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Garg V, Bohra A, Mascher M, Spannagl M, Xu X, Bevan MW, Bennetzen JL, Varshney RK. Unlocking plant genetics with telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies. Nat Genet 2024; 56:1788-1799. [PMID: 39048791 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01830-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Contiguous genome sequence assemblies will help us to realize the full potential of crop translational genomics. Recent advances in sequencing technologies, especially long-read sequencing strategies, have made it possible to construct gapless telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies, thus offering novel insights into genome organization and function. Plant genomes pose unique challenges, such as a continuum of ancient to recent polyploidy and abundant highly similar and long repetitive elements. Owing to progress in sequencing approaches, for most crop plants, chromosome-scale reference genome assemblies are available, but T2T assembly construction remains challenging. Here we describe methods for haplotype-resolved, gapless T2T assembly construction in plants, including various crop species. We outline the impact of T2T assemblies in elucidating the roles of repetitive elements in gene regulation, as well as in pangenomics, functional genomics, genome-assisted breeding and targeted genome manipulation. In conjunction with sequence-enriched germplasm repositories, T2T assemblies thus hold great promise for basic and applied plant sciences.
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- Vanika Garg
- WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Seeland, Germany
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- WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- Plant Genome and Systems Biology, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
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Russo A, Alessandrini M, El Baidouri M, Frei D, Galise TR, Gaidusch L, Oertel HF, Garcia Morales SE, Potente G, Tian Q, Smetanin D, Bertrand JAM, Onstein RE, Panaud O, Frey JE, Cozzolino S, Wicker T, Xu S, Grossniklaus U, Schlüter PM. Genome of the early spider-orchid Ophrys sphegodes provides insights into sexual deception and pollinator adaptation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6308. [PMID: 39060266 PMCID: PMC11282089 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50622-4] [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: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Pollinator-driven evolution of floral traits is thought to be a major driver of angiosperm speciation and diversification. Ophrys orchids mimic female insects to lure male pollinators into pseudocopulation. This strategy, called sexual deception, is species-specific, thereby providing strong premating reproductive isolation. Identifying the genomic architecture underlying pollinator adaptation and speciation may shed light on the mechanisms of angiosperm diversification. Here, we report the 5.2 Gb chromosome-scale genome sequence of Ophrys sphegodes. We find evidence for transposable element expansion that preceded the radiation of the O. sphegodes group, and for gene duplication having contributed to the evolution of chemical mimicry. We report a highly differentiated genomic candidate region for pollinator-mediated evolution on chromosome 2. The Ophrys genome will prove useful for investigations into the repeated evolution of sexual deception, pollinator adaptation and the genomic architectures that facilitate evolutionary radiations.
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- Alessia Russo
- Department of Plant Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Plant Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR5096, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR5096, Perpignan, France
- EMR269 MANGO, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Perpignan, France
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- Department of Methods Development and Analytics, Agroscope, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Plant Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Plant Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR5096, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR5096, Perpignan, France
- EMR269 MANGO, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Perpignan, France
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle - Jena - Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR5096, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR5096, Perpignan, France
- EMR269 MANGO, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Perpignan, France
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- Department of Methods Development and Analytics, Agroscope, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Lian Q, Huettel B, Walkemeier B, Mayjonade B, Lopez-Roques C, Gil L, Roux F, Schneeberger K, Mercier R. A pan-genome of 69 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions reveals a conserved genome structure throughout the global species range. Nat Genet 2024; 56:982-991. [PMID: 38605175 PMCID: PMC11096106 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01715-9] [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: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Although originally primarily a system for functional biology, Arabidopsis thaliana has, owing to its broad geographical distribution and adaptation to diverse environments, developed into a powerful model in population genomics. Here we present chromosome-level genome assemblies of 69 accessions from a global species range. We found that genomic colinearity is very conserved, even among geographically and genetically distant accessions. Along chromosome arms, megabase-scale rearrangements are rare and typically present only in a single accession. This indicates that the karyotype is quasi-fixed and that rearrangements in chromosome arms are counter-selected. Centromeric regions display higher structural dynamics, and divergences in core centromeres account for most of the genome size variations. Pan-genome analyses uncovered 32,986 distinct gene families, 60% being present in all accessions and 40% appearing to be dispensable, including 18% private to a single accession, indicating unexplored genic diversity. These 69 new Arabidopsis thaliana genome assemblies will empower future genetic research.
