratory for Biological Breeding of Tropical Crops, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization Research on Rubber Tree, Xishuangbanna, China
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- Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, National Key Laboratory for Biological Breeding of Tropical Crops, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization Research on Rubber Tree, Xishuangbanna, China
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Shen B, Shen A, Liu L, Tan Y, Li S, Tan Z. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete multichromosomal mitochondrial genome of Cymbidium ensifolium, an orchid of high economic and ornamental value. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:255. [PMID: 38594641 PMCID: PMC11003039 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04962-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Orchidaceae is one of the largest groups of angiosperms, and most species have high economic value and scientific research value due to their ornamental and medicinal properties. In China, Chinese Cymbidium is a popular ornamental orchid with high economic value and a long history. However, to date, no detailed information on the mitochondrial genome of any species of Chinese Cymbidium has been published. RESULTS Here, we present the complete assembly and annotation of the mitochondrial genome of Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw. The mitogenome of C. ensifolium was 560,647 bp in length and consisted of 19 circular subgenomes ranging in size from 21,995 bp to 48,212 bp. The genome encoded 35 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNAs, 3 rRNAs, and 3405 ORFs. Repeat sequence analysis and prediction of RNA editing sites revealed a total of 915 dispersed repeats, 162 simple repeats, 45 tandem repeats, and 530 RNA editing sites. Analysis of codon usage showed a preference for codons ending in A/T. Interorganellar DNA transfer was identified in 13 of the 19 chromosomes, with plastid-derived DNA fragments representing 6.81% of the C. ensifolium mitochondrial genome. The homologous fragments of the mitochondrial genome and nuclear genome were also analysed. Comparative analysis showed that the GC content was conserved, but the size, structure, and gene content of the mitogenomes varied greatly among plants with multichromosomal mitogenome structure. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitogenomes reflected the evolutionary and taxonomic statuses of C. ensifolium. Interestingly, compared with the mitogenomes of Cymbidium lancifolium Hook. and Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindl., the mitogenome of C. ensifolium lost 8 ribosomal protein-coding genes. CONCLUSION In this study, we assembled and annotated the mitogenome of C. ensifolium and compared it with the mitogenomes of other Liliidae and plants with multichromosomal mitogenome structures. Our findings enrich the mitochondrial genome database of orchid plants and reveal the rapid structural evolution of Cymbidium mitochondrial genomes, highlighting the potential for mitochondrial genes to help decipher plant evolutionary history.
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- Baoming Shen
- Institute of Forest and Grass Cultivation, Hunan Academy of Forestry, 658 Shaoshan South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, 410004, China
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- Institute of Forest and Grass Cultivation, Hunan Academy of Forestry, 658 Shaoshan South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, 410004, China
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- Institute of Forest and Grass Cultivation, Hunan Academy of Forestry, 658 Shaoshan South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, 410004, China
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- Institute of Forest and Grass Cultivation, Hunan Academy of Forestry, 658 Shaoshan South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, 410004, China
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- Institute of Forest and Grass Cultivation, Hunan Academy of Forestry, 658 Shaoshan South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, 410004, China
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- Institute of Forest and Grass Cultivation, Hunan Academy of Forestry, 658 Shaoshan South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, 410004, China.
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Hao Z, Zhang Z, Zhang J, Cui X, Li J, Luo L, Li Y. The complete mitochondrial genome of Aglaia odorata, insights into its genomic structure and RNA editing sites. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1362045. [PMID: 38510436 PMCID: PMC10950942 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1362045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Aglaia odorata, native to Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan provinces in China, has long been utilized as an herbal remedy in ancient China. In this study, we assembled and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of A. odorata, which spans a total length of 537,321 bp. Conformation of the A. odorata recombination was verified through PCR experiments and Sanger sequencing. We identified and annotated 35 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes within the mitogenome. Analysis of repeated elements revealed the presence of 192 SSRs, 29 pairs of tandem repeats, and 333 pairs of dispersed repeats in the A. odorata mitogenome. Additionally, we analyzed codon usage and mitochondrial plastid DNAs (MTPTs). Twelve MTPTs between the plastome and mitogenome of A. odorata were identified, with a combined length of 2,501 bp, accounting for 0.47% of the mitogenome. Furthermore, 359 high-confidence C to U RNA editing sites were predicted on PCGs, and four selected RNA editing sites were specially examined to verify the creation of start and/or stop codons. Extensive genomic rearrangement was observed between A. odorata and related mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial PCGs were conducted to elucidate the evolutionary relationships between A. odorata and other angiosperms.
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- Zhigang Hao
- Department of Pesticide Science, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resource in Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya, Hainan, China
- Hainan Seed Industry Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resource in Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya, Hainan, China
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- Hainan Seed Industry Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China
- Department of Plant Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Seed Industry Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China
- Department of Plant Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Seed Industry Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China
- MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resource in Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Feng G, Jiao Y, Ma H, Bian H, Nie G, Huang L, Xie Z, Ran Q, Fan W, He W, Zhang X. The first two whole mitochondrial genomes for the genus Dactylis species: assembly and comparative genomics analysis. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:235. [PMID: 38438835 PMCID: PMC10910808 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10145-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.), a perennial forage, has the advantages of rich leaves, high yield, and good quality and is one of the most significant forage for grassland animal husbandry and ecological management in southwest China. Mitochondrial (mt) genome is one of the major genetic systems in plants. Studying the mt genome of the genus Dactylis could provide more genetic information in addition to the nuclear genome project of the genus. RESULTS In this study, we sequenced and assembled two mitochondrial genomes of Dactylis species of D. glomerata (597, 281 bp) and D. aschersoniana (613, 769 bp), based on a combination of PacBio and Illumina. The gene content in the mitochondrial genome of D. aschersoniana is almost identical to the mitochondrial genome of D. glomerata, which contains 22-23 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 8 ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) and 30 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), while D. glomerata lacks the gene encoding the Ribosomal protein (rps1) and D. aschersoniana contains one pseudo gene (atp8). Twenty-three introns were found among eight of the 30 protein-coding genes, and introns of three genes (nad 1, nad2, and nad5) were trans-spliced in Dactylis aschersoniana. Further, our mitochondrial genome characteristics investigation of the genus Dactylis included codon usage, sequences repeats, RNA editing and selective pressure. The results showed that a large number of short repetitive sequences existed in the mitochondrial genome of D. aschersoniana, the size variation of two mitochondrial genomes is due largely to the presence of a large number of short repetitive sequences. We also identified 52-53 large fragments that were transferred from the chloroplast genome to the mitochondrial genome, and found that the similarity was more than 70%. ML and BI methods used in phylogenetic analysis revealed that the evolutionary status of the genus Dactylis. CONCLUSIONS Thus, this study reveals the significant rearrangements in the mt genomes of Pooideae species. The sequenced Dactylis mt genome can provide more genetic information and improve our evolutionary understanding of the mt genomes of gramineous plants.
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- Guangyan Feng
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Grassland Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Science, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Grassland Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Science, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Grassland Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Science, Chongqing, 402460, China.
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Bi C, Shen F, Han F, Qu Y, Hou J, Xu K, Xu LA, He W, Wu Z, Yin T. PMAT: an efficient plant mitogenome assembly toolkit using low-coverage HiFi sequencing data. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2024; 11:uhae023. [PMID: 38469379 PMCID: PMC10925850 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of plants are valuable resources for nucleocytoplasmic interactions, plant evolution, and plant cytoplasmic male sterile line breeding. However, the complete assembly of plant mitogenomes is challenging due to frequent recombination events and horizontal gene transfers. Previous studies have adopted Illumina, PacBio, and Nanopore sequencing data to assemble plant mitogenomes, but the poor assembly completeness, low sequencing accuracy, and high cost limit the sampling capacity. Here, we present an efficient assembly toolkit (PMAT) for de novo assembly of plant mitogenomes using low-coverage HiFi sequencing data. PMAT has been applied to the de novo assembly of 13 broadly representative plant mitogenomes, outperforming existing organelle genome assemblers in terms of assembly accuracy and completeness. By evaluating the assembly of plant mitogenomes from different sequencing data, it was confirmed that PMAT only requires 1× HiFi sequencing data to obtain a complete plant mitogenome. The source code for PMAT is available at https://github.com/bichangwei/PMAT. The developed PMAT toolkit will indeed accelerate the understanding of evolutionary variation and breeding application of plant mitogenomes.
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- Changwei Bi
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Biotechnology of Educational Department of China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Silvicultural Sciences of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Department of artificial intelligence, College of Information Science and Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Biotechnology of Educational Department of China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Silvicultural Sciences of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Biotechnology of Educational Department of China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Silvicultural Sciences of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Biotechnology of Educational Department of China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Silvicultural Sciences of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Biotechnology of Educational Department of China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Silvicultural Sciences of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Biotechnology of Educational Department of China, Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Silvicultural Sciences of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Xu L, Wang J, Zhang T, Xiao H, Wang H. Characterizing complete mitochondrial genome of Aquilegia amurensis and its evolutionary implications. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:142. [PMID: 38413922 PMCID: PMC10900605 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04844-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND Aquilegia is a model system for studying the evolution of adaptive radiation. However, very few studies have been conducted on the Aquilegia mitochondrial genome. Since mitochondria play a key role in plant adaptation to abiotic stress, analyzing the mitochondrial genome may provide a new perspective for understanding adaptive evolution. RESULTS The Aquilegia amurensis mitochondrial genome was characterized by a circular chromosome and two linear chromosomes, with a total length of 538,736 bp; the genes included 33 protein-coding genes, 24 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and 3 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. We subsequently conducted a phylogenetic analysis based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the mitochondrial genomes of 18 Aquilegia species, which were roughly divided into two clades: the European-Asian clade and the North American clade. Moreover, the genes mttB and rpl5 were shown to be positively selected in European-Asian species, and they may help European and Asian species adapt to environmental changes. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we assembled and annotated the first mitochondrial genome of the adaptive evolution model plant Aquilegia. The subsequent analysis provided us with a basis for further molecular studies on Aquilegia mitochondrial genomes and valuable information on adaptive evolution in Aquilegia.
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- Luyuan Xu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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Yang J, Zhang X, Hua Z, Jia H, Li K, Ling C. High-Quality Assembly and Analysis of the Complete Mitogenomes of German Chamomile ( Matricaria recutita) and Roman Chamomile ( Chamaemelum nobile). Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:301. [PMID: 38540360 PMCID: PMC10970603 DOI: 10.3390/genes15030301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) and Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) are the two well-known chamomile species from the Asteraceae family. Owing to their essential oils and higher medicinal value, these have been cultivated widely across Europe, Northwest Asia, North America, and Africa. Regarding medicinal applications, German chamomile is the most commonly utilized variety and is frequently recognized as the "star among medicinal species". The insufficient availability of genomic resources may negatively impact the progression of chamomile industrialization. Chamomile's mitochondrial genome is lacking in extensive empirical research. In this study, we achieved the successful sequencing and assembly of the complete mitochondrial genome of M. chamomilla and C. nobile for the first time. An analysis was conducted on codon usage, sequence repeats within the mitochondrial genome of M. chamomilla and C. nobile. The phylogenetic analysis revealed a consistent positioning of M. chamomilla and C. nobile branches within both mitochondrial and plastid-sequence-based phylogenetic trees. Furthermore, the phylogenetic analysis also showed a close relationship between M. chamomilla and C. nobile within the clade comprising species from the Asteraceae family. The results of our analyses provide valuable resources for evolutionary research and molecular barcoding in chamomile.
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- Jun Yang
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233030, China; (X.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.J.); (K.L.); (C.L.)
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Zeng Q, Dong J, Lin X, Zhou X, Xu H. Isolation and Identification of Acer truncatum Endophytic Fungus Talaromyces verruculosus and Evaluation of Its Effects on Insoluble Phosphorus Absorption Capacity and Growth of Cucumber Seedlings. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:136. [PMID: 38392808 PMCID: PMC10890576 DOI: 10.3390/jof10020136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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The symbiosis between endophytic fungi and plants can promote the absorption of potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus, and other nutrients by plants. Phosphorus is one of the indispensable nutrient elements for plant growth and development. However, the content of available phosphorus in soil is very low, which limits the growth of plants. Phosphorus-soluble microorganisms can improve the utilization rate of insoluble phosphorus. In this study, Talaromyces verruculosus (T. verruculosus), a potential phosphorus-soluble fungus, was isolated from Acer truncatum, a plant with strong stress resistance, and its phosphorus-soluble ability in relation to cucumber seedlings under different treatment conditions was determined. In addition, the morphological, physiological, and biochemical indexes of the cucumber seedlings were assessed. The results show that T. verruculosus could solubilize tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and lecithin, and the solubilization effect of lecithin was higher than that of TCP. After the application of T. verruclosus, the leaf photosynthetic index increased significantly. The photosynthetic system damage caused by low phosphorus stress was alleviated, and the root morphological indexes of cucumber seedlings were increased. The plant height, stem diameter, and leaf area of cucumber seedlings treated with T. verruculosus were also significantly higher than those without treatment. Therefore, it was shown that T. verruculosus is a beneficial endophytic fungus that can promote plant growth and improve plant stress resistance. This study will provide a useful reference for further research on endophytic fungi to promote growth and improve plant stress resistance.
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- Qingpan Zeng
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China
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Liu X, You Q, Liu M, Bo C, Zhu Y, Duan Y, Xue J, Wang D, Xue T. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Pinellia ternata. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2024; 51:FP23256. [PMID: 38316513 DOI: 10.1071/fp23256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Pinellia ternata is an important natural medicinal herb in China. However, it is susceptible to withering when exposed to high temperatures during growth, which limits its tuber production. Mitochondria usually function in stress response. The P . ternata mitochondrial (mt) genome has yet to be explored. Therefore, we integrated PacBio and Illumina sequencing reads to assemble and annotate the mt genome of P . ternata . The circular mt genome of P . ternata is 876 608bp in length and contains 38 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 20 tRNA genes and three rRNA genes. Codon usage, sequence repeats, RNA editing and gene migration from chloroplast (cp) to mt were also examined. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mt genomes of P . ternata and 36 other taxa revealed the taxonomic and evolutionary status of P . ternata . Furthermore, we investigated the mt genome size and GC content by comparing P . ternata with the other 35 species. An evaluation of non-synonymous substitutions and synonymous substitutions indicated that most PCGs in the mt genome underwent negative selection. Our results provide comprehensive information on the P . ternata mt genome, which may facilitate future research on the high-temperature response of P . ternata and provide new molecular insights on the Araceae family.
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- Xiao Liu
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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- College of Agriculture and Engineering, Heze University, Heze, Shandong, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui 235000, China
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He Y, Liu W, Wang J. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:756. [PMID: 38066419 PMCID: PMC10704837 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09865-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Trigonella foenum-graecum L. is a Leguminosae plant, and the stems, leaves, and seeds of this plant are rich in chemical components that are of high research value. The chloroplast (cp) genome of T. foenum-graecum has been reported, but the mitochondrial (mt) genome remains unexplored. RESULTS In this study, we used second- and third-generation sequencing methods, which have the dual advantage of combining high accuracy and longer read length. The results showed that the mt genome of T. foenum-graecum was 345,604 bp in length and 45.28% in GC content. There were 59 genes, including: 33 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 21 tRNA genes, 4 rRNA genes and 1 pseudo gene. Among them, 11 genes contained introns. The mt genome codons of T. foenum-graecum had a significant A/T preference. A total of 202 dispersed repetitive sequences, 96 simple repetitive sequences (SSRs) and 19 tandem repetitive sequences were detected. Nucleotide diversity (Pi) analysis counted the variation in each gene, with atp6 being the most notable. Both synteny and phylogenetic analyses showed close genetic relationship among Trifolium pratense, Trifolium meduseum, Trifolium grandiflorum, Trifolium aureum, Medicago truncatula and T. foenum-graecum. Notably, in the phylogenetic tree, Medicago truncatula demonstrated the highest level of genetic relatedness to T. foenum-graecum, with a strong support value of 100%. The interspecies non-synonymous substitutions (Ka)/synonymous substitutions (Ks) results showed that 23 PCGs had Ka/Ks < 1, indicating that these genes would continue to evolve under purifying selection pressure. In addition, setting the similarity at 70%, 23 homologous sequences were found in the mt genome of T. foenum-graecum. CONCLUSIONS This study explores the mt genome sequence information of T. foenum-graecum and complements our knowledge of the phylogenetic diversity of Leguminosae plants.
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- Yanfeng He
- College of Pharmacy, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining, 810007, Qinghai, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining, 810007, Qinghai, China
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- The College of Ecological Environment and Resources, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining, 810007, Qinghai, China.
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Liu Q, Wu Z, Tian C, Yang Y, Liu L, Feng Y, Li Z. Complete mitochondrial genome of the endangered Prunus pedunculata (Prunoideae, Rosaceae) in China: characterization and phylogenetic analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1266797. [PMID: 38155854 PMCID: PMC10753190 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1266797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Introduction Prunus pedunculata (Prunoideae: Rosaceae), a relic shrub with strong resistance and multiple application values, is endangered in China. Extensive research had been devoted to gene expression, molecular markers, plastid genome analysis, and genetic background investigations of P. pedunculata. However, the mitochondrial genome of this species has not been systematically described, owing to the complexity of the plant mitogenome. Methods In the present research, the complete mitochondrial genome of P. pedunculata was assembled, annotated, and characterized. The genomic features, gene content and repetitive sequences were analyzed. The genomic variation and phylogenetic analysis have been extensively enumerated. Results and discussion The P. pedunculata mitogenome is a circular molecule with a total length of 405,855 bp and a GC content of 45.63%, which are the smallest size and highest GC content among the known Prunus mitochondrial genomes. The mitogenome of P. pedunculata encodes 62 genes, including 34 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs, excluding three possible pseudogenes), three ribosomal RNA genes, and 19 transfer RNA genes. The mitogenome is rich in repetitive sequences, counting 112 simple sequence repeats, 15 tandem repeats, and 50 interspersed repetitive sequences, with a total repeat length of 11,793 bp, accounting for 2.91% of the complete genome. Leucine (Leu) was a predominant amino acid in PCGs, with a frequency of 10.67%, whereas cysteine (Cys) and tryptophan (Trp) were the least adopted. The most frequently used codon was UUU (Phe), with a relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) value of 1.12. Selective pressure was calculated based on 20 shared PCGs in the mitogenomes of the 32 species, most of which were subjected to purifying selection (Ka/Ks < 1), whereas ccmC and ccmFn underwent positive selection. A total of 262 potential RNA editing sites in 26 PCGs were identified. Furthermore, 56 chloroplast-derived fragments were ascertained in the mitogenome, ranging from 30 to 858 bp, and were mainly located across IGS (intergenic spacer) regions or rRNA genes. These findings verify the occurrence of intracellular gene transfer events from the chloroplast to the mitochondria. Furthermore, the phylogenetic relationship of P. pedunculata was supported by the mitogenome data of 30 other taxa of the Rosaceae family. Understanding the mitochondrial genome characteristics of P. pedunculata is of great importance to promote comprehension of its genetic background and this study provides a basis for the genetic breeding of Prunus.
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- Qian Liu
- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources and Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources and Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
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Wang M, Yu W, Yang J, Hou Z, Li C, Niu Z, Zhang B, Xue Q, Liu W, Ding X. Mitochondrial genome comparison and phylogenetic analysis of Dendrobium (Orchidaceae) based on whole mitogenomes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:586. [PMID: 37993773 PMCID: PMC10666434 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04618-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial genomes are essential for deciphering the unique evolutionary history of seed plants. However, the rules of their extreme variation in genomic size, multi-chromosomal structure, and foreign sequences remain unresolved in most plant lineages, which further hindered the application of mitogenomes in phylogenetic analyses. RESULTS Here, we took Dendrobium (Orchidaceae) which shows the great divergence of morphology and difficulty in species taxonomy as the study focus. We first de novo assembled two complete mitogenomes of Dendrobium wilsonii and Dendrobium henanense that were 763,005 bp and 807,551 bp long with multichromosomal structures. To understand the evolution of Dendrobium mitogenomes, we compared them with those of four other orchid species. The results showed great variations of repetitive and chloroplast-derived sequences in Dendrobium mitogenomes. Moreover, the intergenic content of Dendrobium mitogenomes has undergone expansion during evolution. We also newly sequenced mitogenomes of 26 Dendrobium species and reconstructed phylogenetic relationships of Dendrobium based on genomic mitochondrial and plastid data. The results indicated that the existence of chloroplast-derived sequences made the mitochondrial phylogeny display partial characteristics of the plastid phylogeny. Additionally, the mitochondrial phylogeny provided new insights into the phylogenetic relationships of Dendrobium species. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed the evolution of Dendrobium mitogenomes and the potential of mitogenomes in deciphering phylogenetic relationships at low taxonomic levels.
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Grants
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 32070353 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- LYKJ[2021]12 Forestry independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
- CX (22) 3147 Agricultural independent innovation project of Jiangsu Province, China
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- Mengting Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Agricultural Germplasm Resources Mining and Environmental Regulation, College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Cixi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
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Guo H, Liu Q, Chen Y, Niu H, Zhao Q, Song H, Pang R, Huang X, Zhang J, Zhao Z, Liu D, Zhu J. Comprehensive assembly and comparative examination of the full mitochondrial genome in Castanea mollissima Blume. Genomics 2023; 115:110740. [PMID: 37923179 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollissima Blume, a nut-bearing tree native to China and North Korea, belongs to the Fagaceae family. As an important genetic resource, C. mollissima is vital in enhancing edible chestnut varieties and offers significant insights into the origin and evolution of chestnut species. While the chloroplast genome of C. mollissima has been sequenced, its mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) remains largely uncharted. In this study, we have characterized the C. mollissima mitogenome, assembling it utilizing reads from both BGI and Nanopore sequencing platforms, and conducted a comparative analysis with the mitochondrial genomes of closely related species. The mitogenome of C. mollissima manifests a polycyclic structure consisting of two circular molecules measuring 363,232 bp and 24,806 bp, respectively. This genome encompasses 35 unique protein-coding genes, 19 tRNA genes, and three rRNA genes. A total of 139 SSRs were identified throughout the entire C. mollissima mitogenome. Furthermore, the combined length of homologous fragments between the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes was 5766 bp, constituting 1.49% of the mitogenome. We also predicted 484 RNA editing sites in C. mollissima, demonstrating C-to-U RNA editing. Phylogenetic analysis of related species' mitogenomes showed that C. mollissima was closely related to Lithocarpus litseifolius (Hance) Chun and Quercus acutissima Carruth. Interestingly, the mitogenome sequences of C. mollissima, L. litseifolius, Q. acutissima, Fagus sylvatica L., and Juglans mandshurica Maxim did not show conservation in their alignments, indicating frequent genome reorganization. This report marks the inaugural study of the C. mollissima mitogenome, serving as a benchmark genome for economically significant plants within the Castanea genus. Moreover, it supplies invaluable information that can guide future molecular breeding efforts and contribute to the broader understanding of chestnut genomics.
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- Haili Guo
- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan 250102, China
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- Shandong Refining and Chemical Energy Group Co., Ltd., Jinan 250199, China
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- Shandong Provincial Forestry Protection and Development Service Center, Jinan 250109, China
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- Shandong Provincial Center of Aviation Emergency and Rescue, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shandong Institute of Land Spatial Data and Remote Sensing Technology, Jinan 250002, China
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- Shandong Provincial Archives of Natural Resources, Jinan 250013, China
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- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Chestnut Industry Technology, Ministry of Education, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China; Engineering Research Center of Chestnut Industry Technology, Ministry of Education, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan 250102, China.
