The International Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP)
The IRGSP is a consortium of public institutions that was established in 1997 to sequence the rice genome using Nipponbare, a cultivar of Oryza sativa ssp. japonica. It consisted of a number of publicly-funded organisations, including:
Rice
Genome Research Program (RGP)
A Japanese-government-funded joint project of the National Institute of
Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) and the Institute of the Society for
Techno-innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF). The program
itself was part of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(MAFF) Genome Research Program.
The Institute for Genomic
Research (TIGR)
A not-for-profit institute involved in the sequencing and analysis of genomes.
Based in Rockville, Maryland, USA.
National Center for
Gene Research Chinese Academy of Sciences (NCGR)
Established by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Shanghai
local government, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1992. The NCGR
was responsible for sequencing chromosome 4 from rice.
Arizona
Genomics Institute (AGI)
The AGI, CSHL, Washington University and University of Wisconsin (ACWW)
consortium was granted funds in 1999 (from USDA/NSF/DOE/CSREES) to sequence and
annotate the short arms of chromsomes 3 and 10 as part of the IRGSP.
Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)
A private, not-for-profit, organisation based in Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
Involved in sequencing chromosomes 3, 5, 9, 10, and 11 from Oryza sativa L.
ssp. japonica cv. Nipponbare.
Plant Genome
Initiative at Rutgers (PGIR)
PGIR was established to participate in the international efforts to sequence the
rice genome. It is a high-throughput sequencing facility, of medium capacity,
also involved in sequencing the maize genome. Based at the Waksman Institute,
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey.
Genoscope
(France)
The French National Sequencing Center, founded in 1997 in Evry, near Paris.
Involved in sequencing chromosome 12 from rice.
Academia Sinica
Plant Genome Center (ASPGC)
Based at the Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Support
derived from National Science Council, Council of Agriculture, Academia Sinica
and the Institute of Botany. This group was involved in the sequencing of
chromosome 5.
Indian Initiative
for Rice Genome Sequencing (IIRGS)
Founded through efforts of the Department of Biotechnology, and the Indian
Council of Agriculture. The Initiative is based in New Delhi and was involved in
sequencing of the long arm of chromosome 11
Korea
Rice Genome Research Program (KRGRP)
Sponsored by the Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Korea, under direction
of the Science and Technology Policy Institute. The program was responsible for
generating more than 100,000 rice ESTs.
National
Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC)
Thai component of rice sequencing efforts.
Wisconsin
Rice Genome Project (GCOW)
Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, within the University of Wisconsin
Biotechnology Center. Involved in sequencing chromosome 11.
John
Innes Centre (JIC)
An international centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology, based
in the Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK. Funded by both local and
international funding bodies, including the Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Brazilian
Rice Genome Initiative (BRIGI)
Involved in sequencing of chromosome 9.
IRGSP adopted an incremental (clone-by-clone) shotgun process so that each sequenced clone can be associated with a specific position on the genetic map. This sequencing process was therefore slower than the whole-genome shotgun sequencing strategy adopted by other rice sequencing projects, but the result was the most complete sequence of the entire rice genome. The project was completed 3-years ahead of schedule in 2005 with help from the Monsanto draft rice genome sequence data. Total international funding was ~US$150 million (CSREES figures).
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