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ArticleGenome biology2026

Gapless and phased genome assembly reveals post-allopolyploidization subgenomic diversification of tobacco centromeres.

Weikai Chen, Shaoying Chen, Jingxuan Wang, Dian Meng, Jun Li, Li Guo

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Article in Genome biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Weikai ChenShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Shaoying ChenShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Jingxuan WangShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Dian MengShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Jun LiShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Li GuoShandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China. li.guo@pku-iaas.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-3481

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province SYS202206Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province ZR2023JQ010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Common tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is an economically important crop worldwide whose allotetraploid genome remains incompletely assembled. We present a 4.2-Gb telomere-to-telomere, gap-free, and phased genome assembly. This assembly reveals distinct evolutionary trajectories between the two subgenomes, particularly within heterochromatic centromeric regions. Consistent with the rapid sequence divergence of the T subgenome, we observe pronounced differences in DNA methylation landscapes between subgenomes. To understand centromere evolution following polyploidization, we characterize centromere architecture in tetraploid Nicotiana tabacum and its diploid progenitors, uncovering asymmetric subgenomic diversification and frequent centromere repositioning. These findings provide new insights into dynamic evolution of centromeres in polyploid genomes.

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CentromereGenome, PlantNicotianaPolyploidyDNA MethylationEvolution, MolecularCENH3Centromere repositioningCultivated tobaccoT2T genome assemblyTekay retrotransposon

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PMID42316240
PMCPMC13520468

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