A reference-grade genome identifies salt-tolerance genes from the salt-secreting mangrove species Avicennia marina

Purushothaman Natarajan; Ashok Kumar Murugesan; Ganesan Govindan; Ayyaru Gopalakrishnan; Ravichandiran Kumar; Purushothaman Duraisamy; Raju Balaji; Tanuja; Puhan Sushree Shyamli; Ajay K. Parida; Madasamy Parani

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02384-8

Communications Biology (Jul 2021)

A reference-grade genome identifies salt-tolerance genes from the salt-secreting mangrove species Avicennia marina

Purushothaman Natarajan,
Ashok Kumar Murugesan,
Ganesan Govindan,
Ayyaru Gopalakrishnan,
Ravichandiran Kumar,
Purushothaman Duraisamy,
Raju Balaji,
Tanuja,
Puhan Sushree Shyamli,
Ajay K. Parida,
Madasamy Parani

Affiliations

Purushothaman Natarajan: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Ashok Kumar Murugesan: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Ganesan Govindan: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Ayyaru Gopalakrishnan: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University
Ravichandiran Kumar: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Purushothaman Duraisamy: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Raju Balaji: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Tanuja: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Puhan Sushree Shyamli: Institute of Life Sciences, NALCO Square
Ajay K. Parida: Institute of Life Sciences, NALCO Square
Madasamy Parani: Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02384-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Natarajan et al. present a reference-grade genome for an ecologically important species of salt-tolerant mangrove tree. They identify a large number of salinity-responsive genes that may be involved in salt tolerance.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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