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Liu L, Li H, Li J, Li X, Hu N, Sun J, Zhou W. Chloroplast genomes of Caragana tibetica and Caragana turkestanica: structures and comparative analysis. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:254. [PMID: 38594633 PMCID: PMC11003120 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04979-9] [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: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND The genus Caragana encompasses multiple plant species that possess medicinal and ecological value. However, some species of Caragana are quite similar in morphology, so identifying species in this genus based on their morphological characteristics is considerably complex. In our research, illumina paired-end sequencing was employed to investigate the genetic organization and structure of Caragana tibetica and Caragana turkestanica, including the previously published chloroplast genome sequence of 7 Caragana plants. RESULTS The lengths of C. tibetica and C. turkestanica chloroplast genomes were 128,433 bp and 129,453 bp, respectively. The absence of inverted repeat sequences in these two species categorizes them under the inverted repeat loss clade (IRLC). They encode 110 and 111 genes (4 /4 rRNA genes, 30 /31tRNA genes, and 76 /76 protein-coding genes), respectively. Comparison of the chloroplast genomes of C. tibetica and C. turkestanica with 7 other Caragana species revealed a high overall sequence similarity. However, some divergence was observed between certain intergenic regions (matK-rbcL, psbD-psbM, atpA-psbI, and etc.). Nucleotide diversity (π) analysis revealed the detection of five highly likely variable regions, namely rps2-atpI, accD-psaI-ycf4, cemA-petA, psbN-psbH and rpoA-rps11. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that C. tibetica's sister species is Caragana jubata, whereas C. turkestanica's closest relative is Caragana arborescens. CONCLUSIONS The present study provides worthwhile information about the chloroplast genomes of C. tibetica and C. turkestanica, which aids in the identification and classification of Caragana species.
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- LiE Liu
- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810008, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810008, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China.
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Liu L, Li H, Li J, Li X, Hu N, Wang H, Zhou W. Chloroplast genome analyses of Caragana arborescens and Caragana opulens. BMC Genom Data 2024; 25:16. [PMID: 38336648 PMCID: PMC10854190 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-024-01202-4] [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: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous species within the genus Caragana have high ecological and medicinal value. However, species identification based on morphological characteristics is quite complicated in the genus. To address this issue, we analyzed complete plastid genome data for the genus. RESULTS We obtained chloroplast genomes of two species, Caragana arborescens and Caragana opulens, using Illumina sequencing technology, with lengths of 129,473 bp and 132,815 bp, respectively. The absence of inverted repeat sequences in the two species indicated that they could be assigned to the inverted repeat-lacking clade (IRLC). The genomes included 111 distinct genes (4 rRNA genes, 31 tRNA genes, and 76 protein-coding genes). In addition, 16 genes containing introns were identified in the two genomes, the majority of which contained a single intron. Repeat analyses revealed 129 and 229 repeats in C. arborescens and C. opulens, respectively. C. arborescens and C. opulens genomes contained 277 and 265 simple sequence repeats, respectively. The two Caragana species exhibited similar codon usage patterns. rpl20-clpP, rps19-rpl2, and rpl23-ycf2 showed the highest nucleotide diversity (pi). In an analysis of sequence divergence, certain intergenic regions (matK-rbcL, psbM-petN, atpA-psbI, petA-psbL, psbE-petL, and rps7-rps12) were highly variable. A phylogenetic analysis showed that C. arborescens and C. opulens were related and clustered together with four other Caragana species. The genera Astragalus and Caragana were relatively closely related. CONCLUSIONS The present study provides valuable information about the chloroplast genomes of C. arborescens and C. opulens and lays a foundation for future phylogenetic research and molecular marker development.
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- LiE Liu
- School of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810008, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China.
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Wang W, Xu T, Lu H, Li G, Gao L, Liu D, Han B, Yi S. Chloroplast genome of Justicia procumbens: genomic features, comparative analysis, and phylogenetic relationships among Justicieae species. J Appl Genet 2024; 65:31-46. [PMID: 38133708 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-023-00812-5] [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: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Justicia procumbens L. is a traditional medicinal plant that is widely distributed in China. However, little is known about the genetic diversity and evolution of this genus, and no genomic studies have been carried out on J. procumbens previously. In this study, we aimed to assemble and annotate the first complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) of J. procumbens and compare it with all previously published cpDNAs within the tribe Justicieae. Genome structure and comparative and phylogenetic analyses were performed. The 150,454 bp-long J. procumbens cpDNA has a circular and quadripartite structure consisting of a large single copy, a small single copy, and two inverted repeat regions. It contains 133 genes, of which 88 are protein-coding genes, 37 are tRNA genes, and eight are rRNA genes. Twenty-four simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and 81 repeat sequences were identified. Comparative analyses with other Justicieae species revealed that the non-coding regions of J. procumbens cpDNA showed greater variation than did the coding regions. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis based on 14 cpDNA sequences from Justicieae species showed that J. procumbens and J. flava were most closely related. This study provides valuable genetic information to support further research on the genetic diversity and evolutionary development of the tribe Justicieae.
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- Wei Wang
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China.
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China.
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute of Anhui Dabie Mountain, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China.
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China.
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Wu J, Zhang J, Guo X, Yu N, Peng D, Xing S. Comprehensive analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequence of Plantago asiatica L. (Plantaginaceae). PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2023; 18:2163345. [PMID: 36592637 PMCID: PMC9809945 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2163345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Plantago asiatica L. is a representative individual species of Plantaginaceae, whose high reputation is owed to its edible and medicinal values. However, the phylogeny and genes of the P. asiatica chloroplast have not yet been well described. Here we report the findings of a comprehensive analysis of the P. asiatica chloroplast genome. The P. asiatica chloroplast genome is 164,992 bp, circular, and has a GC content of 37.98%. The circular genome contains 141 genes, including 8 rRNAs, 38 tRNAs, and 95 protein-coding genes. Seventy-two simple sequence repeats are detected. Comparative chloroplast genome analysis of six related species suggests that a higher similarity exists in the coding region than the non-coding region, and differences in the degree of preservation is smaller between P. asiatica and Plantago depressa than among others. Our phylogenetic analysis illustrates P. asiatica has a relatively close relationship with P. depressa, which was also divided into different clades with Plantago ovata and Plantago lagopus in the genus Plantago. This analysis of the P. asiatica chloroplast genome contributes to an improved deeply understanding of the evolutionary relationships among Plantaginaceae.
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- Jing Wu
- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- MOE-Anhui Joint Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Improvement of Anhui Genuine Chinese Medicinal Materials, Hefei, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- MOE-Anhui Joint Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Improvement of Anhui Genuine Chinese Medicinal Materials, Hefei, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Xiao Y, Wang X, He Z, Lv Y, Zhang C, Hu X. Assessing the phylogenetic relationship among varieties of Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) in sympatry with chloroplast genomes. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10828. [PMID: 38094154 PMCID: PMC10716671 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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Toona ciliata is an endangered species due to over-cutting and low natural regeneration in China. Its genetic conservation is of an increasing concern. However, several varieties are recognized according to the leaf and flower traits, which complicates genetic conservation of T. ciliata. Here, we sequenced the whole chloroplast genome sequences of three samples for each of four varieties (T. ciliata var. ciliata, T. ciliata var. yunnanensis, T. ciliata var. pubescens, and T. ciliata var. henryi) in sympatry and assessed their phylogenetic relationship at a fine spatial scale. The four varieties had genome sizes ranged from 159,546 to 159,617 bp and had small variations in genome structure. Phylogenomic analysis indicated that the four varieties were genetically well-mixed in branch groups. Genetic diversity from the whole chloroplast genome sequences of 12 samples was low among varieties (average π = 0.0003). Besides, we investigated genetic variation of 58 samples of the four varieties in sympatry using two markers (psaA and trnL-trnF) and showed that genetic differentiation was generally insignificant among varieties (Ф st = 0%-5%). Purifying selection occurred in all protein-coding genes except for the ycf2 gene that was under weak positive selection. Most amino acid sites in all protein-coding genes were under purifying selection except for a few sites that were under positive selection. The chloroplast genome-based phylogeny did not support the morphology-based classification. The overall results implicated that a conservation strategy based on the T. ciliata complex rather than on intraspecific taxon was more appropriate.
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- Yu Xiao
- College of Forestry and Landscape ArchitectureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant GermplasmGuangzhouChina
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- College of Forestry and Landscape ArchitectureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant GermplasmGuangzhouChina
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- College of Forestry and Landscape ArchitectureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant GermplasmGuangzhouChina
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- College of Forestry and Landscape ArchitectureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant GermplasmGuangzhouChina
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- Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of ForestryKunmingChina
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- College of Forestry and Landscape ArchitectureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant GermplasmGuangzhouChina
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Ji J, Luo Y, Pei L, Li M, Xiao J, Li W, Wu H, Luo Y, He J, Cheng J, Xie L. Complete Plastid Genomes of Nine Species of Ranunculeae (Ranunculaceae) and Their Phylogenetic Inferences. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2140. [PMID: 38136961 PMCID: PMC10742492 DOI: 10.3390/genes14122140] [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: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The tribe Ranunculeae, Ranunculaceae, comprising 19 genera widely distributed all over the world. Although a large number of Sanger sequencing-based molecular phylogenetic studies have been published, very few studies have been performed on using genomic data to infer phylogenetic relationships within Ranunculeae. In this study, the complete plastid genomes of nine species (eleven samples) from Ceratocephala, Halerpestes, and Ranunculus were de novo assembled using a next-generation sequencing method. Previously published plastomes of Oxygraphis and other related genera of the family were downloaded from GenBank for comparative analysis. The complete plastome of each Ranunculeae species has 112 genes in total, including 78 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA genes, and four ribosomal RNA genes. The plastome structure of Ranunculeae samples is conserved in gene order and arrangement. There are no inverted repeat (IR) region expansions and only one IR contraction was found in the tested samples. This study also compared plastome sequences across all the samples in gene collinearity, codon usage, RNA editing sites, nucleotide variability, simple sequence repeats, and positive selection sites. Phylogeny of the available Ranunculeae species was inferred by the plastome data using maximum-likelihood and Bayesian inference methods, and data partitioning strategies were tested. The phylogenetic relationships were better resolved compared to previous studies based on Sanger sequencing methods, showing the potential value of the plastome data in inferring the phylogeny of the tribe.
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- Jiaxin Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Longdong University, Qingyang 745000, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (M.L.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (M.L.); (J.C.)
- National Engineering Research Center of Tree Breeding and Ecological Restoration, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.J.); (Y.L.); (J.X.); (W.L.); (H.W.); (Y.L.); (J.H.)
