Jute genome

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A consortium of researchers in Bangladesh successfully completed draft genome sequencing for the jute plant.

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The consortium consisted of Dhaka University, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, and software company DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd. [1] It worked in collaboration with Centre for Chemical Biology, University of Science Malaysia, and University of Hawaii at Manoa.

On June 16, 2010, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina disclosed in the parliament that Bangladeshi researchers had successfully completed the draft genome sequencing, which was anticipated to contribute to improvements in jute fiber production. [2]

History

It all began in February 2008, when Maqsudul Alam approached Professor Ahmad Shamsul Islam, Coordinator of GNOBB (Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists) regarding the possibility of sequencing the jute genome. The Bangladeshi science community, which was already looking into the possibility of getting the jute genome sequenced, responded to this offer, which started the process. The whole process began with many long conference calls between Dr. Alam and plant molecular biologists, Professors Haseena Khan and Zeba Islam Seraj of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka. They established connection with University of Hawaii, USA and University of Science Malaysia for technical support and prepared a project proposal to collect fund from different institutions. At the beginning there were many assurance but the reality was different. In the primary stage Genome Research Center USA and University of Science Malaysia gave some technical help to collect research data about jute from all over the world. To analyze huge amount of data there arose a need for a super computer. There was still need of funding for field research. "Swapnajatra" team become frustrated by not getting proper support. It became difficult to keep engage the team members. In 2009, The Daily Prothom Alo published an article about the research that changed everything. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury introduced Dr. Maqsudul Alam to prime minister Sheikh Hasina and assured about further support. [3] Thus team "Swapnajatra" regained their confidence and continued their work.

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Genomic DNA (gDNA) from Tossa Jute (Corchorus olitorius O-4) was used for high-throughput Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms, including 454 GS FLX, Illumina/Solexa, and SOLiD. More than 50X coverage (over 100 billions of A, C, G, and Ts) of Jute genome-sequencing data were used for the draft assembly. Several open-source and commercial genome assembly and annotation pipelines were used to assemble and analyze the raw data. To validate the draft genome, transcriptome analysis was also carried out. For data analysis, different computational resources, ranging from a high-performance Cluster Server to Dell servers to Silicon Graphics SGI Altix-350 and 450, were used. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd". Datasoft-bd.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jute genome decoded". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ নিজের জীবন, প্রাণের জীবন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "How did the Swapnojaatra team do it?". jutegenome.org. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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