The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants.

TitreThe banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsD'Hont, Angélique, Denoeud France, Aury Jean-Marc, Baurens Franc-Christophe, Carreel Françoise, Garsmeur Olivier, Noel Benjamin, Bocs Stéphanie, Droc Gaëtan, Rouard Mathieu, Da Silva Corinne, Jabbari Kamel, Cardi Céline, Poulain Julie, Souquet Marlène, Labadie Karine, Jourda Cyril, Lengellé Juliette, Rodier-Goud Marguerite, Alberti Adriana, Bernard Maria, Correa Margot, Ayyampalayam Saravanaraj, Mckain Michael R., Leebens-Mack Jim, Burgess Diane, Freeling Mike, Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié Didier, Chabannes Matthieu, Wicker Thomas, Panaud Olivier, Barbosa Jose, Hribova Eva, Heslop-Harrison Pat, Habas Rémy, Rivallan Ronan, Francois Philippe, Poiron Claire, Kilian Andrzej, Burthia Dheema, Jenny Christophe, Bakry Frédéric, Brown Spencer, Guignon Valentin, Kema Gert, Dita Miguel, Waalwijk Cees, Joseph Steeve, Dievart Anne, Jaillon Olivier, Leclercq Julie, Argout Xavier, Lyons Eric, Almeida Ana, Jeridi Mouna, Dolezel Jaroslav, Roux Nicolas, Risterucci Ange-Marie, Weissenbach Jean, Ruiz Manuel, Glaszmann Jean-Christophe, Quétier Francis, Yahiaoui Nabila, and Wincker Patrick
JournalNature
Volume488
Pagination213-7
Date Published2012 Aug 9
ISSN1476-4687
Mots-clésConserved Sequence, DNA Transposable Elements, Evolution, Molecular, Gene Duplication, Genes, Plant, Genome, Plant, Genotype, Haploidy, Molecular Sequence Data, Musa, Phylogeny
Abstract

Bananas (Musa spp.), including dessert and cooking types, are giant perennial monocotyledonous herbs of the order Zingiberales, a sister group to the well-studied Poales, which include cereals. Bananas are vital for food security in many tropical and subtropical countries and the most popular fruit in industrialized countries. The Musa domestication process started some 7,000 years ago in Southeast Asia. It involved hybridizations between diverse species and subspecies, fostered by human migrations, and selection of diploid and triploid seedless, parthenocarpic hybrids thereafter widely dispersed by vegetative propagation. Half of the current production relies on somaclones derived from a single triploid genotype (Cavendish). Pests and diseases have gradually become adapted, representing an imminent danger for global banana production. Here we describe the draft sequence of the 523-megabase genome of a Musa acuminata doubled-haploid genotype, providing a crucial stepping-stone for genetic improvement of banana. We detected three rounds of whole-genome duplications in the Musa lineage, independently of those previously described in the Poales lineage and the one we detected in the Arecales lineage. This first monocotyledon high-continuity whole-genome sequence reported outside Poales represents an essential bridge for comparative genome analysis in plants. As such, it clarifies commelinid-monocotyledon phylogenetic relationships, reveals Poaceae-specific features and has led to the discovery of conserved non-coding sequences predating monocotyledon-eudicotyledon divergence.

DOI10.1038/nature11241
Alternate JournalNature