Plastid genome data provide new insights into the dynamic evolution of the tribe Ampelopsideae (Vitaceae) ...

• Main Authors: Zhang, Lei, Meng, Ying, Wang, Da, He, Guan-Hao, Zhang, Jun-Ming, Wen, Jun, Nie, Ze-Long
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2024
• Subjects: Genetics; FOS: Biological sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Ecology; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS: Chemical sciences; Plant Biology; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7107302.v1; https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Plastid_genome_data_provide_new_insights_into_the_dynamic_evolution_of_the_tribe_Ampelopsideae_Vitaceae_/7107302/1

Abstract Background Ampelopsideae J. Wen & Z.L. Nie is a small-sized tribe of Vitaceae Juss., including ca. 47 species from four genera showing a disjunct distribution worldwide across all the continents except Antarctica. There are numerous species from the tribe that are commonly used as medicinal plants with immune-modulating, antimicrobial, and anti-hypertensive properties. The tribe is usually recognized into three clades, i.e., Ampelopsis Michx., Nekemias Raf., and the Southern Hemisphere clade. However, the relationships of the three clades differ greatly between the nuclear and the plastid topologies. There has been limited exploration of the chloroplast phylogenetic relationships within Ampelopsideae, and studies on the chloroplast genome structure of this tribe are only available for a few individuals. In this study, we aimed to investigate the evolutionary characteristics of plastid genomes of the tribe, including their genome structure and evolutionary insights. Results We sequenced, ...