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- Qichao Lian
- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck-Genome-centre Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.
- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Littleford-Colquhoun B, Kartzinel TR. A CRISPR-based strategy for targeted sequencing in biodiversity science. Mol Ecol Resour 2024; 24:e13920. [PMID: 38153158 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13920] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Many applications in molecular ecology require the ability to match specific DNA sequences from single- or mixed-species samples with a diagnostic reference library. Widely used methods for DNA barcoding and metabarcoding employ PCR and amplicon sequencing to identify taxa based on target sequences, but the target-specific enrichment capabilities of CRISPR-Cas systems may offer advantages in some applications. We identified 54,837 CRISPR-Cas guide RNAs that may be useful for enriching chloroplast DNA across phylogenetically diverse plant species. We tested a subset of 17 guide RNAs in vitro to enrich plant DNA strands ranging in size from diagnostic DNA barcodes of 1,428 bp to entire chloroplast genomes of 121,284 bp. We used an Oxford Nanopore sequencer to evaluate sequencing success based on both single- and mixed-species samples, which yielded mean chloroplast sequence lengths of 2,530-11,367 bp, depending on the experiment. In comparison to mixed-species experiments, single-species experiments yielded more on-target sequence reads and greater mean pairwise identity between contigs and the plant species' reference genomes. But nevertheless, these mixed-species experiments yielded sufficient data to provide ≥48-fold increase in sequence length and better estimates of relative abundance for a commercially prepared mixture of plant species compared to DNA metabarcoding based on the chloroplast trnL-P6 marker. Prior work developed CRISPR-based enrichment protocols for long-read sequencing and our experiments pioneered its use for plant DNA barcoding and chloroplast assemblies that may have advantages over workflows that require PCR and short-read sequencing. Future work would benefit from continuing to develop in vitro and in silico methods for CRISPR-based analyses of mixed-species samples, especially when the appropriate reference genomes for contig assembly cannot be known a priori.
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- Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Karaca M, Ince AG. A DNA Extraction Method for Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Cotton Seeds (Gossypium L.). Biochem Genet 2024; 62:1347-1364. [PMID: 37603192 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-023-10496-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Kernels of cotton provide lint and linter for textiles, oil and protein for food and feed. Cotton seed is formed following fertilization between an ovule and a pollen grain. The seed coat is maternal in origin, whereas the embryo and attached cotyledonary leaves are hybrids of parental lines. The extraction of genomic DNA from an ungerminated whole, a portion or mixed seeds are prerequisite in genetic and genomic studies of cotton. As far as our knowledge, there is only one method of nondescriptive DNA extraction from ungerminated cotton seeds without affecting the seed germination capability, but it has technical difficulties and requires special equipment. Furthermore, the amount of DNA extracted using the published method is low and, therefore, it is only suitable for routine marker assisted selection studies. In this study, a DNA extraction protocol referred to as the CTAB-LiCl was developed for single whole cotton seed, a portion of cotton seed and bulked cotton seeds. This protocol uses a combination of CTAB and LiCl to lyse cells and deplete RNAs simultaneously. The CTAB-LiCl DNA extraction method was evaluated in ninety-six individuals of six different cotton cultivars along with two genetic standards of cotton, TM-1 (G. hirsutum L.), Pima 3-79 (G. barbadense L.), and several other plant species of different plant genera. Results revealed that this method produced high quality and amounts of DNA as confirmed by spectrophotometry, agarose gel, restriction enzyme digestion, polymerase chain reaction, and library production for next generation sequencing studies of whole genome bisulfite sequencing. It does not require the use of liquid nitrogen, RNase, proteinase K, or beta-mercaptoethanol and can be completed in approximately 2 h. Small tissues of the chalaza ends of ungerminated cotton seeds could be used to obtain high quality and quantity of DNA ranging from 14 to 28 µg without affecting the seeds' germination ability, allowing marker-assisted selection before planting and flowering.