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Xiong C, Huang Y, Li Z, Wu L, Liu Z, Zhu W, Li J, Xu R, Hong X. Comparative chloroplast genomics reveals the phylogeny and the adaptive evolution of Begonia in China. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:648. [PMID: 37891463 PMCID: PMC10612195 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09563-3] [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: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Begonia species are common shade plants that are mostly found in southwest China. They have not been well studied despite their medicinal and decorative uses because gene penetration, decreased adaptability, and restricted availability are all caused by frequent interspecific hybridization. RESULT To understand the patterns of mutation in the chloroplast genomes of different species of Begonia, as well as their evolutionary relationships, we collected seven Begonia species in China and sequenced their chloroplast genomes. Begonia species exhibit a quadripartite structure of chloroplast genomes (157,634 - 169,694 bp), consisting of two pairs of inverted repeats (IR: 26,529 - 37,674 bp), a large single copy (LSC: 75,477 - 86,500 bp), and a small single copy (SSC: 17,861 - 18,367 bp). 128-143 genes (comprising 82-93 protein-coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNAs, and 36-43 transfer RNAs) are found in the chloroplast genomes. Based on comparative analyses, this taxon has a relatively similar genome structure. A total of six substantially divergent DNA regions (trnT-UGU-trnL-UAA, atpF-atpH, ycf4-cemA, psbC-trnS-UGA, rpl32-trnL-UAG, and ccsA-ndhD) are found in the seventeen chloroplast genomes. These regions are suitable for species identification and phylogeographic analysis. Phylogenetic analysis shows that Begonia species that were suited to comparable environments grouped in a small clade and that all Begonia species formed one big clade in the phylogenetic tree, supporting the genus' monophyly. In addition, positive selection sites were discovered in eight genes (rpoC1, rpoB, psbE, psbK, petA, rps12, rpl2, and rpl22), the majority of which are involved in protein production and photosynthesis. CONCLUSION Using these genome resources, we can resolve deep-level phylogenetic relationships between Begonia species and their families, leading to a better understanding of evolutionary processes. In addition to enhancing species identification and phylogenetic resolution, these results demonstrate the utility of complete chloroplast genomes in phylogenetically and taxonomically challenging plant groupings.
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- Chao Xiong
- School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi, 541006, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, Zhejiang, 324000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, People's Republic of China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, People's Republic of China.
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Yu D, Pei Y, Cui N, Zhao G, Hou M, Chen Y, Chen J, Li X. Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequences of Salvia regarding its worldwide distribution. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14268. [PMID: 37652950 PMCID: PMC10471775 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41198-y] [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: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Salvia is widely used as medicine, food, and ornamental plants all over the world, with three main distribution centers, the Central and western Asia/Mediterranean (CAM), the East Aisa (EA), and the Central and South America (CASA). Along with its large number of species and world-wide distribution, Salvia is paraphyletic with multiple diversity. Chloroplast genomes (CPs) are useful tools for analyzing the phylogeny of plants at lower taxonomic levels. In this study, we reported chloroplast genomes of five species of Salvia and performed phylogenetic analysis with current available CPs of Salvia. Repeated sequence analysis and comparative analysis of Salvia CPs were also performed with representative species from different distribution centers. The results showed that the genetic characters of the CPs are related to the geographic distribution of plants. Species from CAM diverged first to form a separate group, followed by species from EA, and finally species from CASA. Larger variations of CPs were observed in species from CAM, whereas more deficient sequences and less repeated sequences in the CPs were observed in species from CASA. These results provide valuable information on the development and utilization of the worldwide genetic resources of Salvia.
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- Dade Yu
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China.
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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Kim KR, Park SY, Kim H, Hong JM, Kim SY, Yu JN. Complete Chloroplast Genome Determination of Ranunculus sceleratus from Republic of Korea (Ranunculaceae) and Comparative Chloroplast Genomes of the Members of the Ranunculus Genus. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1149. [PMID: 37372329 DOI: 10.3390/genes14061149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Ranunculus sceleratus (family: Ranunculaceae) is a medicinally and economically important plant; however, gaps in taxonomic and species identification limit its practical applicability. This study aimed to sequence the chloroplast genome of R. sceleratus from Republic of Korea. Chloroplast sequences were compared and analyzed among Ranunculus species. The chloroplast genome was assembled from Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing raw data. The genome was 156,329 bp and had a typical quadripartite structure comprising a small single-copy region, a large single-copy region, and two inverted repeats. Fifty-three simple sequence repeats were identified in the four quadrant structural regions. The region between the ndhC and trnV-UAC genes could be useful as a genetic marker to distinguish between R. sceleratus populations from Republic of Korea and China. The Ranunculus species formed a single lineage. To differentiate between Ranunculus species, we identified 16 hotspot regions and confirmed their potential using specific barcodes based on phylogenetic tree and BLAST-based analyses. The ndhE, ndhF, rpl23, atpF, rps4, and rpoA genes had a high posterior probability of codon sites in positive selection, while the amino acid site varied between Ranunculus species and other genera. Comparison of the Ranunculus genomes provides useful information regarding species identification and evolution that could guide future phylogenetic analyses.
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- Kang-Rae Kim
- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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Wu T, Deng G, Yin Q, Chen S, Zhang Y, Wang B, Xiang L, Liu X. Characterization and molecular evolution analysis of Periploca forrestii inferred from its complete chloroplast genome sequence. Genome 2023; 66:34-50. [PMID: 36516428 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2022-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Periploca forrestii, a medicinal plant of the family Apocynaceae, is known as an effective and widely used clinical prescription for the treatment of rheumatoid diseases. In this study, we de novo sequenced and assembled the completement chloroplast (cp) genome of P. forrestii based on combined Oxford Nanopore PromethION and Illumina data. The cp genome was 153 724 bp in length and had four subregions. Moreover, an 84 433 bp large single-copy and a 17 731 bp small single-copy were separated by 25 780 bp inverted repeats (IRs). The cp genome included 132 genes with 18 duplicates in the IRs. A total of 45 repeat structures and 183 simple sequence repeats were detected. Codon usage showed a bias toward A/T-ending codons. A comparative study of Apocynaceae revealed that an IR expansion occurred on P. forrestii. The Ka/Ks values of eight species of Apocynaceae suggested that positive selection was exerted on the psaI and ycf2 genes, which might reflect specific adaptions to the P. forrestii particular growth environment. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that Periplocoideae was a sister to Asclepiadoideae, forming a monophyletic group in the family Apocynaceae. This study provided an important P. forrestii genomic resource for future evolutionary studies and the phylogenetic reconstruction of the family Apocynaceae.
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- Tianze Wu
- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.,School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.,School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.,School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Miao Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Miao Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Samji A, Eashwarlal K, Shanmugavel S, Kumar S, Warrier RR. Chloroplast genome skimming of a potential agroforestry species Melia dubia. Cav and its comparative phylogenetic analysis with major Meliaceae members. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:30. [PMID: 36597460 PMCID: PMC9805483 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03447-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Melia dubia Cav. is a fast-growing plywood species gaining popularity due to high economic returns. This study aimed to assemble and annotate the chloroplast (cp) genome of M. dubia and compare it with previously published cp genomes within the Meliaceae family. The chloroplast genome was constructed by the de novo and reference-based assembly of paired-end reads generated by long-read sequencing of genomic DNA. The cp genome, sized 171,956 bp, comprised a typical angiosperm quadripartite structure. The large single-copy (LSC) region of 76,055 bp and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,693 bp cover 55% of the genome. The pair of inverted repeats (IRA and IRB) were 38,604 bp each (covering 45% of the genome). We identified unique genes (112), including protein-coding genes (79), tRNA (29) and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis using complete cp genomes of 11 species from Meliaceae revealed that M. dubia and M. azedarach shared a sister clade. Comparative analysis using cp genome of M. dubia, M. azedarach and Azadirachta indica revealed a high sequence similarity (> 70%). Five intergenic regions were highly conserved among the three cp genomes. The gene trnG-UCC at LSC region was found to be more divergent in M. dubia and M. azedarach, while it shows complete conservation within M. dubia and A. indica. This is the first report of the chloroplast genome in M. dubia. The available levels of taxonomic expertise and clarity in species delineation within the Melia genus are low. The information generated provides scope for identifying new barcodes which increases the discriminatory power of the species within the genus beyond morphological identification. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03447-1.
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- Aghila Samji
- Division of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, PB No. 1061, Forest Campus, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, PB No. 1061, Forest Campus, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, PB No. 1061, Forest Campus, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, PB No. 1061, Forest Campus, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, PB No. 1061, Forest Campus, Coimbatore, 641 002 India
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Lu A, Duan P, Xie J, Gao H, Chen M, Gong Y, Li J, Xu H. Recent progress and research trend of anti-cataract pharmacology therapy: A bibliometric analysis and literature review. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 934:175299. [PMID: 36181780 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation causes great burden to global healthcare, especially for low- and middle-income countries. Such burden would be significantly relieved if cataracts can effectively be treated or delayed by non-surgical means. Excitingly, novel drugs have been developed to treat cataracts in recent decades. For example, oxysterols are found to be able to innovatively reverse lens clouding, novel nanotechnology-loaded drugs improve anti-cataract pharmacological effect, and traditional Chinese medicine demonstrates promising therapeutic effects against cataracts. In the present review, we performed bibliometric analysis to provide an overview perspective regarding the research status, hot topics, and academic trends in the field of anti-cataract pharmacology therapy. We further reviewed the curative effects and molecular mechanisms of anti-cataract drugs such as lanosterol, metformin, resveratrol and curcumin, and prospected the possibility of their clinical application in future.
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- Ao Lu
- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China.
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- Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China; Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Chongqing, China.
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Yang L, Abduraimov O, Tojibaev K, Shomurodov K, Zhang YM, Li WJ. Analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequences and insight into the phylogenetic relationships of Ferula L. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:643. [PMID: 36076164 PMCID: PMC9461113 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08868-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Ferula L. is one of the largest and most taxonomically complicated genera as well as being an important medicinal plant resource in the family Apiaceae. To investigate the plastome features and phylogenetic relationships of Ferula and its neighboring genera Soranthus Ledeb., Schumannia Kuntze., and Talassia Korovin, we sequenced 14 complete plastomes of 12 species. Results The size of the 14 complete chloroplast genomes ranged from 165,607 to 167,013 base pairs (bp) encoding 132 distinct genes (87 protein-coding, 37 tRNA, and 8 rRNA genes), and showed a typical quadripartite structure with a pair of inverted repeats (IR) regions. Based on comparative analysis, we found that the 14 plastomes were similar in codon usage, repeat sequence, simple sequence repeats (SSRs), and IR borders, and had significant collinearity. Based on our phylogenetic analyses, Soranthus, Schumannia, and Talassia should be considered synonymous with Ferula. Six highly divergent regions (rps16/trnQ-UUG, trnS-UGA/psbZ, psbH/petB, ycf1/ndhF, rpl32, and ycf1) were also detected, which may represent potential molecular markers, and combined with selective pressure analysis, the weak positive selection gene ccsA may be a discriminating DNA barcode for Ferula species. Conclusion Plastids contain abundant informative sites for resolving phylogenetic relationships. Combined with previous studies, we suggest that there is still much room for improvement in the classification of Ferula. Overall, our study provides new insights into the plastome evolution, phylogeny, and taxonomy of this genus. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08868-z.
