Haplotype-resolved genome assembly and resequencing analysis provide insights into genome evolution and allelic imbalance in Pinus densiflora

Min Jeong Jang, Hye Jeong Cho, Young Soo Park, Hye Young Lee, Eun Kyung Bae, Seungmee Jung, Hongshi Jin, Jongchan Woo, Eunsook Park, Seo Jin Kim, Jin Wook Choi, Geun Young Chae, Ji Yoon Guk, Do Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Kim, Min Jeong Kang, Hyoshin Lee, Kyeong Seong Cheon, In Sik Kim, Yong Min KimMyung Shin Kim, Jae Heung Ko, Kyu Suk Kang, Doil Choi, Eung Jun Park, Seungill Kim

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Abstract

Haplotype-level allelic characterization facilitates research on the functional, evolutionary and breeding-related features of extremely large and complex plant genomes. We report a 21.7-Gb chromosome-level haplotype-resolved assembly in Pinus densiflora. We found genome rearrangements involving translocations and inversions between chromosomes 1 and 3 of Pinus species and a proliferation of specific long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) in P. densiflora. Evolutionary analyses illustrated that tandem and LTR-RT-mediated duplications led to an increment of transcription factor (TF) genes in P. densiflora. The haplotype sequence comparison showed allelic imbalances, including presence–absence variations of genes (PAV genes) and their functional contributions to flowering and abiotic stress-related traits in P. densiflora. Allele-aware resequencing analysis revealed PAV gene diversity across P. densiflora accessions. Our study provides insights into key mechanisms underlying the evolution of genome structure, LTR-RTs and TFs within the Pinus lineage as well as allelic imbalances and diversity across P. densiflora.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2551-2561
Number of pages11
JournalNature Genetics
Volume56
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2024

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