Jing Wang

A pan-genome perspective uncovers the core genetic basis and evolutionary adaptation of lipid synthesis and vesicular transport in Nannochloropsis.

A pan-genome of 17 Nannochloropsis species comprising 14,851 gene families is constructed and a distinct genetic architecture for lipid metabolism is defined: Gene families associated with vesicular transport formed a conserved core functional module, whereas the genetic collection for lipid metabolism showed greater plasticity and was primarily classified as part of the soft-core genome.