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The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

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Young, Nevin D., Debellé, Frédéric, Oldroyd, Giles E. D., Geurts, Rene, Cannon, Steven B., Udvardi, Michael K., Benedito, Vagner A., Mayer, Klaus F. X., Gouzy, Jérôme, Schoof, Heiko, Van de Peer, Yves, Proost, Sebastian, Cook, Douglas R., Meyers, Blake C., Spannagl, Manuel, Cheung, Foo, De Mita, Stéphane, Krishnakumar, Vivek, Gundlach, Heidrun, Zhou, Shiguo, Mudge, Joann, Bharti, Arvind K., Murray, Jeremy D., Naoumkina, Marina A., Rosen, Benjamin, Silverstein, Kevin A. T., Tang, Haibao, Rombauts, Stephane, Zhao, Patrick X., Zhou, Peng, Barbe, Valérie, Bardou, Philippe, Bechner, Michael, Bellec, Arnaud, Berger, Anne, Bergès, Hélène, Bidwell, Shelby, Bisseling, Ton, Choisne, Nathalie, Couloux, Arnaud, Denny, Roxanne, Deshpande, Shweta, Dai, Xinbin, Doyle, Jeff J., Dudez, Anne-Marie, Farmer, Andrew D., Fouteau, Stéphanie, Franken, Carolien, Gibelin, Chrystel, Gish, John, Goldstein, Steven, González, Alvaro J., Green, Pamela J., Hallab, Asis, Hartog, Marijke, Hua, Axin, Humphray, Sean J., Jeong, Dong-Hoon, Jing, Yi, Jöcker, Anika, Kenton, Steve M., Kim, Dong-Jin, Klee, Kathrin, Lai, Hongshing, Lang, Chunting, Lin, Shaoping, Macmil, Simone L., Magdelenat, Ghislaine, Matthews, Lucy, McCorrison, Jamison, Monaghan, Erin L., Mun, Jeong-Hwan, Najar, Fares Z., Nicholson, Christine, Noirot, Céline, O’Bleness, Majesta, Paule, Charles R., Poulain, Julie, Prion, Florent, Qin, Baifang, Qu, Chunmei, Retzel, Ernest F., Riddle, Claire, Sallet, Erika, Samain, Sylvie, Samson, Nicolas, Sanders, Iryna, Saurat, Olivier, Scarpelli, Claude, Schiex, Thomas, Segurens, Béatrice, Severin, Andrew J., Sherrier, D. Janine, Shi, Ruihua, Sims, Sarah, Singer, Susan R., Sinharoy, Senjuti, Sterck, Lieven, Viollet, Agnès, Wang, Bing-Bing, Wang, Keqin, Wang, Mingyi, Wang, Xiaohong, Warfsmann, Jens, Weissenbach, Jean, White, Doug D., White, Jim D., Wiley, Graham B., Wincker, Patrick, Xing, Yanbo, Yang, Limei, Yao, Ziyun, Ying, Fu, Zhai, Jixian, Zhou, Liping, Zuber, Antoine, Dénarié, Jean, Dixon, Richard A., May, Gregory D., Schwartz, David C., Rogers, Jane, Quétier, Francis, Town, Christopher D., Roe, Bruce A.·2011·Nature
DOI 10.1038/nature10625
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Sequencing of Medicago truncatula, a model organism of legume biology, shows that genome duplications had a role in the evolution of endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation. Legumes are unusual among plants in that they can carry out endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation with rhizobial bacteria. The genome of Medicago truncatula (also known as barrel medic or barrel clover), a well-established model for the study of legume biology, has now been sequenced. Genome analysis shows that M. truncatula has undergone several rounds of whole-genome duplication, and that the duplication that took place approximately 58 million years ago played an important part in the evolution of endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation. Legumes (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) are unique among cultivated plants for their ability to carry out endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation with rhizobial bacteria, a process that takes place in a specialized structure known as the nodule. Legumes belong to one of the two main groups of eurosids, the Fabidae, which includes most species capable of endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation1. Legumes comprise several evolutionary lineages derived from a common ancestor 60 million years ago (Myr ago). Papilionoids are the largest clade, dating nearly to the origin of legumes and containing most cultivated species2. Medicago truncatula is a long-established model for the study of legume biology. Here we describe the draft sequence of the M. truncatula euchromatin based on a recently completed BAC assembly supplemented with Illumina shotgun sequence, together capturing ∼94% of all M. truncatula genes. A whole-genome duplication (WGD) approximately 58 Myr ago had a major role in shaping the M. truncatula genome and thereby contributed to the evolution of endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation. Subsequent to the WGD, the M. truncatula genome experienced higher levels of rearrangement than two other sequenced legumes, Glycine max and Lotus japonicus. M. truncatula is a close relative of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), a widely cultivated crop with limited genomics tools and complex autotetraploid genetics. As such, the M. truncatula genome sequence provides significant opportunities to expand alfalfa’s genomic toolbox.

