Genomic studies in Passiflora edulis (Passifloraceae)

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Zirlane Portugal da
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP
• Texto Completo: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-14032019-155108/
• topic: Passiflora edulis; Passiflora edulis; BAC; BAC; Biblioteca genômica; Genoma do maracujá; Genomic library; Malpighiales; Malpighiales; Maracujá; Passion fruit; Passion fruit genome; Transposição; Transposition

Passiflora edulis, popularly known in Brazil as sour passion fruit is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Passiflora, and is of economic importance in Brazil for industrial production of juice and fresh fruit for consumption. Despite its economic importance, little research has been conducted on this species, even on the most basic aspects. To fill in this gap, our group conducted various genetic studies, including estimating levels of molecular polymorphism, studying quantitative loci that control fruit yield and quality, and mapping genes conferring resistance to bacterial spot disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis. In addition, to enhance our knowledge of the P. edulis genome, a genomic library inserted into bacterial artificial chromosomes (BAC) has been constructed (82,944 clones, with coverage of 6× the species\' haploid genome). The library is kept at the French Plant Genomic Resources Center (CNRGV/INRA) in Toulouse. Initially, some 10,000 BES (BAC-end sequences) were sequenced, generating approximately 6.2 Mb of genomic information and providing an initial overview of P. edulis genome in terms of gene content and repeat sequences. With the aim of obtaining more comprehensive information, it was decided to select around 100 BAC inserts for complete sequencing. The aim of this study was to carry out genomic analysis in order to elucidate the structural and functional annotation of the genes, and identify and characterize transposable elements. The data generated by fully sequencing 10.4 Mb of P. edulis provide a rich source of information which has been taken full advantage of in this doctoral thesis.