Arabidopsis thaliana
Scientific name Arabidopsis thaliana
Scientific name authority Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
Japanese name シロイヌナズナ
Taxonomy ID 3702
Phylum division Magnoliophyta
Family Brassicaceae
Family(Japanese) アブラナ科
Genus Arabidopsis
Genus(Japanese) シロイヌナズナ属
Species thaliana
Variety -
Common name Thale cress, mouse-ear cress
Common name(Japanese) シロイヌナズナ
Synonym -
Resource info Resource info: tair
Reference

Arabidopsis Genome Initiative. Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature. 2000 Dec 14;408(6814):796-815.PMID:11130711

Sequencing method Sanger (Clone-based)
Reads count -
Assembly method restriction fragment 'fingerprint' analysis of BAC clones, by hybridization or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of sequence-tagged sites and by hybridization and Southern blotting
Sequencing depth -
Gene annotation method Genscan, GeneMark.HMM, Xgrail Genefinder, GlimmerA, NetGene, Splice Predictor, GeneSplicer
Contig count 10
Scaffold count -
Gene count 25498
Chromosome count 2n=10
Covered region 115.4 Mb
Genome size 120
ORF count 31392
GC content 36%
Contact TIGR
Country international
Description

An annual herb belonging to the Brassicaceae family. It is widely distributed in the temperate and subarctic zones of Asia, Europe and Africa. Since it has characteristics suitable for experimental studies (e.g. small size, short life cycle, amenability to transformation), it has long been used as a model to study fundamental many aspects of plant biology. Genome and functional genomics studies of plants have also been pioneered with studies using A. thaliana.

References
(1) Arabidopsis Genome Initiative (2000) Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature 408(6814):796-815. PMID:11130711
(2) Lamesch P et al. (2012) The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR): improved gene annotation and new tools. Nucleic Acids Research 40:D1202-10. PMID:22140109

Description(Japanese)

アブラナ科シロイヌナズナ属の一年生草本。アジア、ヨーロッパ、アフリカの温帯から亜寒帯に広く分布しており、日本では帰化植物である。草型が小さい、世代時間が約二ヶ月と短い、形質転換が容易、突然変異体の作出が可能である等の特徴から、20世紀中頃から研究材料として広く用いられてきた。日欧米の国際コンソーシアムによって、2000年に全ゲノムが解読された。シロイヌナズナ自体は道端に生える草であり産業上の価値はないが、高等植物の構造、機能上の基本的特徴を備えているため、様々な生命現象(形態形成、分化、植物ホルモン、環境や病害応答など)の研究モデルと位置づけられ、植物の基礎研究やゲノミクス研究の発展を牽引してきた。

参考文献
(1) 植物ゲノム科学辞典 (朝倉書店 2009年 駒嶺穆 総編集)
(2) Arabidopsis Genome Initiative (2000) Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature 408(6814):796-815. PMID:11130711
(3) Lamesch P et al. (2012) The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR): improved gene annotation and new tools. Nucleic Acids Research 40:D1202-10. PMID:22140109