Whole genome sequencing and assembly data of Moricandia moricandioides and M. arvensis
Meng-Ying Lin,
Nils Koppers,
Alisandra Denton,
Urte Schlüter,
Andreas P.M. Weber
Affiliations
Meng-Ying Lin
Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Nils Koppers
Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; Core Facility Genomic, Medical Faculty of Muenster, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D3, Domagstrasse 3, 48149, Muenster, Germany
Alisandra Denton
Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Urte Schlüter
Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Andreas P.M. Weber
Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; Corresponding author.
Moricandia is a genus belonging to the family Brassicaceae. C3 and C3C4 photosynthesis Moricandia species exist in a close phylogenetic proximity, as well as to Brassica crops. Here, we performed PacBio genome sequencing on M. moricandioides and M. arvensis. The genomes were assembled using Flye assembler, then polished with Illumina reads and reduced duplication with Purge Haplotigs. The total length of genome assemblies of M. moricandioides and M. arvensis was 498 Mbp and 759 Mbp, respectively. These data will be useful for studies of the genetic control of C3C4 characteristics, therefore gaining new insights into the early evolutionary steps of C4 photosynthesis. Further, it can be integrated into Brassica crop breeding. The data can be accessed at ENA under the project number PRJEB39764.
