title: High quality reference genome of drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.), a potential perennial crop.
abstract: The drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.) is a perennial crop that has gained popularity in certain developing countries for its high-nutrition content and adaptability to arid and semi-arid environments. Here we report a high-quality draft genome sequence of M. oleifera. This assembly represents 91.78% of the estimated genome size and contains 19,465 protein-coding genes. Comparative genomic analysis between M. oleifera and related woody plant genomes helps clarify the general evolution of this species, while the identification of several species-specific gene families and positively selected genes in M. oleifera may help identify genes related to M. oleifera's high protein content, fast-growth, heat and stress tolerance. This reference genome greatly extends the basic research on M. oleifera, and may further promote applying genomics to enhanced breeding and improvement of M. oleifera.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: ChengGuang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: XuanJun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: ChongYing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: TianYi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng Huan
authors.forename: AnNi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: YeWei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: JiaJin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: ShuMei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheng
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D018745:Genome, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029588:Moringa oleifera / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors