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Plant Diversity ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (01): 43-53.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2020.09.005

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Development of genomic resources for the genus Celtis (Cannabaceae) based on genome skimming data

Luxian Liua, Yonghua Zhangc, Pan Lib   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China;
    b Laboratory of Systematic & Evolutionary Botany and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China;
    c College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
  • 收稿日期:2020-02-22 修回日期:2020-09-22 出版日期:2021-02-25 发布日期:2021-03-25
  • 通讯作者: Luxian Liu, Yonghua Zhang, Pan Li
  • 基金资助:
    We sincerely thank Dr. James R.P. Worth and Ryan A. Folk for revising the manuscript. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 31900188, 31970225), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. LY19C030007).

Development of genomic resources for the genus Celtis (Cannabaceae) based on genome skimming data

Luxian Liua, Yonghua Zhangc, Pan Lib   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China;
    b Laboratory of Systematic & Evolutionary Botany and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China;
    c College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
  • Received:2020-02-22 Revised:2020-09-22 Online:2021-02-25 Published:2021-03-25
  • Contact: Luxian Liu, Yonghua Zhang, Pan Li
  • Supported by:
    We sincerely thank Dr. James R.P. Worth and Ryan A. Folk for revising the manuscript. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 31900188, 31970225), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. LY19C030007).

摘要: Celtis is a Cannabaceae genus of 60-70 species of trees, or rarely shrubs, commonly known as hack-berries. This woody genus consists of very valuable forest plants that provide important wildlife habitat for birds and mammals. Although previous studies have identified its phylogenetic position, interspecific relationships within Celtis remain unclear. In this study, we generated genome skimming data from five Celtis species to analyze phylogenetic relationships within the genus and develop genome resources. The plastomes of Celtis ranged in length from 158,989 bp to 159,082 bp, with a typical angiosperm quadripartite structure, and encoded a total of 132 genes with 20 duplicated in the IRs. Comparative analyses showed that plastome content and structure were relatively conserved. Whole plastomes showed no signs of gene loss, translocations, inversions, or genome rearrangement. Six plastid hotspot regions (trnH-psbA, psbA-trnK, trnG-trnR, psbC-trnS, cemA-petA and rps8-rpl14), 4097 polymorphic nuclear SSRs, as well as 62 low or single-copy gene fragments were identified within Celtis. Moreover, the phylogenetic relationships based on the complete plastome sequences strongly endorse the placement of C. biondii as sister to the ((((C. koraiensis, C. sinensis), C. tetrandra), C. julianae), C. cerasifera) clade. These findings and the genetic resources developed here will be conducive to further studies on the genus Celtis involving phylogeny, population genetics, and conservation biology.

关键词: Cannabaceae, Genome skimming, Plastome, Plastid hotspot, Simple sequence repeat (SSR)

Abstract: Celtis is a Cannabaceae genus of 60-70 species of trees, or rarely shrubs, commonly known as hack-berries. This woody genus consists of very valuable forest plants that provide important wildlife habitat for birds and mammals. Although previous studies have identified its phylogenetic position, interspecific relationships within Celtis remain unclear. In this study, we generated genome skimming data from five Celtis species to analyze phylogenetic relationships within the genus and develop genome resources. The plastomes of Celtis ranged in length from 158,989 bp to 159,082 bp, with a typical angiosperm quadripartite structure, and encoded a total of 132 genes with 20 duplicated in the IRs. Comparative analyses showed that plastome content and structure were relatively conserved. Whole plastomes showed no signs of gene loss, translocations, inversions, or genome rearrangement. Six plastid hotspot regions (trnH-psbA, psbA-trnK, trnG-trnR, psbC-trnS, cemA-petA and rps8-rpl14), 4097 polymorphic nuclear SSRs, as well as 62 low or single-copy gene fragments were identified within Celtis. Moreover, the phylogenetic relationships based on the complete plastome sequences strongly endorse the placement of C. biondii as sister to the ((((C. koraiensis, C. sinensis), C. tetrandra), C. julianae), C. cerasifera) clade. These findings and the genetic resources developed here will be conducive to further studies on the genus Celtis involving phylogeny, population genetics, and conservation biology.

Key words: Cannabaceae, Genome skimming, Plastome, Plastid hotspot, Simple sequence repeat (SSR)