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Journal Article
Chloroplast Genomes of Two Species of Cypripedium: Expanded Genome Size and Proliferation of AT-Biased Repeat Sequences
2021
Overview
The size of the chloroplast genome (plastome) of autotrophic angiosperms is generally conserved. However, the chloroplast genomes of some lineages are greatly expanded, which may render assembling these genomes from short read sequencing data more challenging. Here, we present the sequencing, assembly, and annotation of the chloroplast genomes of
Cypripedium tibeticum
and
Cypripedium subtropicum
. We
de novo
assembled the chloroplast genomes of the two species with a combination of short-read Illumina data and long-read PacBio data. The plastomes of the two species are characterized by expanded genome size, proliferated AT-rich repeat sequences, low GC content and gene density, as well as low substitution rates of the coding genes. The plastomes of
C. tibeticum
(197,815 bp) and
C. subtropicum
(212,668 bp) are substantially larger than those of the three species sequenced in previous studies. The plastome of
C. subtropicum
is the longest one of Orchidaceae to date. Despite the increase in genome size, the gene order and gene number of the plastomes are conserved, with the exception of an ∼75 kb large inversion in the large single copy (LSC) region shared by the two species. The most striking is the record-setting low GC content in
C. subtropicum
(28.2%). Moreover, the plastome expansion of the two species is strongly correlated with the proliferation of AT-biased non-coding regions: the non-coding content of
C. subtropicum
is in excess of 57%. The genus provides a typical example of plastome expansion induced by the expansion of non-coding regions. Considering the pros and cons of different sequencing technologies, we recommend hybrid assembly based on long and short reads applied to the sequencing of plastomes with AT-biased base composition.
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA,Frontiers Media S.A
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