Stony corals often harbor intracellular photosynthetic dinoflagellate algae that receive dissolved inorganic nutrients. However, Dendrophyllia cribrosa is a non-symbiotic stony coral distributed in the western Pacific. We assembled a chromosome-level D. cribrosa genome using PacBio and Hi-C technologies. The final assembly was 625 Mb, distributed on 14 chromosomes, and contained 30,493 protein-coding genes. BUSCO analysis revealed a 96.8% of the metazoan genome. Comparative phylogenetic analysis…
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Aug 26
Comparative genome and evolution analyses of an endangered stony coral species Dendrophyllia cribrosa near Dokdo Islands in the East Sea
Stony corals often harbor intracellular photosynthetic dinoflagellate algae that receive dissolved inorganic nutrients. However, Dendrophyllia cribrosa is a non-symbiotic stony coral distributed in the western Pacific. We assembled a chromosome-level D. cribrosa genome using PacBio and Hi-C technologies. The final assembly was 625 Mb, distributed on 14 chromosomes, and contained 30,493 protein-coding genes. BUSCO analysis revealed a 96.8% of the metazoan genome. Comparative phylogenetic analysis…
Aug 26
Improved <em>Cladocopium goreaui</em> Genome Assembly Reveals Features of a Facultative Coral Symbiont and the Complex Evolutionary History of Dinoflagellate Genes
Dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae are crucial photosymbionts in corals and other marine organisms. Of these, Cladocopium goreaui is one of the most dominant symbiont species in the Indo-Pacific. Here, we present an improved genome assembly of C. goreaui combining new long-read sequence data with previously generated short-read data. Incorporating new full-length transcripts to guide gene prediction, the C. goreaui genome (1.2 Gb) exhibits a high extent of completeness (82.4% based on…
Aug 26
Improved <em>Cladocopium goreaui</em> Genome Assembly Reveals Features of a Facultative Coral Symbiont and the Complex Evolutionary History of Dinoflagellate Genes
Dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae are crucial photosymbionts in corals and other marine organisms. Of these, Cladocopium goreaui is one of the most dominant symbiont species in the Indo-Pacific. Here, we present an improved genome assembly of C. goreaui combining new long-read sequence data with previously generated short-read data. Incorporating new full-length transcripts to guide gene prediction, the C. goreaui genome (1.2 Gb) exhibits a high extent of completeness (82.4% based on…
Aug 09
Possible functions of CobW domain-containing (CBWD) genes in dinoflagellates using Karlodinium veneficum as a representative
Since > 91% of dinoflagellates are proven auxotrophs of vitamin B(12) and the cobalamin synthetase W (CobW) is a key gene involved in vitamin B(12) synthesis pathway, a number of CobW domain-containing (CBWD) genes in dinoflagellates (DinoCBWDs) were surprisedly found from our transcriptomic and meta-transcriptomic studies. A total of 88 DinoCBWD genes were identified from the genomes and transcriptomes of four dinoflagellates, with five being cloned for full-lengths and characterized using the…
Aug 09
Possible functions of CobW domain-containing (CBWD) genes in dinoflagellates using Karlodinium veneficum as a representative
Since > 91% of dinoflagellates are proven auxotrophs of vitamin B(12) and the cobalamin synthetase W (CobW) is a key gene involved in vitamin B(12) synthesis pathway, a number of CobW domain-containing (CBWD) genes in dinoflagellates (DinoCBWDs) were surprisedly found from our transcriptomic and meta-transcriptomic studies. A total of 88 DinoCBWD genes were identified from the genomes and transcriptomes of four dinoflagellates, with five being cloned for full-lengths and characterized using the…
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