Next-generation survey sequencing and the molecular organization of wheat chromosome 6B

Common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cereals in the world. To improve wheat quality and productivity, the genomic sequence of wheat must be determined. The large genome size (∼17 Gb/1 C) and the hexaploid status of wheat have hampered the genome sequencing of wheat. Howev...

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Published in:DNA research 2014-04, Vol.21 (2), p.103-114
Main Authors: Tanaka, Tsuyoshi, Kobayashi, Fuminori, Joshi, Giri Prasad, Onuki, Ritsuko, Sakai, Hiroaki, Kanamori, Hiroyuki, Wu, Jianzhong, Simkova, Hana, Nasuda, Shuhei, Endo, Takashi R, Hayakawa, Katsuyuki, Doležel, Jaroslav, Ogihara, Yasunari, Itoh, Takeshi, Matsumoto, Takashi, Handa, Hirokazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Plant - genetics
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
RNA, Untranslated - genetics
Transcriptome
Triticum - genetics
Triticum aestivum
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Summary:Common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cereals in the world. To improve wheat quality and productivity, the genomic sequence of wheat must be determined. The large genome size (∼17 Gb/1 C) and the hexaploid status of wheat have hampered the genome sequencing of wheat. However, flow sorting of individual chromosomes has allowed us to purify and separately shotgun-sequence a pair of telocentric chromosomes. Here, we describe a result from the survey sequencing of wheat chromosome 6B (914 Mb/1 C) using massively parallel 454 pyrosequencing. From the 4.94 and 5.51 Gb shotgun sequence data from the two chromosome arms of 6BS and 6BL, 235 and 273 Mb sequences were assembled to cover ∼55.6 and 54.9% of the total genomic regions, respectively. Repetitive sequences composed 77 and 86% of the assembled sequences on 6BS and 6BL, respectively. Within the assembled sequences, we predicted a total of 4798 non-repetitive gene loci with the evidence of expression from the wheat transcriptome data. The numbers and chromosomal distribution patterns of the genes for tRNAs and microRNAs in wheat 6B were investigated, and the results suggested a significant involvement of DNA transposon diffusion in the evolution of these non-protein-coding RNA genes. A comparative analysis of the genomic sequences of wheat 6B and monocot plants clearly indicated the evolutionary conservation of gene contents.
ISSN:1340-2838
1756-1663
DOI:10.1093/dnares/dst041