Kazutoshi Yoshitake , Kenta Shirasawa , Kenji K. Kojima , Shuichi Asakawa , Norio Tanaka , Hiroyuki Kurokochi
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Abstract
Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) possesses substantial nutritional and medicinal value. Even though the genomes of several strains have been reported, some essential observations, including the exact chromosome number, still need validation. This study reports a near-telomere-to-telomere assembly of the complete diploid genome of L. edodes strain XR1, a commercially important Japanese strain. We employed the PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing technology combined with single-cell genotyping data and manual curation. The assembled diploid genome comprised 20 chromosomes (10 per haplotype), and significant inter-haplotype variation was observed. Additionally, we identified a novel Penelope-like retrotransposon—Coprina-1_LeEd—specifically localized to the telomeres. This study marks the first report of telomere elongation by the transposition of Coprina. Our findings provide a high-resolution genome resource for L. edodes, consequently elucidating its evolution, genomic structure, and breeding potential. Furthermore, this study establishes a foundation for further research on edible mushroom genetics and biotechnology.
期刊介绍:
Fungal Genetics and Biology, formerly known as Experimental Mycology, publishes experimental investigations of fungi and their traditional allies that relate structure and function to growth, reproduction, morphogenesis, and differentiation. This journal especially welcomes studies of gene organization and expression and of developmental processes at the cellular, subcellular, and molecular levels. The journal also includes suitable experimental inquiries into fungal cytology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, and phylogeny.
Fungal Genetics and Biology publishes basic research conducted by mycologists, cell biologists, biochemists, geneticists, and molecular biologists.
Research Areas include:
• Biochemistry
• Cytology
• Developmental biology
• Evolutionary biology
• Genetics
• Molecular biology
• Phylogeny
• Physiology.