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ArticleBreeding science2025

Chromosome-level assembly of

Takashi Seiko, Chiaki Muto, Koichiro Shimomura, Ryoichi Yano, Yoichi Kawazu, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Kenji Kato, Norihiko Tomooka, Ken Naito

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Article in Breeding science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Takashi SeikoResearch Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
Chiaki MutoResearch Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
Koichiro ShimomuraInstitute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan.
Ryoichi YanoResearch Center of Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
Yoichi KawazuInstitute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan.
Mitsuhiro SugiyamaInstitute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan.
Kenji KatoGraduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita, Okayama, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
Norihiko TomookaResearch Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
Ken NaitoResearch Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cucumber is one of the most important vegetables in the Japanese market. To facilitate genomics-based breeding, there is a demand for reference genome of Japanese cucumber. However, although cucumber genome is relatively small, its assembly is a challenging issue because of tandem repeats comprising ~30% (~100 Mbp) of the genome. To overcome, we deployed the Oxford Nanopore sequencing that produces long reads with N50 length of >30 kbp. With this technology we achieved a chromosome-level assembly of cv. 'Tokiwa', a founder line of Japanese cucumber represented with the elongated fruit shape and high-crisp texture. Compared to the existing cucumber genomes, the Tokiwa genome is 20% longer and annotated with 10% more genes. The assembly with nanopore long reads also resolved tandem repeats spanning >100 kbp, demonstrating its strength in overcoming repetitive sequences.

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cucumberCucumis sativustandem repeatwhole genome sequencing

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PMID40896502
PMCPMC12395194

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