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China.
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Feng L, Wang Z, Wang C, Yang X, An M, Yin Y. Multichromosomal mitochondrial genome of Punica granatum: comparative evolutionary analysis and gene transformation from chloroplast genomes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:512. [PMID: 37880586 PMCID: PMC10598957 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04538-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Punica granatum is a fundamentally important fruit tree that has important economic, medicinal and ornamental properties. At present, there are few reports on the mitochondrial genome of pomegranate. Hence, in this study the P. granatum mitogenome was sequenced and assembled to further understanding of organization, variation, and evolution of mitogenomes of this tree species. RESULTS The genome structure was multi-chromosomes with seven circular contigs, measuring 382,774 bp in length with a 45.91% GC content. It contained 74 genes, including 46 protein-coding genes, 25 tRNA genes, and three rRNA genes. There were 188 pairs of dispersed repeats with lengths of 30 or greater, primarily consisting of reverse complementary repeats. The mitogenome analysis identified 114SSRs and 466 RNA editing sites. Analyses of codon usage, nucleotide diversity and gene migration from chloroplast to mitochondrial were also conducted. The collinear and comparative analysis of mitochondrial structures between P. granatum and its proximal species indicated that P. granatum 'Taishanhong' was closely related to P. granatum 'Qingpitian' and Lagerstroemia indica. Phylogenetic examination based on the mitogenome also confirmed the evolutionary relationship. CONCLUSION The results offered crucial information on the evolutionary biology of pomegranate and highlighted ways to promote the utilization of the species' germplasm.
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- Lijuan Feng
- Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Zibo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China.
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Yisilam G, Liu Z, Turdi R, Chu Z, Luo W, Tian X. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Isopyrum anemonoides (Ranunculaceae). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286628. [PMID: 37796878 PMCID: PMC10553351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Ranunculaceae is a large family of angiosperms comprising 2500 known species-a few with medicinal and ornamental values. Despite this, only two mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of the family have been released in GenBank. Isopyrum anemonoides is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, and its chloroplast genome has recently been reported; however, its mitogenome remains unexplored. In this study, we assembled and analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome of I. anemonoides and performed a comparative analysis against different Ranunculaceae species, reconstructing the phylogenetic framework of Isopyrum. The circular mitogenome of I. anemonoides has a length of 206,722 bp, with a nucleotide composition of A (26.4%), T (26.4%), C (23.6%), and G (23.6%), and contains 62 genes, comprising 37 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and three ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Abundantly interspersed repetitive and simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci were detected in the I. anemonoides mitogenome, with tetranucleotide repeats accounting for the highest proportion of SSRs. By detecting gene migration, we observed gene exchange between the chloroplast and mitogenome in I. anemonoides, including six intact tRNA genes, six PCG fragments, and fragments from two rRNA genes. Comparative mitogenome analysis of three Ranunculaceae species indicated that the PCG contents were conserved and the GC contents were similar. Selective pressure analysis revealed that only two genes (nad1 and rpl5) were under positive selection during their evolution in Ranunculales, and two specific RNA editing sites (atp6 and mttB) were detected in the I. anemonoides mitogenome. Moreover, a phylogenetic analysis based on the mitogenomes of I. anemonoides and the other 15 taxa accurately reflected the evolutionary and taxonomic status of I. anemonoides. Overall, this study provides new insights into the genetics, systematics, and evolution of mitochondrial evolution in Ranunculaceae, particularly I. anemonoides.
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- Gulbar Yisilam
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- City Management and Service Centre of Tiemenguan, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guilin, 541004, China
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Li J, Chen Y, Liu Y, Wang C, Li L, Chao Y. Complete mitochondrial genome of Agrostis stolonifera: insights into structure, Codon usage, repeats, and RNA editing. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:466. [PMID: 37596544 PMCID: PMC10439588 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09573-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plants possess mitochondrial genomes that are large and complex compared to animals. Despite their size, plant mitochondrial genomes do not contain significantly more genes than their animal counterparts. Studies into the sequence and structure of plant mitochondrial genomes heavily imply that the main mechanism driving replication of plant mtDNA, and offer valuable insights into plant evolution, energy production, and environmental adaptation. RESULTS This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of Agrostis stolonifera's mitochondrial genome, characterized by a branched structure comprising three contiguous chromosomes, totaling 560,800 bp with a GC content of 44.07%. Annotations reveal 33 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs), 19 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes. The predominant codons for alanine and glutamine are GCU and CAA, respectively, while cysteine and phenylalanine exhibit weaker codon usage biases. The mitogenome contains 73, 34, and 23 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) on chromosomes 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Chromosome 1 exhibits the most frequent A-repeat monomeric SSR, whereas chromosome 2 displays the most common U-repeat monomeric SSR. DNA transformation analysis identifies 48 homologous fragments between the mitogenome and chloroplast genome, representing 3.41% of the mitogenome's total length. The PREP suite detects 460 C-U RNA editing events across 33 mitochondrial PCGs, with the highest count in the ccmFn gene and the lowest in the rps7 gene. Phylogenetic analysis confirms A. stolonifera's placement within the Pooideae subfamily, showing a close relationship to Lolium perenne, consistent with the APG IV classification system. Numerous homologous co-linear blocks are observed in A. stolonifera's mitogenomes and those of related species, while certain regions lack homology. CONCLUSIONS The unique features and complexities of the A. stolonifera mitochondrial genome, along with its similarities and differences to related species, provide valuable insights into plant evolution, energy production, and environmental adaptation. The findings from this study significantly contribute to the growing body of knowledge on plant mitochondrial genomes and their role in plant biology.