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- Mehmet Karaca
- Field Crops Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey
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- Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.
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Alshaikh SA, El-Banna T, Sonbol F, Farghali MH. Correlation between antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation, and virulence determinants in uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Egyptian hospital. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2024; 23:20. [PMID: 38402146 PMCID: PMC10894499 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-024-00679-2] [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: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the main etiological agent behind community-acquired and hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are among the most prevalent human infections. The management of UPEC infections is becoming increasingly difficult owing to multi-drug resistance, biofilm formation, and the possession of an extensive virulence arsenal. This study aims to characterize UPEC isolates in Tanta, Egypt, with regard to their antimicrobial resistance, phylogenetic profile, biofilm formation, and virulence, as well as the potential associations among these factors. METHODS One hundred UPEC isolates were obtained from UTI patients in Tanta, Egypt. Antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed using the Kirby-Bauer method. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) production was screened using the double disk synergy test and confirmed with PCR. Biofilm formation was evaluated using the microtiter-plate assay and microscopy-based techniques. The phylogenetic groups of the isolates were determined. The hemolytic activity, motility, siderophore production, and serum resistance of the isolates were also evaluated. The clonal relatedness of the isolates was assessed using ERIC-PCR. RESULTS Isolates displayed elevated resistance to cephalosporins (90-43%), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (63%), and ciprofloxacin (53%). Ninety percent of the isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR)/ extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and 67% produced ESBLs. Notably, there was an inverse correlation between biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance, and 31%, 29%, 32%, and 8% of the isolates were strong, moderate, weak, and non-biofilm producers, respectively. Beta-hemolysis, motility, siderophore production, and serum resistance were detected in 64%, 84%, 65%, and 11% of the isolates, respectively. Siderophore production was correlated to resistance to multiple antibiotics, while hemolysis was more prevalent in susceptible isolates and associated with stronger biofilms. Phylogroups B2 and D predominated, with lower resistance and stronger biofilms in group B2. ERIC-PCR revealed considerable diversity among the isolates. CONCLUSION This research highlights the dissemination of resistance in UPEC in Tanta, Egypt. The evident correlation between biofilm and resistance suggests a resistance cost on bacterial cells; and that isolates with lower resistance may rely on biofilms to enhance their survival. This emphasizes the importance of considering biofilm formation ability during the treatment of UPEC infections to avoid therapeutic failure and/or infection recurrence.
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- Sara A Alshaikh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt
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Demirjian C, Razavi N, Yu G, Mayjonade B, Zhang L, Lonjon F, Chardon F, Carrere S, Gouzy J, Genin S, Macho AP, Roux F, Berthomé R, Vailleau F. An atypical NLR gene confers bacterial wilt susceptibility in Arabidopsis. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 4:100607. [PMID: 37098653 PMCID: PMC10504594 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) remains the most prevalent form of plant resistance in crop fields and wild habitats. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have proved to be successful in deciphering the quantitative genetic basis of complex traits such as QDR. To unravel the genetics of QDR to the devastating worldwide bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum, we performed a GWAS by challenging a highly polymorphic local mapping population of Arabidopsis thaliana with four R. solanacearum type III effector (T3E) mutants, identified as key pathogenicity determinants after a first screen on an A. thaliana core collection of 25 accessions. Although most quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were highly specific to the identity of the T3E mutant (ripAC, ripAG, ripAQ, and ripU), we finely mapped a common QTL located on a cluster of nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) genes that exhibited structural variation. We functionally validated one of these NLRs as a susceptibility factor in response to R. solanacearum, named it Bacterial Wilt Susceptibility 1 (BWS1), and cloned two alleles that conferred contrasting levels of QDR. Further characterization indicated that expression of BWS1 leads to suppression of immunity triggered by different R. solanacearum effectors. In addition, we showed a direct interaction between BWS1 and RipAC T3E, and BWS1 and SUPPRESSOR OF G2 ALLELE OF skp1 (SGT1b), the latter interaction being suppressed by RipAC. Together, our results highlight a putative role for BWS1 as a quantitative susceptibility factor directly targeted by the T3E RipAC, mediating negative regulation of the SGT1-dependent immune response.
