TY - JOUR
T1 - The genome sequence of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
AU - Wu, Shasha
AU - Sun, Wei
AU - Xu, Zhichao
AU - Zhai, Junwen
AU - Li, Xiaoping
AU - Li, Chengru
AU - Zhang, Diyang
AU - Wu, Xiaoqian
AU - Shen, Liming
AU - Chen, Junhao
AU - Ren, Hui
AU - Dai, Xiaoyu
AU - Dai, Zhongwu
AU - Zhao, Yamei
AU - Chen, Lei
AU - Cao, Mengxia
AU - Xie, Xinyu
AU - Liu, Xuedie
AU - Peng, Donghui
AU - Dong, Jianwen
AU - Hsiao, Yu Yun
AU - Chen, Shi lin
AU - Tsai, Wen Chieh
AU - Lan, Siren
AU - Liu, Zhong Jian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - Oxalidaceae is one of the most important plant families in horticulture, and its key commercially relevant genus, Averrhoa, has diverse growth habits and fruit types. Here, we describe the assembly of a high-quality chromosome-scale genome sequence for Averrhoa carambola (star fruit). Ks distribution analysis showed that A. carambola underwent a whole-genome triplication event, i.e., the gamma event shared by most eudicots. Comparisons between A. carambola and other angiosperms also permitted the generation of Oxalidaceae gene annotations. We identified unique gene families and analyzed gene family expansion and contraction. This analysis revealed significant changes in MADS-box gene family content, which might be related to the cauliflory of A. carambola. In addition, we identified and analyzed a total of 204 nucleotide-binding site, leucine-rich repeat receptor (NLR) genes and 58 WRKY genes in the genome, which may be related to the defense response. Our results provide insights into the origin, evolution and diversification of star fruit.
AB - Oxalidaceae is one of the most important plant families in horticulture, and its key commercially relevant genus, Averrhoa, has diverse growth habits and fruit types. Here, we describe the assembly of a high-quality chromosome-scale genome sequence for Averrhoa carambola (star fruit). Ks distribution analysis showed that A. carambola underwent a whole-genome triplication event, i.e., the gamma event shared by most eudicots. Comparisons between A. carambola and other angiosperms also permitted the generation of Oxalidaceae gene annotations. We identified unique gene families and analyzed gene family expansion and contraction. This analysis revealed significant changes in MADS-box gene family content, which might be related to the cauliflory of A. carambola. In addition, we identified and analyzed a total of 204 nucleotide-binding site, leucine-rich repeat receptor (NLR) genes and 58 WRKY genes in the genome, which may be related to the defense response. Our results provide insights into the origin, evolution and diversification of star fruit.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41438-020-0307-3
DO - 10.1038/s41438-020-0307-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085700266
SN - 2052-7276
VL - 7
JO - Horticulture Research
JF - Horticulture Research
IS - 1
M1 - 95
ER -