De novo, high-quality assembly and annotation of the halophyte grass Aeluropus littoralis draft genome and identification of A20/AN1 zinc finger protein family.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aeluropus littoralis is considered a valuable natural forage plant for ruminant livestock and is highly tolerant to extreme abiotic stresses, especially salinity, drought, and heat. It is a monocotyledonous halophyte, has salt glands, performs C4-type photosynthesis and has a close genetic relationship with cereal crops. Moreover, previous studies have shown its huge potential as a reservoir of genes and promoters to understand and improve abiotic stress tolerance in crops.

Results

The sequencing and hybrid assembly of the A. littoralis genome (2n = 2X = 20) using short and long reads from the BGISeq-500 and PacBio high-fidelity (HiFi) sequencing platforms, respectively. Using the k-mer analysis method, the haploid genome size of A. littoralis was estimated to be

SUBMITTER: Ben Romdhane W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12039208 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature