Bridging the Gap: Combining Genomics and Transcriptomics Approaches to Understand Stylosanthes scabra, an Orphan Legume from the Brazilian Caatinga.

ABSTRACT: Stylosanthes scabra is a scientifically orphaned legume found in the Brazilian Caatinga biome (a semi-arid environment). This work utilized omics approaches to investigate some ecophysiological aspects of stress tolerance/resistance in S. scabra, study its genomic landscape, and predict potential metabolic pathways. Considering its high-confidence conceptual proteome, 1694 (~2.6%) proteins were associated with resistance proteins, some of which were found in soybean QTL regions that confer resistance to Asian soybean rust. S. scabra was also found to be a potential source of terpenes, as biosynthetic gene clusters associated with terpene biosynthesis were identified in its genome. The analysis revealed that mobile elements comprised approximately 59% of the sequenced g

SUBMITTER: Ferreira-Neto JRC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature