The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Gynandropsis gynandra (Cleomaceae)

Dawei Shi; Jinyu Li; Yong Li; Yao Li; Lei Xie

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1935339

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Gynandropsis gynandra (Cleomaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Jun 14;6(7):1909-1910. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1935339.

Authors

Dawei Shi¹, Jinyu Li^{2

3}, Yong Li¹, Yao Li¹, Lei Xie¹

Affiliations

¹ Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
² College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
³ TongJi University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briquet is a monoecious herb species in the family Cleomaceae. It is an important commercial crop with medicinal and nutritional values. Here, we sequenced, assembled, and analyzed the complete chloroplast genome of G. gynandra. The circular genome is 158,152 bp in size, consisting of two copies of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26,181 bp, one large single-copy (LSC) region of 87,242 bp, and one small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,548 bp. The overall GC content was 35.81%. A total of 131 genes were annotated, including 37 tRNA genes, 87 protein-coding genes, and seven rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on 10 chloroplast genome sequences indicated that G. gynandra was more closely related to Tarenaya hassleriana.

Keywords: Chloroplast genome; Cleomaceae; Gynandropsis gynandra; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31300572], the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and the Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Overseas Studies.