文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Hong, Lin ¹ ; Xu, Xin-Dong ² ; Yang, Lei ¹ ; Wang, Min ¹ ; Li, Shuang ¹ ; Yang, Haijian ¹ ; Ye, Si-Ying ² ; Chen, Ling-Ling ⁴ ; Song, Jia-Ming ² ;

作者机构： 1.Chongqing Acad Agr Sci, Fruit Tree Res Inst, Chongqing 401329, Peoples R China

2.Southwest Univ, Integrat Sci Ctr Germplasm Creat Western China CHO, Chongqing 400715, Peoples R China

3.Southwest Univ, Coll Agron & Biotechnol, Chongqing 400715, Peoples R China

4.Guangxi Univ, Coll Life Sci & Technol, State Key Lab Conservat & Utilizat Subtrop Agrobio, Nanning 530004, Peoples R China

关键词： sweet orange; Citrus sinensis; Longhuihong; Newhall; telomere-to-telomere genome; cold tolerance

期刊名称：GIGASCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.9； 五年影响因子：11.1 ）

ISSN： 2047-217X

年卷期： 2024 年 13 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background: Sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis Osbeck) is a fruit crop of high nutritional value that is widely consumed around the world. However, its susceptibility to low-temperature stress limits its cultivation and production in regions prone to frost damage, severely impacting the sustainable development of the sweet orange industry. Therefore, developing cold-resistant sweet orange varieties is of great necessity . Traditional hybrid breeding methods are not feasible due to the polyembryonic phenomenon in sweet oranges, necessitating the enhancement of its germplasm through molecular breeding. High-quality reference genomes are valuable for studying crop resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the lack of genomic resources for cold-resistant sweet orange varieties has hindered the progress in developing such varieties and researching their molecular mechanisms of cold resistance. Findings: This study integrated PacBio HiFi, ONT, Hi-C, and Illumina sequencing data to assemble telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genomes for the cold-resistant sweet orange mutant "Longhuihong" ( Citrus sinensis [L.] Osb. cv. LHH) and its wild-type counterpart "Newhall" ( C. sinensis [L.] Osb. cv. Newhall). Comprehensive evaluations based on multiple criteria revealed that both genomes exhibit high continuity, completeness, and accuracy. The genome sizes were 340.28 Mb and 346.33 Mb, with contig N50 of 39.31 Mb and 36.77 Mb, respectively. In total, 31,456 and 30,021 gene models were annotated in the respective genomes. Leveraging these assembled genomes, comparative genomics analyses were performed, elucidating the evolutionary history of the sweet orange genome. Moreover, the study identified 2,886 structural variants between the 2 genomes, with several SVs located in the upstream, downstream, or intronic regions of homologous genes known to be associated with cold resistance. Conclusions: The study de novo assembled 2 T2T reference genomes of sweet orange varieties exhibiting different levels of cold tolerance. These genomes serve as valuable foundational resources for genomic research and molecular breeding aimed at enhancing cold tolerance in sweet oranges. Additionally, they expand the existing repository of reference genomes and sequencing data resources for C. sinensis. Moreover, these genomes provide a critical data foundation for comparative genomics analyses across different plant species.