A High-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of Swertia przewalskii Pissjauk
Shuang Han, Yu Niu, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Yun Han, Qingqing Zheng, Rongrong Guan, Faqi Zhang, Shilong Chen · 2025
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Shuang Han and colleagues read the full genome of a rare Tibetan medicine plant to help keep it alive, in this study from twenty twenty-five. Swertia przewalskii is one source of the Tibetan remedy called Zangyinchen. In Qinghai province it sits on the first list of plants with extremely small populations, a formal danger flag.
Using three sequencing methods together, the team built a chromosome-level genome of about two billion letters, anchored to twelve chromosomes. They catalogued some thirty-five thousand protein-coding genes, plus thousands of small RNA genes. Nearly nine in ten genes could be matched to known functions in public databases. The authors offer the genome as a base for conservation biology. It can guide breeding, reveal how the plant copes with its harsh home, and help managers judge which wild patches matter most for survival.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shuang Han, Yu Niu, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Yun Han, Qingqing Zheng, Rongrong Guan, Faqi Zhang, Shilong Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |