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Cai C, de Vos RC, Qian H, Bucher J, Bonnema G. Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Profiles in Diverse Brassica oleracea Crops Provide Insights into the Genetic Regulation of Glucosinolate Profiles. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:16032-16044. [PMID: 38975781 PMCID: PMC11261609 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c02932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
Glucosinolates (GSLs) are plant secondary metabolites commonly found in the cruciferous vegetables of the Brassicaceae family, offering health benefits to humans and defense against pathogens and pests to plants. In this study, we investigated 23 GSL compounds' relative abundance in four tissues of five different Brassica oleracea morphotypes. Using the five corresponding high-quality B. oleracea genome assemblies, we identified 183 GSL-related genes and analyzed their expression with mRNA-Seq data. GSL abundance and composition varied strongly, among both tissues and morphotypes, accompanied by different gene expression patterns. Interestingly, broccoli exhibited a nonfunctional AOP2 gene due to a conserved 2OG-FeII_Oxy domain loss, explaining the unique accumulation of two health-promoting GSLs. Additionally, transposable element (TE) insertions were found to affect the gene structure of MAM3 genes. Our findings deepen the understanding of GSL variation and genetic regulation in B. oleracea morphotypes, providing valuable insights for breeding with tailored GSL profiles in these crops.
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- Chengcheng Cai
- Plant
Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
- State
Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Key Laboratory of Biology
and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sino-Dutch Joint Laboratory of Horticultural
Genomics, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers,
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Bioscience, Wageningen
University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Plant
Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Plant
Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Plant
Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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Li X, Dai X, He H, Lv Y, Yang L, He W, Liu C, Wei H, Liu X, Yuan Q, Wang X, Wang T, Zhang B, Zhang H, Chen W, Leng Y, Yu X, Qian H, Zhang B, Guo M, Zhang Z, Shi C, Zhang Q, Cui Y, Xu Q, Cao X, Chen D, Zhou Y, Qian Q, Shang L. A pan-TE map highlights transposable elements underlying domestication and agronomic traits in Asian rice. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae188. [PMID: 38962716 PMCID: PMC11221428 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Transposable elements (TEs) are ubiquitous genomic components and hard to study due to being highly repetitive. Here we assembled 232 chromosome-level genomes based on long-read sequencing data. Coupling the 232 genomes with 15 existing assemblies, we developed a pan-TE map comprising both cultivated and wild Asian rice. We detected 177 084 high-quality TE variations and inferred their derived state using outgroups. We found TEs were one source of phenotypic variation during rice domestication and differentiation. We identified 1246 genes whose expression variation was associated with TEs but not single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), such as OsRbohB, and validated OsRbohB's relative expression activity using a dual-Luciferase (LUC) reporter assays system. Our pan-TE map allowed us to detect multiple novel loci associated with agronomic traits. Collectively, our findings highlight the contributions of TEs to domestication, differentiation and agronomic traits in rice, and there is massive potential for gene cloning and molecular breeding by the high-quality Asian pan-TE map we generated.
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- Xiaoxia Li
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Rice Research Institute, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Rice Research Institute, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Rice Research Institute, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572024, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572024, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- National Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding, Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
- Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572024, China
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Wu H, Liu X, Zong Y, Yang L, Wang J, Tong C, Li H. Leaf morphology related genes revealed by integrating Pan-transcriptome, GWAS and eQTL analyses in a Liriodendron population. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14392. [PMID: 38887911 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Leaf plays an indispensable role in plant development and growth. Although many known genes related to leaf morphology development have been identified, elucidating the complex genetic basis of leaf morphological traits remains a challenge. Liriodendron plants are common ornamental trees due to their unique leaf shapes, while the molecular mechanism underlying Liriodendron leaf morphogenesis has remained unknown. Herein, we firstly constructed a population-level pan-transcriptome of Liriodendron from 81 accessions to explore the expression presence or absence variations (ePAVs), global expression differences at the population level, as well as differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the Liriodendron chinense and Liriodendron tulipifera accessions. Subsequently, we integrated a genome-wide association study (GWAS), expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL), and transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) to identify candidate genes related to leaf morphology. Through GWAS analysis, we identified 18 and 17 significant allelic loci in the leaf size and leaf shape modules, respectively. In addition, we discerned 16 candidate genes in relation to leaf morphological traits via TWAS. Further, integrating the co-localization results of GWAS and eQTL, we determined two regulatory hotspot regions, hot88 and hot758, related to leaf size and leaf shape, respectively. Finally, co-expression analysis, eQTL, and linkage mapping together demonstrated that Lchi_4g10795 regulate their own expression levels through cis-eQTL to affect the expression of downstream genes and cooperatively participate in the development of Liriodendron leaf morphology. These findings will improve our understanding of the molecular regulatory mechanism of Liriodendron leaf morphogenesis and will also accelerate molecular breeding of Liriodendron.
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- Hainan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Merkulov P, Serganova M, Petrov G, Mityukov V, Kirov I. Long-read sequencing of extrachromosomal circular DNA and genome assembly of a Solanum lycopersicum breeding line revealed active LTR retrotransposons originating from S. Peruvianum L. introgressions. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:404. [PMID: 38658857 PMCID: PMC11044480 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10314-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Transposable elements (TEs) are a major force in the evolution of plant genomes. Differences in the transposition activities and landscapes of TEs can vary substantially, even in closely related species. Interspecific hybridization, a widely employed technique in tomato breeding, results in the creation of novel combinations of TEs from distinct species. The implications of this process for TE transposition activity have not been studied in modern cultivars. In this study, we used nanopore sequencing of extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) and identified two highly active Ty1/Copia LTR retrotransposon families of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), called Salsa and Ketchup. Elements of these families produce thousands of eccDNAs under controlled conditions and epigenetic stress. EccDNA sequence analysis revealed that the major parts of eccDNA produced by Ketchup and Salsa exhibited low similarity to the S. lycopersicum genomic sequence. To trace the origin of these TEs, whole-genome nanopore sequencing and de novo genome assembly were performed. We found that these TEs occurred in a tomato breeding line via interspecific introgression from S. peruvianum. Our findings collectively show that interspecific introgressions can contribute to both genetic and phenotypic diversity not only by introducing novel genetic variants, but also by importing active transposable elements from other species.
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- Pavel Merkulov
- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, 127550, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, 127550, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205, Moscow, Russia
- Institute for Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich Institute), Russian Academy of Sciences, 127051, Moscow, Russia
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- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, 127550, Moscow, Russia.
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701, Dolgoprudny, Russia.
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Garza AB, Lerat E, Girgis HZ. Look4LTRs: a Long terminal repeat retrotransposon detection tool capable of cross species studies and discovering recently nested repeats. Mob DNA 2024; 15:8. [PMID: 38627766 PMCID: PMC11020628 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-024-00317-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Plant genomes include large numbers of transposable elements. One particular type of these elements is flanked by two Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) and can translocate using RNA. Such elements are known as LTR-retrotransposons; they are the most abundant type of transposons in plant genomes. They have many important functions involving gene regulation and the rise of new genes and pseudo genes in response to severe stress. Additionally, LTR-retrotransposons have several applications in biotechnology. Due to the abundance and the importance of LTR-retrotransposons, multiple computational tools have been developed for their detection. However, none of these tools take advantages of the availability of related genomes; they process one chromosome at a time. Further, recently nested LTR-retrotransposons (multiple elements of the same family are inserted into each other) cannot be annotated accurately - or cannot be annotated at all - by the currently available tools. Motivated to overcome these two limitations, we built Look4LTRs, which can annotate LTR-retrotransposons in multiple related genomes simultaneously and discover recently nested elements. The methodology of Look4LTRs depends on techniques imported from the signal-processing field, graph algorithms, and machine learning with a minimal use of alignment algorithms. Four plant genomes were used in developing Look4LTRs and eight plant genomes for evaluating it in contrast to three related tools. Look4LTRs is the fastest while maintaining better or comparable F1 scores (the harmonic average of recall and precision) to those obtained by the other tools. Our results demonstrate the added benefit of annotating LTR-retrotransposons in multiple related genomes simultaneously and the ability to discover recently nested elements. Expert human manual examination of six elements - not included in the ground truth - revealed that three elements belong to known families and two elements are likely from new families. With respect to examining recently nested LTR-retrotransposons, three out of five were confirmed to be valid elements. Look4LTRs - with its speed, accuracy, and novel features - represents a true advancement in the annotation of LTR-retrotransposons, opening the door to many studies focused on understanding their functions in plants.
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- Anthony B Garza
- Bioinformatics Toolsmith Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Texas A &M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA
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- The Biometrics and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Bioinformatics Toolsmith Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Texas A &M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA.
