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Thirteen Dipterocarpoideae genomes provide insights into their evolution and borneol biosynthesis

Zunzhe Tian,Peng Zeng,Xiaoyun Lu,Ting Zhou,Yuwei Han,Ying-Che Peng,Yunxue Xiao,Botong Zhou,Xue Liu,Yongting Zhang,Yang Yu,Qiong Li,H. Zong,Fei Zhang,Huifeng Jiang,Juan He,Jing Cai

Published 2022 in Plant Communications

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Dipterocarpoideae, the largest subfamily of the Dipterocarpaceae, is a dominant component of Southeast Asian rainforests and is widely used as a source of wood, damar resin, medicine, and essential oil. However, many Dipterocarpoideae species are currently on the IUCN Red List owing to severe degradation of their habitats under global climate change and human disturbance. Genetic information regarding these taxa has only recently been reported with the sequencing of four Dipterocarp genomes, providing clues to the function and evolution of these species. Here, we report on 13 high-quality Dipterocarpoideae genome assemblies, ranging in size from 302.6 to 494.8 Mb and representing the five most species-rich genera in Dipterocarpoideae. Molecular dating analyses support the Western Gondwanaland origin of Dipterocarpaceae. Based on evolutionary analysis, we propose a three-step chromosome evolution scenario to describe the karyotypic evolution from an ancestor with six chromosomes to present-day species with 11 and 7 chromosomes. We discovered an expansion of genes encoding cellulose synthase (CesA), which is essential for cellulose biosynthesis and secondary cell-wall formation. We functionally identified five bornyl diphosphate synthase (BPPS) genes, which specifically catalyze the biosynthesis of borneol, a natural medicinal compound extracted from damar resin and oils, thus providing a basis for large-scale production of natural borneol in vitro.

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