Rapid amplification of four retrotransposon families promoted speciation and genome size expansion in the genus Panax.

ABSTRACT: Genome duplication and repeat multiplication contribute to genome evolution in plants. Our previous work identified a recent allotetraploidization event and five high-copy LTR retrotransposon (LTR-RT) families PgDel, PgTat, PgAthila, PgTork, and PgOryco in Panax ginseng. Here, using whole-genome sequences, we quantified major repeats in five Panax species and investigated their role in genome evolution. The diploids P. japonicus, P. vietnamensis, and P. notoginseng and the tetraploids P. ginseng and P. quinquefolius were analyzed alongside their relative Aralia elata. These species possess 0.8-4.9 Gb haploid genomes. The PgDel, PgTat, PgAthila, and PgTork LTR-RT superfamilies accounted for 39-52% of the Panax species genomes and 17% of the A. elata genome. PgDel included six subfamily memb

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5567358 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature