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Mapping the genomic landscape of Prunus spp. with PrunusMap
Najla Ksouri1 , María Ángeles Moreno2 , Bruno Contreras-Moreira3,4 , Yolanda Gogorcena,1,4 ,
1Group of Genomics of Fruit Trees and Grapevine, Department of Pomology, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de Montañana 1005, E50059 Zaragoza, Spain
2Group of Fruit Tree Breeding and Fuit Quality, Department of Pomology, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de Montañana 1005, E50059 Zaragoza, Spain
3Laboratory of Computational and Structural Biology, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de Montañana 1005, E50059 Zaragoza, Spain
4Senior authors
*Corresponding author. E-mail: aoiz@eead.csic.es

Horticulture Research 12,
Article number: uhae301 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae301
Views: 1976

Received: 26 Mar 2024
Accepted: 16 Oct 2024
Published online: 24 Oct 2024

Abstract

Next-generation sequencing has fueled significant advancement in plant breeding tools, such as genome-wide association studies and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. In this dynamic landscape, plant databases housing SNP markers have evolved into hubs facilitating breeding initiatives and genomic research. PrunusMap, accessible at https://prunusmap.eead.csic.es is an open-source Web application tailored for the Prunus community. Featuring a user-friendly interface, PrunusMap empowers users to seamlessly align and locate markers across multiple genome versions of Prunus species and cultivars, supporting different queries and formats. Beyond locating marker positions, it provides a comprehensive list of annotated nearby genes and proteins. This streamlined process, driven by four intuitive features ‘Find markers’, ‘Align sequences’, ‘Align proteins’, and ‘Locate by position’, significantly reduces workload and boosts efficiency, particularly for users with limited bioinformatics expertise. Moreover, PrunusMap’s versatility is underscored by its commitment to incorporate additional Prunus genome sequences, annotations, and markers upon user request.