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- Lei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Xinjiang Key Lab of Conservation and Utilization of Plant Gene Resources, No.818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan District, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, No.32 Durmon Yuli Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100125
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- Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, No.32 Durmon Yuli Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100125
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- Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, No.32 Durmon Yuli Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100125
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan District, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.,Sino-Tajikistan Joint Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources, No.818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China. .,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan District, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China. .,Sino-Tajikistan Joint Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources, No.818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China. .,The Specimen Museum of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China.
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Cui N, Chen W, Li X, Wang P. Comparative chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analyses of Pinellia. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:7873-7885. [PMID: 35689783 PMCID: PMC9304046 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07617-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Pinellia Tenore (Araceae) is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants, all of which have medicinal value. The chloroplast (cp) genome data of Pinellia are scarce, and the phylogenetic relationship and gene evolution remain unclear. Methods and results We sequenced and annotated the Pinellia pedatisecta cp genome and combined it with previously published genomes for other Pinellia species. We used bioinformatics methods to analyse the genomic structure, repetitive sequences, interspecific variation, divergence hotspots, phylogenetic relationships, divergence time estimation and selective pressure of four Pinellia plastomes. Results showed that the cp genomes of Pinellia varied in length between 168,178 (P. pedatisecta MN046890) and 164,013 bp (P. ternata KR270823). A total of 68–111 SSR loci were identified as candidate molecular markers for further genetic diversity study. Eight mutational hotspot regions were determined, including psbI-trnG-UCC, psbM-rpoB, ndhJ-trnT-UGU, trnP-UGG-trnW-CCA, ndhF-trnN-GUU, ndhG-ndhE, ycf1-rps15 and trnR-ycf1. Gene selection pressure suggested that four genes were subjected to positive selection. Phylogenetic inferences based on the complete cp genomes revealed a sister relationship between Pinellia and Arisaema plants whose divergence was estimated to occur around 22.48 million years ago. All Pinellia species formed a monophyletic evolutionary clade in which P. peltata, rather than P. pedatisecta, earlier diverged, indicating that P. pedatisecta is not the basal taxon of Pinellia but P. peltata may be. Conclusions The cp genomes of Pinellia will provide valuable information for species classification, identification, molecular breeding and evolutionary exploration of the genus Pinellia. Supplementary Information The online version of this article (10.1007/s11033-022-07617-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ning Cui
- Central Laboratory, Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan, China
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- Shang Yao Hua Yu (LinYi) Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Co., Ltd, Linyi, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Central Laboratory, Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan, China.
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Yan L, Wang H, Huang X, Li Y, Yue Y, Wang Z, Tang S. Chloroplast Genomes of Genus Tilia: Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution. Front Genet 2022; 13:925726. [PMID: 35873491 PMCID: PMC9305825 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.925726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tilia is a complex genus in the family Malvaceae that has high ecological and economical values. Owing to the lack of sufficient distinguishable morphological and molecular characteristics, interspecific relationships in this genus are not clear. Chloroplast (cp) genomes are small, meanwhile most angiosperms usually undergo matrilineal inheritance. Consequently, they can be used in molecular systematics and phylogenetic analyses. Here, we sequenced and assembled cp genomes from T. endochrysea, T. tomentosa, T. miqueliana, T. americana and T. cordata, and compared them with those of seven previously reported Tilia species. Similar gene contents, gene orders and GC contents existed among the 12 cp genomes, which ranged from 162,564 to 162,855 bp and encoded 113 unique genes. Abundant simple sequence repeats (119–127) and dispersed repeats (97–135) were detected in Tilia cp genomes. In total, 11 hypervariable regions were identified that could be suitable for species identification and phylogenetic studies. A phylogenetic analysis of Malvaceae based on 5 hypervariable genes (matK + ndhF + rpoB + rpoC2+ycf1) revealed that all eight subfamilies were monophyletic groups. Additionally, the genus Tilia was divided into three groups on the basis of all 521 molecular variation loci. The current study provides valuable insights into the genomic evolution of the genus Tilia.
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- Linjun Yan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Shijie Tang,
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Luo C, Huang W, Yer H, Kamuda T, Li X, Li Y, Rong Y, Yan B, Wen Y, Wang Q, Huang M, Huang H. Complete Chloroplast Genomes and Comparative Analyses of Three Ornamental Impatiens Species. Front Genet 2022; 13:816123. [PMID: 35432470 PMCID: PMC9006450 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.816123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Impatiens L., the largest genus in the family Balsaminaceae with approximately 1,000 species, is a controversial genus. Due to the conflict of morphological features and insufficient genomic resources, the studies of systematic evolution and understanding of taxonomic identification are considered to be very limited. Hence, we have sequenced the complete chloroplast genomes of three ornamental species (Impatiens balsamina, I. hawkeri, and I. walleriana), and compared them with previously published wild species data. We performed a detailed comparison of a highly similar basic structure, size, GC content, gene number, order, and functional array among them. Similarly, most divergent genes were detected from previous work in the literature. The mutational regions containing highly variable nucleotide hotspots were identified and may be used as potential markers for species identification and taxonomy. Furthermore, using whole chloroplast genome data to analysis the phylogenetic relationship of the Balsaminaceae species, we found that they were all part of a single clade. The three phenotypically different ornamental species were clustered together, suggesting that they were very likely to be closely related. We achieved and characterized the plastid genome structure, identified the divergence hotspots, and determined the phylogenetic and taxonomic positions of the three cultivated species in the Impatiens genus. The results may show that the chloroplast genome can be used to solve phylogenetic problems in or between the Impatiens genus and also provide genomic resources for the study of the Balsaminaceae family’s systematics and evolution.
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- Chao Luo
- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Department of Landscape Architecture and Plant Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Plant Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
- Faculty of Forestry, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Plant Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Meijuan Huang, ; Haiquan Huang,
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Sciences, Southwest Research Center for Engineering Technology of Landscape Architecture (State Forestry and Grassland Administration), Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Functional Flower Resources and Industrialization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Research and Development Center of Landscape Plants and Horticulture Flowers, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Meijuan Huang, ; Haiquan Huang,
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Comparative Plastome Analysis of Three Amaryllidaceae Subfamilies: Insights into Variation of Genome Characteristics, Phylogeny, and Adaptive Evolution. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:3909596. [PMID: 35372568 PMCID: PMC8970886 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3909596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the latest APG IV classification system, Amaryllidaceae is placed under the order of Asparagus and includes three subfamilies: Agapanthoideae, Allioideae, and Amaryllidoideae, which include many economically important crops. With the development of molecular phylogeny, research on the phylogenetic relationship of Amaryllidaceae has become more convenient. However, the current comparative analysis of Amaryllidaceae at the whole chloroplast genome level is still lacking. In this study, we sequenced 18 Allioideae plastomes and combined them with publicly available data (a total of 41 plastomes), including 21 Allioideae species, 1 Agapanthoideae species, 14 Amaryllidoideae species, and 5 Asparagaceae species. Comparative analyses were performed including basic characteristics of genome structure, codon usage, repeat elements, IR boundary, and genome divergence. Phylogenetic relationships were detected using single-copy genes (SCGs) and ribosomal internal transcribed spacer sequences (ITS), and the branch-site model was also employed to conduct the positive selection analysis. The results indicated that all Amaryllidaceae species showed a highly conserved typical tetrad structure. The GC content and five codon usage indexes in Allioideae species were lower than those in the other two subfamilies. Comparison analysis of Bayesian and ML phylogeny based on SCGs strongly supports the monophyly of three subfamilies and the sisterhood among them. Besides, positively selected genes (PSGs) were detected in each of the three subfamilies. Almost all genes with significant posterior probabilities for codon sites were associated with self-replication and photosynthesis. Our study investigated the three subfamilies of Amaryllidaceae at the whole chloroplast genome level and suggested the key role of selective pressure in the adaptation and evolution of Amaryllidaceae.
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Li J, Cai J, Qin HH, Price M, Zhang Z, Yu Y, Xie DF, He XJ, Zhou SD, Gao XF. Phylogeny, Age, and Evolution of Tribe Lilieae (Liliaceae) Based on Whole Plastid Genomes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:699226. [PMID: 35178055 PMCID: PMC8845482 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.699226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Tribe Lilieae, encompassing Lilium, Notholirion, Cardiocrinum, and Fritillaria, includes economically important crops with a horticultural and medicinal value. It is considered to be a core lineage of Liliaceae, but phylogenetic relationships within it, and the timing of the origin of individual clades, remain incompletely resolved. To address these issues, we reconstructed the evolutionary history of the tribe. We sequenced 45 Liliaceae plastomes and combined them with publicly available data (for a total of 139 plastomes) to explore the systematics, origin, divergence, and evolution of Lilieae. Our taxon sampling covers all ten sections of Lilium, all Cardiocrinum species, three Notholirion species, and major phylogenetic clades of Fritillaria. Our phylogenetic analysis confirms the monophyly of major sections/subgenera of Lilium and Fritillaria with strong support. We dated the origin of Lilieae to the Eocene, with genera and species radiations inferred to have occurred in the Miocene. The reconstruction of the ancestral area implies that Lilieae may have originated from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP): the Himalayas and Hengduan Mountains and uplifting of the QTP likely promoted divergence within the tribe. Ancestral-state reconstructions of the bulb component number (including bulblets and scales) show a strong correlation with the genus-level phylogenetic diversity in Lilieae. They also predict that the most recent common ancestor of Lilieae had bulbs with numerous bulblets. Based on these observations, we predicted that climatic oscillations associated with the QTP uplift played an important role in the evolution of the Lilieae bulb. Our findings provide a well-supported picture of evolutionary relationships and a useful framework for understanding the pathway of bulb evolution within Lilieae, contributing to a better understanding of the evolutionary history of lilies.
