Description

Eggplant (US, CA, AU, NZ, PH), aubergine (UK, IE), brinjal (IN, SG, MY, ZA), or baigan (GY) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.

Most commonly purple, the spongy, absorbent fruit is used in several cuisines. Typically used as a vegetable in cooking, it is a berry by botanical definition. As a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to the tomato, chili pepper, and potato, although those are of the New World while the eggplant is of the Old World. Like the tomato, its skin and seeds can be eaten, but, like the potato, it is usually eaten cooked. Eggplant is nutritionally low in macronutrient and micronutrient content, but the capability of the fruit to absorb oils and flavors into its flesh through cooking expands its use in the culinary arts.

It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum, probably with two independent domestications: one in South Asia, and one in East Asia. In 2021, world production of eggplants was 59 million tonnes, with China and India combined accounting for 86% of the total.

Whole Genomes

Whole Genome Sequences & Annotations for Solanum melongena

• Solanum melongena V4.1

S genes

Solanum melongena V4.1 S genes

Query	Chr	Size(bp)	Coordinates	BLASTn Hit	BLASTn %ID	Domain
SLF19Ψ	1	114254532	38718308-38719413	Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF19	90.1	-
SLF18	1	114254532	39574216-39573116	Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF18	87	F-box domain
SLF23Ψ	1	114254532	88871171-88872302	Solanum neorickii MG266239.1, SLF23	84.6	-
SLF17Ψ	1	114254532	89100049-89101206	Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF17	80.7	-
SLF16Ψ	1	114254532	108956996-108958164	Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF16	86.8	-
SLF15	1	114254532	111814157-111815422	Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF15	84.3	F-box domain

Downloads

The Solanum melongena S gene sequences are available in FASTA format.

CDS and Protein (FASTA file)

S-gene_Solanum_melongena

Publications

Hirakawa H, Shirasawa K, Miyatake K, Nunome T, Negoro S, Ohyama A, Yamaguchi H, Sato S, Isobe S, Tabata S, Fukuoka H. Draft genome sequence of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.): the representative solanum species indigenous to the old world. DNA Res. 2014 Dec;21(6):649-60. doi: 10.1093/dnares/dsu027.

Barchi L, Pietrella M, Venturini L, Minio A, Toppino L, Acquadro A, Andolfo G, Aprea G, Avanzato C, Bassolino L, Comino C, Molin AD, Ferrarini A, Maor LC, Portis E, Reyes-Chin-Wo S, Rinaldi R, Sala T, Scaglione D, Sonawane P, Tononi P, Almekias-Siegl E, Zago E, Ercolano MR, Aharoni A, Delledonne M, Giuliano G, Lanteri S, Rotino GL. A chromosome-anchored eggplant genome sequence reveals key events in Solanaceae evolution. Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 13;9(1):11769. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47985-w

Wei Q, Wang J, Wang W, Hu T, Hu H, Bao C. A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly reveals genetics for important traits in eggplant. Hortic Res. 2020 Sep 21;7(1):153. doi: 10.1038/s41438-020-00391-0.

Barchi L, Rabanus-Wallace MT, Prohens J, Toppino L, Padmarasu S, Portis E, Rotino GL, Stein N, Lanteri S, Giuliano G. Improved genome assembly and pan-genome provide key insights into eggplant domestication and breeding. Plant J. 2021 Jul;107(2):579-596. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15313.

Wu Y, Li D, Hu Y, Li H, Ramstein GP, Zhou S, Zhang X, Bao Z, Zhang Y, Song B, Zhou Y, Zhou Y, Gagnon E, Särkinen T, Knapp S, Zhang C, Städler T, Buckler ES, Huang S. Phylogenomic discovery of deleterious mutations facilitates hybrid potato breeding. Cell. 2023 May 25;186(11):2313-2328.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.008.