杜仲是第四纪冰川留下来的古老树种,也是我国特有的名贵中药材和全世界唯一的硬性橡胶树种,是除三叶橡胶外最具开发潜力的天然橡胶资源和国家战略储备资源。为全面解析杜仲基因组结构、开展重要功能基因的挖掘、探索杜仲的起源和进化、揭示杜仲的遗传密码等,相关研究机构采用鸟枪法并有机结合二代与三代测序技术,完成了杜仲全基因组测序工作,绘制了杜仲基因组精细图。研究结果主要有:杜仲基因组大小约为1。02G,杂合度高达0。9%~1。1%,重复序列高达66%,表现出基因组大、杂合度高、重复序列多等极其复杂的植物基因组特征;通过第二代和第三代测序技术的序列相互矫正和多种组装软件的相互矫正,克服了杜仲基因组的高度复杂性,使ScaffoldN50达932Kb,突破了高度复杂基因组Scaffold组装过短的瓶颈;解析了杜仲重要功能基因,注释得到26000多条功能基因和3377多条非编码RNA;发现了大量杜仲胶合成相关基因,鉴定出杜仲橡胶高效积累的关键基因,确定了杜仲橡胶合成的上游调控途径;鉴定了重要活性成分如苯丙素类、黄酮类、α-亚麻酸等合成的基因家族成员;发现了杜仲基因组中拥有耐热、抗寒、抗旱、耐水涝、抗盐碱、抗虫、抗病等逆境胁迫相关基因和转录因子,揭示了杜仲对不同环境能够广泛适应的分子基础;发现了性别决定相关基因,有助于探讨杜仲雌雄异株性别决定模式等。通过对杜仲全基因组序列信息的全面解读,将为高效合成杜仲橡胶、解释杜仲药用成分高效积累机理、提高杜仲抗逆性、破解杜仲性别决定模式、研究杜仲的起源和进化等提供重要的理论依据,对颠覆性突破现代杜仲育种技术、科学指导新型杜仲橡胶资源培育都具有十分重要的里程碑意义。
<<Eucommia ulmoides is a quaternary glacial ancient plant. As a traditional Chinese medicine plant,Eucommia tree is among the few woody plants which contains hardy rubber around the world. Except for Hevea brasiliensis,Eucommia tree is one of the most potential natural rubber resources and a strategically important resource for Chinese rubber reserve. To comprehensively analyze the genomic structure,locate the key function genes,study the origin and evolution and reveal the genetic blueprint in Eucommia ulmoides,the refined genome map of Eucommia ulmoides was completed based on shortgun and combining the second and third sequencing to overcome the difficulty in assembling complicated genome sequences. The results showed that the genome of E. ulmoides has a large genome size about 1.02 G. Its heterozygosity and repeatitive sequence are 0.9%~1.1% and 66%,respectively. The problem of short Scaffold in sequence length of Scaffold N50 over 932 kb was solved. After annotation,we found more than 26 thousand genes and over 3377 non-coding RNAs. Among these genes,one part of key genes associated with rubber synthesis were found that was result in the upstream synthesis pathway was determined;the genes and members related to the major medicinal components being found including phenylpropanoids,flavonoid,alpha linolenic acid;the genes or transcription factors being found related to the environmental stress including heat-resisting,anti-cooling,anti-drought,water stress,salt and alkali stress,anti-insect,and anti-disease,etc.;which will exhibit the molecular mechanism in wide adaptability. And the genes being found related to the sex will be an efficient approach for exhibiting the sex identification mode. With the refined genome map of Eucommia ulmoides was completed,the results will provide a basis for application research,including the efficient synthesis pathway of Eucommia rubber,the accumulation mechanism of medicinal component,the ability enhancement of the stress resistance,and the uncovering of the sex identification mode and revealment the origin and evolution,etc. The series of research fruits of genome sequencing can not only break through breeding problems at higher rubber content and medicinal component,but also is a milestone for new Eucommia rubber resources cultivation.
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