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Abraham LN, Oggenfuss U, Croll D. Population-level transposable element expression dynamics influence trait evolution in a fungal crop pathogen. mBio 2024; 15:e0284023. [PMID: 38349152 PMCID: PMC10936205 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02840-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The rapid adaptive evolution of microbes is driven by strong selection pressure acting on genetic variation. How adaptive genetic variation is generated within species and how such variation influences phenotypic trait expression is often not well understood though. We focused on the recent activity of transposable elements (TEs) using deep population genomics and transcriptomics analyses of a fungal plant pathogen with a highly active content of TEs in the genome. Zymoseptoria tritici causes one of the most damaging diseases on wheat, with recent adaptation to the host and environment being facilitated by TE-associated mutations. We obtained genomic and RNA-sequencing data from 146 isolates collected from a single wheat field. We established a genome-wide map of TE insertion polymorphisms in the population by analyzing recent TE insertions among individuals. We quantified the locus-specific transcription of individual TE copies and found considerable population variation at individual TE loci in the population. About 20% of all TE copies show transcription in the genome suggesting that genomic defenses such as repressive epigenetic marks and repeat-induced polymorphisms are at least partially ineffective at preventing the proliferation of TEs in the genome. A quarter of recent TE insertions are associated with expression variation of neighboring genes providing broad potential to influence trait expression. We indeed found that TE insertions are likely responsible for variation in virulence on the host and potentially diverse components of secondary metabolite production. Our large-scale transcriptomics study emphasizes how TE-derived polymorphisms segregate even in individual microbial populations and can broadly underpin trait variation in pathogens.IMPORTANCEPathogens can rapidly adapt to new hosts, antimicrobials, or changes in the environment. Adaptation arises often from mutations in the genome; however, how such variation is generated remains poorly understood. We investigated the most dynamic regions of the genome of Zymoseptoria tritici, a major fungal pathogen of wheat. We focused on the transcription of transposable elements. A large proportion of the transposable elements not only show signatures of potential activity but are also variable within a single population of the pathogen. We find that this variation in activity is likely influencing many important traits of the pathogen. Hence, our work provides insights into how a microbial species can adapt over the shortest time periods based on the activity of transposable elements.
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- Leen Nanchira Abraham
- Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Sun N, Chen J, Wang Y, Hussain I, Lei N, Ma X, Li W, Liu K, Yu H, Zhao K, Zhao T, Zhang Y, Yu X. Development and utility of SSR markers based on Brassica sp. whole-genome in triangle of U. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 14:1259736. [PMID: 38259948 PMCID: PMC10801002 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1259736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Introduction Simple sequence repeats (SSR), also known as microsatellites, are crucial molecular markers in both animals and plants. Despite extensive previous research on SSRs, the development of microsatellite markers in Brassica crops remains limited and inefficient. Methods Krait software was used to identify microsatellites by genome-wide and marker development based on three recently sequenced basic species of Brassica crops in the triangle of U (Brassica rapa, B. nigra and B. oleracea), as well as three allotetraploids (B. juncea, B. napus and B. carinata) using public databases. Subsequently, the primers and the characteristics of microsatellites for most of them were accordingly designed on each chromosome of each of the six Brassica species, and their physical locations were identified,and the cross-transferability of primers have been carried out. In addition, a B-genome specific SSR marker was screened out. Results A total of 79341, 92089, 125443, 173964, 173604, and 222160 SSR loci have been identified from the whole genome sequences of Brassica crops within the triangle of U crops, B. rapa (AA), B. nigra (BB), B. oleracea (CC), B. napus (AACC), B. juncea (AABB) and B. carinata (BBCC), respectively. Comparing the number distribution of the three allotetraploid SSR loci in the three subgenomes AA, BB and CC, results indicate that the allotetraploid species have significant reduction in the number of SSR loci in the genome compared with their basic diploid counterparts. Moreover, we compared the basic species with their corresponding varieties, and found that the microsatellite characters between the allotetraploids and their corresponding basic species were very similar or almost identical. Subsequently, each of the 40 SSR primers was employed to investigate the polymorphism potential of B. rapa (85.27%), B. nigra (81.33%) and B. oleracea (73.45%), and B. rapa was found to have a higher cross-transfer rate among the basic species in the triangle of U. Meanwhile, a B-genome specific SSR marker, BniSSR23228 possessing the (AAGGA)3 sequence characteristics was obtained, and it located in chromosome B3 with a total length of 97 bp. Discussion In this study, results suggest that the pattern of distribution may be highly conserved during the differentiation of basic Brassica species and their allotetraploid counterparts. Our data indicated that the allotetraploidization process resulted in a significant reduction in SSR loci in the three subgenomes AA, BB and CC. The reasons may be partial gene dominated chromosomal homologous recombination and rearrangement during the evolution of basic diploid species into allotetraploids. This study provides a basis for future genomics and genetic research on the relatedness of Brassica species.
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- Nairan Sun
- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Supply Chain, Ningbo Haitong Food Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo, China
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- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Section of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Harbin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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Xiao Y, Xi Z, Wang F, Wang J. Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 117:226-241. [PMID: 37797206 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Polyploids are common and have a wide geographical distribution and environmental adaptability. Allopolyploidy may lead to the activation of transposable elements (TE). However, the mechanism of epigenetic modification of TEs in the establishment and evolution of allopolyploids remains to be explored. We focused on the TEs of model allopolyploid Brassica napus (An An Cn Cn ), exploring the TE characteristics of the genome, epigenetic modifications of TEs during allopolyploidization, and regulation of gene expression by TE methylation. In B. napus, approximately 50% of the genome was composed of TEs. TEs increased with proximity to genes, especially DNA transposons. TE methylation levels were negatively correlated with gene expression, and changes in TE methylation levels were able to regulate the expression of neighboring genes related to responses to light intensity and stress, which promoted powerful adaptation of allopolyploids to new environments. TEs can be synergistically regulated by RNA-directed DNA methylation pathways and histone modifications. The epigenetic modification levels of TEs tended to be similar to those of the diploid parents during the genome evolution of B. napus. The TEs of the An subgenome were more likely to be modified, and the imbalance in TE number and epigenetic modification level in the An and Cn subgenomes may lead to the establishment of subgenome dominance. Our study analyzed the characteristics of TE location, DNA methylation, siRNA, and histone modification in B. napus and highlighted the importance of TE epigenetic modifications during the allopolyploidy process, providing support for revealing the mechanism of allopolyploid formation and evolution.
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- Yafang Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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Zou Y, Wang J, Peng D, Zhang X, Tembrock LR, Yang J, Zhao J, Liao H, Wu Z. Multi-integrated genomic data for Passiflora foetida provides insights into genome size evolution and floral development in Passiflora. MOLECULAR HORTICULTURE 2023; 3:27. [PMID: 38105261 PMCID: PMC10726625 DOI: 10.1186/s43897-023-00076-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Passiflora is a plant genus known for its extremely distinctive and colorful flowers and a wide range of genome size variation. However, how genome characteristics are related to flower traits among Passiflora species remains poorly understood. Here, we assembled a chromosome-scale genome of P. foetida, which belongs to the same subgenus as the commercial passionfruit P. edulis. The genome of P. foetida is smaller (424.16 Mb) and contains fewer copies of long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs). The disparity in LTR-RTs is one of the main contributors to the differences in genome sizes between these two species and possibly in floral traits. Additionally, we observed variation in insertion times and copy numbers of LTR-RTs across different transposable element (TE) lineages. Then, by integrating transcriptomic data from 33 samples (eight floral organs and flower buds at three developmental stages) with phylogenomic and metabolomic data, we conducted an in-depth analysis of the expression, phylogeny, and copy number of MIKC-type MADS-box genes and identified essential biosynthetic genes responsible for flower color and scent from glandular bracts and other floral organs. Our study pinpoints LRT-RTs as an important player in genome size variation in Passiflora species and provides insights into future genetic improvement.
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- Yi Zou
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Transboundary Ecosecurity of Southwest China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650504, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- College of Agriculture, Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- Kunpeng Institute of Modern Agriculture at Foshan, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518124, China
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Transboundary Ecosecurity of Southwest China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650504, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Transboundary Ecosecurity of Southwest China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650504, China.
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
- Kunpeng Institute of Modern Agriculture at Foshan, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518124, China.
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Kirov I. Toward Transgene-Free Transposon-Mediated Biological Mutagenesis for Plant Breeding. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17054. [PMID: 38069377 PMCID: PMC10706983 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242317054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Genetic diversity is a key factor for plant breeding. The birth of novel genic and genomic variants is also crucial for plant adaptation in nature. Therefore, the genomes of almost all living organisms possess natural mutagenic mechanisms. Transposable elements (TEs) are a major mutagenic force driving genetic diversity in wild plants and modern crops. The relatively rare TE transposition activity during the thousand-year crop domestication process has led to the phenotypic diversity of many cultivated species. The utilization of TE mutagenesis by artificial and transient acceleration of their activity in a controlled mode is an attractive foundation for a novel type of mutagenesis called TE-mediated biological mutagenesis. Here, I focus on TEs as mutagenic sources for plant breeding and discuss existing and emerging transgene-free approaches for TE activation in plants. Furthermore, I also review the non-randomness of TE insertions in a plant genome and the molecular and epigenetic factors involved in shaping TE insertion preferences. Additionally, I discuss the molecular mechanisms that prevent TE transpositions in germline plant cells (e.g., meiocytes, pollen, egg and embryo cells, and shoot apical meristem), thereby reducing the chances of TE insertion inheritance. Knowledge of these mechanisms can expand the TE activation toolbox using novel gene targeting approaches. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives of plant populations with induced novel TE insertions (iTE plant collections) are discussed.
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- Ilya Kirov
- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, 127550 Moscow, Russia;
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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Suo A, Yang J, Mao C, Li W, Wu X, Xie W, Yang Z, Guo S, Zheng B, Zheng Y. Phased secondary small interfering RNAs in Camellia sinensis var. assamica. NAR Genom Bioinform 2023; 5:lqad103. [PMID: 38025046 PMCID: PMC10673657 DOI: 10.1093/nargab/lqad103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Phased secondary small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) in plants play important roles in regulating genome stability, plant development and stress adaption. Camellia sinensis var. assamica has immense economic, medicinal and cultural significance. However, there are still no studies of phasiRNAs and their putative functions in this valuable plant. We identified 476 and 43 PHAS loci which generated 4290 twenty one nucleotide (nt) and 264 twenty four nt phasiRNAs, respectively. Moreover, the analysis of degradome revealed more than 35000 potential targets for these phasiRNAs. We identified several conserved 21 nt phasiRNA generation pathways in tea plant, including miR390 → TAS3, miR482/miR2118 → NB-LRR, miR393 → F-box, miR828 → MYB/TAS4, and miR7122 → PPR in this study. Furthermore, we found that some transposase and plant mobile domain genes could generate phasiRNAs. Our results show that phasiRNAs target genes in the same family in cis- or trans-manners, and different members of the same gene family may generate the same phasiRNAs. The phasiRNAs, generated by transposase and plant mobile domain genes, and their targets, suggest that phasiRNAs may be involved in the inhibition of transposable elements in tea plant. To summarize, these results provide a comprehensive view of phasiRNAs in Camellia sinensis var. assamica.
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- Angbaji Suo
- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- School of Criminal Investigation, Yunnan Police College, No. 249 North Jiaochang Road, 650223 Yunnan, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, No. 220 Handan Road, 200433 Shanghai, China
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- College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 95 Jinhei Road, 650201 Yunnan, China
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Zhang GJ, Jia KL, Wang J, Gao WJ, Li SF. Genome-wide analysis of transposable elements and satellite DNA in Humulus scandens, a dioecious plant with XX/XY 1Y 2 chromosomes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1230250. [PMID: 37908838 PMCID: PMC10614002 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1230250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Transposable elements (TEs) and satellite DNAs, two major categories of repetitive sequences, are expected to accumulate in non-recombining genome regions, including sex-linked regions, and contribute to sex chromosome evolution. The dioecious plant, Humulus scandens, can be used for studying the evolution of the XX/XY1Y2 sex chromosomes. In this study, we thoroughly examined the repetitive components of male and female H. scandens using next-generation sequencing data followed by bioinformatics analysis and florescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The H. scandens genome has a high overall repetitive sequence composition, 68.30% in the female and 66.78% in the male genome, with abundant long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons (RTs), including more Ty3/Gypsy than Ty1/Copia elements, particularly two Ty3/Gypsy lineages, Tekay and Retand. Most LTR-RT lineages were found dispersed across the chromosomes, though CRM and Athila elements were predominately found within the centromeres and the pericentromeric regions. The Athila elements also showed clearly higher FISH signal intensities in the Y1 and Y2 chromosomes than in the X or autosomes. Three novel satellite DNAs were specifically distributed in the centromeric and/or telomeric regions, with markedly different distributions on the X, Y1, and Y2 chromosomes. Combined with FISH using satellite DNAs to stain chromosomes during meiotic diakinesis, we determined the synapsis pattern and distinguish pseudoautosomal regions (PARs). The results indicate that the XY1Y2 sex chromosomes of H. scandens might have originated from a centric fission event. This study improves our understanding of the repetitive sequence organization of H. scandens genome and provides a basis for further analysis of their chromosome evolution process.
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- Guo-Jun Zhang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
- SanQuan Medical College, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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Cui Y, Cao Q, Li Y, He M, Liu X. Advances in cis-element- and natural variation-mediated transcriptional regulation and applications in gene editing of major crops. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5441-5457. [PMID: 37402253 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Transcriptional regulation is crucial to control of gene expression. Both spatio-temporal expression patterns and expression levels of genes are determined by the interaction between cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors. Numerous studies have focused on the trans-acting factors that mediate transcriptional regulatory networks. However, cis-acting elements, such as enhancers, silencers, transposons, and natural variations in the genome, are also vital for gene expression regulation and could be utilized by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)-mediated gene editing to improve crop quality and yield. In this review, we discuss current understanding of cis-element-mediated transcriptional regulation in major crops, including rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and maize (Zea mays), as well as the latest advancements in gene editing techniques and their applications in crops to highlight prospective strategies for crop breeding.
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- Yue Cui
- College of Teacher Education, Molecular and Cellular Postdoctoral Research Station, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- Shijiazhuang Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050041, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- Shijiazhuang Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050041, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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Li B, Yue Z, Ding X, Zhao Y, Lei J, Zang Y, Hu Q, Tao P. A BrLINE1-RUP insertion in BrCER2 alters cuticular wax biosynthesis in Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1212528. [PMID: 37502704 PMCID: PMC10368883 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1212528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Glossiness is an important quality-related trait of Chinese cabbage, which is a leafy vegetable crop in the family Brassicaceae. The glossy trait is caused by abnormal cuticular wax accumulation. In this study, on the basis of a bulked segregant analysis coupled with next-generation sequencing (BSA-seq) and fine-mapping, the most likely candidate gene responsible for the glossy phenotype of Chinese cabbage was identified. It was subsequently named Brcer2 because it is homologous to AtCER2 (At4g24510). A bioinformatics analysis indicated a long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE-1) transposable element (named BrLINE1-RUP) was inserted into the first exon of Brcer2 in HN19-G via an insertion-mediated deletion mechanism, which introduced a premature termination codon. Gene expression analysis showed that the InDel mutation of BrCER2 reduced the transcriptional expression levels of Brcer2 in HN19-G. An analysis of cuticular waxes suggested that a loss-of-function mutation to BrCER2 in Chinese cabbage leads to a severe decrease in the abundance of very-long-chain-fatty-acids (> C28), resulting in the production of a cauline leaf, inflorescence stem, flower, and pistil with a glossy phenotype. These findings imply the insertion of the LINE-1 transposable element BrLINE1-RUP into BrCER2 can modulate the waxy traits of Chinese cabbage plants.
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- Biyuan Li
- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Rajaby R, Liu DX, Au CH, Cheung YT, Lau AYT, Yang QY, Sung WK. INSurVeyor: improving insertion calling from short read sequencing data. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3243. [PMID: 37277343 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38870-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Insertions are one of the major types of structural variations and are defined as the addition of 50 nucleotides or more into a DNA sequence. Several methods exist to detect insertions from next-generation sequencing short read data, but they generally have low sensitivity. Our contribution is two-fold. First, we introduce INSurVeyor, a fast, sensitive and precise method that detects insertions from next-generation sequencing paired-end data. Using publicly available benchmark datasets (both human and non-human), we show that INSurVeyor is not only more sensitive than any individual caller we tested, but also more sensitive than all of them combined. Furthermore, for most types of insertions, INSurVeyor is almost as sensitive as long reads callers. Second, we provide state-of-the-art catalogues of insertions for 1047 Arabidopsis Thaliana genomes from the 1001 Genomes Project and 3202 human genomes from the 1000 Genomes Project, both generated with INSurVeyor. We show that they are more complete and precise than existing resources, and important insertions are missed by existing methods.
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- Ramesh Rajaby
- Hong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore, 60 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138672, Singapore
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
- A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore, 60 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138672, Singapore.
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Laboratory of Computational Genomics, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- School of Computing, National University of Singapore, 13 Computing Drive, Singapore, 117417, Singapore.
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Nishikawa M, Tamiru-Oli M, Hara M, Segawa T, Saiga S, Makita N, Itoh N, Imamura T, Sekine M, Takagi H. Non-vernalization requirement for flowering in Brassica rapa conferred by a dominant allele of FLOWERING LOCUS T. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:132. [PMID: 37199824 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04378-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE We identified and characterized a dominant FT allele for flowering without vernalization in Brassica rapa, while demonstrating its potential for deployment in breeding to accelerate flowering in various Brassicaceae crops. Controlling the timing of flowering is key to improving yield and quality of several agricultural crops including the Brassicas. Many Brassicaceae crops possess a conserved flowering mechanism in which FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) represses the transcription of flowering activators such as FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) during vernalization. Here, we employed genetic analysis based on next-generation sequencing to identify a dominant FT allele, BraA.FT.2-C, for flowering in the absence of vernalization in the Brassica rapa cultivar 'CHOY SUM EX CHINA 3'. BraA.FT.2-C harbors two large insertions upstream of its coding region and is expressed without vernalization, despite FLC expression. We show that BraA.FT.2-C offers an opportunity to introduce flowering without vernalization requirement into winter-type brassica crops, including B. napus, which have many functional FLC paralogs. Furthermore, we demonstrated the feasibility of using B. rapa harboring BraA.FT.2-C as rootstock for grafting to induce flowering in radish (Raphanus sativus), which requires vernalization for flowering. We believe that the ability of BraA.FT.2-C to overcome repression by FLC can have significant applications in brassica crops breeding to increase yields by accelerating or delaying flowering.
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- Minami Nishikawa
- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, AgriBio Building, La Trobe University, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan.
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Xu L, Wang Y, Dong J, Zhang W, Tang M, Zhang W, Wang K, Chen Y, Zhang X, He Q, Zhang X, Wang K, Wang L, Ma Y, Xia K, Liu L. A chromosome-level genome assembly of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) reveals insights into genome adaptation and differential bolting regulation. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 21:990-1004. [PMID: 36648398 PMCID: PMC10106849 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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High-quality radish (Raphanus sativus) genome represents a valuable resource for agronomical trait improvements and understanding genome evolution among Brassicaceae species. However, existing radish genome assembly remains fragmentary, which greatly hampered functional genomics research and genome-assisted breeding. Here, using a NAU-LB radish inbred line, we generated a reference genome of 476.32 Mb with a scaffold N50 of 56.88 Mb by incorporating Illumina, PacBio and BioNano optical mapping techniques. Utilizing Hi-C data, 448.12 Mb (94.08%) of the assembled sequences were anchored to nine radish chromosomes with 40 306 protein-coding genes annotated. In total, 249.14 Mb (52.31%) comprised the repetitive sequences, among which long terminal repeats (LTRs, 30.31%) were the most abundant class. Beyond confirming the whole-genome triplication (WGT) event in R. sativus lineage, we found several tandem arrayed genes were involved in stress response process, which may account for the distinctive phenotype of high disease resistance in R. sativus. By comparing against the existing Xin-li-mei radish genome, a total of 2 108 573 SNPs, 7740 large insertions, 7757 deletions and 84 inversions were identified. Interestingly, a 647-bp insertion in the promoter of RsVRN1 gene can be directly bound by the DOF transcription repressor RsCDF3, resulting into its low promoter activity and late-bolting phenotype of NAU-LB cultivar. Importantly, introgression of this 647-bp insertion allele, RsVRN1In-536 , into early-bolting genotype could contribute to delayed bolting time, indicating that it is a potential genetic resource for radish late-bolting breeding. Together, this genome resource provides valuable information to facilitate comparative genomic analysis and accelerate genome-guided breeding and improvement in radish.
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- Liang Xu
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- College of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitectureYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- School of Life SciencesNantong UniversityNantongChina
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, and School of Agriculture and EnvironmentThe University of Western AustraliaPerthWAAustralia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitectureYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitectureYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (East China) of MOAR, College of HorticultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- College of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitectureYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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Monroe JG. Potential and limits of (mal)adaptive mutation rate plasticity in plants. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 237:2020-2026. [PMID: 36444532 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Genetic mutations provide the heritable material for plant adaptation to their environments. At the same time, the environment can affect the mutation rate across plant genomes. However, the extent to which environmental plasticity in mutation rates can facilitate or hinder adaptation remains a longstanding and unresolved question. Emerging discoveries of mechanisms affecting mutation rate variability provide opportunities to consider this question in a new light. Links between chromatin states, transposable elements, and DNA repair suggest cases of adaptive mutation rate plasticity could occur. Yet, numerous evolutionary and biological forces are expected to limit the impact of any such mutation rate plasticity on adaptive evolution. Persistent uncertainty about the significance of mutation rate plasticity on adaptation motivates new experimental and theoretical research relevant to understanding plant responses in changing environments.
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- J Grey Monroe
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Wang H, Lu Y, Zhang T, Liu Z, Cao L, Chang Q, Liu Y, Lu X, Yu S, Li H, Jiang J, Liu G, Sederoff HW, Sederoff RR, Zhang Q, Zheng Z. The double flower variant of yellowhorn is due to a LINE1 transposon-mediated insertion. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:1122-1137. [PMID: 36494195 PMCID: PMC9922402 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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As essential organs of reproduction in angiosperms, flowers, and the genetic mechanisms of their development have been well characterized in many plant species but not in the woody tree yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium). Here, we focused on the double flower phenotype in yellowhorn, which has high ornamental value. We found a candidate C-class gene, AGAMOUS1 (XsAG1), through bovine serum albumin sequencing and genetics analysis with a Long Interpersed Nuclear Elements 1 (LINE1) transposable element fragment (Xsag1-LINE1-1) inserted into its second intron that caused a loss-of-C-function and therefore the double flower phenotype. In situ hybridization of XsAG1 and analysis of the expression levels of other ABC genes were used to identify differences between single- and double-flower development processes. These findings enrich our understanding of double flower formation in yellowhorn and provide evidence that transposon insertions into genes can reshape plant traits in forest trees.
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Wu J, Liang J, Lin R, Cai X, Zhang L, Guo X, Wang T, Chen H, Wang X. Investigation of Brassica and its relative genomes in the post-genomics era. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac182. [PMID: 36338847 PMCID: PMC9627752 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The Brassicaceae family includes many economically important crop species, as well as cosmopolitan agricultural weed species. In addition, Arabidopsis thaliana, a member of this family, is used as a molecular model plant species. The genus Brassica is mesopolyploid, and the genus comprises comparatively recently originated tetrapolyploid species. With these characteristics, Brassicas have achieved the commonly accepted status of model organisms for genomic studies. This paper reviews the rapid research progress in the Brassicaceae family from diverse omics studies, including genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, and three-dimensional (3D) genomics, with a focus on cultivated crops. The morphological plasticity of Brassicaceae crops is largely due to their highly variable genomes. The origin of several important Brassicaceae crops has been established. Genes or loci domesticated or contributing to important traits are summarized. Epigenetic alterations and 3D structures have been found to play roles in subgenome dominance, either in tetraploid Brassica species or their diploid ancestors. Based on this progress, we propose future directions and prospects for the genomic investigation of Brassicaceae crops.
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China
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She H, Xu Z, Zhang H, Wu J, Wang X, Liu Z, Qian W. Remarkable Divergence of the Sex-Linked Region between Two Wild Spinach Progenitors, Spinacia turkestanica and Spinacia tetrandra. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:1138. [PMID: 36009765 PMCID: PMC9404990 DOI: 10.3390/biology11081138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The sex-linked region (SLR) plays an important role in determining the sex of a plant. The SLR of the Y chromosome, composed of a 14.1-Mb inversion and a 10-Mb Y-duplication region (YDR), was deciphered in Spinacia oleracea previously. However, our understanding of the SLR in its wild relatives, S. turkestanica and S. tetrandra, remains limited. In this study, we used 63 resequencing data from the three Spinacia species to infer the evolution of the SLR among the Spinacia species. In the SLR, all the cultivated spinach and S. turkestanica accessions were clustered into two distinct categories with both sexes, while the S. tetrandra accessions of both sexes were grouped. This suggests that S. oleracea shared a similar SLR with S. turkestanica, but not with S. tetrandra, which was further confirmed based on the population structure and principal component analysis. Furthermore, we identified 3910 fully sex-linked SNPs in S. oleracea and 92.82% of them were available in S. turkestanica, while none of the SNPs were adopted in S. tetrandra. Genome coverage in males and females supported the hypothesis that the YDR increasingly expanded during its evolution. Otherwise, we identified 13 sex-linked transposable element insertion polymorphisms within the inversion in both S. oleracea and S. turkestanica, demonstrating that the transposable element insertions might have occurred before the recombination suppression event of the inversion. The SLR was conserved compared with the pseudoautosomal region given that the genetic hitchhiking process occurred in the SLR during its evolution. Our findings will significantly advance our understanding of the characteristics and evolution of the SLR in Spinacia species.
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- Correspondence: (Z.L.); (W.Q.); Tel.: +86-010-62194559 (W.Q.)
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- Correspondence: (Z.L.); (W.Q.); Tel.: +86-010-62194559 (W.Q.)
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Zhou Z, Zhang L, Shu J, Wang M, Li H, Shu H, Wang X, Sun Q, Zhang S. Root Breeding in the Post-Genomics Era: From Concept to Practice in Apple. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1408. [PMID: 35684181 PMCID: PMC9182997 DOI: 10.3390/plants11111408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The development of rootstocks with a high-quality dwarf-type root system is a popular research topic in the apple industry. However, the precise breeding of rootstocks is still challenging, mainly because the root system is buried deep underground, roots have a complex life cycle, and research on root architecture has progressed slowly. This paper describes ideas for the precise breeding and domestication of wild apple resources and the application of key genes. The primary goal of this research is to combine the existing rootstock resources with molecular breeding and summarize the methods of precision breeding. Here, we reviewed the existing rootstock germplasm, high-quality genome, and genetic resources available to explain how wild resources might be used in modern breeding. In particular, we proposed the 'from genotype to phenotype' theory and summarized the difficulties in future breeding processes. Lastly, the genetics governing root diversity and associated regulatory mechanisms were elaborated on to optimize the precise breeding of rootstocks.
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- Zhou Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Forestry Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Z.Z.); (L.Z.); (M.W.); (H.L.); (H.S.); (X.W.)
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Gu X, Su Y, Wang T. 转座元件对植物基因组进化、表观遗传和适应性的作用. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2022. [DOI: 10.1360/tb-2022-0296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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