title: Complete plastid genome of Astragalus mongholicus var. nakaianus (Fabaceae).
abstract: The first complete plastid genome (plastome) of the largest angiosperm genus, Astragalus, was sequenced for the Korean endangered endemic species A. mongholicus var. nakaianus. Its genome is relatively short (123,633 bp) because it lacks an Inverted Repeat (IR) region. It comprises 110 genes, including four unique rRNAs, 30 tRNAs, and 76 protein-coding genes. Similar to other closely related plastomes, rpl22 and rps16 are absent. The putative pseudogene with abnormal stop codons is atpE. This plastome has no additional inversions when compared with highly variable plastomes from IRLC tribes Fabeae and Trifolieae. Our phylogenetic analysis confirms the non-monophyly of Galegeae.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Sciences , Inha University , Incheon , Republic of Korea and.
authors.forename: In-Su
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Life Science , Gachon University , Seongnam , Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Sciences , Inha University , Incheon , Republic of Korea and.
authors.forename: Byoung-Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D007887:Fabaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D054627:Genome, Plastid / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Astragalus; IRLC; Papilionoideae; plastid genome