Complete chloroplast genomes and phylogeny in three Euterpe palms (E. edulis, E. oleracea and E. precatoria) from different Brazilian biomes

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Francisconi, Ana Flavia ; Cauz-Santos, Luiz Augusto ; Morales Marroquin, Jonathan Andre ; van den Berg, Cassio ; Alves-Pereira, Alessandro ; de Alencar, Luciano Delmondes ; Picanco-Rodrigues, Doriane ; Zanello, Cesar Augusto ; Costa, Marcones Ferreira ; Gomes Lopes, Maria Teresa ; Veasey, Elizabeth Ann ; Zucchi, Maria Imaculada

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PLoS One; v. 17, n. 7, p. 26-pg., 2022-07-28.

Resumo

The Brazilian palm fruits and hearts-of-palm of Euterpe edulis, E. oleracea and E. precatoria are an important source for agro-industrial production, due to overexploitation, conservation strategies are required to maintain genetic diversity. Chloroplast genomes have conserved sequences, which are useful to explore evolutionary questions. Besides the plastid DNA, genome skimming allows the identification of other genomic resources, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), providing information about the genetic diversity of species. We sequenced the chloroplast genome and identified gene content in the three Euterpe species. We performed comparative analyses, described the polymorphisms among the chloroplast genome sequences (repeats, indels and SNPs) and performed a phylogenomic inference based on 55 palm species chloroplast genomes. Finally, using the remaining data from genome skimming, the nuclear and mitochondrial reads, we identified SNPs and estimated the genetic diversity among these Euterpe species. The Euterpe chloroplast genomes varied from 159,232 to 159,275 bp and presented a conserved quadripartite structure with high synteny with other palms. In a pairwise comparison, we found a greater number of insertions/deletions (indels = 93 and 103) and SNPs (284 and 254) between E. edulis/E. oleracea and E. edulis/E. precatoria when compared to E. oleracea/E. precatoria (58 indels and 114 SNPs). Also, the phylogeny indicated a closer relationship between E. oleracea/E. precatoria. The nuclear and mitochondrial genome analyses identified 1,077 SNPs and high divergence among species (FST = 0.77), especially between E. edulis and E. precatoria (FST = 0.86). These results showed that, despite the few structural differences among the chloroplast genomes of these Euterpe palms, a differentiation between E. edulis and the other Euterpe species can be identified by point mutations. This study not only brings new knowledge about the evolution of Euterpe chloroplast genomes, but also these new resources open the way for future phylogenomic inferences and comparative analyses within Arecaceae. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/04100-6 - Filogeografia, história evolutiva e genética da conservação de frutíferas nativas do Brasil: bacurizeiro (Platonia insignis), cajazeira (Spondias mombin) e umbuzeiro (Spondias tuberosa)
• Beneficiário: Elizabeth Ann Veasey
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 18/00036-9 - Recursos genômicos de mandioca (Manihot esculenta) visando o estudo da evolução de variedades cultivadas e a busca de genes importantes para o melhoramento
• Beneficiário: Alessandro Alves Pereira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado