Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Pellionia scabra (Urticaceae)

Xuelian Yang; Li Yan; Xia Wang; Yongfei Wu; Xiaojing Hu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2124823

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Pellionia scabra (Urticaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Sep 27;7(9):1732-1733. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2124823. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Xuelian Yang¹, Li Yan¹, Xia Wang¹, Yongfei Wu¹, Xiaojing Hu¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.

Abstract

Pellionia scabra Benth. 1861 (Urticaceae) is distributed in east and southeast Asian countries, including China, Vietnam, and Japan, and has important applications in construction, medicine, and the food industry. We sequenced the genome using Illumina DNA sequencing technology. The genome was 153,220 bp long. Annotation of the genome showed that it encoded 130 genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. In addition, 15 of the genes contained a single intron and two contained two introns. Furthermore, rps12 consists of 3 exons that are expected to be trans-spliced together. Subsequent phylogenetic analysis revealed that P. scabra is closely related to the Elatostema species (i.e. E. stewardii [MZ292972], E. dissectum [MK227819], and E. laevissimum var. laevissimum [MN189961]).

Keywords: Illumina; Pellionia scabra; Urticaceae; complete chloroplast genome; phylogenic analysis.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the National Fund [31860225], Qian Kehe Foundation (2019) [1408], and Qian Kehe Platform Personnel (2018) [5781]. This study was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Guizhou Science and Technology Corporation Platform Talents Fund; Joint Foundation of Guizhou Normal University.