Background The genus Potentilla is closely related to that of Fragaria, the economically important strawberry genus. Potentilla micrantha is a species that does not develop berries but shares numerous morphological and ecological characteristics with Fragaria vesca. These similarities make P. micrantha an attractive choice for comparative genomics studies with F. vesca. Findings In this study, the P. micrantha genome was sequenced and annotated, and RNA-Seq data from the different developmental stages of flowering and fruiting were used to develop a set of gene predictions. A 327 Mbp sequence and annotation of the genome of P. micrantha, spanning 2674 sequence contigs, with an N50 size of 335,712, estimated to cover 80% of the total genome size of the species was developed. The genus Potentilla has a characteristically larger genome size than Fragaria, but the recovered sequence scaffolds were remarkably collinear at the micro-syntenic level with the genome of F. vesca, its closest sequenced relative. A total of 33,602 genes were predicted, and 95.1% of bench-marking universal single-copy orthologous genes were complete within the presented sequence. Thus, we argue that the majority of the gene-rich regions of the genome have been sequenced. Conclusions Comparisons of RNA-Seq data from the stages of floral and fruit development revealed genes differentially expressed between P. micrantha and F. vesca.The data presented are a valuable resource for future studies of berry development in Fragaria and the Rosaceae and they also shed light on the evolution of genome size and organization in this family.

Buti, M.; Moretto, M.; Barghini, E.; Mascagni, F.; Natali, L.; Brilli, M.; Lomsadze, A.; Sonego, P.; Giongo, L.; Alonge, M.; Velasco, R.; Varotto, C.; Šurbanovski, N.; Borodovsky, M.; Ward, J.A.; Engelen, K.; Cavallini, A.; Cestaro, A.; Sargent, D.J. (2018). The genome sequence and transcriptome of Potentilla micrantha and their comparison to Fragaria vesca (the woodland strawberry). GIGASCIENCE, 7 (4): 1-14. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giy010 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/49374

The genome sequence and transcriptome of Potentilla micrantha and their comparison to Fragaria vesca (the woodland strawberry)

Buti, M.
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Moretto, M.;Brilli, M.;Sonego, P.;Giongo, L.;Velasco, R.;Varotto, C.;Šurbanovski, N.;Engelen, K.;Cestaro, A.;Sargent, D. J.
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2018-01-01

Abstract

Background The genus Potentilla is closely related to that of Fragaria, the economically important strawberry genus. Potentilla micrantha is a species that does not develop berries but shares numerous morphological and ecological characteristics with Fragaria vesca. These similarities make P. micrantha an attractive choice for comparative genomics studies with F. vesca. Findings In this study, the P. micrantha genome was sequenced and annotated, and RNA-Seq data from the different developmental stages of flowering and fruiting were used to develop a set of gene predictions. A 327 Mbp sequence and annotation of the genome of P. micrantha, spanning 2674 sequence contigs, with an N50 size of 335,712, estimated to cover 80% of the total genome size of the species was developed. The genus Potentilla has a characteristically larger genome size than Fragaria, but the recovered sequence scaffolds were remarkably collinear at the micro-syntenic level with the genome of F. vesca, its closest sequenced relative. A total of 33,602 genes were predicted, and 95.1% of bench-marking universal single-copy orthologous genes were complete within the presented sequence. Thus, we argue that the majority of the gene-rich regions of the genome have been sequenced. Conclusions Comparisons of RNA-Seq data from the stages of floral and fruit development revealed genes differentially expressed between P. micrantha and F. vesca.The data presented are a valuable resource for future studies of berry development in Fragaria and the Rosaceae and they also shed light on the evolution of genome size and organization in this family.
Long-read sequencing
Evolutionary development
Angiosperms
Genome sequence
Transcriptomics
Settore BIO/11 - BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
2018
Buti, M.; Moretto, M.; Barghini, E.; Mascagni, F.; Natali, L.; Brilli, M.; Lomsadze, A.; Sonego, P.; Giongo, L.; Alonge, M.; Velasco, R.; Varotto, C.; Šurbanovski, N.; Borodovsky, M.; Ward, J.A.; Engelen, K.; Cavallini, A.; Cestaro, A.; Sargent, D.J. (2018). The genome sequence and transcriptome of Potentilla micrantha and their comparison to Fragaria vesca (the woodland strawberry). GIGASCIENCE, 7 (4): 1-14. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giy010 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/49374
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