Reannotation and extended community resources for the genome of the non-seed plant Physcomitrella patens provide insights into the evolution of plant gene structures and functions
23.07.2013
Zimmer AD, Lang D, Buchta K, Rombauts S, Nishiyama T, Hasebe M, Van de Peer Y, Rensing SA, Reski R
BMC Genomics. 2013 Jul 23;14:498
The Physcomitrella genome has been selected as a flagship genome by the US Department of Energy as it may help to combat global climate change. The expectations include improved crop yields, disease and insect resistance, drought tolerance, and more efficient biofuel production. Here we identify 32,275 protein-encoding genes, about 10,000 more than the human genome encodes. Data is freely available via cosmoss.org, a community resource developed and maintained by Plant Biotechnology, Freiburg.
