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ArticleBMC genomics2021

A tetraploidization event shaped the Aquilaria sinensis genome and contributed to the ability of sesquiterpenes synthesis.

Fanbo Meng, Tianzhe Chu, Qiang Tang, Wei Chen

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Article in BMC genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Fanbo MengState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 611137, Chengdu, China.
Tianzhe ChuState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 611137, Chengdu, China.
Qiang TangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 611137, Chengdu, China.
Wei ChenState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 611137, Chengdu, China. greatchen@ncst.edu.cn.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAgarwood, generated from the Aquilaria sinensis, has high economic and medicinal value. Although its genome has been sequenced, the ploidy of A. sinensis paleopolyploid remains unclear. Moreover, the expression changes of genes associated with agarwood formation were not analyzed either.

resultsIn the present work, we reanalyzed the genome of A. sinensis and found that it experienced a recent tetraploidization event ~ 63-71 million years ago (Mya). The results also demonstrated that the A. sinensis genome had suffered extensive gene deletion or relocation after the tetraploidization event, and exhibited accelerated evolutionary rates. At the same time, an alignment of homologous genes related to different events of polyploidization and speciation were generated as well, which provides an important comparative genomics resource for Thymelaeaceae and related families. Interestingly, the expression changes of genes related to sesquiterpene synthesis in wounded stems of A. sinensis were also observed. Further analysis demonstrated that polyploidization promotes the functional differentiation of the key genes in the sesquiterpene synthesis pathway.

conclusionsBy reanalyzing its genome, we found that the tetraploidization event shaped the A. sinensis genome and contributed to the ability of sesquiterpenes synthesis. We hope that these results will facilitate our understanding of the evolution of A. sinensis and the function of genes involved in agarwood formation.

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SesquiterpenesThymelaeaceaeBiosynthetic PathwaysGenes, PlantHumansSesquiterpenesAquilaria sinensisCollinearitySesquiterpenoid biosynthesisTetraploidizationTranscriptome

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