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The telomere-to-telomere genome of Sanicula chinensis unveils genetic underpinnings of low furanocoumarin diversity and content in one basal lineage of Apiaceae.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2025
He Weijun, Hu Donghua, Guo Miaoxian, Nie Bao, Zhang Guangpu, Jia Yujie, Hou Zhuangwei, Shu Shaohua, Shao Yizhen, Simonsen Henrik Toft, Twamley Anthony, Li Cheng, Wang Li
Abstract excerpt
Furanocoumarins are specialized defense compounds in Apiaceae, but the evolutionary path of their biosynthesis is not well understood. We generated a telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome for Sanicula chinensis, an early-diverging species within the Saniculoideae subfamily, to explore its evolution. Comparative genomics revealed that S. chinensis and Apioideae species each underwent unique whole-genome duplication...
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- Furocoumarins
- Genome, Plant
- Apiaceae
- Telomere
- Phylogeny
