Gossypium hirsutum (AD1) 'YZ1' genome HAU_v1.0

Overview
Analysis NameGossypium hirsutum (AD1) 'YZ1' genome HAU_v1.0
MethodPacBio Sequel; Oxford Nanopore PromethION; Illumina HiSeq ( hifiasm v. 0.16.1)
SourceGossypium_hirsutum_YZ1_HZAU.fasta.gz
Date performed2025-07-24

Here, we assembled a complete telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome of Upland cotton genotype Jin668 and a high-quality genome of YZ1. Comparative genomics, chromatin accessibility and gene expression analyses shed light on the key gene regulatory networks that facilitate the ability of Jin668 to achieve regeneration. Additionally, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of genetic variation between genotypes on the precision of CRISPR-based genome editing, emphasizing the importance of high-quality genome assembly for individual genotypes to ensure accurate genome editing for functional gene research and molecular breeding.

 

Publication: Xu ZP, Wang GY, et al., Genome assembly of two allotetraploid cotton germplasms reveals mechanisms of somatic embryogenesis and enables precise genome editing. Nat Genet (2025).  

 

 

 

 

Assembly

The chromosomes (pseudomolecules) for G. hrisutum 'YZ1' genome. These files belong to the Gossypium hirsutum (AD1) 'YZ1' T2T genome Assembly v1.0

Chromosomes (FASTA format) G.hirsutum_HAU-YZ1_assembly_v1.fa.gz
Functional Analysis

Functional annotation files for the Gossypium hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 are available for download below. The Gossypium hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins were analyzed using InterProScan in order to assign InterPro domains and Gene Ontology (GO) terms. Pathways analysis was performed using the KEGG Automatic Annotation Server (KAAS).

Downloads

GO assignments from InterProScan AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1_genes2GO.xlsx.gz
IPR assignments from InterProScan AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1_genes2IPR.xlsx.gz
Proteins mapped to KEGG Orthologs AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1_KEGG-orthologis.xlsx.gz
Genes

The predicted gene model, their alignments, and proteins for G. hirsutum 'YZ1' genome. These files belong to the Gossypium hirsutum (AD1) 'YZ1' genome HAU Assembly v1.0

Predicted gene models with exons (GFF3 format) G.hirsutum_HAU-YZ1.gff3.gz
CDS-coding sequences (FASTA format) G.hirsutum_HAU-YZ1_CDS.fa.gz
Protein sequences (FASTA format) G.hirsutum_HAU-YZ1_protein.fa.gz
Homology

Homology of the Gossypium hirsutum YZ1 genome v1.0 proteins was determined by pairwise sequence comparison using the blastp algorithm against various protein databases. An expectation value cutoff less than 1e-6  for the Arabidoposis proteins (Araport11, 2022-09), UniProtKB/SwissProt (Release 2025-02), and UniProtKB/TrEMBL (Release 2025-02) databases. The best hit reports are available for download in Excel format. 

Protein Homologs

G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins with arabidopsis (Araport11) homologs (EXCEL file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_tair.xlsx
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins with arabidopsis (Araport11) (FASTA file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_tair_hit.fasta.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins without arabidopsis (Araport11) (FASTA file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_tair_noHit.fasta.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins with SwissProt homologs (EXCEL file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_swissprot.xlsx.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins with SwissProt (FASTA file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_swissprot_hit.fasta.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins without SwissProt (FASTA file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_swissprot_noHit.fasta.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins with TrEMBL homologs (EXCEL file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_trembl.xlsx.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins with TrEMBL (FASTA file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_trembl_hit.fasta.gz
G. hirsutum YZ1 Genome v1.0 proteins without TrEMBL (FASTA file) AD1_YZ1_HZAU_v1.0_vs_trembl_noHit.fasta.gz
Markers
Marker alignments were performed by the CottonGen Team of Main Bioinformatics Lab at WSU. The alignment tool 'BLAT' was used to map marker sequences from CottonGen to the Gossypium hirsutum YZ1 v1.0 assembly. Markers required 90% identity over 97% of their length. For SSRs & RFLPs, gap size was restricted to 1000bp or less with less than 2 gaps. For dbSNPs and Indels gap size was restricted to 2bp with less than 2 gaps. The available files are in GFF3. Markers available in CottonGen are linked to JBrowse.
 
CottonGen SNP markers mapped to genome AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_SNP
CottonGen RFLP markers mapped to genome AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_RFLP
CottonGen SSR markers mapped to genome AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_SSR
CottonGen InDel markers mapped to genome AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_InDel
Transcript Alignments
Transcript alignments were performed by the CottonGen Team of Main Bioinformatics Lab at WSU. The alignment tool 'BLAT' was used to map transcripts to the G. hirsutum YZ1 HAU genome 1.0 assembly. Alignments with an alignment length of 97% and 90% identify were preserved. The available files are in GFF3.
G. arboreum CottonGen RefTrans v1 AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_g.arboreum_cottongen_reftransV1
G. hirsutum CottonGen RefTrans v1 AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_g.hirsutum_cottongen_reftransV1
G. barbadense CottonGen RefTrans v1 AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_g.barbadense_cottongen_reftransV1
G. raimondii CottonGen RefTrans v1 AD1_YZ1_HAU_v1_g.raimondii_cottongen_reftransV1