The Larix kaempferi genome reveals new insights into wood properties

• Published in: Journal of integrative plant biology Vol. 64; no. 7; pp. 1364 - 1373
• Main Authors: Sun, Chao, Xie, Yun‐Hui, Li, Zhen, Liu, Yan‐Jing, Sun, Xiao‐Mei, Li, Jing‐Jing, Quan, Wei‐Peng, Zeng, Qing‐Yin, Van de Peer, Yves, Zhang, Shou‐Gong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2022; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology,Ghent B-9052,Belgium; Department of Biochemistry,Genetics and Microbiology,Pretoria,South Africa; State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing 100091,China; Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration,Research Institute of Forestry,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing 100091,China%Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics,Ghent University,Gent B-9052,Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology,Ghent B-9052,Belgium%State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing 100091,China%Nextomics Biosciences Co.,Ltd,Wuhan 430073,China%Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics,Ghent University,Gent B-9052,Belgium
• Subjects: afforestation; Biological evolution; Coniferous trees; Conifers; evolution; Evolution & development; evolutionary adaptation; Gene expression; Gene regulation; Genes; genome; Genomes; Larix kaempferi; Lignin; lignin content; Long terminal repeat; Nucleotide sequence; plant biology; polymerization; retrotransposons; terminal repeat sequences; transcription (genetics); Transcriptomes; transcriptomics; Wood; wood properties; genome; evolution; Larix kaempferi; gene expression; wood properties

ABSTRACT Here, through single‐molecule real‐time sequencing, we present a high‐quality genome sequence of the Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi), a conifer species with great value for wood production and ecological afforestation. The assembled genome is 10.97 Gb in size, harboring 45,828 protein‐codi...