Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Euphorbia peplus, a model system for plant latex, reveals that relative lack of Ty3 transposons contributed to its small genome size
A. R. Johnson, Y. Yue, S. B. Carey…·M. Frank
This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Euphorbia peplus, identifies a gene cluster for ingenol mebutate biosynthesis, and explains its small genome size through restricted Ty3 transposon expansion.
DOI 10.1101/2022.10.13.512124