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DOI	10.1073/pnas.1619928114
	Chromosome-level genome assembly and transcriptome of the green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis illuminates astaxanthin production
	Roth M.S.; Cokus S.J.; Gallaher S.D.; Walter A.; Lopez D.; Erickson E.; Endelman B.; Westcott D.; Larabell C.A.; Merchant S.S.; Pellegrini M.; Niyogi K.K.
发表日期	2017
ISSN	0027-8424
起始页码	E4296
结束页码	E4305
卷号	114 期号:21
英文摘要	Microalgae have potential to help meet energy and food demands without exacerbating environmental problems. There is interest in the unicellular green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis, because it produces lipids for biofuels and a highly valuable carotenoid nutraceutical, astaxanthin. To advance understanding of its biology and facilitate commercial development, we present a C. zofingiensis chromosome-level nuclear genome, organelle genomes, and transcriptome from diverse growth conditions. The assembly, derived from a combination of short-and long-read sequencing in conjunction with optical mapping, revealed a compact genome of ∼58 Mbp distributed over 19 chromosomes containing 15,274 predicted protein-coding genes. The genome has uniform gene density over chromosomes, low repetitive sequence content (∼6%), and a high fraction of protein-coding sequence (∼39%) with relatively long coding exons and few coding introns. Functional annotation of gene models identified orthologous families for the majority (∼73%) of genes. Synteny analysis uncovered localized but scrambled blocks of genes in putative orthologous relationships with other green algae. Two genes encoding beta-ketolase (BKT), the key enzyme synthesizing astaxanthin, were found in the genome, and both were up-regulated by high light. Isolation and molecular analysis of astaxanthin-deficient mutants showed that BKT1 is required for the production of astaxanthin. Moreover, the transcriptome under high light exposure revealed candidate genes that could be involved in critical yet missing steps of astaxanthin biosynthesis, including ABC transporters, cytochrome P450 enzymes, and an acyltransferase. The high-quality genome and transcriptome provide insight into the green algal lineage and carotenoid production.
英文关键词	Carotenoid biosynthesis; Chlorophyceae; De novo genome; Genome mapping; RNA-Seq
语种	英语
scopus关键词	astaxanthin; transcriptome; astaxanthin; biofuel; transcriptome; xanthophyll; algal growth; Article; Chromochloris zofingiensis; chromosome; exon; green alga; microbial genome; nonhuman; priority journal; synteny; upregulation; biosynthesis; chromosomal mapping; DNA sequence; genetics; green alga; metabolism; microalga; nucleotide sequence; plant chromosome; plant genome; Base Sequence; Biofuels; Chlorophyta; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Plant; Genome, Plant; Microalgae; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Transcriptome; Xanthophylls
来源期刊	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/160635
作者单位	Roth, M.S., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3102, United States; Cokus, S.J., Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Gallaher, S.D., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, United States; Walter, A., Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States, National Center for X-ray Tomography, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States; Lopez, D., Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Erickson, E., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3102, United States, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, L...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Roth M.S.,Cokus S.J.,Gallaher S.D.,et al. Chromosome-level genome assembly and transcriptome of the green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis illuminates astaxanthin production[J],2017,114(21).
APA	Roth M.S..,Cokus S.J..,Gallaher S.D..,Walter A..,Lopez D..,...&Niyogi K.K..(2017).Chromosome-level genome assembly and transcriptome of the green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis illuminates astaxanthin production.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,114(21).
MLA	Roth M.S.,et al."Chromosome-level genome assembly and transcriptome of the green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis illuminates astaxanthin production".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114.21(2017).