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ArticleDNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes2026

Chromosome-scale genome assembly of Malcolmia littorea using long-read sequencing and single-pollen genotyping technologies.

Kenta Shirasawa, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Haruka Kondo, Shinji Kikuchi, Keiichiro Koiwai, Sota Fujii

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Kenta ShirasawaDepartment of Frontier Research and Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7880-6221
Kazutoshi YoshitakeSchool of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan.
Haruka KondoDepartment of Horticulture, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan.
Shinji KikuchiDepartment of Horticulture, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan.
Keiichiro KoiwaiLaboratory of Genome Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8890-8229
Sota FujiiDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4814-5116

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JSPS KAKENHI 22H05172JSPS KAKENHI 22H05174JSPS KAKENHI 22H05181Kazusa DNA Research Institute Foundation
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Abstract

Malcolmia littorea, a member of the family Brassicaceae, is adapted to coastal and sandy environments and has become a model in studies of reproductive barriers. However, genomic resources for the species are limited. Here, with the aim of understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying key traits in M. littorea, we present a de novo genome assembly consisting of 10 chromosome-scale sequences. We employed a high-fidelity long-read sequencing technology for genome assembly. To anchor the sequences to chromosomes, we developed a single-pollen genotyping method to construct a genetic linkage map based on SNPs derived from transcriptomes of pollen grains, possessing recombinant haploid genomes. We built a genome assembly consisting of 10 chromosome-scale sequences (215 Mb in total) for M. littorea containing 30,266 predicted genes. A comparative genome analysis and gene prediction indicated that the genome of M. littorea is double the size of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, consistent with a whole-genome duplication followed by gene subfunctionalization and/or neofunctionalization in M. littorea. This study provides a basis for research on M. littorea, an understudied species with ecological and evolutionary significance.

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BrassicaceaeChromosomes, PlantGenome, PlantPollenChromosome MappingGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSequence Analysis, DNAchromosome-scale genome assemblylong-read sequencingsingle-pollen genotyping

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PMCPMC12836427

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