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- Jiaxing Li
- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
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- Inner Mongolia M-Grass Ecology And Environment (Group) Co., Ltd, Hohhot, 010010, China
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- Mentougou District Bureau of Ecological and Environment of Beijing Municipality, Beijing, 102300, China
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- Mentougou District Bureau of Ecological and Environment of Beijing Municipality, Beijing, 102300, China
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- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Zhou P, Zhang Q, Li F, Huang J, Zhang M. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Ilex metabaptista (Aquifoliaceae), a Chinese endemic species with a narrow distribution. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:393. [PMID: 37580695 PMCID: PMC10424370 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04377-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ilex metabaptista is a woody tree species with strong waterlogging tolerance and is also admired as a landscape plant with high development prospects and scientific research value. Unfortunately, populations of this species have declined due to habitat loss. Thus, it is a great challenge for us to efficiently protect I. metabaptista resources from extinction. Molecular biology research can provide the scientific basis for the conservation of species. However, the study of I. metabaptista genetics is still in its infancy. To date, no mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) in the genus Ilex has been analysed in detail. RESULTS The mitogenome of I. metabaptista was assembled based on the reads from Illumina and Nanopore sequencing platforms; it was a typical circular DNA molecule of 529,560 bp with a GC content of 45.61% and contained 67 genes, including 42 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes. Repeat sequence analysis and prediction of RNA editing sites revealed a total of 286 dispersed repeats, 140 simple repeats, 18 tandem repeats, and 543 RNA editing sites. Analysis of codon usage showed that codons ending in A/T were preferred. Gene migration was observed to occur between the mitogenome and chloroplast genome via the detection of homologous fragments. In addition, Ka/Ks analysis revealed that most of the protein-coding genes in the mitogenome had undergone negative selection, and only the ccmB gene had undergone potential positive selection in most asterids. Nucleotide polymorphism analysis revealed the variation in each gene, with atp9 being the most notable. Furthermore, comparative analysis showed that the GC contents were conserved, but the sizes and structure of mitogenomes varied greatly among asterids. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitogenomes reflected the exact evolutionary and taxonomic status of I. metabaptista. CONCLUSION In this study, we sequenced and annotated the mitogenome of I. metabaptista and compared it with the mitogenomes of other asterids, which provided essential background information for further understanding of the genetics of this plant and helped lay the foundation for future studies on molecular breeding of I. metabaptista.
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- Peng Zhou
- Jiangsu Academy of Forestry, 109 Danyang Road, Dongshanqiao, Nanjing, 211153, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037, Nanjing, China.
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- Jiangsu Academy of Forestry, 109 Danyang Road, Dongshanqiao, Nanjing, 211153, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Forestry, 109 Danyang Road, Dongshanqiao, Nanjing, 211153, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Forestry, 109 Danyang Road, Dongshanqiao, Nanjing, 211153, China.
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Lee HJ, Lee Y, Lee SC, Kim CK, Kang JN, Kwon SJ, Kang SH. Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes of Schisandra repanda and Kadsura japonica. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1183406. [PMID: 37469771 PMCID: PMC10352487 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1183406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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The family Schisandraceae is a basal angiosperm plant group distributed in East and Southeast Asia and includes many medicinal plant species such as Schisandra chinensis. In this study, mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of two species, Schisandra repanda and Kadsura japonica, in the family were characterized through de novo assembly using sequencing data obtained with Oxford Nanopore and Illumina sequencing technologies. The mitogenomes of S. repanda were assembled into one circular contig (571,107 bp) and four linear contigs (10,898-607,430 bp), with a total of 60 genes: 38 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 19 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes. The mitogenomes of K. japonica were assembled into five circular contigs (211,474-973,503 bp) and three linear contigs (8,010-72,712 bp), with a total of 66 genes: 44 PCGs, 19 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes. The mitogenomes of the two species had complex structural features with high repeat numbers and chloroplast-derived sequences, as observed in other plant mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analysis based on PCGs revealed the taxonomical relationships of S. repanda and K. japonica with other species from Schisandraceae. Finally, molecular markers were developed to distinguish between S. repanda, K. japonica, and S. chinensis on the basis of InDel polymorphisms present in the mitogenomes. The mitogenomes of S. repanda and K. japonica will be valuable resources for molecular and taxonomic studies of plant species that belong to the family Schisandraceae.
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- Hyo Ju Lee
- Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Shan Y, Li J, Zhang X, Yu J. The complete mitochondrial genome of Amorphophallus albus and development of molecular markers for five Amorphophallus species based on mitochondrial DNA. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1180417. [PMID: 37416891 PMCID: PMC10322194 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1180417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Introduction Amorphophallus albus is an herbaceous, cormous, perennial plant used as a food source and traditional medicine in Asia. Methods In this study, we assembled and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of A. albus. Then we analyzed the repeated elements and mitochondrial plastid sequences (MTPTs), predicted RNA editing sites in mitochondrial protein-coding genes (PCGs). Lastly, we inferred the phylogenetic relationships of A. albus and other angiosperms based on mitochondrial PCGs, and designed two molecular markers based on mitochondrial DNA. Results and discussion The complete mitogenome of A. albus consists of 19 circular chromosomes. And the total length of A. albus mitogenome is 537,044 bp, with the longest chromosome measuring 56,458 bp and the shortest measuring 12,040 bp. We identified and annotated a total of 36 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 21 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes in the mitogenome. Additionally, we analyzed mitochondrial plastid DNAs (MTPTs) and identified 20 MTPTs between the two organelle genomes, with a combined length of 22,421 bp, accounting for 12.76% of the plastome. Besides, we predicted a total of 676 C to U RNA editing sites on 36 protein-coding genes of high confidence using Deepred-mt. Furthermore, extensive genomic rearrangement was observed between A. albus and the related mitogenomes. We conducted phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial PCGs to determine the evolutionary relationships between A. albus and other angiosperms. Finally, we developed and validated two molecular markers, Ai156 and Ai976, based on two intron regions (nad2i156 and nad4i976) respectively. The discrimination success rate was 100 % in validation experiments for five widely grown konjac species. Our results reveal the multi-chromosome mitogenome of A. albus, and the developed markers will facilitate molecular identification of this genus.