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- Juan Li
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Mutinda ES, Mkala EM, Dong X, Yang JX, Waswa EN, Nanjala C, Odago WO, Hu GW, Wang QF. Comparative Genomics, Phylogenetics, Biogeography, and Effects of Climate Change on Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. (Rutaceae) from Africa and Asia. PLANTS 2022; 11:231. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.3390/plants11020231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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In the present study, two samples of Toddalia asiatica species, both collected from Kenya, were sequenced and comparison of their genome structures carried out with T. asiatica species from China, available in the NCBI database. The genome size of both species from Africa was 158, 508 base pairs, which was slightly larger, compared to the reference genome of T. asiatica from Asia (158, 434 bp). The number of genes was 113 for both species from Africa, consisting of 79 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 4 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Toddalia asiatica from Asia had 115 genes with 81 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 4 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Both species compared displayed high similarity in gene arrangement. The gene number, orientation, and order were highly conserved. The IR/SC boundary structures were the same in all chloroplast genomes. A comparison of pairwise sequences indicated that the three regions (trnH-psbA, rpoB, and ycf1) were more divergent and can be useful in developing effective genetic markers. Phylogenetic analyses of the complete cp genomes and 79 protein-coding genes indicated that the Toddalia species collected from Africa were sister to T. asiatica collected from Asia. Both species formed a sister clade to the Southwest Pacific and East Asian species of Zanthoxylum. These results supported the previous studies of merging the genus Toddalia with Zanthoxylum and taxonomic change of Toddalia asiatica to Zanthoxylum asiaticum, which should also apply for the African species of Toddalia. Biogeographic results demonstrated that the two samples of Toddalia species from Africa diverged from T. asiatica from Asia (3.422 Mya, 95% HPD). These results supported an Asian origin of Toddalia species and later dispersal to Africa and Madagascar. The maxent model analysis showed that Asia would have an expansion of favorable areas for Toddalia species in the future. In Africa, there will be contraction and expansion of the favorable areas for the species. The availability of these cp genomes will provide valuable genetic resources for further population genetics and biogeographic studies of these species. However, more T. asiatica species collected from a wide geographical range are required.
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Mutinda ES, Mkala EM, Dong X, Yang JX, Waswa EN, Nanjala C, Odago WO, Hu GW, Wang QF. Comparative Genomics, Phylogenetics, Biogeography, and Effects of Climate Change on Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. (Rutaceae) from Africa and Asia. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11020231. [PMID: 35050119 PMCID: PMC8781850 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the present study, two samples of Toddalia asiatica species, both collected from Kenya, were sequenced and comparison of their genome structures carried out with T. asiatica species from China, available in the NCBI database. The genome size of both species from Africa was 158, 508 base pairs, which was slightly larger, compared to the reference genome of T. asiatica from Asia (158, 434 bp). The number of genes was 113 for both species from Africa, consisting of 79 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 4 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Toddalia asiatica from Asia had 115 genes with 81 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 4 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Both species compared displayed high similarity in gene arrangement. The gene number, orientation, and order were highly conserved. The IR/SC boundary structures were the same in all chloroplast genomes. A comparison of pairwise sequences indicated that the three regions (trnH-psbA, rpoB, and ycf1) were more divergent and can be useful in developing effective genetic markers. Phylogenetic analyses of the complete cp genomes and 79 protein-coding genes indicated that the Toddalia species collected from Africa were sister to T. asiatica collected from Asia. Both species formed a sister clade to the Southwest Pacific and East Asian species of Zanthoxylum. These results supported the previous studies of merging the genus Toddalia with Zanthoxylum and taxonomic change of Toddalia asiatica to Zanthoxylum asiaticum, which should also apply for the African species of Toddalia. Biogeographic results demonstrated that the two samples of Toddalia species from Africa diverged from T. asiatica from Asia (3.422 Mya, 95% HPD). These results supported an Asian origin of Toddalia species and later dispersal to Africa and Madagascar. The maxent model analysis showed that Asia would have an expansion of favorable areas for Toddalia species in the future. In Africa, there will be contraction and expansion of the favorable areas for the species. The availability of these cp genomes will provide valuable genetic resources for further population genetics and biogeographic studies of these species. However, more T. asiatica species collected from a wide geographical range are required.
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- Elizabeth Syowai Mutinda
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi 451660-0100, Kenya
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi 451660-0100, Kenya
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence:
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (E.S.M.); (E.M.M.); (X.D.); (J.-X.Y.); (E.N.W.); (C.N.); (W.O.O.); (Q.-F.W.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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Wang Y, Wen F, Hong X, Li Z, Mi Y, Zhao B. Comparative chloroplast genome analyses of Paraboea (Gesneriaceae): Insights into adaptive evolution and phylogenetic analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1019831. [PMID: 36275537 PMCID: PMC9581172 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1019831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Paraboea (Gesneriaceae) distributed in the karst areas of South and Southwest China and Southeast Asia, is an ideal genus to study the phylogeny and adaptive evolution of karst plants. In this study, the complete chloroplast genomes of twelve Paraboea species were sequenced and analyzed. Twelve chloroplast genomes ranged in size from 153166 to 154245 bp. Each chloroplast genome had a typical quartile structure, and relatively conserved type and number of gene components, including 131 genes which are composed of 87 protein coding genes, 36 transfer RNAs and 8 ribosomal RNAs. A total of 600 simple sequence repeats and 389 non-overlapped sequence repeats were obtained from the twelve Paraboea chloroplast genomes. We found ten divergent regions (trnH-GUG-psbA, trnM-CAU, trnC-GCA, atpF-atpH, ycf1, trnK-UUU-rps16, rps15, petL, trnS-GCU-trnR-UCU and psaJ-rpl33) among the 12 Paraboea species to be potential molecular markers. In the phylogenetic tree of 31 Gesneriaceae plants including twelve Paraboea species, all Paraboea species clustered in a clade and confirmed the monophyly of Paraboea. Nine genes with positive selection sites were detected, most of which were related to photosynthesis and protein synthesis, and might played crucial roles in the adaptability of Paraboea to diverse karst environments. These findings are valuable for further study of the phylogeny and karst adaptability of Gesneriaceae plants.
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- Yifei Wang
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Zhao, ; Yaolei Mi,
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Zhao, ; Yaolei Mi,
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Ren J, Tian J, Jiang H, Zhu XX, Mutie FM, Wanga VO, Ding SX, Yang JX, Dong X, Chen LL, Cai XZ, Hu GW. Comparative and Phylogenetic Analysis Based on the Chloroplast Genome of Coleanthus subtilis (Tratt.) Seidel, a Protected Rare Species of Monotypic Genus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:828467. [PMID: 35283921 PMCID: PMC8908325 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.828467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Coleanthus subtilis (Tratt.) Seidel (Poaceae) is an ephemeral grass from the monotypic genus Coleanthus Seidl, which grows on wet muddy areas such as fishponds or reservoirs. As a rare species with strict habitat requirements, it is protected at international and national levels. In this study, we sequenced its whole chloroplast genome for the first time using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology on the Illumina platform, and performed a comparative and phylogenetic analysis with the related species in Poaceae. The complete chloroplast genome of C. subtilis is 135,915 bp in length, with a quadripartite structure having two 21,529 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs) dividing the entire circular genome into a large single copy region (LSC) of 80,100 bp and a small single copy region (SSC) of 12,757 bp. The overall GC content is 38.3%, while the GC contents in LSC, SSC, and IR regions are 36.3%, 32.4%, and 43.9%, respectively. A total of 129 genes were annotated in the chloroplast genome, including 83 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The accD gene and the introns of both clpP and rpoC1 genes were missing. In addition, the ycf1, ycf2, ycf15, and ycf68 were pseudogenes. Although the chloroplast genome structure of C. subtilis was found to be conserved and stable in general, 26 SSRs and 13 highly variable loci were detected, these regions have the potential to be developed as important molecular markers for the subfamily Pooideae. Phylogenetic analysis with species in Poaceae indicated that Coleanthus and Phippsia were sister groups, and provided new insights into the relationship between Coleanthus, Zingeria, and Colpodium. This study presents the initial chloroplast genome report of C. subtilis, which provides an essential data reference for further research on its origin.
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- Jing Ren
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Xiu-Zhen Cai,
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Guang-Wan Hu,
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Li J, Yang M, Li Y, Jiang M, Liu C, He M, Wu B. Chloroplast genomes of two Pueraria DC. species: sequencing, comparative analysis and molecular marker development. FEBS Open Bio 2021; 12:349-361. [PMID: 34856076 PMCID: PMC8804624 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Puerariae lobatae radix (Ge‐Gen in Chinese) and Puerariae thomsonii radix (Fen‐Ge) are widely used as medicine and health products, particularly in Chinese medicine. Puerarin and daidzein are the primary bioactive compounds in Puerariae radix. These isoflavones have been used to treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis. The content of puerarin in Ge‐Gen is about six times higher than that in Fen‐Ge, so its use has a higher pharmacological effect. It is therefore of great importance to effectively distinguish between these two species. However, because their basal plants, P. lobata (Willd.) Ohwi and P. thomsonii Benth., possess an extremely similar appearance, and detecting the level of chemical constituents is just a rough distinction, it is necessary to develop more efficient identification approaches. Here the complete chloroplast genomes of P. lobata and P. thomsonii were deciphered, including sequencing, assembly, comparative analysis, and molecular marker development. The results showed that they are 153,393 and 153,442 bp in length, respectively; both contain 124 annotated genes, including eight encoding rRNA, 29 encoding tRNA, and 87 encoding proteins. Phylogenetic analysis showed that they form a clade, indicating that they originate from the same ancestor. After obtaining 10 intergenic/intronic regions with a genetic distance greater than 0.5 cm, primers were designed to amplify regions of high variability in P. lobata and P. thomsonii. Finally, a 60‐bp differential base fragment, located in the intron of rpl16, was developed as a molecular marker to efficiently distinguish between these two species.
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- Jishuang Li
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Enshi, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Sabater B. On the Edge of Dispensability, the Chloroplast ndh Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12505. [PMID: 34830386 PMCID: PMC8621559 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The polypeptides encoded by the chloroplast ndh genes and some nuclear genes form the thylakoid NADH dehydrogenase (Ndh) complex, homologous to the mitochondrial complex I. Except for Charophyceae (algae related to higher plants) and a few Prasinophyceae, all eukaryotic algae lack ndh genes. Among vascular plants, the ndh genes are absent in epiphytic and in some species scattered among different genera, families, and orders. The recent identification of many plants lacking plastid ndh genes allows comparison on phylogenetic trees and functional investigations of the ndh genes. The ndh genes protect Angiosperms under various terrestrial stresses, maintaining efficient photosynthesis. On the edge of dispensability, ndh genes provide a test for the natural selection of photosynthesis-related genes in evolution. Variable evolutionary environments place Angiosperms without ndh genes at risk of extinction and, probably, most extant ones may have lost ndh genes recently. Therefore, they are evolutionary endpoints in phylogenetic trees. The low number of sequenced plastid DNA and the long lifespan of some Gymnosperms lacking ndh genes challenge models about the role of ndh genes protecting against stress and promoting leaf senescence. Additional DNA sequencing in Gymnosperms and investigations into the molecular mechanisms of their response to stress will provide a unified model of the evolutionary and functional consequences of the lack of ndh genes.
