Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads

Abstract The chloroplast (cp) genome is a widely used tool for exploring plant evolutionary relationships, yet its effectiveness in fully resolving these relationships remains uncertain. Integrating cp genome data with nuclear DNA information offers a more comprehensive view but often requires separ...

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Main Authors: Eranga Pawani Witharana, Takaya Iwasaki, Myat Htoo San, Nadeeka U. Jayawardana, Nobuhiro Kotoda, Masashi Yamamoto, Yukio Nagano
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83292-9
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author Eranga Pawani Witharana
Takaya Iwasaki
Myat Htoo San
Nadeeka U. Jayawardana
Nobuhiro Kotoda
Masashi Yamamoto
Yukio Nagano
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description Abstract The chloroplast (cp) genome is a widely used tool for exploring plant evolutionary relationships, yet its effectiveness in fully resolving these relationships remains uncertain. Integrating cp genome data with nuclear DNA information offers a more comprehensive view but often requires separate datasets. In response, we employed the same raw read sequencing data to construct cp genome-based trees and nuclear DNA phylogenetic trees using Read2Tree, a cost-efficient method for extracting conserved nuclear gene sequences from raw read data, focusing on the Aurantioideae subfamily, which includes Citrus and its relatives. The resulting nuclear DNA trees were consistent with existing nuclear evolutionary relationships derived from high-throughput sequencing, but diverged from cp genome-based trees. To elucidate the underlying complex evolutionary processes causing these discordances, we implemented an integrative workflow that utilized multiple alignments of each gene generated by Read2Tree, in conjunction with other phylogenomic methods. Our analysis revealed that incomplete lineage sorting predominantly drives these discordances, while introgression and ancient introgression also contribute to topological discrepancies within certain clades. This study underscores the cost-effectiveness of using the same raw sequencing data for both cp and nuclear DNA analyses in understanding plant evolutionary relationships.
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spelling doaj-art-daabab566c724d75b98de11a28f8498b2025-01-05T12:22:53ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111510.1038/s41598-024-83292-9Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same readsEranga Pawani Witharana0Takaya Iwasaki1Myat Htoo San2Nadeeka U. Jayawardana3Nobuhiro Kotoda4Masashi Yamamoto5Yukio Nagano6Faculty of Agriculture, University of PeradeniyaFaculty of Science, Ochanomizu UniversityAnalytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences, Saga UniversityFaculty of Agriculture, University of PeradeniyaGraduate School of Advanced Health Science, Saga UniversityThe United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima UniversityAnalytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences, Saga UniversityAbstract The chloroplast (cp) genome is a widely used tool for exploring plant evolutionary relationships, yet its effectiveness in fully resolving these relationships remains uncertain. Integrating cp genome data with nuclear DNA information offers a more comprehensive view but often requires separate datasets. In response, we employed the same raw read sequencing data to construct cp genome-based trees and nuclear DNA phylogenetic trees using Read2Tree, a cost-efficient method for extracting conserved nuclear gene sequences from raw read data, focusing on the Aurantioideae subfamily, which includes Citrus and its relatives. The resulting nuclear DNA trees were consistent with existing nuclear evolutionary relationships derived from high-throughput sequencing, but diverged from cp genome-based trees. To elucidate the underlying complex evolutionary processes causing these discordances, we implemented an integrative workflow that utilized multiple alignments of each gene generated by Read2Tree, in conjunction with other phylogenomic methods. Our analysis revealed that incomplete lineage sorting predominantly drives these discordances, while introgression and ancient introgression also contribute to topological discrepancies within certain clades. This study underscores the cost-effectiveness of using the same raw sequencing data for both cp and nuclear DNA analyses in understanding plant evolutionary relationships.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83292-9Chloroplast genome sequencesRead2TreeAurantioideae subfamilyPhylogenetic discordanceIncomplete lineage sortingIntrogression
spellingShingle Eranga Pawani Witharana
Takaya Iwasaki
Myat Htoo San
Nadeeka U. Jayawardana
Nobuhiro Kotoda
Masashi Yamamoto
Yukio Nagano
Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
Scientific Reports
Chloroplast genome sequences
Read2Tree
Aurantioideae subfamily
Phylogenetic discordance
Incomplete lineage sorting
Introgression
title Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
title_full Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
title_fullStr Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
title_full_unstemmed Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
title_short Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
title_sort subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads
topic Chloroplast genome sequences
Read2Tree
Aurantioideae subfamily
Phylogenetic discordance
Incomplete lineage sorting
Introgression
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83292-9
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