Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Genome released at Phytozome

The Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics collaborated with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, AL, to sequence and assemble a complete genome for the species Quercus rubra. Northern red oak is a hardwood tree that is both economically and ecologically important, occurring in large native populations across eastern and central United States and Canada.  The tree selected for genome sequencing is from a unique three-generation pedigree at Purdue University.  The genetic linkage map for this pedigree was published by Konar et al, in 2017 (doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-3765-8). 

A high-quality version of the 12 chromosome sequences totaling 763 Mb was released to the public on June 8, 2021 via the US Department of Energy's plant genome website Phytozome (https://phytozome-next.jgi.doe.gov/info/Qrubra_v2_1). This was produced with support from a McIntire-Stennis grant to J Carlson (USDA NIFA Accession # 1020603) and made available by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute. The web site for the in the Northern red oak genome at Phytozome 13 includes a browser for each chromosome with the positions of over 20,600 genes shown in the genome along with predicted transcripts and proteins. 

A manuscript reporting structural and genetic features of the genome is being prepared for publication.