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Young, N. D., Debellé, F., Oldroyd, G. E. D., Geurts, R., Cannon, S. B., Udvardi, M. K., Benedito, V. A., Mayer, K. F. X., Gouzy, J., Schoof, H., Van de Peer, Y., Proost, S., Cook, D. R., Meyers, B. C., Spannagl, M., Cheung, F., De Mita, S., Krishnakumar, V., Gundlach, H., Zhou, S., Mudge, J., Bharti, A. K., Murray, J. D., Naoumkina, M. A., Rosen, B., Silverstein, K. A. T., Tang, H., Rombauts, S., Zhao, P. X., Zhou, P., Barbe, V., Bardou, P., Bechner, M., Bellec, A., Berger, A., Bergès, H., Bidwell, S., Bisseling, T., Choisne, N., Couloux, A., Denny, R., Deshpande, S., Dai, X., Doyle, J. J., Dudez, A.-M., Farmer, A. D., Fouteau, S., Franken, C., Gibelin, C., Gish, J., Goldstein, S., González, A. J., Green, P. J., Hallab, A., Hartog, M., Hua, A., Humphray, S. J., Jeong, D.-H., Jing, Y., Jöcker, A., Kenton, S. M., Kim, D.-J., Klee, K., Lai, H., Lang, C., Lin, S., Macmil, S. L., Magdelenat, G., Matthews, L., McCorrison, J., Monaghan, E. L., Mun, J.-H., Najar, F. Z., Nicholson, C., Noirot, C., O’Bleness, M., Paule, C. R., Poulain, J., Prion, F., Qin, B., Qu, C., Retzel, E. F., Riddle, C., Sallet, E., Samain, S., Samson, N., Sanders, I., Saurat, O., Scarpelli, C., Schiex, T., Segurens, B., Severin, A. J., Sherrier, D. J., Shi, R., Sims, S., Singer, S. R., Sinharoy, S., Sterck, L., Viollet, A., Wang, B.-B., Wang, K., Wang, M., Wang, X., Warfsmann, J., Weissenbach, J., White, D. D., White, J. D., Wiley, G. B., Wincker, P., Xing, Y., Yang, L., Yao, Z., Ying, F., Zhai, J., Zhou, L., Zuber, A., Dénarié, J., Dixon, R. A., May, G. D., Schwartz, D. C., Rogers, J., Quétier, F., Town, C. D., & Roe, B. A.
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Nature
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-11-16
Volume
480
Issue
7378
Pages
520-524
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/nature10625
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W2080693057
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1,275
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journal article
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en
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Young, N. D., Debellé, F., Oldroyd, G. E. D., Geurts, R., Cannon, S. B., Udvardi, M. K., Benedito, V. A., Mayer, K. F. X., Gouzy, J., Schoof, H., Van de Peer, Y., Proost, S., Cook, D. R., Meyers, B. C., Spannagl, M., Cheung, F., De Mita, S., Krishnakumar, V., Gundlach, H., . . . Roe, B. A. (2011). The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10625

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