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Zhang X, Shan Y, Li J, Qin Q, Yu J, Deng H. Assembly of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Pereskia aculeata Revealed That Two Pairs of Repetitive Elements Mediated the Recombination of the Genome. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098366. [PMID: 37176072 PMCID: PMC10179450 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Pereskia aculeata is a potential new crop species that has both food and medicinal (antinociceptive activity) properties. However, comprehensive genomic research on P. aculeata is still lacking, particularly concerning its organelle genome. In this study, P. aculeata was studied to sequence the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) and to ascertain the assembly, informational content, and developmental expression of the mitogenome. The findings revealed that the mitogenome of P. aculeata is circular and measures 515,187 bp in length with a GC content of 44.05%. It contains 52 unique genes, including 33 protein-coding genes, 19 tRNA genes, and three rRNA genes. Additionally, the mitogenome analysis identified 165 SSRs, primarily consisting of tetra-nucleotides, and 421 pairs of dispersed repeats with lengths greater than or equal to 30, which were mainly forward repeats. Based on long reads and PCR experiments, we confirmed that two pairs of long-fragment repetitive elements were highly involved with the mitogenome recombination process. Furthermore, there were 38 homologous fragments detected between the mitogenome and chloroplast genome, and the longest fragment was 3962 bp. This is the first report on the mitogenome in the family Cactaceae. The decoding of the mitogenome of P. aculeata will provide important genetic materials for phylogenetic studies of Cactaceae and promote the utilization of species germplasm resources.
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- Xue Zhang
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River, Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Ke SJ, Liu DK, Tu XD, He X, Zhang MM, Zhu MJ, Zhang DY, Zhang CL, Lan SR, Liu ZJ. Apostasia Mitochondrial Genome Analysis and Monocot Mitochondria Phylogenomics. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097837. [PMID: 37175542 PMCID: PMC10178136 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Apostasia shenzhenica belongs to the subfamily Apostasioideae and is a primitive group located at the base of the Orchidaceae phylogenetic tree. However, the A. shenzhenica mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is still unexplored, and the phylogenetic relationships between monocots mitogenomes remain unexplored. In this study, we discussed the genetic diversity of A. shenzhenica and the phylogenetic relationships within its monocotyledon mitogenome. We sequenced and assembled the complete mitogenome of A. shenzhenica, resulting in a circular mitochondrial draft of 672,872 bp, with an average read coverage of 122× and a GC content of 44.4%. A. shenzhenica mitogenome contained 36 protein-coding genes, 16 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and two copies of nad4L. Repeat sequence analysis revealed a large number of medium and small repeats, accounting for 1.28% of the mitogenome sequence. Selection pressure analysis indicated high mitogenome conservation in related species. RNA editing identified 416 sites in the protein-coding region. Furthermore, we found 44 chloroplast genomic DNA fragments that were transferred from the chloroplast to the mitogenome of A. shenzhenica, with five plastid-derived genes remaining intact in the mitogenome. Finally, the phylogenetic analysis of the mitogenomes from A. shenzhenica and 28 other monocots showed that the evolution and classification of most monocots were well determined. These findings enrich the genetic resources of orchids and provide valuable information on the taxonomic classification and molecular evolution of monocots.
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- Shi-Jie Ke
- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Sheng W, Deng J, Wang C, Kuang Q. The garden asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L.) mitochondrial genome revealed rich sequence variation throughout whole sequencing data. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1140043. [PMID: 37051082 PMCID: PMC10084930 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1140043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a horticultural crop with high nutritional and medical value, considered an ideal plant for sex determination research among many dioecious plants, whose genomic information can support genetic analysis and breeding programs. In this research, the entire mitochondrial genome of A. officinalis was sequenced, annotated and assembled using a mixed Illumina and PacBio data. The garden asparagus circular mitochondrial genome measures 492,062 bp with a GC value of 45.9%. Thirty-six protein-coding genes, 17 tRNA and 6 rRNA genes were annotated, among which 8 protein-coding genes contained 16 introns. In addition, 254 SSRs with 10 complete tandem repeats and 293 non-tandem repeats were identified. It was found that the codons of edited sites located in the amino acids showed a leucine-formation trend, and RNA editing sites mainly caused the mutual transformation of amino acids with the same properties. Furthermore, 72 sequence fragments accounting for 20,240 bp, presentating 4.11% of the whole mitochondrial genome, were observed to migrate from chloroplast to mitochondrial genome of A. officinalis. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the closest genetic relationship between A. officinalis with onion (Allium cepa) inside the Liliaceae family. Our results demonstrated that high percentage of protein-coding genes had evolutionary conservative properties, with Ka/Ks values less than 1. Therefore, this study provides a high-quality garden asparagus mitochondrial genome, useful to promote better understanding of gene exchange between organelle genomes.
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- Wentao Sheng
- Department of Biological Technology, Nanchang Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Foreign Language, Nanchang Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Biological Technology, Nanchang Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Biological Technology, Nanchang Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Liu D, Qu K, Yuan Y, Zhao Z, Chen Y, Han B, Li W, El-Kassaby YA, Yin Y, Xie X, Tong B, Liu H. Complete sequence and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome of the rare and endangered Clematis acerifolia, the first clematis mitogenome to provide new insights into the phylogenetic evolutionary status of the genus. Front Genet 2023; 13:1050040. [PMID: 36761694 PMCID: PMC9907779 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1050040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Clematis is one of the large worldwide genera of the Ranunculaceae Juss. Family, with high ornamental and medicinal value. China is the modern distribution centre of Clematis with abundant natural populations. Due to the complexity and high morphological diversity of Clematis, the genus is difficult to classify systematically, and in particular, the phylogenetic position of the endangered Clematis acerifolia is highly controversial. The use of the mitochondrial complete genome is a powerful molecular method that is frequently used for inferring plants phylogenies. However, studies on Clematis mitogenome are rare, thus limiting our full understanding of its phylogeny and genome evolution. Here, we sequenced and annotated the C. acerifolia mt genome using Illumina short- and Nanopore long-reads, characterized the species first complete mitogenome, and performed a comparative phylogenetic analysis with its close relatives. The total length of the C. acerifolia mitogenome is 698,247 bp and the main structure is multi-branched (linear molecule 1 and circular molecule 2). We annotated 55 genes, including 35 protein-coding, 17 tRNA, and 3 rRNA genes. The C. acerifolia mitogenome has extremely unconserved structurally, with extensive sequence transfer between the chloroplast and mitochondrial organelles, sequence repeats, and RNA editing. The phylogenetic position of C. acerifolia was determined by constructing the species mitogenome with 24 angiosperms. Further, our C. acerifolia mitogenome characteristics investigation included GC contents, codon usage, repeats and synteny analysis. Overall, our results are expected to provide fundamental information for C. acerifolia mitogenome evolution and confirm the validity of mitochondrial analysis in determining the phylogenetic positioning of Clematis plants.
