Complete plastome sequence of Mallotus japonicus (Linn. f.) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae): a medicinal plant species endemic in East Asia

Mallotus japonicus is a shrub species in the family of Euphorbiaceae. The study of plastome would be helpful for its phylogenetic study and species identification. The total length of complete plastome for Mallotus japonicus is of 164,912 bp, with typical part-four structure and gene content of angi...

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Published in:Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
Main Authors: Wan-Ping Wu, Xiao-Feng Zhang, Zhi-Xin Zhu, Hua-Feng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-04-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1911707
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Summary:Mallotus japonicus is a shrub species in the family of Euphorbiaceae. The study of plastome would be helpful for its phylogenetic study and species identification. The total length of complete plastome for Mallotus japonicus is of 164,912 bp, with typical part-four structure and gene content of angiosperm plastome, including two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 27,829 bp, a large single-copy (LSC) region of 90,319 bp, and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,935 bp. The plastome contains 125 genes, consisting of 80 unique protein-coding genes, 31 unique tRNA gene, four unique rRNA genes (5S rRNA, 4.5S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and 23S rRNA), and five pseudogenes. The overall G/C content in the plastome of Mallotus japonicus is 40.2%. The phylogenetic analysis indicates that M. japonicus is closer to M. peltatus than other species in this study. The complete plastome sequence is conducive to the exploitation and utilization of Euphorbiaceae resources and the phylogenetic study in future.
ISSN:2380-2359