Massive gene presence-absence variation shapes an open pan-genome in the Mediterranean mussel

M Gerdol, R Moreira, F Cruz, J Gómez-Garrido… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically
and economically relevant edible marine bivalve, highly invasive and resilient to biotic and …

Modern technologies and algorithms for scaffolding assembled genomes

J Ghurye, M Pop - PLoS computational biology, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The computational reconstruction of genome sequences from shotgun sequencing data has
been greatly simplified by the advent of sequencing technologies that generate long reads …

A chromosome-scale assembly of the axolotl genome

JJ Smith, N Timoshevskaya, VA Timoshevskiy… - Genome …, 2019 - genome.cshlp.org
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) provides critical models for studying regeneration,
evolution, and development. However, its large genome (∼ 32 Gb) presents a formidable …

The origin of the odorant receptor gene family in insects

P Brand, HM Robertson, W Lin, R Pothula… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
The origin of the insect odorant receptor (OR) gene family has been hypothesized to have
coincided with the evolution of terrestriality in insects. Missbach et al.(2014) suggested that …

An improved assembly and annotation of the melon (Cucumis melo L.) reference genome

V Ruggieri, KG Alexiou, J Morata, J Argyris, M Pujol… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We report an improved assembly (v3. 6.1) of the melon (Cucumis melo L.) genome and a
new genome annotation (v4. 0). The optical mapping approach allowed correcting the order …

Genome sequencing and functional analysis of a multipurpose medicinal herb Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy)

S Mahajan, A Chakraborty, MS Bisht, T Sil… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson, also known as Giloy, is among the
most important medicinal plants that have numerous therapeutic applications in human …

Genome sequencing of Syzygium cumini (jamun) reveals adaptive evolution in secondary metabolism pathways associated with its medicinal properties

A Chakraborty, S Mahajan, MS Bisht… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Syzygium cumini, also known as jambolan or jamun, is an evergreen tree widely known for
its medicinal properties, fruits, and ornamental value. To understand the genomic and …

Characterization of NRPS and PKS genes involved in the biosynthesis of SMs in Alternaria dauci including the phytotoxic polyketide aldaulactone

J Courtial, JJ Helesbeux, H Oudart, S Aligon… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Alternaria dauci is a Dothideomycete fungus, causal agent of carrot leaf blight. As a member
of the Alternaria genus, known to produce a lot of secondary metabolite toxins, A. dauci is …

P_RNA_scaffolder: a fast and accurate genome scaffolder using paired-end RNA-sequencing reads

BH Zhu, J Xiao, W Xue, GC Xu, MY Sun, JT Li - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Obtaining complete gene structures is one major goal of genome assembly.
Some gene regions are fragmented in low quality and high-quality assemblies. Therefore …

Genome sequencing of turmeric provides evolutionary insights into its medicinal properties

A Chakraborty, S Mahajan, SK Jaiswal… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Curcuma longa, or turmeric, is traditionally known for its immense medicinal properties and
has diverse therapeutic applications. However, the absence of a reference genome …