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- Bartolomé Sabater
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain
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Wang L, Yu X, Xu W, Zhang J, Lin H, Zhao Y. Complete chloroplast genome sequencing support Angelica decursiva is an independent species from Peucedanum praeruptorum. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:2503-2515. [PMID: 34924707 PMCID: PMC8639966 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01097-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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UNLABELLED Peucedani Radix is the dry root of Peucedanum praeruptorum of the umbelliferous family, but the dry root of Angelica decursiva was also the source of Peucedani Radix in the past. As one of the most popular traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, the certified source of Peucedani Radix is still disputed. To better understand the relationship between A. decursiva and P. praeruptorum, we sequenced their chloroplast (cp) genomes. The gene structure, codon usage bias, repeat, simple sequence repeat (SSR), as well as their borders of inverted repeat (IR) regions of the two cp genomes are analyzed to identify potential genetic markers. Great variation is exhibited in the repeat sequences of IR, large single copy regions and the SSRs of the two cp genomes, which can be used as molecular markers to distinguish them. The phylogenetic analysis also indicates that they belong to two different genera in Apiaceae family: A. decursiva is an Angelica plant and P. praeruptorum is a Peucedanum plant. Our observations suggest that the two species are somewhere different in gene features, which contributes to support A. decursiva as an independent species from P. praeruptorum. The results also provide new evidence that A. decursiva should not be regarded as the certified source of Peucedani Radix in taxonomy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01097-w.
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- Long Wang
- Department of Resources Science of Traditional Chinese Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Resources Science of Traditional Chinese Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Resources Science of Traditional Chinese Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Resources Science of Traditional Chinese Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Resources Science of Traditional Chinese Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Resources Science of Traditional Chinese Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China
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The complete chloroplast genome and characteristics analysis of Musa basjoo Siebold. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:7113-7125. [PMID: 34541615 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06702-5] [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: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND An ornamental plant often seen in gardens and farmhouses, Musa basjoo Siebold can also be used as Chinese herbal medicine. Its pseudostem and leaves are diuretic; its root can be decocted together with ginger and licorice to cure gonorrhea and diabetes; the decoct soup of its pseudostem can help relieve heat, and the decoct soup of its dried flower can treat cerebral hemorrhage. There have not been many chloroplast genome studies on M. basjoo Siebold. METHODS AND RESULTS We characterized its complete chloroplast genome using Novaseq 6000 sequencing. This paper shows that the length of the chloroplast genome M. basjoo Siebold is 172,322 bp, with 36.45% GC content. M. basjoo Siebold includes a large single-copy region of 90,160 bp, a small single-copy region of 11,668 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats of 35,247 bp. Comparing the genomic structure and sequence data of closely related species, we have revealed the conserved gene order of the IR and LSC/SSC regions, which has provided a very inspiring discovery for future phylogenetic research. CONCLUSIONS Overall, this study has constructed an evolutionary tree of the genus Musa species with the complete chloroplast genome sequence for the first time. As can be seen, there is no obvious multi-branching in the genus, and M. basjoo Siebold and Musa itinerans are the closest relatives.
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New Insight into the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Cultivated and Related Species of Crataegus in China, Based on Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequencing. HORTICULTURAE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7090301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hawthorns (Crataegus L.) are one of the most important processing and table fruits in China, due to their medicinal properties and health benefits. However, the interspecific relationships and evolution history of cultivated Crataegus in China remain unclear. Our previously published data showed C. bretschneideri may be derived from the hybridization of C. pinnatifida with C. maximowiczii, and that introgression occurs between C. hupehensis, C. pinnatifida, and C. pinnatifida var. major. In the present study, chloroplast sequences were used to further elucidate the phylogenetic relationships of cultivated Crataegus native to China. The chloroplast genomes of three cultivated species and one related species of Crataegus were sequenced for comparative and phylogenetic analyses. The four chloroplast genomes of Crataegus exhibited typical quadripartite structures and ranged from 159,607 bp (C. bretschneideri) to 159,875 bp (C. maximowiczii) in length. The plastomes of the four species contained 113 genes consisting of 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Six hypervariable regions (ndhC-trnV(UAC)-trnM(CAU), ndhA, atpH-atpI, ndhF, trnR(UCU)-atpA, and ndhF-rpl32), 196 repeats, and a total of 386 simple sequence repeats were detected as potential variability makers for species identification and population genetic studies. In the phylogenomic analyses, we also compared the entire chloroplast genomes of three published Crataegus species: C. hupehensis (MW201730.1), C. pinnatifida (MN102356.1), and C. marshallii (MK920293.1). Our phylogenetic analyses grouped the seven Crataegus taxa into two main clusters. One cluster included C. bretschneideri, C. maximowiczii, and C. marshallii, whereas the other included C. hupehensis, C. pinnatifida, and C. pinnatifida var. major. Taken together, our findings indicate that C. maximowiczii is the maternal origin of C. bretschneideri. This work provides further evidence of introgression between C. hupehensis, C. pinnatifida, and C. pinnatifida var. major, and suggests that C. pinnatifida var. major might have been artificially selected and domesticated from hybrid populations, rather than evolved from C. pinnatifida.
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Mahapatra K, Banerjee S, De S, Mitra M, Roy P, Roy S. An Insight Into the Mechanism of Plant Organelle Genome Maintenance and Implications of Organelle Genome in Crop Improvement: An Update. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:671698. [PMID: 34447743 PMCID: PMC8383295 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.671698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Besides the nuclear genome, plants possess two small extra chromosomal genomes in mitochondria and chloroplast, respectively, which contribute a small fraction of the organelles’ proteome. Both mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA have originated endosymbiotically and most of their prokaryotic genes were either lost or transferred to the nuclear genome through endosymbiotic gene transfer during the course of evolution. Due to their immobile nature, plant nuclear and organellar genomes face continuous threat from diverse exogenous agents as well as some reactive by-products or intermediates released from various endogenous metabolic pathways. These factors eventually affect the overall plant growth and development and finally productivity. The detailed mechanism of DNA damage response and repair following accumulation of various forms of DNA lesions, including single and double-strand breaks (SSBs and DSBs) have been well documented for the nuclear genome and now it has been extended to the organelles also. Recently, it has been shown that both mitochondria and chloroplast possess a counterpart of most of the nuclear DNA damage repair pathways and share remarkable similarities with different damage repair proteins present in the nucleus. Among various repair pathways, homologous recombination (HR) is crucial for the repair as well as the evolution of organellar genomes. Along with the repair pathways, various other factors, such as the MSH1 and WHIRLY family proteins, WHY1, WHY2, and WHY3 are also known to be involved in maintaining low mutation rates and structural integrity of mitochondrial and chloroplast genome. SOG1, the central regulator in DNA damage response in plants, has also been found to mediate endoreduplication and cell-cycle progression through chloroplast to nucleus retrograde signaling in response to chloroplast genome instability. Various proteins associated with the maintenance of genome stability are targeted to both nuclear and organellar compartments, establishing communication between organelles as well as organelles and nucleus. Therefore, understanding the mechanism of DNA damage repair and inter compartmental crosstalk mechanism in various sub-cellular organelles following induction of DNA damage and identification of key components of such signaling cascades may eventually be translated into strategies for crop improvement under abiotic and genotoxic stress conditions. This review mainly highlights the current understanding as well as the importance of different aspects of organelle genome maintenance mechanisms in higher plants.
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- Kalyan Mahapatra
- Department of Botany, UGC Center for Advanced Studies, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Botany, UGC Center for Advanced Studies, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Botany, UGC Center for Advanced Studies, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Botany, UGC Center for Advanced Studies, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Botany, UGC Center for Advanced Studies, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Botany, UGC Center for Advanced Studies, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
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Li J, Price M, Su DM, Zhang Z, Yu Y, Xie DF, Zhou SD, He XJ, Gao XF. Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis for the Plastid Genomes of Five Tulipa (Liliaceae). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:6648429. [PMID: 34239930 PMCID: PMC8235973 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6648429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Species of Tulipa (Liliaceae) are of great horticultural importance and are distributed across Europe, North Africa, and Asia. The Tien Shan Mountain is one of the primary diversity centres of Tulipa, but the molecular studies of Tulipa species from this location are lacking. In our study, we assembled four Tulipa plastid genomes from the Tien Shan Mountains, T. altaica, T. iliensis, T. patens, and T. thianschanica, combined with the plastid genome of T. sylvestris to compare against other Liliaceae plastid genomes. We focussed on the species diversity and evolution of their plastid genomes. The five Tulipa plastid genomes proved highly similar in overall size (151,691-152,088 bp), structure, gene order, and content. With comparative analysis, we chose 7 mononucleotide SSRs from the Tulipa species that could be used in further population studies. Phylogenetic analyses based on 24 plastid genomes robustly supported the monophyly of Tulipa and the sister relationship between Tulipa and Amana, Erythronium. T. iliensis, T. thianschanica, and T. altaica were clustered together, and T. patens was clustered with T. sylvestris, with our results clearly demonstrating the relationships between these five Tulipa species. Our results provide a more comprehensive understanding of the phylogenomics and comparative genomics of Tulipa.
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- Juan Li
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, China
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Wanga VO, Dong X, Oulo MA, Mkala EM, Yang JX, Onjalalaina GE, Gichua MK, Kirika PM, Gituru RW, Hu GW, Wang QF. Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Acanthochlamys bracteata (China) and Xerophyta (Africa) (Velloziaceae): Comparative Genomics and Phylogenomic Placement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:691833. [PMID: 34194461 PMCID: PMC8238049 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.691833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Acanthochlamys P.C. Kao is a Chinese endemic monotypic genus, whereas Xerophyta Juss. is a genus endemic to Africa mainland, Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar with ca.70 species. In this recent study, the complete chloroplast genome of Acanthochlamys bracteata was sequenced and its genome structure compared with two African Xerophyta species (Xerophyta spekei and Xerophyta viscosa) present in the NCBI database. The genomes showed a quadripartite structure with their sizes ranging from 153,843 bp to 155,498 bp, having large single-copy (LSC) and small single-copy (SSC) regions divided by a pair of inverted repeats (IR regions). The total number of genes found in A. bracteata, X. spekei and X. viscosa cp genomes are 129, 130, and 132, respectively. About 50, 29, 28 palindromic, forward and reverse repeats and 90, 59, 53 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were found in the A. bracteata, X. spekei, and X. viscosa cp genome, respectively. Nucleotide diversity analysis in all species was 0.03501, Ka/Ks ratio average score was calculated to be 0.26, and intergeneric K2P value within the Order Pandanales was averaged to be 0.0831. Genomic characterization was undertaken by comparing the genomes of the three species of Velloziaceae and it revealed that the coding regions were more conserved than the non-coding regions. However, key variations were noted mostly at the junctions of IRs/SSC regions. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that A. bracteata species has a closer genetic relationship to the genus Xerophyta. The present study reveals the complete chloroplast genome of A. bracteata and gives a genomic comparative analysis with the African species of Xerophyta. Thus, can be useful in developing DNA markers for use in the study of genetic variabilities and evolutionary studies in Velloziaceae.
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- Vincent Okelo Wanga
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Botany Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Botany Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Peng J, Zhao Y, Dong M, Liu S, Hu Z, Zhong X, Xu Z. Exploring the evolutionary characteristics between cultivated tea and its wild relatives using complete chloroplast genomes. BMC Ecol Evol 2021; 21:71. [PMID: 33931026 PMCID: PMC8086295 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-021-01800-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Cultivated tea is one of the most important economic and ecological trees distributed worldwide. Cultivated tea suffer from long-term targeted selection of traits and overexploitation of habitats by human beings, which may have changed its genetic structure. The chloroplast is an organelle with a conserved cyclic genomic structure, and it can help us better understand the evolutionary relationship of Camellia plants. Results We conducted comparative and evolutionary analyses on cultivated tea and wild tea, and we detected the evolutionary characteristics of cultivated tea. The chloroplast genome sizes of cultivated tea were slightly different, ranging from 157,025 to 157,100 bp. In addition, the cultivated species were more conserved than the wild species, in terms of the genome length, gene number, gene arrangement and GC content. However, comparing Camellia sinensis var. sinensis and Camellia sinensis var. assamica with their cultivars, the IR length variation was approximately 20 bp and 30 bp, respectively. The nucleotide diversity of 14 sequences in cultivated tea was higher than that in wild tea. Detailed analysis on the genomic variation and evolution of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis cultivars revealed 67 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 46 insertions/deletions (indels), and 16 protein coding genes with nucleotide substitutions, while Camellia sinensis var. assamica cultivars revealed 4 indels. In cultivated tea, the most variable gene was ycf1. The largest number of nucleotide substitutions, five amino acids exhibited site-specific selection, and a 9 bp sequence insertion were found in the Camellia sinensis var. sinensis cultivars. In addition, phylogenetic relationship in the ycf1 tree suggested that the ycf1 gene has diverged in cultivated tea. Because C. sinensis var. sinensis and its cultivated species were not tightly clustered. Conclusions The cultivated species were more conserved than the wild species in terms of architecture and linear sequence order. The variation of the chloroplast genome in cultivated tea was mainly manifested in the nucleotide polymorphisms and sequence insertions. These results provided evidence regarding the influence of human activities on tea. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12862-021-01800-1.
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- Jiao Peng
- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, People's Republic of China. .,Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Dark Tea and Jin-Hua, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Management of Western Forest Bio-Disaster, College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Su D, Xie F, Liu H, Xie D, Li J, He X, Guo X, Zhou S. Comparative analysis of complete plastid genomes from Lilium lankongense Franchet and its closely related species and screening of Lilium-specific primers. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10964. [PMID: 33717697 PMCID: PMC7938781 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lilium lankongense Franchet is a lily species found on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is pink with deep red spots, has a high ornamental value, and is used in hybrid breeding of horticultural lily varieties. We have insufficient knowledge of the genetic resources of L. lankongense and its phylogenetic relationships with related species. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have shown a very close phylogenetic relationship between L. lankongense and the five species L. duchartrei, L. stewartianum, L. matangense, L. lophophorum, and L. nanum. However, molecular markers still lack sufficient signals for population-level research of the genus Lilium. We sequenced and compared the complete plastid sequences of L. lankongense and its five related species. The genomes ranged from 152,307 bp to 152,611 bp. There was a slight inconsistency detected in inverted repeat and single copy boundaries and there were 53 to 63 simple sequence repeats in the six species. Two of the 12 highly variable regions (trnC-petN and rpl32-trnL) were verified in 11 individuals and are promising for population-level studies. We used the complete sequence of 33 plastid genomes, the protein-coding region sequence, and the nuclear ITS sequence to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree of Lilium species. Our results showed that the plastid gene tree and nuclear gene tree were not completely congruent, which may be caused by hybridization, insufficient information contained in the nuclear ITS, or the small number of samples. The results of phylogenetic analysis based on plastid genomes indicated that the six Lilium species were closely related. Our study provides a preliminarily rebuilt backbone phylogeny that is significant for future molecular and morphological studies of Lilium.
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- Danmei Su
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Wen F, Wu X, Li T, Jia M, Liu X, Liao L. The complete chloroplast genome of Stauntonia chinensis and compared analysis revealed adaptive evolution of subfamily Lardizabaloideae species in China. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:161. [PMID: 33676415 PMCID: PMC7937279 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07484-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stauntonia chinensis DC. belongs to subfamily Lardizabaloideae, which is widely grown throughout southern China. It has been used as a traditional herbal medicinal plant, which could synthesize a number of triterpenoid saponins with anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities. However, the wild resources of this species and its relatives were threatened by over-exploitation before the genetic diversity and evolutionary analysis were uncovered. Thus, the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Stauntonia chinensis and comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes of Lardizabaloideae species are necessary and crucial to understand the plastome evolution of this subfamily. RESULTS A series of analyses including genome structure, GC content, repeat structure, SSR component, nucleotide diversity and codon usage were performed by comparing chloroplast genomes of Stauntonia chinensis and its relatives. Although the chloroplast genomes of eight Lardizabaloideae plants were evolutionary conserved, the comparative analysis also showed several variation hotspots, which were considered as highly variable regions. Additionally, pairwise Ka/Ks analysis showed that most of the chloroplast genes of Lardizabaloideae species underwent purifying selection, whereas 25 chloroplast protein coding genes were identified with positive selection in this subfamily species by using branch-site model. Bayesian and ML phylogeny on CCG (complete chloroplast genome) and CDs (coding DNA sequences) produced a well-resolved phylogeny of Lardizabaloideae plastid lineages. CONCLUSIONS This study enhanced the understanding of the evolution of Lardizabaloideae and its relatives. All the obtained genetic resources will facilitate future studies in DNA barcode, species discrimination, the intraspecific and interspecific variability and the phylogenetic relationships of subfamily Lardizabaloideae.
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- Feng Wen
- School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China.
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China.,State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China
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Zhang W, Wang H, Dong J, Zhang T, Xiao H. Comparative chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysis of Aquilegia. APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES 2021; 9:e11412. [PMID: 33854846 PMCID: PMC8027367 DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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PREMISE Aquilegia is an ideal taxon for studying the evolution of adaptive radiation. Current phylogenies of Aquilegia based on different molecular markers are inconsistent, and therefore a clear and accurate phylogeny remains uncertain. Analyzing the chloroplast genome, with its simple structure and low recombination rate, may help solve this problem. METHODS Next-generation sequencing data were generated or downloaded for Aquilegia species, enabling their chloroplast genomes to be assembled. The assemblies were used to estimate the genome characteristics and infer the phylogeny of Aquilegia. RESULTS In this study, chloroplast genome sequences were assembled for Aquilegia species distributed across Asia, North America, and Europe. Three of the genes analyzed (petG, rpl36, and atpB) were shown to be under positive selection and may be related to adaptation. The phylogenetic tree of Aquilegia showed that its member species formed two clades with high support, North American and European species, with the Asian species being paraphyletic; A. parviflora and A. amurensis clustered with the North American species, while the remaining Asian species were found in the European clade. In addition, A. oxysepala var. kansuensis should be considered as a separate species rather than a variety. DISCUSSION The complete chloroplast genomes of these Aquilegia species provide new insights into the reconstruction of the phylogeny of related species and contribute to the further study of this genus.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of EducationNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of EducationNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of EducationNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of EducationNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of EducationNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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Wang Y, Zhao B, Lu Z, Shi Y, Li J. The complete chloroplast genome provides insight into the polymorphism and adaptive evolution of Garcinia paucinervis. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2021.1879676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Yifei Wang
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Characteristic Economic Plant Research Center, Guangxi Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
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- Department of Characteristic Economic Plant Research Center, Guangxi Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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Liu C, Yang J, Jin L, Wang S, Yang Z, Ji Y. Plastome phylogenomics of the East Asian endemic genus Dobinea. PLANT DIVERSITY 2021; 43:35-42. [PMID: 33778223 PMCID: PMC7987559 DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Dobinea is a dioecious genus endemic to East Asia that consists of two extant species: Dobinea delavayi and Dobinea vulgaris. Although the genus is morphologically distinct, its phylogenetic position remains controversial. In this study, we investigated the phylogenetic relationships between Dobinea and related taxa by sequencing the whole plastome DNA sequences for both extant species of Dobinea and comparing them to published plastomes within Sapindales. The complete plastomes of D. vulgaris and D. delavayi were 160,683 and 160, 154 base pairs (bp) in length, including a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs, 26,889 and 26,759 bp) divided by the large single-copy region (LSC, 87,962 and 87,555 bp) and small single-copy region (SSC, 18,943 and 19,081 bp), and identically encoded 113 unique genes (79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNAs, and 4 rRNA genes). Plastid phylogenomic analyses showed that Dobinea was a well-supported monophyletic unit and sister to the clade including tribes Anacardieae and Rhoideae, which suggests that Dobinea is a member of Anacardiaceae. In addition, molecular dating inferred D. delavayi and D. vulgaris diverged approximately 10.76 Ma, suggesting the divergence between these two species may have been driven by the intensification of the Asian summer monsoon and the establishment of distinct monsoon regimes in East Asia.
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- Changkun Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
- School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
- School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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Raman G, Park KT, Kim JH, Park S. Characteristics of the completed chloroplast genome sequence of Xanthium spinosum: comparative analyses, identification of mutational hotspots and phylogenetic implications. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:855. [PMID: 33267775 PMCID: PMC7709266 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07219-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The invasive species Xanthium spinosum has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for many years. Unfortunately, no extensive molecular studies of this plant have been conducted. RESULTS Here, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of X. spinosum was assembled and analyzed. The cp genome of X. spinosum was 152,422 base pairs (bp) in length, with a quadripartite circular structure. The cp genome contained 115 unique genes, including 80 PCGs, 31 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Comparative analyses revealed that X. spinosum contains a large number of repeats (999 repeats) and 701 SSRs in its cp genome. Fourteen divergences (Π > 0.03) were found in the intergenic spacer regions. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that Parthenium is a sister clade to both Xanthium and Ambrosia and an early-diverging lineage of subtribe Ambrosiinae, although this finding was supported with a very weak bootstrap value. CONCLUSION The identified hotspot regions could be used as molecular markers for resolving phylogenetic relationships and species identification in the genus Xanthium.
