Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern

D. Blaine Marchant; Guang Chen; Shengguan Cai; Fei Chen; Peter Schafran; Jerry Jenkins; Shengqiang Shu; Chris Plott; Jenell Webber; John T. Lovell; Guifen He; Laura Sandor; Melissa Williams; Shanmugam Rajasekar; Adam Healey; Kerrie Barry; Yinwen Zhang; Emily Sessa; Rijan R. Dhakal; Paul G. Wolf; Alex Harkess; Fay-Wei Li; Clemens Roessner; Annette Becker; Lydia Gramzow; Dawei Xue; Yuhuan Wu; Tao Tong; Yuanyuan Wang; Fei Dai; Shuijin Hua; Hua Wang; Shengchun Xu; Fei Xu; Honglang Duan; Guenter Theissen; Michael R. McKain; Zheng Li; Michael T. W.) McKibben; Michael S. Barker; Robert J. Schmitz; Dennis W. Stevenson; Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona; Barbara A. Ambrose; James H. Leebens-Mack; Jane Grimwood; Jeremy Schmutz; Pamela S. Soltis; Douglas E. Soltis; Zhong-Hua Chen

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Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern

D. Blaine Marchant, Guang Chen, Shengguan Cai, Fei Chen, Peter Schafran, Jerry Jenkins, Shengqiang Shu, Chris Plott, Jenell Webber, John T. Lovell, Guifen He, Laura Sandor, Melissa Williams, Shanmugam Rajasekar, Adam Healey, Kerrie Barry, Yinwen Zhang, Emily Sessa, Rijan R. Dhakal, Paul G. WolfAlex Harkess, Fay-Wei Li, Clemens Roessner, Annette Becker, Lydia Gramzow, Dawei Xue, Yuhuan Wu, Tao Tong, Yuanyuan Wang, Fei Dai, Shuijin Hua, Hua Wang, Shengchun Xu, Fei Xu, Honglang Duan, Guenter Theissen, Michael R. McKain, Zheng Li, Michael T. W.) McKibben, Michael S. Barker, Robert J. Schmitz, Dennis W. Stevenson, Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona, Barbara A. Ambrose, James H. Leebens-Mack, Jane Grimwood, Jeremy Schmutz, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Zhong-Hua Chen

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Abstract

The large size and complexity of most fern genomes have hampered efforts to elucidate fundamental aspects of fern biology and land plant evolution through genome-enabled research. Here we present a chromosomal genome assembly and associated methylome, transcriptome and metabolome analyses for the model fern species Ceratopteris richardii. The assembly reveals a history of remarkably dynamic genome evolution including rapid changes in genome content and structure following the most recent whole-genome duplication approximately 60 million years ago. These changes include massive gene loss, rampant tandem duplications and multiple horizontal gene transfers from bacteria, contributing to the diversification of defence-related gene families. The insertion of transposable elements into introns has led to the large size of the Ceratopteris genome and to exceptionally long genes relative to other plants. Gene family analyses indicate that genes directing seed development were co-opted from those controlling the development of fern sporangia, providing insights into seed plant evolution. Our findings and annotated genome assembly extend the utility of Ceratopteris as a model for investigating and teaching plant biology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1038-1051
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nature Plants
Volume	8
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01226-7
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

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