PRJNA10791
Medicago truncatula strain:A17 Genome sequencing and assembly
A consortium of labs in US (University of Minnesota, University of Oklahoma, UC-Davis,  and TIGR) and Europe (INRA-Toulouse with Genoscope, Waginingen University, and the John Innes Center with the Sanger Institute) are involved in an <a href="https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0321460">NSF</a> and EU funded project to fully sequence the gene-space of <i>M. truncatula</i>. Its genome is organized into gene-rich euchromatin and repeat-rich pericentromeric heterochromatin.  A BAC-by-BAC strategy has been employed to sequence the genome. Oklahoma University is sequencing chromosomes 1, 4, 6, and 8 (initial sequencing funded by Noble Foundation). JCVI is sequencing chromosomes 2, and 7. JIC/Sanger is sequencing chromosome 3. INRA/Genoscope is sequencing chromosome 5.  International Medicago Genome Annotation Group (IMGAG) was established in 2004. Current members are from JCVI/TIGR, INRA-CNRS, MIPS, University of Minnesota, Ghent University, University of Oklahoma, and NCGR. The goal is to coordinate the generation of genome annotation for the model legume <i>Medicago truncatula</i> under the supervision of the sequencing project Steering Committee. Building on standards and processing protocols from the <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>, rice, and other genome projects, a set of standards for gene identification, gene naming, data format, data processing and data exchange have been developed.