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- Choghag Demirjian
- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000 Versailles, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Shioya N, Ogiso-Tanaka E, Watanabe M, Anai T, Hoshino T. Development of a High-Quality/Yield Long-Read Sequencing-Adaptable DNA Extraction Method for Crop Seeds. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2971. [PMID: 37631182 PMCID: PMC10457885 DOI: 10.3390/plants12162971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Genome sequencing is important for discovering critical genes in crops and improving crop breeding efficiency. Generally, fresh, young leaves are used for DNA extraction from plants. However, seeds, the storage form, are more efficient because they do not require cultivation and can be ground at room temperature. Yet, only a few DNA extraction kits or methods suitable for seeds have been developed to date. In this study, we introduced an improved (IMP) Boom method that is relatively low-cost, simple to operate, and yields high-quality DNA that can withstand long-read sequencing. The method successfully extracted approximately 8 µg of DNA per gram of seed weight from soybean seeds at an average concentration of 48.3 ng/µL, approximately 40-fold higher than that extracted from seeds using a common extraction method kit. The A260/280 and A260/230 values of the DNA were 1.90 and 2.43, respectively, which exceeded the respective quality thresholds of 1.8 and 2.0. The DNA also had a DNA integrity number value (indicating the degree of DNA degradation) of 8.1, higher than that obtained using the kit and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide methods. Furthermore, the DNA showed a read length N50 of 20.96 kbp and a maximum read length of 127.8 kbp upon long-read sequencing using the Oxford Nanopore sequencer, with both values being higher than those obtained using the other methods. DNA extracted from seeds using the IMP Boom method showed an increase in the percentage of the nuclear genome with a decrease in the relative ratio of chloroplast DNA. These results suggested that the proposed IMP Boom method can extract high-quality and high-concentration DNA that can be used for long-read sequencing, which cannot be achieved from plant seeds using other conventional DNA extraction methods. The IMP Boom method could also be adapted to crop seeds other than soybeans, such as pea, okra, maize, and sunflower. This improved method is expected to improve the efficiency of various crop-breeding operations, including seed variety determination, testing of genetically modified seeds, and marker-assisted selection.
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- Naohiro Shioya
- Laboratory of Crop Breeding, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-Machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Yamagata, Japan;
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- Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research, National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba 305-0005, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-Machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Yamagata, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Agroecology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Fukuoka, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Crop Breeding, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-Machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Yamagata, Japan;
- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-Machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Yamagata, Japan;
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Luo T, Li L, Wang S, Cheng N. Research Progress of Nucleic Acid Detection Technology for Genetically Modified Maize. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12247. [PMID: 37569623 PMCID: PMC10418336 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Genetically modified (GM) maize is one of the earliest GM crops to have achieved large-scale commercial cultivation globally, and it is of great significance to excel in the development and implementation of safety policy regarding GM, and in its technical oversight. This article describes the general situation regarding genetically modified maize, including its varieties, applications, relevant laws and regulations, and so on. From a technical point of view, we summarize and critically analyze the existing methods for detecting nucleic acid levels in genetically modified maize. The nucleic acid extraction technology used for maize is explained, and the introduction of traditional detection techniques, which cover variable-temperature and isothermal amplification detection technology and gene chip technology, applications in maize are described. Moreover, new technologies are proposed, with special attention paid to nucleic acid detection methods using sensors. Finally, we review the current limitations and challenges of GM maize nucleic acid testing and share our vision for the future direction of this field.
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- Tongyun Luo
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (T.L.); (L.L.); (S.W.)
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (T.L.); (L.L.); (S.W.)
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (T.L.); (L.L.); (S.W.)
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (T.L.); (L.L.); (S.W.)
- Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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Carrère S, Mayjonade B, Lalanne D, Gaillard S, Verdier J, Chen NW. First whole genome assembly and annotation of a European common bean cultivar using PacBio HiFi and Iso-Seq data. Data Brief 2023; 48:109182. [PMID: 37383758 PMCID: PMC10293967 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume for direct human consumption worldwide. Flageolet bean originates from France and presents typical organoleptic properties, including the remarkable feature of having small pale green colored seeds. Here, we report the whole-genome data, assembly and annotation of the flageolet bean accession 'Flavert'. High molecular weight DNA and RNA were extracted and subjected to long-read sequencing using PacBio Sequel II platform. The genome consisted of 566,238,753 bp assembled in 13 molecules, including 11 chromosomes plus the mitochondrial and chloroplastic genomes. Annotation predicted 29,549 protein coding genes and 6,958 non-coding RNA. This high-quality genome (99.2% BUSCO completeness) represents a valuable data set for further genomic and genetic studies on common bean and more generally on legumes. To our knowledge, this is the first whole-genome sequence of a common bean accession originating from Europe.
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- Sébastien Carrère
- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes Environnement (LIPME), 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes Environnement (LIPME), 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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Wlodzimierz P, Rabanal FA, Burns R, Naish M, Primetis E, Scott A, Mandáková T, Gorringe N, Tock AJ, Holland D, Fritschi K, Habring A, Lanz C, Patel C, Schlegel T, Collenberg M, Mielke M, Nordborg M, Roux F, Shirsekar G, Alonso-Blanco C, Lysak MA, Novikova PY, Bousios A, Weigel D, Henderson IR. Cycles of satellite and transposon evolution in Arabidopsis centromeres. Nature 2023:10.1038/s41586-023-06062-z. [PMID: 37198485 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06062-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Centromeres are critical for cell division, loading CENH3 or CENPA histone variant nucleosomes, directing kinetochore formation and allowing chromosome segregation1,2. Despite their conserved function, centromere size and structure are diverse across species. To understand this centromere paradox3,4, it is necessary to know how centromeric diversity is generated and whether it reflects ancient trans-species variation or, instead, rapid post-speciation divergence. To address these questions, we assembled 346 centromeres from 66 Arabidopsis thaliana and 2 Arabidopsis lyrata accessions, which exhibited a remarkable degree of intra- and inter-species diversity. A. thaliana centromere repeat arrays are embedded in linkage blocks, despite ongoing internal satellite turnover, consistent with roles for unidirectional gene conversion or unequal crossover between sister chromatids in sequence diversification. Additionally, centrophilic ATHILA transposons have recently invaded the satellite arrays. To counter ATHILA invasion, chromosome-specific bursts of satellite homogenization generate higher-order repeats and purge transposons, in line with cycles of repeat evolution. Centromeric sequence changes are even more extreme in comparison between A. thaliana and A. lyrata. Together, our findings identify rapid cycles of transposon invasion and purging through satellite homogenization, which drive centromere evolution and ultimately contribute to speciation.
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- Piotr Wlodzimierz
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- LIPME, INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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De La Cerda GY, Landis JB, Eifler E, Hernandez AI, Li F, Zhang J, Tribble CM, Karimi N, Chan P, Givnish T, Strickler SR, Specht CD. Balancing read length and sequencing depth: Optimizing Nanopore long-read sequencing for monocots with an emphasis on the Liliales. APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES 2023; 11:e11524. [PMID: 37342170 PMCID: PMC10278932 DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Premise We present approaches used to generate long-read Nanopore sequencing reads for the Liliales and demonstrate how modifications to standard protocols directly impact read length and total output. The goal is to help those interested in generating long-read sequencing data determine which steps may be necessary for optimizing output and results. Methods Four species of Calochortus (Liliaceae) were sequenced. Modifications made to sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) extractions and cleanup protocols included grinding with a mortar and pestle, using cut or wide-bore tips, chloroform cleaning, bead cleaning, eliminating short fragments, and using highly purified DNA. Results Steps taken to maximize read length can decrease overall output. Notably, the number of pores in a flow cell is correlated with the overall output, yet we did not see an association between the pore number and the read length or the number of reads produced. Discussion Many factors contribute to the overall success of a Nanopore sequencing run. We showed the direct impact that several modifications to the DNA extraction and cleaning steps have on the total sequencing output, read size, and number of reads generated. We show a tradeoff between read length and the number of reads and, to a lesser extent, the total sequencing output, all of which are important factors for successful de novo genome assembly.
