A near-complete T2T genome assembly reveals a depleted immune repertoire as the genetic cause of endangerment in <i>Carya poilanei</i>

Yuke Zhou; Jinchen Ye; Yingshan Chen; Ruifeng Yang; Jiahong Hong; Xiyang Ye; Junyan Hu; Guohua Xia; Chuanmei Xu; Youjun Huang

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2026.04.002

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A near-complete T2T genome assembly reveals a depleted immune repertoire as the genetic cause of endangerment in Carya poilanei

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2026.04.002

a. National Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Forest Food Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China;
b. Provincial Key Laboratory for Non-wood Forest and Quality Control and Utilization of Its Products, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China;
c. Key Laboratory of Herbage & Endemic Crop Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010000, China

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 32171815) and the Key Scientific and Technological Grant of Zhejiang for Breeding New Agricultural Varieties (grant no. 2021C02066-12). We are grateful to the Poto Township Government of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, and to Mr. Zhengwen Bai, village head of Yuchu Village, Poto Village Committee, for their generous assistance with sample collection.

Received Date: 2025-12-17
Accepted Date: 2026-04-02
Rev Recd Date: 2026-03-31

Available Online: 2026-04-09

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