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Draft genome sequence of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis

by: Ahmad Rahman, Abhilash Usharraj, Biswapriya Misra, Gincy Thottathil, Kandakumar Jayasekaran, Yun Feng, Shaobin Hou, Su Ong, Fui Ng, Ling Lee, Hock Tan, Muhd Sakaff, Beng Teh, Bee Khoo, Siti Badai, Nurohaida Aziz, Anton Yuryev, Bjarne Knudsen, Alexandre D. Laporte, Nokuthula Mchunu, Qingyi Yu, Brennick Langston, Tracey Freitas, Aaron Young, Rui Chen, Lei Wang, Nazalan Najimudin, Jennifer Saito, Maqsudul Alam
BMC Genomics, Vol. 14, No. 1. (02 February 2013), 75, doi:10.1186/1471-2164-14-75  Key: citeulike:11981418

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BACKGROUND:Hevea brasiliensis, a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, is the major commercial source of natural rubber (NR). NR is a latex polymer with high elasticity, flexibility, and resilience that has played a critical role in the world economy since 1876.RESULTS:Here, we report the draft genome sequence of H. brasiliensis. The assembly spans ~1.1 Gb of the estimated 2.15 Gb haploid genome. Overall, ~78% of the genome was identified as repetitive DNA. Gene prediction shows 68,955 gene models, of which 12.7% are unique to Hevea. Most of the key genes associated with rubber biosynthesis, rubberwood formation, disease resistance, and allergenicity have been identified.CONCLUSIONS:The knowledge gained from this genome sequence will aid in the future development of high-yielding clones to keep up with the ever increasing need for natural rubber.


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