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- Gisel Y. De La Cerda
- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Biology and the L. H. Bailey HortoriumCornell UniversityIthacaNew York14853USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Biology and the L. H. Bailey HortoriumCornell UniversityIthacaNew York14853USA
- BTI Computational Biology CenterBoyce Thompson InstituteIthacaNew York14853USA
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- Department of BotanyUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWisconsin53706USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Biology and the L. H. Bailey HortoriumCornell UniversityIthacaNew York14853USA
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- BTI Computational Biology CenterBoyce Thompson InstituteIthacaNew York14853USA
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- BTI Computational Biology CenterBoyce Thompson InstituteIthacaNew York14853USA
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of Hawaiʻi, MānoaHonoluluHawaiʻi96822USA
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- Department of BotanyUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWisconsin53706USA
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- Department of BotanyUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWisconsin53706USA
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- Department of BotanyUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWisconsin53706USA
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- BTI Computational Biology CenterBoyce Thompson InstituteIthacaNew York14853USA
- Present address:
Plant Science and ConservationChicago Botanic GardenGlencoeIllinois60022USA
- Present address:
Plant Biology and Conservation ProgramNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonIllinois60208USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Biology and the L. H. Bailey HortoriumCornell UniversityIthacaNew York14853USA
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Xie P, Ke Y, Kuo L. Modified CTAB protocols for high-molecular-weight DNA extractions from ferns. APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES 2023; 11:e11526. [PMID: 37342164 PMCID: PMC10278929 DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Premise Efficient protocols for extracting high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA from ferns facilitate the long-read sequencing of their large and complex genomes. Here, we perform two cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-based protocols to extract HMW DNA and evaluate their applicability in diverse fern taxa for the first time. Methods and Results We describe two modified CTAB protocols, with key adjustments to minimize mechanical disruption during lysis to prevent DNA shearing. One of these protocols uses a small amount of fresh tissue but yields a considerable quantity of HMW DNA with high efficiency. The other accommodates a large amount of input tissue, adopts an initial step of nuclei isolation, and thus ensures a high yield in a short period of time. Both methods were proven to be robust and effective in obtaining HMW DNA from diverse fern lineages, including 33 species in 19 families. The DNA extractions mostly had high DNA integrity, with mean sizes larger than 50 kbp, as well as high purity (A260/A230 and A260/A280 > 1.8). Conclusions This study provides HMW DNA extraction protocols for ferns in the hope of facilitating further attempts to sequence their genomes, which will bridge our genomic understanding of land plant diversity.
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- Pei‐Jun Xie
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular BiologyNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu CityTaiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular BiologyNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu CityTaiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular BiologyNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu CityTaiwan
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Nishii K, Möller M, Foster RG, Forrest LL, Kelso N, Barber S, Howard C, Hart ML. A high quality, high molecular weight DNA extraction method for PacBio HiFi genome sequencing of recalcitrant plants. PLANT METHODS 2023; 19:41. [PMID: 37120601 PMCID: PMC10148486 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-023-01009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND PacBio HiFi sequencing provides highly accurate long-read sequencing datasets which are of great advantage for whole genome sequencing projects. One limitation of the method is the requirement for high quality, high molecular weight input DNA. This can be particularly challenging for plants that frequently contain common and species-specific secondary metabolites, which often interfere with downstream processes. Cape Primroses (genus Streptocarpus), are some of these recalcitrant plants and are selected here as material to develop a high quality, high molecular weight DNA extraction protocol for long read genome sequencing. RESULTS We developed a DNA extraction method for PacBio HiFi sequencing for Streptocarpus grandis and Streptocarpus kentaniensis. A CTAB lysis buffer was employed to avoid guanidine, and the traditional chloroform and phenol purification steps were replaced with pre-lysis sample washes. Best cells/nucleus lysis was achieved with 4 h at 58 °C. The obtained high quality and high molecular weight DNAs were tested in PacBio SMRTBell™ library preparations, which resulted in circular consensus sequencing (CCS) reads from 17 to 27 Gb per cell, and a read length N50 from 14 to 17 kbp. To evaluate the quality of the reads for whole genome sequencing, they were assembled with HiFiasm into draft genomes, with N50 = 49 Mb and 23 Mb, and L50 = 10 and 11. The longest contigs were 95 Mb and 57 Mb respectively, showing good contiguity as these are longer than the theoretical chromosome length (genome size/chromosome number) of 78 Mb and 55 Mb, for S. grandis and S. kentaniensis respectively. CONCLUSIONS DNA extraction is a critical step towards obtaining a complete genome assembly. Our DNA extraction method here provided the required high quality, high molecular weight DNA for successful standard-input PacBio HiFi library preparation. The contigs from those reads showed a high contiguity, providing a good starting draft assembly towards obtaining a complete genome. The results obtained here were highly promising, and demonstrated that the DNA extraction method developed here is compatible with PacBio HiFi sequencing and suitable for de novo whole genome sequencing projects of plants.
