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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the iconic South American mandacaru cactus (Cereus jamacaru DC, Tribe Cereeae, Cactaceae).

Danilo T Amaral, Cassandra Trier, Dario Copetti, Fernando F Franco, Evandro M Moraes

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Danilo T Amaral *Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo André, SP, 09280-560, Brazil.
Cassandra Trier *Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI), School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
Dario CopettiArizona Genomics Institute (AGI), School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
Fernando F FrancoDepartamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Sorocaba, 18052-780, Brazil.
Evandro M MoraesDepartamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Sorocaba, 18052-780, Brazil. emarsola@ufscar.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4197-0794

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 310963/2022-6Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2018/03428-5Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2020/15161-3Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2022/09910-9
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conclusionWe present the first high-quality, chromosome-level genome of Cereus jamacaru, enabling evolutionary studies, conservation efforts, and exploration of its economic potential within the Cactaceae family. The Cactaceae plants are remarkable for their drought-adapted traits and the extraordinary radiation across arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas. Despite their evolutionary, ecological, cultural, and economic importance, high-quality genomic resources are available for only three North American species. Here, we present a chromosome-level reference genome for the mandacaru cactus Cereus jamacaru, an iconic species from northeastern Brazil. This is the first reference genome for a cactus species endemic to South America, offering an invaluable resource for investigating the evolution, economic potential, and conservation of this and related taxa.

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CactaceaeChromosomes, PlantGenome, PlantBrazilPhylogenyCereus jamacarucpDNAEvolutionGene duplicationGenome assemblymtDNA

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