Xia Zhiqiang, Huang Dongmei, Zhang Shengkui, Wang Wenquan, Ma Funing, Wu Bin, Xu Yi, Xu Bingqiang, Chen Di, Zou Meiling, Xu Huanyu, Zhou Xincheng, Zhan Rulin, Song Shun
Haikou Experimental Station, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Bananas, 571101, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.
Hainan University, 571101, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.
Hortic Res. 2021 Jan 8;8(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s41438-020-00455-1.
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) is an economically valuable fruit that is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Here, we report an 1341.7 Mb chromosome-scale genome assembly of passion fruit, with 98.91% (1327.18 Mb) of the assembly assigned to nine pseudochromosomes. The genome includes 23,171 protein-coding genes, and most of the assembled sequences are repetitive sequences, with long-terminal repeats (LTRs) being the most abundant. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that passion fruit diverged after Brassicaceae and before Euphorbiaceae. Ks analysis showed that two whole-genome duplication events occurred in passion fruit at 65 MYA and 12 MYA, which may have contributed to its large genome size. An integrated analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic data showed that 'alpha-linolenic acid metabolism', 'metabolic pathways', and 'secondary metabolic pathways' were the main pathways involved in the synthesis of important volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in passion fruit, and this analysis identified some candidate genes, including GDP-fucose Transporter 1-like, Tetratricopeptide repeat protein 33, protein NETWORKED 4B isoform X1, and Golgin Subfamily A member 6-like protein 22. In addition, we identified 13 important gene families in fatty acid pathways and eight important gene families in terpene pathways. Gene family analysis showed that the ACX, ADH, ALDH, and HPL gene families, especially ACX13/14/15/20, ADH13/26/33, ALDH1/4/21, and HPL4/6, were the key genes for ester synthesis, while the TPS gene family, especially PeTPS2/3/4/24, was the key gene family for terpene synthesis. This work provides insights into genome evolution and flavor trait biology and offers valuable resources for the improved cultivation of passion fruit.
西番莲(Passiflora edulis Sims)是一种具有经济价值的水果,在世界热带和亚热带地区均有种植。在此,我们报告了一个约1341.7 Mb的西番莲染色体级基因组组装结果,其中98.91%(约1327.18 Mb)的组装序列被分配到9条假染色体上。该基因组包含23171个蛋白质编码基因,并且组装的序列大多为重复序列,其中长末端重复序列(LTRs)最为丰富。系统发育分析表明,西番莲在十字花科之后、大戟科之前发生了分化。Ks分析显示,西番莲在6500万年前和1200万年前发生了两次全基因组复制事件,这可能导致了其基因组较大。对基因组、转录组和代谢组数据的综合分析表明,“α-亚麻酸代谢”、“代谢途径”和“次生代谢途径”是西番莲中重要挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)合成的主要途径,该分析还鉴定了一些候选基因,包括GDP-岩藻糖转运蛋白1样蛋白、四肽重复蛋白33、网络蛋白4B亚型X1以及高尔基体亚家族A成员6样蛋白22。此外,我们在脂肪酸途径中鉴定出13个重要基因家族,在萜烯途径中鉴定出8个重要基因家族。基因家族分析表明,ACX、ADH、ALDH和HPL基因家族,尤其是ACX13/14/15/20、ADH13/26/33、ALDH1/4/21和HPL4/6,是酯合成的关键基因,而TPS基因家族,尤其是PeTPS2/3/4/24,是萜烯合成的关键基因家族。这项工作为基因组进化和风味性状生物学提供了见解,并为西番莲的改良栽培提供了宝贵资源。