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- Gurusamy Raman
- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, 38541
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, 38541
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, 38541.
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Tan W, Gao H, Jiang W, Zhang H, Yu X, Liu E, Tian X. The complete chloroplast genome of Gleditsia sinensis and Gleditsia japonica: genome organization, comparative analysis, and development of taxon specific DNA mini-barcodes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16309. [PMID: 33005000 PMCID: PMC7529812 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73392-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Chloroplast genomes have been widely considered an informative and valuable resource for molecular marker development and phylogenetic reconstruction in plant species. This study evaluated the complete chloroplast genomes of the traditional Chinese medicine Gleditsia sinensis and G. japonica, an adulterant of the former. The complete chloroplast genomes of G. sinensis and G. japonica were found to be of sizes 163,175 bp and 162,391 bp, respectively. A total of 111 genes were identified in each chloroplast genome, including 77 coding sequences, 30 tRNA, and 4 rRNA genes. Comparative analysis demonstrated that the chloroplast genomes of these two species were highly conserved in genome size, GC contents, and gene organization. Additionally, nucleotide diversity analysis of the two chloroplast genomes revealed that the two short regions of ycf1b were highly diverse, and could be treated as mini-barcode candidate regions. The mini-barcode of primers ZJ818F-1038R was proven to precisely discriminate between these two species and reflect their biomass ratio accurately. Overall, the findings of our study will shed light on the genetic evolution and guide species identification of G. sinensis and G. japonica.
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- Wei Tan
- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poyang Lake Road 10, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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Nawae W, Yundaeng C, Naktang C, Kongkachana W, Yoocha T, Sonthirod C, Narong N, Somta P, Laosatit K, Tangphatsornruang S, Pootakham W. The Genome and Transcriptome Analysis of the Vigna mungo Chloroplast. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:plants9091247. [PMID: 32967378 PMCID: PMC7570002 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Vigna mungo is cultivated in approximately 5 million hectares worldwide. The chloroplast genome of this species has not been previously reported. In this study, we sequenced the genome and transcriptome of the V. mungo chloroplast. We identified many positively selected genes in the photosynthetic pathway (e.g., rbcL, ndhF, and atpF) and RNA polymerase genes (e.g., rpoC2) from the comparison of the chloroplast genome of V. mungo, temperate legume species, and tropical legume species. Our transcriptome data from PacBio isoform sequencing showed that the 51-kb DNA inversion could affect the transcriptional regulation of accD polycistronic. Using Illumina deep RNA sequencing, we found RNA editing of clpP in the leaf, shoot, flower, fruit, and root tissues of V. mungo. We also found three G-to-A RNA editing events that change guanine to adenine in the transcripts transcribed from the adenine-rich regions of the ycf4 gene. The edited guanine bases were found particularly in the chloroplast genome of the Vigna species. These G-to-A RNA editing events were likely to provide a mechanism for correcting DNA base mutations. The V. mungo chloroplast genome sequence and the analysis results obtained in this study can apply to phylogenetic studies and chloroplast genome engineering.
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- Wanapinun Nawae
- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand; (P.S.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand; (P.S.); (K.L.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (W.N.); (C.Y.); (C.N.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (C.S.); (N.N.); (S.T.)
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Adaptation Evolution and Phylogenetic Analyses of Species in Chinese Allium Section Pallasia and Related Species Based on Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequences. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:8542797. [PMID: 32626767 PMCID: PMC7306069 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8542797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The section Pallasia is one of the components of the genus Allium subgenus Allium (Amaryllidaceae), and species relationship in this section is still not resolved very well, which hinders further evolutionary and adaptive studies. Here, the complete chloroplast genomes of five sect. Pallasia species were reported, and a comparative analysis was performed with other three related Allium species. The genome size of the eight species ranged from 151,672 bp to 153,339 bp in length, GC content changed from 36.7% to 36.8%, and 130 genes (except Allium pallasii), 37 tRNA, and 8 rRNA were identified in each genome. By analyzing the IR/LSC and IR/SSC boundary, A. pallasii exhibited differences compared with other seven species. Phylogenetic analysis achieved high supports in each branch, seven of the eight Allium species cluster into a group, and A. pallasii exhibit a close relationship with A. obliquum. Higher pairwise Ka/Ks ratios were found in A. schoenoprasoides compared to A. caeruleum and A. macrostemon while a lower value of Ka/Ks ratios was detected between A. caeruleum and A. macrostemon. This study will be a great contribution to the future phylogenetic and adaptive research in Allium.
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Xie DF, Tan JB, Yu Y, Gui LJ, Su DM, Zhou SD, He XJ. Insights into phylogeny, age and evolution of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) based on the whole plastome sequences. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2020; 125:1039-1055. [PMID: 32239179 PMCID: PMC7262478 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The genus Allium L., one of the largest monocotyledonous genera and one that includes many economically important crops with nutritional and medicinal value, has been the focus of classification or phylogeny studies for centuries. Recent studies suggested that the genus can be divided into 15 subgenera and 72 sections, which were further classified into three evolutionary lineages. However, the phylogenetic relationships reconstructed by one or two loci showed weaker support, especially for the third evolutionary lineage, which might not show the species relationships very clearly and could hinder further adaptive and evolutionary study. METHODS In this study, a total of 39 complete chloroplast genomes of Allium (covering 12 Allium subgenera) were collected, and combining these with 125 species of plastomes from 19 other families of monocots, we reconstructed the phylogeny of the genus Allium, estimated the origin and divergence time of the three evolutionary lineages and investigated the adaptive evolution in this genus and related families. RESULTS Our phylogenetic analysis confirmed the monophyly and three evolutionary lineages of Allium, while new species relationships were detected within the third evolutionary lineage. The divergence time of the three evolutionary lineages was estimated to be in the early Eocene to the middle Miocene, and numerous positive selected genes (PSGs) and PSGs with high average Ka/Ks values were found in Allium species. CONCLUSIONS Our results detected a well-supported phylogenetic relationship of Allium. The PSGs and PSGs with high Ka/Ks values, as well as diversified morphologies, complicated chromosome characteristics and unique reproductive modes may play important roles in the adaptation and evolution of Allium species. This is the first study that conducted phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses on the genus Allium combined with the plastome and morphological and cytological data. We hope that this study can contribute to further analysis of Allium for other researchers.
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- Deng-Feng Xie
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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Comparative Analysis of the Complete Plastid Genome of Five Bupleurum Species and New Insights into DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic Relationship. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9040543. [PMID: 32331381 PMCID: PMC7238134 DOI: 10.3390/plants9040543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bupleurum L. (Apiaceae) is a perennial and herbal genus, most species of which have high medicinal value. However, few studies have been performed using plastome data in this genus, and the phylogenetic relationships have always been controversial. In this study, the plastid genomes of Bupleurum chinense and Bupleurum commelynoideum were sequenced, and their gene content, order, and structure were counted and analyzed. The only three published Bupleurum species (B. boissieuanum, B. falcatum, and B. latissimum) and other fifteen allied species were selected to conduct a series of comparative and phylogenetic analyses. The genomes of B. chinense and B. commelynoideum were 155,869 and 155,629 bp in length, respectively, both of which had a typical quadripartite structure. The genome length, structure, guanine and cytosine (GC) content, and gene distribution were highly similar to the other three Bupleurum species. The five Bupleurum species had nearly the same codon usages, and eight regions (petN-psbM, rbcL-accD, ccsA-ndhD, trnK(UUU)-rps16, rpl32-trnL(UAG)-ccsA, petA-psbJ, ndhF-rpl32, and trnP(UGG)-psaJ-rpl33) were found to possess relatively higher nucleotide diversity, which may be the promising DNA barcodes in Bupleurum. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all Bupleurum species clustered into a monophyletic clade with high bootstrap support and diverged after the Chamaesium clade. Overall, our study provides new insights into DNA barcoding and phylogenetic relationship between Bupleurum and its related genera, and will facilitate the population genomics, conservation genetics, and phylogenetics of Bupleurum in Apiaceae.
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Comparative Plastome Analyses and Phylogenetic Applications of the Acer Section Platanoidea. FORESTS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/f11040462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Acer L. (Sapindaceae) is one of the most diverse and widespread genera in the Northern Hemisphere. Section Platanoidea harbours high genetic and morphological diversity and shows the phylogenetic conflict between A. catalpifolium and A. amplum. Chloroplast (cp) genome sequencing is efficient for the enhancement of the understanding of phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic revision. Here, we report complete cp genomes of five species of Acer sect. Platanoidea. The length of Acer sect. Platanoidea cp genomes ranged from 156,262 bp to 157,349 bp and detected the structural variation in the inverted repeats (IRs) boundaries. By conducting a sliding window analysis, we found that five relatively high variable regions (trnH-psbA, psbN-trnD, psaA-ycf3, petA-psbJ and ndhA intron) had a high potential for developing effective genetic markers. Moreover, with an addition of eight plastomes collected from GenBank, we displayed a robust phylogenetic tree of the Acer sect. Platanoidea, with high resolutions for nearly all identified nodes, suggests a promising opportunity to resolve infrasectional relationships of the most species-rich section Platanoidea of Acer.
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Li H, Xie DF, Chen JP, Zhou SD, He XJ. Chloroplast genomic comparison of two sister species Allium macranthum and A. fasciculatum provides valuable insights into adaptive evolution. Genes Genomics 2020; 42:507-517. [PMID: 32146713 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-020-00920-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allium macranthum and Allium fasciculatum are two sister species and their natural populations are separated by high mountains and deep valleys with exact opposite habitat. The chloroplast genome in angiosperms has showed useful for investigating plant evolution and systematic studies. OBJECTIVE Comparative analysis of these genomes revealed potential markers and phylogenetic analysis, and discuss the influence of positive selected sites on adaptive evolution. METHODS Here, we sequenced the complete chloroplast genomes of these two species and analyzed the repeat sequences components, nucleotide diversity, selection pressure and the phylogeny relationships with related species. RESULTS A typical quadripartite structure was detected with a genome size changed from 152,148 to 152,931 bp. We identified 67 and 79 simple sequence repeats in A. macranthum and A. fasciculatum, in which the mono-nucleotide repeats A/T possess the highest percentage. Three mutational hotspots (rpl32, rps16 and matK) at the SSC and LSC regions were observed, which showed remarkably higher Pi value (> 0.03). Additionally, eight genes (rpoA, atpF, cemA, rps4, ccsA, rpoC2, rpl14 and clpP) exhibited elevated pairwise Ka/Ks ratios in alpine species. Phylogenetic analyses based on the CDS sequences and the whole complete genomes showed same topologies with high support, and A. macranthum was closely clustered with A. fasciculatum within the fourteen Amaryllidaceae species. CONCLUSION Their coding proteins of these genes often functioned in chloroplast protein synthesis, gene transcription, energy transformation and regulation and photosynthesis. These results provide valuable insights into the alpine species adaptation and evolution.
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- Hao Li
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China.
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Li C, Zhao Y, Xu Z, Yang G, Peng J, Peng X. Initial Characterization of the Chloroplast Genome of Vicia sepium, an Important Wild Resource Plant, and Related Inferences About Its Evolution. Front Genet 2020; 11:73. [PMID: 32153639 PMCID: PMC7044246 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Lack of complete genomic information concerning Vicia sepium (Fabaceae: Fabeae) precludes investigations of evolution and populational diversity of this perennial high-protein forage plant suitable for cultivation in extreme conditions. Here, we present the complete and annotated chloroplast genome of this important wild resource plant. V. sepium chloroplast genome includes 76 protein-coding genes, 29 tRNA genes, 4 rRNA genes, and 1 pseudogene. Its 124,095 bp sequence has a loss of one inverted repeat (IR). The GC content of the whole genome, the protein-coding, intron, tRNA, rRNA, and intergenic spacer regions was 35.0%, 36.7%, 34.6%, 52.3%, 54.2%, and 29.2%, respectively. Comparative analyses with plastids from related genera belonging to Fabeae demonstrated that the greatest variation in the V. sepium genome length occurred in protein-coding regions. In these regions, some genes and introns were lost or gained; for example, ycf4, clpP intron, and rpl16 intron deletions and rpl20 and ORF292 insertions were observed. Twelve highly divergent regions, 66 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and 27 repeat sequences were also found in these regions. Detailed evolutionary rate analysis of protein-coding genes showed that Vicia species exhibit additional interesting characteristics including positive selection of ccsA, clpP, rpl32, rpl33, rpoC1, rps15, rps2, rps4, and rps7, and the evolutionary rates of atpA, accD, and rps2 in Vicia are significantly accelerated. These genes are important candidate genes for understanding the evolutionary strategies of Vicia and other genera in Fabeae. The phylogenetic analysis showed that Vicia and Lens are included in the same clade and that Vicia is paraphyletic. These results provide evidence regarding the evolutionary history of the chloroplast genome.
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- Chaoyang Li
- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
- Hunan Urban and Rural Ecological Planning and Restoration Engineering Research Center, Hunan City University, Yiyang, China
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- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Urban and Rural Ecological Planning and Restoration Engineering Research Center, Hunan City University, Yiyang, China
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Comparative Chloroplast Genomics of Fritillaria (Liliaceae), Inferences for Phylogenetic Relationships between Fritillaria and Lilium and Plastome Evolution. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9020133. [PMID: 31973113 PMCID: PMC7076684 DOI: 10.3390/plants9020133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Fritillaria is a genus that has important medicinal and horticultural values. The study involved the most comprehensive chloroplast genome samples referring to Old and New World clades of Fritillaria for marker selection and phylogenetic studies. We reported and compared eleven newly sequenced whole-plastome sequences of Fritillaria which proved highly similar in overall size (151,652–152,434 bp), genome structure, gene content, and order. Comparing them with other species of Liliales (6 out of 10 families) indicated the same similarity but showed some structural variations due to the contraction or expansion of the inverted repeat (IR) regions. A/T mononucleotides, palindromic, and forward repeats were the most common types. Six hypervariable regions (rps16-trnQ, rbcL-accD, accD-psaI, psaJ-rpl33, petD-rpoA, and rpl32-trnL) were discovered based on 26 Fritillaria whole-plastomes to be potential molecular markers. Based on the plastome data that were collected from 26 Fritillaria and 21 Lilium species, a phylogenomic study was carried out with three Cardiocrinum species as outgroups. Fritillaria was sister to Lilium with a high support value, and the interspecies relationships within subgenus Fritillaria were resolved very well. The six hypervariable regions can be used as candidate DNA barcodes of Fritillaria and the phylogenomic framework can guide extensive genomic sampling for further phylogenetic analyses.
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Comparative Analysis of the Complete Chloroplast Genomes in Allium Subgenus Cyathophora (Amaryllidaceae): Phylogenetic Relationship and Adaptive Evolution. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:1732586. [PMID: 32420321 PMCID: PMC7201574 DOI: 10.1155/2020/1732586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent advances in molecular phylogenetics provide us with information of Allium L. taxonomy and evolution, such as the subgenus Cyathophora, which is monophyletic and contains five species. However, previous studies detected distinct incongruence between the nrDNA and cpDNA phylogenies, and the interspecies relationships of this subgenus need to be furtherly resolved. In our study, we newly assembled the whole chloroplast genome of four species in subgenus Cyathophora and two allied Allium species. The complete cp genomes were found to possess a quadripartite structure, and the genome size ranged from 152,913 to 154,174 bp. Among these cp genomes, there were subtle differences in the gene order, gene content, and GC content. Seven hotspot regions (infA, rps16, rps15, ndhF, trnG-UCC, trnC-GCA, and trnK-UUU) with nucleotide diversity greater than 0.02 were discovered. The selection analysis showed that some genes have elevated Ka/Ks ratios. Phylogenetic analysis depended on the complete chloroplast genome (CCG), and the intergenic spacer regions (IGS) and coding DNA sequences (CDS) showed same topologies with high support, which revealed that subgenus Cyathophora was a monophyletic group, containing four species, and A. cyathophorum var. farreri was sister to A. spicatum with 100% bootstrap value. Our study revealed selective pressure may exert effect on several genes of the six Allium species, which may be useful for them to adapt to their specific living environment. We have well resolved the phylogenetic relationship of species in the subgenus Cyathophora, which will contribute to future evolutionary studies or phylogeographic analysis of Allium.
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Analysis of complete chloroplast genomes of Curcuma and the contribution to phylogeny and adaptive evolution. Gene 2020; 732:144355. [PMID: 31935501 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Curcuma is an important member of Zingiberaceae. Many species of this genus are widely used in traditional medicine and have important cultural value in East Asia. Among them, C. longa is considered to be the main source of curcumin and has a very wide range of uses. The rapid development of molecular phylogeny has deepened our understanding of taxonomy and evolution of Curcuma. However, little is known about the chloroplast genome phylogeny and the genetic bases of adaptative evolution. In this work, we sequenced the complete chloroplast genome of 4 Curcuma species. Curcuma chloroplast genomes showed highly conserved structures and the length ranged from 159,423 bp to 152,723 bp. A total of 133 genes were observed. Multiple repeats and simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were detected. By comparing with related species, 7 highly variable regions were identified as potential specific DNA barcodes for species identification. Phylogenetic analysis of complete plastome sequences and specific data sets revealed discordance with expected genus boundary. Chloroplast phylogenetic relationships were better predicted by geography than by morphological and nuclear DNA, indicating a substantial existence of introgression. 9 genes were proved to have high posteriori probability in positive selection analysis, and 4 of them (psbA, psbD, PetA and rbcL) closely related to photosynthesis, implying that chloroplast genes may had undergone positive selection pressure in evolution. These results are of great significance for us to understand the genetic basis, phylogeny and adaptive evolution of Curcuma chloroplast.
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Shi H, Yang M, Mo C, Xie W, Liu C, Wu B, Ma X. Complete chloroplast genomes of two Siraitia Merrill species: Comparative analysis, positive selection and novel molecular marker development. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0226865. [PMID: 31860647 PMCID: PMC6924677 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Siraitia grosvenorii fruit, known as Luo-Han-Guo, has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for many years, and mogrosides are its primary active ingredients. Unfortunately, Siraitia siamensis, its wild relative, might be misused due to its indistinguishable appearance, not only threatening the reliability of the medication but also partly exacerbating wild resource scarcity. Therefore, high-resolution genetic markers must be developed to discriminate between these species. Here, the complete chloroplast genomes of S. grosvenorii and S. siamensis were assembled and analyzed for the first time; they were 158,757 and 159,190 bp in length, respectively, and possessed conserved quadripartite circular structures. Both contained 134 annotated genes, including 8 rRNA, 37 tRNA and 89 protein-coding genes. Twenty divergences (Pi > 0.03) were found in the intergenic regions. Nine protein-coding genes, accD, atpA, atpE, atpF, clpP, ndhF, psbH, rbcL, and rpoC2, underwent selection within Cucurbitaceae. Phylogenetic relationship analysis indicated that these two species originated from the same ancestor. Finally, four pairs of molecular markers were developed to distinguish the two species. The results of this study will be beneficial for taxonomic research, identification and conservation of Siraitia Merrill wild resources in the future.
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- Hongwu Shi
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Guangxi Crop Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology Laboratory, Nanning, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (BW); (XM)
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (BW); (XM)
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Xie DF, Yu HX, Price M, Xie C, Deng YQ, Chen JP, Yu Y, Zhou SD, He XJ. Phylogeny of Chinese Allium Species in Section Daghestanica and Adaptive Evolution of Allium (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) Species Revealed by the Chloroplast Complete Genome. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:460. [PMID: 31114591 PMCID: PMC6503222 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The genus Allium (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) is one of the largest monocotyledonous genera and it includes many economically important crops that are cultivated for consumption or medicinal uses. Recent advances in molecular phylogenetics have revolutionized our understanding of Allium taxonomy and evolution. However, the phylogenetic relationships in some Allium sections (such as the Allium section Daghestanica) and the genetic bases of adaptative evolution, remain poorly understood. Here, we newly assembled six chloroplast genomes from Chinese endemic species in Allium section Daghestanica and by combining these genomes with another 35 allied species, we performed a series of analyses including genome structure, GC content, species pairwise Ka/Ks ratios, and the SSR component, nucleotide diversity and codon usage. Positively selected genes (PSGs) were detected in the Allium lineage using the branch-site model. Comparison analysis of Bayesian and ML phylogeny on CCG (complete chloroplast genome), SCG (single copy genes) and CDS (coding DNA sequences) produced a well-resolved phylogeny of Allioideae plastid lineages, which illustrated several novel relationships with the section Daghestanica. In addition, six species in section Daghestanica showed highly conserved structures. The GC content and the GC3s content in Allioideae species exhibited lower values than studied non-Allioideae species, along with elevated pairwise Ka/Ks ratios. The rps2 gene was lost in all examined Allioideae species, and 10 genes with significant posterior probabilities for codon sites were identified in the positive selection analysis, seven of them are associated with photosynthesis. Our study uncovered a new species relationship in section Daghestanica and suggested that the selective pressure has played an important role in Allium adaptation and evolution, these results will facilitate our further understanding of evolution and adaptation of species in the genus Allium.
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- Deng-Feng Xie
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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