TY - JOUR
T1 - The peach genome
AU - Arús, Pere
AU - Verde, Ignazio
AU - Sosinski, Bryon
AU - Zhebentyayeva, Tatyana
AU - Abbott, Albert G.
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Research underway to generate a peach genome sequence both in the US and internationally, dates back to 2002. The effort was finally rewarded at the Plant and Animal Genome XV Meeting, 16 January 2007, when Jerry Tuskan from the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) announced the new roster of plants that were to be targeted for genome sequencing at the JGI. Peach was selected for an 8× whole-genome shotgun (WGS) that was completed and publicly released on 1 April 2010 (www.peachgenome.org). Since the original genome sequencing announcement by JGI, an Italian consortium was established, within the framework of a national project (DRUPOMICS) supported by the Italian Minister of Agriculture (MiPAAF), to join the US group. Now that the sequencing aspect of the project has been completed, we are undertaking the larger job of assembly, analysis, and annotation. The original US–Italian consortium has been expanded into the International Peach Genome Initiative (IPGI) and includes laboratories and researchers from the US (JGI, Washington State University, Clemson University, and NC State University), Italy (DRUPOMICS project, including CRA, IGA, Udine University, FPTP, and Pisa S.Anna School), Spain (IRTA), France (INRA), and Chile (Andres Bello).
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The group of IRTA is a member of the CON-SOLIDER Center for Basic Genomics and Agro-food Orientation (CSD2007-00036) and received additional funding for peach genomics research from a project of the Spanish Ministry of Education (AGL2009-07305).
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - The peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] genome sequence has been recently made available to the scientific community. This represents the culmination of a long process that started less than two decades ago with the release of the first marker-based linkage maps. The process has advanced rapidly with the studies of molecular diversity, detection of genome positions of major genes and quantitative trait loci, development of large DNA sequence collections, transcriptome and proteome analyses, comparative genomic studies, construction of a physical map, and development of databases where researchers can access information. The growth of genomics knowledge has been partly due to the simplicity of the peach genome: short (230 Mbp), diploid, and distributed on eight pairs of chromosomes. Its unusually short intergeneration period (2-4 years) and selfing mating behavior, plus a dynamic peach scientific community that has often collaborated in the development of the necessary tools, have also facilitated in constructing a robust sequence of its complete genome. Peach is one of the best known species genetically among tree crops, with the promise of rapid advancement in the next few years. This paper reviews the resources available and the main results obtained, with emphasis placed on application to the development of improved varieties.
AB - The peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] genome sequence has been recently made available to the scientific community. This represents the culmination of a long process that started less than two decades ago with the release of the first marker-based linkage maps. The process has advanced rapidly with the studies of molecular diversity, detection of genome positions of major genes and quantitative trait loci, development of large DNA sequence collections, transcriptome and proteome analyses, comparative genomic studies, construction of a physical map, and development of databases where researchers can access information. The growth of genomics knowledge has been partly due to the simplicity of the peach genome: short (230 Mbp), diploid, and distributed on eight pairs of chromosomes. Its unusually short intergeneration period (2-4 years) and selfing mating behavior, plus a dynamic peach scientific community that has often collaborated in the development of the necessary tools, have also facilitated in constructing a robust sequence of its complete genome. Peach is one of the best known species genetically among tree crops, with the promise of rapid advancement in the next few years. This paper reviews the resources available and the main results obtained, with emphasis placed on application to the development of improved varieties.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11295-012-0493-8
DO - 10.1007/s11295-012-0493-8
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84862217085
SN - 1614-2942
VL - 8
SP - 531
EP - 547
JO - Tree Genetics and Genomes
JF - Tree Genetics and Genomes
IS - 3
ER -