A draft reference assembly of the Psilocybe cubensis genome
Kevin Mckernan, Liam T. Kane, Seth Crawford, Chen-Shan Chin, Aaron Trippe, Stephen Mclaughlin
F1000Research June 15, 2021 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.51613.2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Genome assembly Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Psilocybe cubensis mushroom |
| Keywords | Contig Genome Computational biology Genetics Alkaloids |
| Citations | 10 |
| Key points | The genome of Psilocybe cubensis was assembled into 32 contigs, with the psilocybin synthesis cluster located on a single 3.2 megabase contig. |
Abstract
We describe the use of high-fidelity single molecule sequencing to assemble the genome of the psychoactive Psilocybe cubensis mushroom. The genome is 46.6Mb, 46% GC, and in 32 contigs with an N50 of 3.3Mb. The BUSCO completeness scores are 97.6% with 1.2% duplicates. The Psilocybin synthesis cluster exists in a single 3.2Mb contig. The dataset is available from NCBI BioProject with accessions PRJNA687911 and PRJNA700437.