The genome of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. Export

@article{citeulike:6056802, abstract = {Cucumber is an economically important crop as well as a model system for sex determination studies and plant vascular biology. Here we report the draft genome sequence of Cucumis sativus var. sativus L., assembled using a novel combination of traditional Sanger and next-generation Illumina GA sequencing technologies to obtain 72.2-fold genome coverage. The absence of recent whole-genome duplication, along with the presence of few tandem duplications, explains the small number of genes in the cucumber. Our study establishes that five of the cucumber's seven chromosomes arose from fusions of ten ancestral chromosomes after divergence from Cucumis melo. The sequenced cucumber genome affords insight into traits such as its sex expression, disease resistance, biosynthesis of cucurbitacin and 'fresh green' odor. We also identify 686 gene clusters related to phloem function. The cucumber genome provides a valuable resource for developing elite cultivars and for studying the evolution and function of the plant vascular system.}, author = {Huang, Sanwen and Li, Ruiqiang and Zhang, Zhonghua and Li, Li and Gu, Xingfang and Fan, Wei and Lucas, William J. and Wang, Xiaowu and Xie, Bingyan and Ni, Peixiang and Ren, Yuanyuan and Zhu, Hongmei and Li, Jun and Lin, Kui and Jin, Weiwei and Fei, Zhangjun and Li, Guangcun and Staub, Jack and Kilian, Andrzej and van der Vossen, Edwin A. G. and Wu, Yang and Guo, Jie and He, Jun and Jia, Zhiqi and Ren, Yi and Tian, Geng and Lu, Yao and Ruan, Jue and Qian, Wubin and Wang, Mingwei and Huang, Quanfei and Li, Bo and Xuan, Zhaoling and Cao, Jianjun and Asan and Wu, Zhigang and Zhang, Juanbin and Cai, Qingle and Bai, Yinqi and Zhao, Bowen and Han, Yonghua and Li, Ying and Li, Xuefeng and Wang, Shenhao and Shi, Qiuxiang and Liu, Shiqiang and Cho, Won K. and Kim, Jae-Yean and Xu, Yong and Heller-Uszynska, Katarzyna and Miao, Han and Cheng, Zhouchao and Zhang, Shengping and Wu, Jian and Yang, Yuhong and Kang, Houxiang and Li, Man and Liang, Huiqing and Ren, Xiaoli and Shi, Zhongbin and Wen, Ming and Jian, Min and Yang, Hailong and Zhang, Guojie and Yang, Zhentao and Chen, Rui and Liu, Shifang and Li, Jianwen and Ma, Lijia and Liu, Hui and Zhou, Yan and Zhao, Jing and Fang, Xiaodong and Li, Guoqing and Fang, Lin and Li, Yingrui and Liu, Dongyuan and Zheng, Hongkun and Zhang, Yong and Qin, Nan and Li, Zhuo and Yang, Guohua and Yang, Shuang and Bolund, Lars and Kristiansen, Karsten and Zheng, Hancheng and Li, Shaochuan and Zhang, Xiuqing and Yang, Huanming and Wang, Jian and Sun, Rifei and Zhang, Baoxi and Jiang, Shuzhi and Wang, Jun and Du, Yongchen and Li, Songgang}, citeulike-article-id = {6056802}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.475}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.475}, day = {01}, doi = {10.1038/ng.475}, issn = {1061-4036}, journal = {Nature Genetics}, keywords = {genome, plant}, month = {November}, number = {12}, pages = {1275--1281}, posted-at = {2009-11-02 16:38:47}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {The genome of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.475}, volume = {41}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6056802 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6056802 N2 - Cucumber is an economically important crop as well as a model system for sex determination studies and plant vascular biology. Here we report the draft genome sequence of Cucumis sativus var. sativus L., assembled using a novel combination of traditional Sanger and next-generation Illumina GA sequencing technologies to obtain 72.2-fold genome coverage. The absence of recent whole-genome duplication, along with the presence of few tandem duplications, explains the small number of genes in the cucumber. Our study establishes that five of the cucumber's seven chromosomes arose from fusions of ten ancestral chromosomes after divergence from Cucumis melo. The sequenced cucumber genome affords insight into traits such as its sex expression, disease resistance, biosynthesis of cucurbitacin and 'fresh green' odor. We also identify 686 gene clusters related to phloem function. The cucumber genome provides a valuable resource for developing elite cultivars and for studying the evolution and function of the plant vascular system. IS - 12 JF - Nature Genetics SN - 1061-4036 EP - 1281 TI - The genome of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 41 SP - 1275 KW - genome KW - plant AU - Huang, Sanwen AU - Li, Ruiqiang AU - Zhang, Zhonghua AU - Li, Li AU - Gu, Xingfang AU - Fan, Wei AU - Lucas, William AU - Wang, Xiaowu AU - Xie, Bingyan AU - Ni, Peixiang AU - Ren, Yuanyuan AU - Zhu, Hongmei AU - Li, Jun AU - Lin, Kui AU - Jin, Weiwei AU - Fei, Zhangjun AU - Li, Guangcun AU - Staub, Jack AU - Kilian, Andrzej AU - van der Vossen, Edwin AU - Wu, Yang AU - Guo, Jie AU - He, Jun AU - Jia, Zhiqi AU - Ren, Yi AU - Tian, Geng AU - Lu, Yao AU - Ruan, Jue AU - Qian, Wubin AU - Wang, Mingwei AU - Huang, Quanfei AU - Li, Bo AU - Xuan, Zhaoling AU - Cao, Jianjun AU - Asan AU - Wu, Zhigang AU - Zhang, Juanbin AU - Cai, Qingle AU - Bai, Yinqi AU - Zhao, Bowen AU - Han, Yonghua AU - Li, Ying AU - Li, Xuefeng AU - Wang, Shenhao AU - Shi, Qiuxiang AU - Liu, Shiqiang AU - Cho, Won AU - Kim, Jae-Yean AU - Xu, Yong AU - Heller-Uszynska, Katarzyna AU - Miao, Han AU - Cheng, Zhouchao AU - Zhang, Shengping AU - Wu, Jian AU - Yang, Yuhong AU - Kang, Houxiang AU - Li, Man AU - Liang, Huiqing AU - Ren, Xiaoli AU - Shi, Zhongbin AU - Wen, Ming AU - Jian, Min AU - Yang, Hailong AU - Zhang, Guojie AU - Yang, Zhentao AU - Chen, Rui AU - Liu, Shifang AU - Li, Jianwen AU - Ma, Lijia AU - Liu, Hui AU - Zhou, Yan AU - Zhao, Jing AU - Fang, Xiaodong AU - Li, Guoqing AU - Fang, Lin AU - Li, Yingrui AU - Liu, Dongyuan AU - Zheng, Hongkun AU - Zhang, Yong AU - Qin, Nan AU - Li, Zhuo AU - Yang, Guohua AU - Yang, Shuang AU - Bolund, Lars AU - Kristiansen, Karsten AU - Zheng, Hancheng AU - Li, Shaochuan AU - Zhang, Xiuqing AU - Yang, Huanming AU - Wang, Jian AU - Sun, Rifei AU - Zhang, Baoxi AU - Jiang, Shuzhi AU - Wang, Jun AU - Du, Yongchen AU - Li, Songgang PY - 2009/11/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.475 ER -