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ArticleNature genetics2016

A high-quality carrot genome assembly provides new insights into carotenoid accumulation and asterid genome evolution.

Massimo Iorizzo, Shelby Ellison, Douglas Senalik, Peng Zeng, Pimchanok Satapoomin, Jiaying Huang, Megan Bowman, Marina Iovene, Walter Sanseverino, Pablo Cavagnaro and 11 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 247 papers.

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21 authors.

Massimo IorizzoDepartment of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Shelby EllisonDepartment of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Douglas SenalikDepartment of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8526-0554
Peng ZengBeijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Pimchanok SatapoominDepartment of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Jiaying HuangBeijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Megan BowmanDepartment of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Marina IoveneInstitute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Bari, Italy.
Walter SanseverinoSequentia Biotech, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
Pablo CavagnaroNational Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Cuyo, Argentina.
Mehtap YildizDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Alicja Macko-PodgórniInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.
Emilia MoranskaInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.
Ewa GrzebelusInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.
Dariusz GrzebelusInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.
Hamid AshrafiSeed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Zhijun ZhengBeijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Shifeng ChengBeijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
David SpoonerDepartment of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Allen Van DeynzeSeed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Philipp SimonDepartment of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a high-quality chromosome-scale assembly and analysis of the carrot (Daucus carota) genome, the first sequenced genome to include a comparative evolutionary analysis among members of the euasterid II clade. We characterized two new polyploidization events, both occurring after the divergence of carrot from members of the Asterales order, clarifying the evolutionary scenario before and after radiation of the two main asterid clades. Large- and small-scale lineage-specific duplications have contributed to the expansion of gene families, including those with roles in flowering time, defense response, flavor, and pigment accumulation. We identified a candidate gene, DCAR_032551, that conditions carotenoid accumulation (Y) in carrot taproot and is coexpressed with several isoprenoid biosynthetic genes. The primary mechanism regulating carotenoid accumulation in carrot taproot is not at the biosynthetic level. We hypothesize that DCAR_032551 regulates upstream photosystem development and functional processes, including photomorphogenesis and root de-etiolation.

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Biological EvolutionGenome, PlantCarotenoidsDaucus carotaGenes, RegulatorGenetic LinkageGenetic MarkersPhylogenyPlant RootsCarotenoidsGenetic Markers

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