Chinese fir genome and the evolution of gymnosperms
Lin, S.-Z.; Chen, Y.; Wu, C.; Sun, W.-H.; Li, Z.; Chen, H.; Wang, J.; Ji, C.; Li, S.-B.; Wang, Z.-W.; Tsai, W.-C.; Ma, X.-Q.; Lan, S.-R.; Zhang, F.-P.; Xie, Y.-C.; Yao, L.; Zhang, Y.; Lv, M.-M.; Zhang, J.-J.; Zhang, D.-Y.; Ye, Y.-Q.; Yu, X.; Xu, S.-S.; Ma, Z.-H.; Ding, G.-C.; Cao, G.-Q.; He, Z.-M.; Wu, P.-F.; Lin, K.-M.; Liu, A.-Q.; Lin, Y.-Q.; Ruan, S.-N.; Liu, B.; Cao, S.-J.; Zhou, L.-L.; Li, M.; Shuai, P.; Hou, X.-L.; Wu, Y.-H.; Li, N.; Xiong, S.; Hao, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Liu, X.-D.; Zuo, D.-D.; Li, J.; Wang, P.; Zhang, J.; Liu, D.-K.; Chen, G.-Z.; Huang, J.; Huang, M.-Z.; Li, Y.; Zheng, Q.; Zhao
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Seed plants comprise angiosperms and gymnosperms. The latter includes gnetophytes, cycads, Ginkgo, and conifers. Conifers are distributed worldwide, with 630 species distributed across eight families and 70 genera. Their distinctiveness has triggered much debate on their origin, evolution, and phylogenetic placement among seed plants. To better understand the evolution of gymnosperms and their relation to other seed plants, we report here a high-quality genome sequence for a tree species, Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata), which has excellent timber quality and high aluminum adaptability and is a member of Cupressaceae with high levels of heterozygosity. We assembled an 11.24 Gb genome with a contig N50 value of 2.15 Mb and anchored the 10.89 Gb sequence to 11 chromosomes. Phylogenomic analyses showed that cycads sister to Ginkgo, which place to sister in all gymnosperm lineages, and Gnetales within conifers sister to Pinaceae. Whole-genome duplication (WGD) analysis showed that the ancestor of seed plants has differentiated into angiosperms and gymnosperms after having experienced a WGD event. The ancestor of extant gymnosperm has experienced a gymnosperm-specific WGD event and the extant angiosperms do not share a common WGD before their most recent common ancestor diverged into existing angiosperms lineages. Analysis of the MADS-box gene family of C. lanceolata revealed the developmental mechanism of the reproductive organs in C. lanceolata, which supported the (A)B(C) model of the development of gymnosperms reproductive organs. In addition, astringent seeds and shedding of whole branches (with withered leaves) might be a strategy of C. lanceolata that evolved during long-term adaptation to an aluminum-rich environment. The findings also reveal the molecular regulation mechanism of shade tolerance in C. lanceolata seedlings. Our results improve the resolution of ancestral genomic features within seed plants and the knowledge of genome evolution and diversification of gymnosperms.
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