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ArticleNature communications2026

Sub-pangenome analysis reveals structural variants associated with fruit color and bacterial wilt resistance in eggplant.

Qian You, Ze Peng, Zhiliang Li, Yaolan Jiang, Penglong Wan, Yahui Zhao, Wei Zhao, Songyuan Zhang, Hefen Cheng, Chengjie Chen and 7 more

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Qian You *Guangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. kuaileyouqianmeng@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1034-036X
Ze Peng *Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-3519
Zhiliang Li *Guangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yaolan Jiang *Guangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Penglong Wan *Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China.
Yahui ZhaoKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China.
Wei ZhaoGuangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Songyuan ZhangGuangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hefen ChengGuangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chengjie ChenKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China.
Zhou HengGuangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ming HuKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China.
Yongfeng ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-2973
Brandon S GautDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1334-5556
Baojuan SunGuangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. sunbaojuan@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-4873
Tao LiGuangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables, Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. tianxing84@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-7560
Yi LiaoKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China. yiliao@scau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-1799

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a globally important Solanaceae crop, yet trait-relevant genomic variants remain poorly characterized. Here, we perform population genomic analyses of 226 eggplant accessions sampled mainly from a major domestication center spanning Southeast Asia and South China, and find that genetic relationships closely track geographic origin. We generate chromosome-scale assemblies for 11 representative accessions using long-read sequencing and integrate six published genomes to build a pangenome resource. Using this resource, association scans identify a 12.4 Mb inversion on chromosome 10 segregating at 50.44% frequency that is strongly associated with fruit color, likely through hitchhiking with SmMYB1. We also detect variants associated with bacterial wilt resistance, including a premature stop codon in SmCYP82D47 and copy number variations in SmEPS1 and SmRoq1 homologs. Together, our results illuminate the evolution and phenotypic impact of large structural variants and provide genomic resources for eggplant genetics and breeding.

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Disease ResistanceFruitGenome, PlantPlant DiseasesSolanum melongenaDNA Copy Number VariationsPlant ProteinsPlant Proteins

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