Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Diospyros kaki cv. Luotiantianshi

Yang Xu; Kai-Yun Wu; Bang-Chu Gong

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1972869

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Diospyros kaki cv. Luotiantianshi

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Sep 15;6(10):2951-2952. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1972869. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yang Xu¹, Kai-Yun Wu¹, Bang-Chu Gong¹

Affiliation

¹ Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China.

Abstract

Diospyros kaki cv. Luotiantianshi is a rare germplasm of Diospyros Linn in the world. In this study, we generated the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of D. kaki cv. Luotiantianshi. The complete cp genome was 157,773 bp in length, containing a large single copy region (LSC) of 87,066 bp, a small single copy region (SSC) of 18,529 bp, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26,089 bp. The new sequence has a total of 131 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Further, phylogenetic analysis showed that the D. kaki cv. Luotiantianshi has a close relationship with Diospyros kaki. This study provides important information for future evolution, genetic and molecular biology studies of Diospyros.

Keywords: Diospyros kaki cv. Luotiantianshi; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

The study was financially supported by Fundamental Research Funds of CAF [CAFYBB2017ZA004-3].