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- Kanae Nishii
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR UK
- Kanagawa University, 2946 Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1293 Japan
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- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR UK
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- Edinburgh Genomics, The University of Edinburgh, Charlotte Auerbach Rd., Edinburgh, EH9 3FL UK
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- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR UK
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- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR UK
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- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1RQ UK
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- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR UK
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Frachon L, Arrigo L, Rusman Q, Poveda L, Qi W, Scopece G, Schiestl FP. Putative Signals of Generalist Plant Species Adaptation to Local Pollinator Communities and Abiotic Factors. Mol Biol Evol 2023; 40:7043265. [PMID: 36795638 PMCID: PMC10015620 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msad036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The reproductive success of flowering plants with generalized pollination systems is influenced by interactions with a diverse pollinator community and abiotic factors. However, knowledge about the adaptative potential of plants to complex ecological networks and the underlying genetic mechanisms is still limited. Based on a pool-sequencing approach of 21 natural populations of Brassica incana in Southern Italy, we combined a genome-environmental association analysis with a genome scan for signals of population genomic differentiation to discover genetic variants associated with the ecological variation. We identified genomic regions putatively involved in the adaptation of B. incana to the identity of local pollinator functional categories and pollinator community composition. Interestingly, we observed several shared candidate genes associated with long-tongue bees, soil texture, and temperature variation. We established a genomic map of potential generalist flowering plant local adaptation to complex biotic interactions, and the importance of considering multiple environmental factors to describe the adaptive landscape of plant populations.
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH Zurich/University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH Zurich/University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario MSA, Naples, Italy
- NBFC: National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo 90133, Italy
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Sigova EA, Pushkova EN, Rozhmina TA, Kudryavtseva LP, Zhuchenko AA, Novakovskiy RO, Zhernova DA, Povkhova LV, Turba AA, Borkhert EV, Melnikova NV, Dmitriev AA, Dvorianinova EM. Assembling Quality Genomes of Flax Fungal Pathogens from Oxford Nanopore Technologies Data. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:301. [PMID: 36983469 PMCID: PMC10055923 DOI: 10.3390/jof9030301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is attacked by numerous devastating fungal pathogens, including Colletotrichum lini, Aureobasidium pullulans, and Fusarium verticillioides (Fusarium moniliforme). The effective control of flax diseases follows the paradigm of extensive molecular research on pathogenicity. However, such studies require quality genome sequences of the studied organisms. This article reports on the approaches to assembling a high-quality fungal genome from the Oxford Nanopore Technologies data. We sequenced the genomes of C. lini, A. pullulans, and F. verticillioides (F. moniliforme) and received different volumes of sequencing data: 1.7 Gb, 3.9 Gb, and 11.1 Gb, respectively. To obtain the optimal genome sequences, we studied the effect of input data quality and genome coverage on assembly statistics and tested the performance of different assembling and polishing software. For C. lini, the most contiguous and complete assembly was obtained by the Flye assembler and the Homopolish polisher. The genome coverage had more effect than data quality on assembly statistics, likely due to the relatively low amount of sequencing data obtained for C. lini. The final assembly was 53.4 Mb long and 96.4% complete (according to the glomerellales_odb10 BUSCO dataset), consisted of 42 contigs, and had an N50 of 4.4 Mb. For A. pullulans and F. verticillioides (F. moniliforme), the best assemblies were produced by Canu-Medaka and Canu-Homopolish, respectively. The final assembly of A. pullulans had a length of 29.5 Mb, 99.4% completeness (dothideomycetes_odb10), an N50 of 2.4 Mb and consisted of 32 contigs. F. verticillioides (F. moniliforme) assembly was 44.1 Mb long, 97.8% complete (hypocreales_odb10), consisted of 54 contigs, and had an N50 of 4.4 Mb. The obtained results can serve as a guideline for assembling a de novo genome of a fungus. In addition, our data can be used in genomic studies of fungal pathogens or plant-pathogen interactions and assist in the management of flax diseases.