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- Dan Liu
- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan, China,State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, National Engineering Research Center of Tree Breeding and Ecological Restoration, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, National Engineering Research Center of Tree Breeding and Ecological Restoration, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China,Hebei Hongya Mountain State-Owned Forest Farm, Baoding, China
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- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation &; Utilization, Nanning, China
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- Forestry Protection and Development Service Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, National Engineering Research Center of Tree Breeding and Ecological Restoration, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Xiaoman Xie, ; Boqiang Tong, ; Hongshan Liu,
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- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Xiaoman Xie, ; Boqiang Tong, ; Hongshan Liu,
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- Hebei Hongya Mountain State-Owned Forest Farm, Baoding, China,*Correspondence: Xiaoman Xie, ; Boqiang Tong, ; Hongshan Liu,
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Han F, Qu Y, Chen Y, Xu L, Bi C. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Salix wilsonii using PacBio HiFi sequencing. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1031769. [PMID: 36466227 PMCID: PMC9709322 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1031769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Salix L. (willows) is one of the most taxonomically complex genera of flowering plants, including shrubs, tall trees, bushes, and prostrate plants. Despite the high species diversity, only five mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been released in this genus. Salix wilsonii is an important ornamental and economic willow tree in section Wilsonia of the genus Salix. In this study, the S. wilsonii mitogenome was assembled into a typical circular structure with a size of 711,456 bp using PacBio HiFi sequencing. A total of 58 genes were annotated in the S. wilsonii mitogenome, including 33 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNAs, and 3 rRNAs. In the S. wilsonii mitogenome, four genes (mttB, nad3, nad4, and sdh4) were found to play important roles in its evolution through selection pressure analysis. Collinearity analysis of six Salix mitogenomes revealed high structural variability. To determine the evolutionary position of S. wilsonii, we conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the mitogenomes of S. wilsonii and 12 other species in the order Malpighiales. Results strongly supported the segregation of S. wilsonii and other five Salix species with 100% bootstrap support. The comparative analysis of the S. wilsonii mitogenome not only sheds light on the functional and structural features of S. wilsonii but also provides essential information for genetic studies of the genus Salix.
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- Fuchuan Han
- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Spiraea thunbergii (S. thunbergia) is a very common ornamental shrub in the garden, with important horticultural and economic value. In this study, we assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of S. thunbergia into a typical quadripartite structure. The genome size and GC content of the S. thunbergia cp genome are 155,922 bp and 36.76%, respectively. It contains 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree supported that S. thunbergii is closely related to Spiraea mongolica in the Rosaceae family. The study will provide significant genomic resource for elucidating the phylogenetic relationship of Spiraea.
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- Wanying Shen
- College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China,CONTACT Haifeng Lin College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Qiao Y, Zhang X, Li Z, Song Y, Sun Z. Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Bupleurum chinense DC. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:664. [PMID: 36131243 PMCID: PMC9490909 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08892-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bupleurum chinense(B. chinense) is a plant that is widely distributed globally and has strong pharmacological effects. Though the chloroplast(cp) genome of B. chinense has been studied, no reports regarding the mitochondrial(mt) genome of B. chinense have been published yet. RESULTS The mt genome of B.chinense was assembled and functionally annotated. The circular mt genome of B. chinense was 435,023 bp in length, and 78 genes, including 39 protein-coding genes, 35 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes, were annotated. Repeat sequences were analyzed and sites at which RNA editing would occur were predicted. Gene migration was observed to occur between the mt and cp genomes of B. chinense via the detection of homologous gene fragments. In addition, the sizes of plant mt genomes and their GC content were analyzed and compared. The sizes of mt genomes of plants varied greatly, but their GC content was conserved to a greater extent during evolution. Ka/Ks analysis was based on code substitutions, and the results showed that most of the coding genes were negatively selected. This indicates that mt genes were conserved during evolution. CONCLUSION In this study, we assembled and annotated the mt genome of the medicinal plant B. chinense. Our findings provide extensive information regarding the mt genome of B. chinense, and help lay the foundation for future studies on the genetic variations, phylogeny, and breeding of B. chinense via an analysis of the mt genome.
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- Yonggang Qiao
- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, China
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Complex Physical Structure of Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Quercus acutissima (Fagaceae): A Significant Energy Plant. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13081321. [PMID: 35893058 PMCID: PMC9331829 DOI: 10.3390/genes13081321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Quercus acutissima Carruth. is a Chinese important energy plant with high ecological and economic values. While the species chloroplast genome has been reported, its mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is still unexplored. Here, we assembled and annotated the Q. acutissima mitogenome, and we compared its characteristic differences with several closely related species. The Q. acutissima mitogenome’s main structure is branched with three distinguished contigs (linear molecule 1, circular molecule 2, and circular molecule 3) with 448,982 bp total length and 45.72% GC content. The mitogenome contained 51 genes, including 32 protein-coding, 16 tRNA and 3 rRNA genes. We examined codon usage, repeated sequences, genome recombination, chloroplast to mitochondrion DNA transformation, RNA editing, and synteny in the Q. acutissima mitogenome. Phylogenetic trees based on 29 species mitogenomes clarified the species classification. Our results provided comprehensive information of Q. acutissima mitogenome, and they are expected to provide valuable information for Fagaceae evolutionary biology and to promote the species germplasm utilization.
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