A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Chinese herbal medicine Chelidonium majus
Chelidonium majus is a herbaceous plant of significant medicinal value, which has been widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. However, its genome remains uncharacterized. Herein, we present a high-quality chromosome-scale genome for C. majus with a size of 1.06 Gb, and 91.21% of the sequences anchored onto 6 chromosomes, comprising 1,520 contigs with an N50 of 106.65 Mb. The genome is predicted to contain 25,203 protein-coding genes, with 98.2% have been functional annotated. The completeness of the genome is highlighted by a BUSCO score of 97.6%. This high-quality genome assembly provides a vital resource for future gene screening, drug discovery, and pharmacological exploration in C. majus.
Authors
- Xialian Bu
- Ai-Long Zheng
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-716X)
- Jian Zhu
- Huantao Qu
- Lei Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4225-9200)
- Xianqi Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-8307)
- Weijie Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0112-0461)
- Chen Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-4336)
- Chiping Kong
- Yu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-7379)
- Jiayun Yao
- Xiaohong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5655-9960)
Institutions
- China Three Gorges Corporation (China) (CN)
- Jiaxing University (CN)
- Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries (CN)
- Jiaxing Vocational Technical College (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Data
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05928-3
- Primary Topic
- Berberine and alkaloids research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00