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- Elizaveta A. Sigova
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow 141701, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Federal Research Center for Bast Fiber Crops, Torzhok 172002, Russia
- All-Russian Horticultural Institute for Breeding, Agrotechnology and Nursery, Moscow 115598, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow 141701, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Patin NV, Goodwin KD. Capturing marine microbiomes and environmental DNA: A field sampling guide. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1026596. [PMID: 36713215 PMCID: PMC9877356 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1026596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The expanding interest in marine microbiome and eDNA sequence data has led to a demand for sample collection and preservation standard practices to enable comparative assessments of results across studies and facilitate meta-analyses. We support this effort by providing guidelines based on a review of published methods and field sampling experiences. The major components considered here are environmental and resource considerations, sample processing strategies, sample storage options, and eDNA extraction protocols. It is impossible to provide universal recommendations considering the wide range of eDNA applications; rather, we provide information to design fit-for-purpose protocols. To manage scope, the focus here is on sampling collection and preservation of prokaryotic and microeukaryotic eDNA. Even with a focused view, the practical utility of any approach depends on multiple factors, including habitat type, available resources, and experimental goals. We broadly recommend enacting rigorous decontamination protocols, pilot studies to guide the filtration volume needed to characterize the target(s) of interest and minimize PCR inhibitor collection, and prioritizing sample freezing over (only) the addition of preservation buffer. An annotated list of studies that test these parameters is included for more detailed investigation on specific steps. To illustrate an approach that demonstrates fit-for-purpose methodologies, we provide a protocol for eDNA sampling aboard an oceanographic vessel. These guidelines can aid the decision-making process for scientists interested in sampling and sequencing marine microbiomes and/or eDNA.
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- Nastassia Virginia Patin
- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, FL, United States,Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States,Stationed at Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Nastassia Virginia Patin,
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- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, FL, United States,Stationed at Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Rabanal FA, Gräff M, Lanz C, Fritschi K, Llaca V, Lang M, Carbonell-Bejerano P, Henderson I, Weigel D. Pushing the limits of HiFi assemblies reveals centromere diversity between two Arabidopsis thaliana genomes. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:12309-12327. [PMID: 36453992 PMCID: PMC9757041 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Although long-read sequencing can often enable chromosome-level reconstruction of genomes, it is still unclear how one can routinely obtain gapless assemblies. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, other than the reference accession Col-0, all other accessions de novo assembled with long-reads until now have used PacBio continuous long reads (CLR). Although these assemblies sometimes achieved chromosome-arm level contigs, they inevitably broke near the centromeres, excluding megabases of DNA from analysis in pan-genome projects. Since PacBio high-fidelity (HiFi) reads circumvent the high error rate of CLR technologies, albeit at the expense of read length, we compared a CLR assembly of accession Eyach15-2 to HiFi assemblies of the same sample. The use of five different assemblers starting from subsampled data allowed us to evaluate the impact of coverage and read length. We found that centromeres and rDNA clusters are responsible for 71% of contig breaks in the CLR scaffolds, while relatively short stretches of GA/TC repeats are at the core of >85% of the unfilled gaps in our best HiFi assemblies. Since the HiFi technology consistently enabled us to reconstruct gapless centromeres and 5S rDNA clusters, we demonstrate the value of the approach by comparing these previously inaccessible regions of the genome between the Eyach15-2 accession and the reference accession Col-0.
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- Fernando A Rabanal
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Genomics Technologies, Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA 50131, USA
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- Genomics Technologies, Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA 50131, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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