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High‐quality genome assembly of Capsella bursa‐pastoris reveals asymmetry of regulatory elements at early stages of polyploid genome evolution
Author(s) -
Kasianov Artem S.,
Klepikova Anna V.,
Kulakovskiy Ivan V.,
Gerasimov Evgeny S.,
Fedotova Anna V.,
Besedina Elizaveta G.,
Kondrashov Alexey S.,
Logacheva Maria D.,
Penin Aleksey A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1111/tpj.13563
Subject(s) - polyploid , biology , genome , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene
Polyploidization and subsequent sub- and neofunctionalization of duplicated genes represent a major mechanism of plant genome evolution. Capsella bursa-pastoris, a widespread ruderal plant, is a recent allotetraploid and, thus, is an ideal model organism for studying early changes following polyploidization. We constructed a high-quality assembly of C. bursa-pastoris genome and a transcriptome atlas covering a broad sample of organs and developmental stages (available online at http://travadb.org/browse/Species=Cbp). We demonstrate that expression of homeologs is mostly symmetric between subgenomes, and identify a set of homeolog pairs with discordant expression. Comparison of promoters within such pairs revealed emerging asymmetry of regulatory elements. Among them there are multiple binding sites for transcription factors controlling the regulation of photosynthesis and plant development by light (PIF3, HY5) and cold stress response (CBF). These results suggest that polyploidization in C. bursa-pastoris enhanced its plasticity of response to light and temperature, and allowed substantial expansion of its distribution range.